Porter died on November 15, 2018, in Toluca Lake, California of lobar pneumonia after several days of "flu-like symptoms".Her cause of death was listed as "deferred" on her death certificate, and after an autopsy was completed on November 16, 2018, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Officeconfirmed on January 25, 2019 that her death was a result of lobar pneumonia. Her funeral at Cascade Hills Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Combs.Her remains were interred at Evergreen Memorial Park in Columbus, Georgia.