{"id":9061,"date":"2019-06-28T15:19:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2019-06-29T23:15:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T03:15:45","slug":"grandma-porkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9061","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Grandma Porkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" class=\"wp-image-9062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155.jpg 505w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Grandma Porkey was an entertainer out of Shreveport, Louisiana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">She had been featured at places like Central Station in Shreveport, Louisiana; Decisions in Longview, Texas and Uniques Bar &amp; Lounge in Alexandria, Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Sadly, Grandma Porkey passed away in June of 2019.&nbsp; We salute the artistry that was Grandma Porkey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o-1024x399.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" class=\"wp-image-82300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o-1024x399.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65743269_10156859609928371_1346304945434918912_o.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"9062\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=9062\" class=\"wp-image-9062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155.jpg 505w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/0155-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm7.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82311\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82311\" class=\"wp-image-82311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm7-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm12.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82306\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82306\" class=\"wp-image-82306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm12.jpg 512w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm12-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm12-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm13.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82305\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82305\" class=\"wp-image-82305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm13.jpg 513w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm13-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm13-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm15.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82302\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82302\" class=\"wp-image-82302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm15.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm15-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm15-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm14.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82303\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82303\" class=\"wp-image-82303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm14-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm11.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82307\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82307\" class=\"wp-image-82307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm11.jpg 515w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm11-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm11-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm10.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82308\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82308\" class=\"wp-image-82308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm10-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm9.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82309\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82309\" class=\"wp-image-82309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm9-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-1.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82310\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82310\" class=\"wp-image-82310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm16.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82313\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82313\" class=\"wp-image-82313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm16.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm16-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gm16-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma Porkey\" data-id=\"82314\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=82314\" class=\"wp-image-82314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/full-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Grandma Porkey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some venues and events that Grandma has been a part of include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Shreveport, Louisiana&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=82677\">Central Station<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grandmaporkey\">Grandma Porkey on Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/myspace.com\/grandmaporkey\">Grandma Porkey on Myspace<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/myspace.com\/grandmaporkeysfanclub\/\">Grandma Porkey Fan Club on Myspace<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandma Porkey was an entertainer out of Shreveport, Louisiana.&nbsp; She had been featured at places like Central Station in Shreveport,&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9061\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Grandma Porkey<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,24,9],"class_list":["post-9061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-louisiana","tag-texas","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}