Jackie Dykes Porterfield

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Jackie Tiller Dykes Porterfield, 70, of Marianna, passed away February 22 in a Panama City Hospital from complications following surgery. She was a 1954 graduate of Marianna High School and a graduate of the nursing program at Florida State Hospital . She was a former office nurse for Dr. Eugene McQuagge, was the first Director of Nurses for the Marianna Convalescent Center and subsequently served as its Administrator. She then served as Director of Nursing at Sunland and was Administrator at Jackson County Convalescent Center in Graceville and Washington County Convalescent Center in Chipley. She was also owner and Administrator of Landmark Healthcare in Blountstown until her retirement in 1998. In addition to being a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, and friend, Jackie was a caregiver to many and also was a mentor to many individuals in their healthcare careers. She made an everlasting impression through her kindness, compassion and loving nature and was an inspiration and example to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her father. J.W. Tiller in 1990, and her husband, Billy Dykes, in 1999. She is survived by her husband, Jack Porterfield of Marianna; daughters, Rhonda Dykes of Marianna, Lisa A. Porterfield of Livermoor, CA., Jennifer Slauter of San Jose, CA. ; sons, Bert Dykes, of Marianna, John C. Porterfield and Patrick B. Porterfield both of Columbus, OH.; her mother, Mildred Tiller, her brother, Jimmy Tiller and her sister, Pat Mills, all of Panama City; eight grandchildren, Landon Davis, Janna Tharpe, Mallory Dykes, Nicholas, Eric and Sean Porterfield, Destiny Slauter and Charia Carisau; three nephews and a host of friends. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, February 25 at James and Sikes Funeral Home in Marianna. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26 at the First United Methodist Church of Marianna with Rev. Bob McKibben and the Rev. Roland Rabon officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made in her memory to Covenant Hospice, 4440 Lafayette Street, Suite C Marianna, FL 32446.