Obituaries

He lived in Silver Spring and Rockville before moving to Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 1980. He lived in Charlottesville for several years before returning to Rockville.

His first wife, Emma Wise Frankenfield, died in 1970.

His second wife, Helen George Frankenfield, died in 2005.

Survivors include two sons from his first marriage, Jerry Frankenfield of Elk Ridge and Thomas Frankenfield of Clermont, Fla.; two stepsons, Stephen George of Arlington, Tex., and Roger George of San Mateo, Calif.; a sister; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Katherine Pearson PorterVolunteer

Katherine Pearson Porter, 91, who volunteered recently as a receptionist at Washington National Cathedral, died Sept. 8 of cardiac arrest at the Riverplace retirement community in Columbus, Ga., where she lived for 2 1/2 years.

Mrs. Porter was born in Washington and graduated from the Madeira School. She then attended the former King-Smith Studio School.

She was a former member of the Junior League and a former volunteer for the American Red Cross. She served on the board of the old Garfield Hospital (now Washington Hospital Center). She was a member of the Chevy Chase Club and worshipped at St. David's Episcopal Church.

Her husband, John L. Porter, died in 1987.

Survivors include two sons, John L. Porter, Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., and William D. Porter of Columbus; a brother; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild.

Milford Walter WoodArtillery Officer, Teacher

Milford Walter Wood, 91, a retired artillery officer in the Army who later taught school in Fairfax County, died of pneumonia Sept. 25 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He lived in Springfield.

Col. Wood, a native of South Bristol, N.Y., and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, entered the Army in 1940. He served in the Pacific theater during World War II and later in Korea and Vietnam. He received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering in 1948 from New York University. His last assignment was at the Pentagon, and he retired in 1970. Among his military awards were two Legions of Merit and three Bronze Stars.

He taught math and science to junior high and middle school students in the 1970s in Fairfax schools.