Obituary for Jakob Porter
A reception honoring the life of Jakob Tomas Porter will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Young's Funeral Home in Ferriday, LA at 10 a.m. with a service at 11 a.m., officiated by Brother Waylan Piercy. Following the service, an aerial salute to Jakob will be performed at Ferriday Flying Service in Ferriday, LA, at 2:30PM. Parking available at Ferriday flying service airstrip.
Jakob Tomas Porter was born on Sunday, March 14, 1999 in Natchez, MS and passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 doing what he loved. He was a resident of Ferriday. Jakob was a fearless man, always living life to the fullest. He could fly and drive anything he touched if you asked him. He loved his family and friends with no end. Jake was an employee of Ferriday Flying Service crop dusting fields all over the state of Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa. He was in the first graduating class of Delta Charter in 2017. He pursued his lifelong dream of aerial application at AG flight in Bainbridge, Georgia.
His maternal great grandparents, Joe and Bobbie Cascio, paternal grandfather Juan Gonzalaz and maternal grandmother, Donna Cascio Maroon, precede him in death
Those left to cherish his memory are his parents, Paul and Christy Porter of Ferriday, LA; girlfriend, Madison Passman of Monterey, LA; sister, Bailey and Nathan Farmer of Ferriday, LA; maternal grandfather, Loyce Maroon of Lake St. John, LA; paternal grandparents, Jack and Juanita Porter of Eros, LA; paternal great grandmother, Tomasa Gonzolaz; uncles and aunts, Phillip and Lisa Smith of Lake St. John, LA; Matt and Tanja Maroon of Lake St. John, LA; Waylan and Karla Piercy of Eros, LA.; Christopher Porter of Eros, LA; cousins, Aaron Maroon and wife, Lauren and their daughter, Annie of Lake St. John, LA; nephew, Kason Farmer; and many more cousins.
Pallbearers will be Duston Bailey, Jakob Bolyer, Jessie Brigman, Tyler Heard, Aaron Maroon, Taylor McCaughey, Casey Novak, Chase Pugh, Christian Saenz, Christopher Sikes, Jeremy Taylor, and Tim Yap.
Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Bass, Kyle Blackmon, William Brown, Tommy Ellet, Cole Gatlin, Wade Kirby, Cutter Robinson, David White, Doyle White and many others that he loved along the way.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Pilots for Patients or Angel Flight of Louisiana. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.
Jakob Tomas Porter was born on Sunday, March 14, 1999 in Natchez, MS and passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 doing what he loved. He was a resident of Ferriday. Jakob was a fearless man, always living life to the fullest. He could fly and drive anything he touched if you asked him. He loved his family and friends with no end. Jake was an employee of Ferriday Flying Service crop dusting fields all over the state of Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa. He was in the first graduating class of Delta Charter in 2017. He pursued his lifelong dream of aerial application at AG flight in Bainbridge, Georgia.
His maternal great grandparents, Joe and Bobbie Cascio, paternal grandfather Juan Gonzalaz and maternal grandmother, Donna Cascio Maroon, precede him in death
Those left to cherish his memory are his parents, Paul and Christy Porter of Ferriday, LA; girlfriend, Madison Passman of Monterey, LA; sister, Bailey and Nathan Farmer of Ferriday, LA; maternal grandfather, Loyce Maroon of Lake St. John, LA; paternal grandparents, Jack and Juanita Porter of Eros, LA; paternal great grandmother, Tomasa Gonzolaz; uncles and aunts, Phillip and Lisa Smith of Lake St. John, LA; Matt and Tanja Maroon of Lake St. John, LA; Waylan and Karla Piercy of Eros, LA.; Christopher Porter of Eros, LA; cousins, Aaron Maroon and wife, Lauren and their daughter, Annie of Lake St. John, LA; nephew, Kason Farmer; and many more cousins.
Pallbearers will be Duston Bailey, Jakob Bolyer, Jessie Brigman, Tyler Heard, Aaron Maroon, Taylor McCaughey, Casey Novak, Chase Pugh, Christian Saenz, Christopher Sikes, Jeremy Taylor, and Tim Yap.
Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Bass, Kyle Blackmon, William Brown, Tommy Ellet, Cole Gatlin, Wade Kirby, Cutter Robinson, David White, Doyle White and many others that he loved along the way.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Pilots for Patients or Angel Flight of Louisiana. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.