Levi Potter and
Sylvania Little

Levi Potter, Rosa Potter and Sylvania (Little) Potter Photos Submitted By Willard Mack Wright

Children of Levi and Sylvania (Little) Potter

Levi and Sylvania are buried Levi Potter Cemetery, Burdine, KY, located on a hillside by Rocky Hollow on a Circular Acre that Levi bought for his Cemetery. Children of Levi Potter and Sylvania Little;

1. Pearl Evelyn Potter b 18 May 1897 m. Duran Bentley  Pearl was known as "Mamie" by her family. Willard Mack Wright has some very fond memories of his Grandmother, Pearl "Mamie" Potter Benltey.

2. Victoria Potter b 9 May 1896 d 5 Oct 1954 m. Printuis Belcher.

Obituary of Victoria Potter: POTTER, Victoria, d/o Levi and Sylvia (Little) Potter; b: May 9 1896 d: Oct 5 1954; md: Printuis BELCHER; 14 children, 5 dead, leaving 7 girls and 2 boys, two brothers, and 6 sisters and her husband. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. Written by her sister, Pearley Bentley (Source).

3. Benjamin Potter b 16 Mar 1899 d 16 Oct 1915 never married.

4. Jane Potter b 21 Jun 1901 m. James Wright.

5. William Potter b 7 May 1903 m. Princess Ratliff. Children of William Potter and Princess Ratliff;

I. William Glen Potter Jr b 30 Nov 1926 d 22 Sept 2008; Whitesburg ARH, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; buried Levi Potter Cemetery, Burdine, KY; occupation, self employed gas station owner; military service, US Army, WWII; m. Janice Johnson. Children of William Glen Potter Jr and Janice Johnson; i. Steven Glen Potter ii. Danny Staton iii. Kimberly Jane Potter m. Male Polly

Obituary of William "Glen" Potter
(November 30, 1926 - September 22, 2008)
William "Glen" Potter Jr. age 81, passed away Monday, September 22nd, 2008 at the Whitesburg ARH Hospital. William was born on November 30th, 1926 to his parents the late William Potter and Princess Ratliff Potter. William was the husband of Janice Johnson Potter, a self employed gas station owner, and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. He also served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. Along with his parents, William was preceded in death by one brother, Russell Potter, five sisters, Hazel Morris, Margie Adams, Emogene Hardin, Magdalene Bates, and Lovely Looney. Along with his wife, William is survived by one daughter, Kimberly Jane Polly of Cona, Ky., two sons, Steven Glen Potter of Burdine, Ky., Danny Staton of Haymond, Ky., one brother, Florine Ratliff of Elkhorn Creek, Ky., two sisters, Daisy Bridges of Roanoke, Va, Bill Potter of North Carolina, three grandchildren, and a host of loving family and friends. Visitation will be Wednesday at 6p.m. at the Burdine Freewill Baptist church. The funeral will be Thursday 9-25-2008 at 1p.m. at the Burdine Freewill Baptist Church with Benny McCall officiating. Burial will follow in the Levi Potter Cemetery at Burdine.

II. Russell Potter (deceased)

III. Hazel Potter m. Male Morris

IV. Margie Potter m. Male Adams

V. Emogene Potter m. Male Hardin

VI. Magdalene Potter m. Male Bates

VII. Lovely Potter m. Male Looney

VIII. Bill Potter

IX. Florine Potter m. Male Ratliff

X. Daisy Potter b about 1923 d 21 Feb 2009 Roanoke, VA; m. Glenn Bridges.

6. Cora Potter b 2 Jun 1905 m. Gabe Ratliff.

7. Virda Potter b 21 Oct 1907 m. John Belcher.

8. Hattie Potter b 2 Jun 1910 Burdine, Letcher Co KY d 3 May 2008 Kingsport, TN; burial Fann Bumgardner Cemetery, Burdine, Letcher Co KY, m. Teddy V Bumgardner s/o John Duran Bumgardner and Cora Belle Mullins.  Children of Hattie Potter and Teddy V Bumgardner;

I. Rebecca Fann Bumgardner (deceased)

II. Patricia C Bumgardner m. Male Porier

Obituary Hattie Bumgardner, 97, of Kingsport, Tenn., formerly of Burdine, KY, died May 3, 2008 in Kingsport, TN. Born in Letcher County, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Sylvania Potter and the widow of Teddy V. Bumgardner. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Fann Bumgardner, and 10 brothers and sisters. Mrs. Bumgardner was a school teacher and aided in the family business. She was active in community affairs and was a member of the Jenkins First Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia C. Porier, Norfolk, Va.; three grandchildren, Beth Barnett, Catherine Edwards, and Tracy Porier; and two greatgrandchildren, Caitlin Edwards and Joshua Edwards.  Funeral services were held May 6, 2008 at Carty Funeral Home in Jenkins, Letcher Co KY. Burial was in the Fann Bumgardner Cemetery at Burdine, KY.

Death Notice from Times News Online: Hattie Bumgardner, 97, of Brookhaven Manor, Kingsport, Tennessee, formerly of Burdine, Ky., died Saturday 5 May 2008 at Brookhaven Manor. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Carty Funeral Home Polly & Craft Chapel, Jenkins, Ky. Funeral services will be at the funeral home on Tuesday. Burial will follow at the Fann Bumgardner Cemetery, Burdine, Ky.

9. Lee Potter b 4 Oct 1912 m. Virginia Elkins.

10. Golda Potter b 22 Oct 1914 m. Roy Vanover.

11. Rosie Potter b 19 Oct 1917 m. Benjamin Mullins.

Thanks to Willard "Mack" Wright for  information and photos. See Mack's Family Cemetery Photos (press your browser back arrow to get back here).