Ralph Wesley Porter, 83, passed away peacefully in his Palmyra, UT home on September 2, 2025.
Ralph was born on September 10, 1941 to Ethel Roda McCoy and Wesley D Porter in Pueblo, CO.
Ralph was a hard worker and dedicated to his family. As a young man he worked at Provo Hide & Fur and Provo Sanitation. He retired after 30 year from Geneva Steel where worked the blast furnace. Upon retirement, he purchased a farm in Palmyra where he spent his remaining years raising livestock and living out his dream. Working the farm, and providing for his family brought him great joy.
He is survived by his wife Aida Raquel Ramirez; daughters Becky and Tammy; three granddaughters Tina, Cassandra, Candice; siblings Jacqueline Benson (David, deceased), David Porter (Lynda Allen, deceased), Jerry Porter (Julie McEntire), and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents Ethel Roda McCoy and Westley D Porter; wives Joyce LaVera Gordon and Mary Elizabeth Stewart Morton; daughter Cassandra Ann Porter, siblings Dorothy Christensen (Charles), Charles Dan Porter (Roberta Martinez), Harold Keith Porter (Beverly Richins), Phyllis Fairchild (Jay).
Viewing will be held at Walker’s Mortuary on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10 am, followed by graveside service.
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