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; s/o Sherman Garfield Potter and Thursa Sarah Akers. Virgil Joseph Potter m. 29 Dec 1945 Seco, Letcher Co KY to Danola Quillen b 15 Aug 1924 Neon, Letcher Co KY d 31 May 2010 Winston Salem, NC; d/o Henry H Quillen and Martha Jane Hall. (Source). (Our condolences go out to the family for their loss of Danola). Children of Virgil Joseph Potter and Danola Quillen;

1. Patricia Sue Potter b 4 Oct 1946 Neon, Letcher Co KY d 4 Oct 1946 Neon, Letcher Co KY. Patrica Sue Potter was born stillborn at home. Thursie Potter helped in the delivery. Patricia was buried by her parents without the assistance of a funeral home. No birth or death certificate was issued. Patricia's grave is marked by a gravestone put in place by her parents. Information given orally by Danola Potter to Darren Potter in Summer 2003. Buried Wright-Collier Cemetery, Neon Letcher Co KY.

2. Ronald Glen Potter b 24 Aug 1947 Seco, Letcher Co, KY m. (1) to Lynn Unknown; m. 1 Mar 1970 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co OH (divorced 1990) to (2) Phyllis Ann Tomlin; d/o Troy Tomlin. Children of Ronald Glen Potter and Phyllis Ann Tomlin;

i. Dana Lenell Potter, b. September 04, 1971, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Deaconess Hospital).

ii. Crystal Diane Potter, b. November 30, 1973, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Deaconess Hospital).

iii. April Dawn Potter, b. April 12, 1975, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Deaconess Hospital).

iv. Candice Adrienne Potter, b. March 31, 1977, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Deaconess Hospital).

3. Joel David Potter b December 05, 1952 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (St. John's Hospital); m. 1975 Fort Hood Army Base, Killeen, Bell County, Texas, to (1) Darlene Selma Spicer daughter of Dwight Spicer and Jean Unknown. Child of Joel David Potter and Darlene Selma Spicer:

i. David Bradley Potter, b. Nov 14, 1975, Fort Hood Army Base, Killeen, Bell County, Texas (Darnall Army Community Hospital) m. 1998 to Tricia Lynn Snyder, d/o Eugene R. Snyder and Karen Lee Clayton.

Joel David Potter m. Jan 01, 1980, Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio to (2) Delores Ann Wimmer. Child of Joel David Potter and Delores Ann Wimmer:

Keri Beth Potter, b. October 15, 1980, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Southwest General Hospital) m. 17 Mar 2000 Jacksonville, Onslow Co NC to Travis Mason

4. Joseph Potter m. Delores Unknown.

Obituary: Mr. Virgil J. Potter, 83, of Michigan City, died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at 4:30 a.m. at Life Care Center, Michigan City. He was born April 27, 1923, in Neon, Ky., to Sherman and Thursie (Akers) Potter, and had also lived in Jenkins, Ky. Mr. Potter was employed with Ford Motor Co. for more than 30 years in Detroit and Ohio. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater and the Battle of the Bulge. He was a dedicated Christian for more than 46 years, and a member of Full Gospel House of Prayer. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. On Dec. 29, 1945, in Neon, he married Danola Quillen, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Ronald of Winston Salem, N.C., and Joseph (Delores) of Ravenna, Ohio; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Phyllis Duty and Elia Meade; and three brothers, Clifford, Sherman and Anderson. Preceding him in death were his parents; one sister, Mabel Lawson; and one brother, Cecil. The funeral will be held in Jenkins, Ky., at a later date. Visitation will be held at Full Gospel House of Prayer, Michigan City, today from 2 to 6 p.m. Burial will be in Jenkins, Letcher Co KY.

Obituary: Danola Quillen Potter: Services are held for Danola Potter: Danola Quillen Potter, 85, formerly of Neon, Kentucky; died May 31 2010 in Winston Salem, N.C. A daughter of the late Henry and Martha Jane Hall Quillen, she was the widow of Vigil Joseph Potter. She was also preceded in death by brothers Joe, Monroe and Daniel, and sisters Betty Jean, Nanny, Netta, Maggie and Hattie. She was an evangelist for the Church of God for more than 48 years. Surviving are two sons, Ronald Potter of Clemmons, N.C., and Joel Potter of Ravenna, Oh.; two sisters, Nellean Bentley of Neon, and Hedi Ann Potter, Brookpark, Oh.; 11 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held June 4 at the Fleming Church of God. Burial was in the Potter Cemetery at Goose Creek, Kentucky. Cary Funeral Home of Fleming-Neon had charge of arrangements.