Sherman Garfield Potter and Thursie Sarah Akers

Sherman Garfield Potter

Sherman Garfield Potter b 17 Jan 1898 Jackhorn, Letcher Co KY d 14 May 1987 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY buried Thornton Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, s/o Levi Frank Potter and Nancy Jane Bentley. Sherman Garfield Potter m. 2nd Susie Newton Bentley. Sherman Garfield Potter m. 24 Nov 1917 Parson's Camp, Jackhorn, Letcher Co KY to "Thursie" Sarah Akers b 31 May 1899 or 1898 Alabama d 11 Dec 1958 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY buried Thornton Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, d/o John Akers and Mary Ochmon. Children of Sherman Garfield Potter and Thursie Sarah Akers;

I. Cecil "Cigar" Potter b 24 Jul 1918 Parson's Camp, Letcher Co KY d 26 Jul 1999 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital, buried Wright - Collier Cemetery, Neon, (Goose Creek) Letcher Co KY, m. 18 Mar 1943 to Eliza Jane Vanover b 12 Dec 1915 Neon, Letcher Co KY d 14 Jun 1979 Phoenix, Maricopa Co AZ, in St Joseph Hospital, buried Memory Lawn Mausoleum and Cemetery, Sanctuary of Peace, 2300 West Van Buren, Phoenix AZ, d/o Boyd Vanover and Samantha Bentley (Source).

II. Mabel Mildred Potter b 7 Nov 1919 Parson's Camp, Letcher Co KY d 19 Sept 2000 Alamo, Kalamazoo Co MI, buried Alamo Cemetery, Alamo, Kalamazoo Co MI, m. 29 Feb 1944 Detroit, Wayne Co MI to Orville Lawson b 19 Dec 1911 Menifee Co KY d 9 Apr 1992 Plainwell, Allegan Co MI, s/o George Lawson and Martha Fraley. (Source). Child of Orville Lawson and Mabel Mildred Potter;

1. Donald Ray Lawson b 2 Jun 1948 Kalamazoo, MI m. 5 Aug 1973 Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co NM to Beverly Hakeem b 20 Nov 1951 Massachusetts; d/o Harry Hakeem and Linda Korey. Children of Donald Ray Lawson and Beverly Hakeem; i. Keith Michael Lawson, b. July 12, 1979. ii. Kara Annemarie Lawson, b. November 11, 1982.

III. Elia Potter b 11 Jul 1921 m. 28 Aug 1948 to George Earl Meade b 18 Jul 1923. (Source). Children of Elia Potter and George Earl Meade;

1. Susie Meade b 24 Dec 1947 Goose Creek, Neon, Letcher Co KY m. Tom Kitchen; m. 2nd Fred Fugate. Child of Susie Meade and Fred Fugate;

i. Kirston Nicole Fugate b 25 Apr 1983 Wise, Wise Co VA

2. Robert Garfield Meade b 3 Nov 1951 Goose Creek, Neon, Letcher Co KY m. Feb 1976 Massachusetts to Anna Unknown. Children of Robert Garfield Meade and Anna Unknown;

i. Aaron Joseph Meade b 8 May 1981

ii. Michela Elya Meade b 25 Sept 1983

3. Debra Lynn Meade b 17 Jun 1953 Seco, Letcher Co KY m. 11 Nov 1972 Neon, Letcher Co KY to James Addington b 31 Jan 1953 Lionilli, Pike Co KY s/o Vernon Addington and Marcella Collier. Children of Debra Lynn Meade and James Addington;

i. James Wesley Addington b 26 Jul 1977 Wise Co VA

ii. Joseph Wade Addington b 1 May 1981 Wise Co VA

4. George Randall Meade b 19 Aug 1956 Whitesburg Miner's Memorial Hospital, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY m. 20 Aug 1976 to Sheila Peace. Children of George Randall Meade and Sheila Peace;

i. Chad Randall Meade b 25 Mar 1978 Wise Co VA

ii. Miranda Meade b 21 Oct 1983 Wise Co VA

IV. Virgil Joseph Potter b 27 Apr 1923 Neon, Parson's Camp, Letcher Co KY d Sunday, 30 Apr 2006, 4:30 a.m. at Live Care Center, Michigan City, Laporte, IN, age 83; military service, US Army WWII Pacific Theater and Battle of the Bulge; buried Jenkins, Letcher Co KY, m. 29 Dec 1945 Seco, Letcher Co KY to Danola Quillen b 15 Aug 1924 Neon, Letcher Co KY d/o Henry H Quillen and Martha Jane Hall. (Source).

V. Gracie Ruth Potter b 1925 d 1925, buried Isaac Potter Cemetery, Neon, Letcher Co KY.

VI. Clifford Potter b 23 Jul 1926 Goose Creek Hollow, Neon, Letcher Co KY m. 16 Mar 1946 Goose Creek Hollow, Neon, Letcher Co KY to Joann Short b 20 Jul 1926 McRoberts, Letcher Co KY. (Source). Children of Clifford Potter and Joann Shortt;

1. Roger Kent Potter, b. May 30, 1948, Jenkins, Letcher Co KY m. 27 Feb 1970 Louisville, Jefferson Co KY to Iris Elaine Browning b 11 Mar 1951 Fleming Co KY; d/o Alston Browning and Eddie Long. Children of Roger Kent Potter and Iris Elaine Browning; i. Mark Kenton Potter, b. March 03, 1976, Fleming Co KY. ii. Leslie Jayne Potter, b. May 22, 1981, Fleming Co KY.

2. Gregory Wayne Potter, b. March 09, 1953, Jenkins, Letcher Co KY m. 22 Dec 1976 Pound, Wise Co VA to Teresa Jean Kincer b 10 Apr 1954 Letcher Co KY; d/o Bruce Kincer and Ruby Robinson. Children of Gregory Wayne Potter and Teresa Jean Kincer; i. Gregory Slade Potter, b. 7 Dec 1981 Wise, Wise Co VA. ii. Crissa Lauren Potter, b. 21 Jul 1983, Wise, Wise Co VA.

3. Michael Allen Potter, b. April 28, 1954, Jenkins, Letcher Co KY m. 17 Jan 1978 Pound, Wise Co VA to Pamela Little

4. Linda Carol Potter, b. June 27, 1964, Wise, Wise Co VA m. 13 Oct 1984 Pound, Wise Co VA to Lyndon Powers b 19 Jul 1958 Wise Co VA; s/o Donald Powers and Janice Crouse.

VII. Earl Potter b 1929 Goose Creek KY died (miscarriage) buried Isaac Potter Cemetery, Neon, Letcher Co KY.

VIII. Clarence Thomas Potter b 15 Oct 1931 Goose Creek Hollow, Neon, Letcher Co KY m. 24 May 1952 Detroit Wayne Co MI to Mildred Mullins b 19 May 1934 Dorton, Pike Co KY d/o Hassell Mullins and Elizabeth Belcher. (Source). Children of Clarence Thomas Potter and Mildred Mullins;

1. Dwight Thomas Potter, b. February 23, 1953.

2. Anna Faye Potter, b. October 17, 1955 m. (1) Kevin Quigley. Children of Kevin Quigley and Anna Faye Potter; i. Jeremy Michael Thomas Quigley, b. May 13, 1975. ii. Jessey Anna Quigley, b. May 06, 1979.

Anna Faye Potter m. 11 Dec 1983 MI to (2) Roger Kruithoff b 11 Aug 1947 MI; s/o Arnold Kruithoff and Ann Unknown.

3. Stephen Cecil Potter, b. November 30, 1964, Michigan; m. 20 Jun 1987 MI to Julie A Figel; d/o Irvin Figel and Elaine Pierce. Children of Stephen Cecil Potter and Julie A Figel; i. Brock Potter, b. May 09, 1991. ii. Nolan Potter, b. October 09, 1992.

IX. Bradley Gray Potter b 8 Feb 1933, d as infant 1933 buried Isaac Potter Cemetery, Neon, Letcher Co KY.

X. Sherman Garfield Potter Jr b 17 Apr 1934 Goose Creek Hollow, Neon, Letcher Co KY m. 28 Jun 1954 to Ona Lee Ordiway b 1 Mar 1938 Kalamazoo Co MI, d/o Edward Ordiway and Ruby Price. (Source). Children of Sherman Garfield Potter and Ona Lee Ordiway;

1. Sherman Edward Potter, b. December 05, 1955, Michigan m. 28 May 1983 Louisiana to Vanessa Karen Thomas b 15 Jan 1960 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; d/o John Rodney Thomas and Jacqueline Fern Thompson. Children of Sherman Edward Potter and Vanessa Karen Thomas; i. Sherman Edward Potter, Jr., b. August 22, 1984, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan. ii. Isaac Owen Potter, b. December 01, 1989, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. iii. Elijah Paul Potter, b. October 29, 1992, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

2. Dawn Lee Potter, b. August 16, 1957, Michigan m. 17 Oct 1981 to Michael Keith Williams b 17 Jul 1960 Spartanburg, SC; s/o Henry Harrison Williams and Gladys Cecil Corbett. Children of Michael Keith Williams and Dawn Lee Potter; i. Timothy Michael Williams, b. August 01, 1983, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. ii. Aaron Douglas Williams, b. December 11, 1984, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. iii. Jonathan Edward Williams, b. June 24, 1986, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.

3. Kenneth Ray Potter, b. October 14, 1959, Michigan; m. (1) Cathy McCloud. Child of Kenneth Ray Potter and Cathy McCloud; i. Rhyannon Hope Potter b 30 Sept 1982 Louisiana

Kenneth Ray Potter m. 27 Aug 1988 to (2) Martha Molina b 25 Aug 1963 Laredo, Webb Co TX; d/o Eusebio Molina and Emilia Delgado. Children of Kenneth Ray Potter and Martha Molina; i. Brittany Faith Potter, b. February 19, 1991, Michigan. ii. Charity Anne Potter, b. June 28, 1992, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. iii. Phoebe Joy Potter, b. September 1994, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

XI. Culvert Anderson Potter b 21 Apr 1936 Neon, Letcher Co KY m. 15 Oct 1960 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co OH to Hedy Anne Quillen b 24 Jan 1939 Seco, Letcher Co KY d/o Henry Quillen and Martha Jane Hall. (Source).

XII. Unnamed Child Potter b 1938 d 1938 buried Wright - Collier Cemetery, Neon, Letcher Co KY.

XIII. Phyllis Dean Potter b 3 Mar 1940 m. 24 Jul 1962 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co OH, to Audra Duty b 29 Sept 1936 McRoberts, Letcher Co KY s/o Carl Duty and Maxie Ramey. Child of Audra Duty and Phyllis Dean Potter;

1. Kevin Anderson Duty b 9 Dec 1963 Deaconess Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co OH

XIV. Jacky Warren Potter b 25 Mar 1942 m. 15 Jan 1966 Clintwood, Dickenson Co VA to Inez Johnson b 19 Jun 1947 Halo, Floyd Co KY, d/o Has Johnson and Cuba Slone. (Source). Child of Jacky Warren Potter and Inez Johnson;

1. Anita Dimple Potter b 25 Dec 1967 Jenkins Community Hospital, Jenkins, Letcher Co KY

Sherman Garfield Potter
and Susie Newton

Sherman Garfield Potter b 17 Jan 1898 Jackhorn, Letcher Co KY d 14 May 1987 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY buried Thornton Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, s/o Levi Frank Potter and Nancy Jane Bentley. Sherman Garfield Potter m. 17 Nov 1960 Neon, Letcher Co KY at the Neon Church of Christ to Susie Newton b 29 Apr 1900 Lee Co KY d 20 Dec 1982 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY, d/o John Newton and Jane Reece.

Susie Newton
and Ermon Bentley

Susie Newton b 29 Apr 1900 Lee Co KY d 20 Dec 1982 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY, d/o John Newton and Jane Reece. Susie Newton m. Ermon Bentley b 26 May 1879 d 25 Feb 1956, buried Acme Hill Cemetery, Neon Junction, Letcher Co KY. (Source).