Opie Davis Porter was born on Sept. 20, 1886, in the Mountain Hill community of Harris County, Georgia, the daughter of Leonard Decatur Davis and Louisiana Duke Davis. In the 1930 census, Opie is 44 and living with her widowed mother. She married James Stanton Porter in June of 1930. James was born in 1878 and died in 1961. According to his obituary, he is buried in Shiloh. He was a farmer and a carpenter. Opie died March 14, 1972 and is buried at Mountain Hill Baptist Church. She was very active in her community and in her church community. She was the WMU Pine Mountain Representative President. Opie and Jim had no children but did have two stepsons listed in her obituary, Charlie and Harvey Porter, both living in Columbus.