Franklin – Bessie Porter Seldomridge, 99, died December 26, 2008. A native of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Willie "Herman" and Martha Cook Porter. Mrs. Seldomridge was predeceased by two husbands, Harry Stanley Stephenson and Archie D. Seldomridge, a sister, Annie P. Hedgepeth, a brother, Marvin Porter, and a step-son, Norman Seldomridge. She was a member of the Eastern Star and High Street United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Lucille S. Brock of Franklin; three grandchildren, Edward Brock and wife, Nancy, of Courtland, Christine Goodman and husband, Wayne, of Suffolk, Bess Kannan and husband, Joey, of Franklin; six great-grandchildren, Kendall and Jason Brock, Stephanie Goodman, Brock, Stephan, and James Kannan; two sisters, Arie Wilkins of Suffolk and Lydia Griggs of Franklin; two brothers, Ray Porter and Cecil Porter, both of Franklin, and a step-daughter, Doris Roberts of Georgia.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 am Monday at Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Susan Reaves officiating. Interment will follow in Southampton Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 pm Sunday at the funeral home. www.wrightfuneralhome.org