Born in Lexington on Aug. 29, 1950, he was a son of Charles Richard Porterfield and Frances Virginia Craney Porterfield.

Charles was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church and an installer for Rockbridge Glass & Mirror.

Surviving are his children, Danielle Nicole Porterfield and Mark Allen Porterfield; four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren; siblings, Gwendolyn Porterfield, Frances Land (Stan), Kenneth Porterfield (Sandy) and Agnes Porterfield.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at Harrison Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Lucy Hughes. Burial will follow at the Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery in Brownsburg. There will be a repass after the burial. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Arrangements are by Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory.

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