D.Porter Edwards;91;of 718 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Aug.31;1975;at 2:20 p.m.at Haven Crest Nursing Home;Monongahela. He was born Nov.20;1883. Mr.Edwards was a retired employee of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. He was a member of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon and North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Dept. Mr.Edwards was preceded in death by his wife;Margaret Miller Edwards;on Nov.29;1956. Surviving are one sister;Mrs.Edythe Lane of Meyersdale;Pa.;and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Tuesday at the Blair-Lowther Funeral Home;Perryopolis;where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Gerald Dye;pastor of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Blair-Lowther Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.