Potts, William Samuel
Funeral Home Data
Deceased:Potts, William Samuel
Born:Jan 12 1889
Died:Nov 06 1961
Age:72
Remarks:a retired hard rock lead and zinc miner, died Nov 6, 1961 at 2:06 am at Miami hospital, age 72. Served in World War I. Born Jan 12, 1889, at Warrensburg Missouri. Father William S. Potts and mother Janetta Morgan both were born in Illinois. Burial in G.A.R. cemetery at Miami.
Record Source:Jim Thomas Funeral Home
(Funeral Record)Commerce, Ottawa County, OK
Abstract Data
William Samuel 'Boy' Potts, died in Miami hospital where he had been a patient since Friday. A retired miner, he had been a resident of Ottawa county Oklahoma for 55 years and Miami for the last 15 years. He was an Army veteran of World War I and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Maudie Potts, of the home; a son, Williams S. Potts, Jr.; of Albuquerque New Mexico; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Wyrick of Chetopa Kansas and seven grandchildren.
Miami News Record — Miami, OK
Nov 06 1961 · p.3 · col.4
and
Miami News Record — Miami, OK
Nov 07 1961 · p.3 · col.2
Book: Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Mining Men — S J Mahurin
ISBN: 1-892744-95-3