KENNEDY, Ala. — James Cleon Porter Jr., 72, died April 17, 2026, at his residence.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dowdle Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Higdon Church of God Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home chapel. Dowdle Funeral Home of Millport is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Porter was born May 28, 1953, in Fayette, to the late James Cleon Porter Sr. and Vannie Lee Baswell Porter. He was formerly employed as a welder and a truck driver.

He is survived by his sister, Regina Porter Strickland.