Thomas Lester Potter, seventh of eleven children of Watts Potter and Ellen Beers, was born on January 10, 1894 at the family homestead on Potter Lane near Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. "Tom" served in World War I. His sons served in World War II. Tom Potter and Nannie Meredith were the parents of three children. He worked at the Ferris Brick Company near his home, before moving to Gainesville to work at the Temple Cash Grocery Store. Tom died of a heart attack on June 12, 1956 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas and was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Park. His obituary follows:
The Texas Mesquiter -
Friday, June 15, 1956
Rites Held for Thomas L. Potter
Tuesday, June 12
Funeral services were held Tuesday June 12, at 2 p.m. in the George Carroll & Son Chapel for Thomas Lester Potter, age 62. Mr. Potter was born on January 10, 1894, and had lived at 804 East Broadway Street, Gainesville, for the past 13 years. / Mr. Potter passed away in the M. & S. Hospital at 5:15 p.m., Monday, after suffering a partial stroke and a heart attack Wednesday of last week. He had been in ill health the last few years. Mr. Potter's wife and children, also relatives from Mesquite, were at his bed side constantly and at the time of his death. / Mr. Potter was better known to all as "Tom." He was a veteran of World War I & a member of one of Mesquite's old pioneer families, whose homestead was on and joins Potter Lane, southwest of Mesquite a few miles. / Tom's mother and father, Ellen and Watt, reared their large family of girls and boys in this area. / After serving in the war, Tom lived here and worked several years at the old brick yard just north of Scyene Road and west of Mesquite. For the last few years he had been employed at the Temple Cash Grocery Store in Gainesville. / Tom was a member of the Harvey Street Baptist Church, Gainesville. The Rev. C. M. Thomas officiated. Burial was in the new and beautiful Rest Haven Memorial Park at Gainesville. / Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nannie Potter; a daughter Mrs. Martha Ellen Lee of Gainesville; 2 sons, E. W. Potter of Dallas and Jimmy Ray Potter in the U. S. Army, stationed in Mineral Wells; one brother Chas. F. Potter of Mesquite; four sisters, Mmes. Hester Calens, Callie Allumbaugh, and Oda Allumbaugh of Mesquite and Mrs. Ethel Capps of Dallas; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews of this area.
The Texas Mesquiter -
Friday, June 15, 1956
Rites Held for Thomas L. Potter
Tuesday, June 12
Funeral services were held Tuesday June 12, at 2 p.m. in the George Carroll & Son Chapel for Thomas Lester Potter, age 62. Mr. Potter was born on January 10, 1894, and had lived at 804 East Broadway Street, Gainesville, for the past 13 years. / Mr. Potter passed away in the M. & S. Hospital at 5:15 p.m., Monday, after suffering a partial stroke and a heart attack Wednesday of last week. He had been in ill health the last few years. Mr. Potter's wife and children, also relatives from Mesquite, were at his bed side constantly and at the time of his death. / Mr. Potter was better known to all as "Tom." He was a veteran of World War I & a member of one of Mesquite's old pioneer families, whose homestead was on and joins Potter Lane, southwest of Mesquite a few miles. / Tom's mother and father, Ellen and Watt, reared their large family of girls and boys in this area. / After serving in the war, Tom lived here and worked several years at the old brick yard just north of Scyene Road and west of Mesquite. For the last few years he had been employed at the Temple Cash Grocery Store in Gainesville. / Tom was a member of the Harvey Street Baptist Church, Gainesville. The Rev. C. M. Thomas officiated. Burial was in the new and beautiful Rest Haven Memorial Park at Gainesville. / Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nannie Potter; a daughter Mrs. Martha Ellen Lee of Gainesville; 2 sons, E. W. Potter of Dallas and Jimmy Ray Potter in the U. S. Army, stationed in Mineral Wells; one brother Chas. F. Potter of Mesquite; four sisters, Mmes. Hester Calens, Callie Allumbaugh, and Oda Allumbaugh of Mesquite and Mrs. Ethel Capps of Dallas; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews of this area.
Thomas Lester Potter, seventh of eleven children of Watts Potter and Ellen Beers, was born on January 10, 1894 at the family homestead on Potter Lane near Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. "Tom" served in World War I. His sons served in World War II. Tom Potter and Nannie Meredith were the parents of three children. He worked at the Ferris Brick Company near his home, before moving to Gainesville to work at the Temple Cash Grocery Store. Tom died of a heart attack on June 12, 1956 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas and was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Park. His obituary follows:
The Texas Mesquiter -
Friday, June 15, 1956
Rites Held for Thomas L. Potter
Tuesday, June 12
Funeral services were held Tuesday June 12, at 2 p.m. in the George Carroll & Son Chapel for Thomas Lester Potter, age 62. Mr. Potter was born on January 10, 1894, and had lived at 804 East Broadway Street, Gainesville, for the past 13 years. / Mr. Potter passed away in the M. & S. Hospital at 5:15 p.m., Monday, after suffering a partial stroke and a heart attack Wednesday of last week. He had been in ill health the last few years. Mr. Potter's wife and children, also relatives from Mesquite, were at his bed side constantly and at the time of his death. / Mr. Potter was better known to all as "Tom." He was a veteran of World War I & a member of one of Mesquite's old pioneer families, whose homestead was on and joins Potter Lane, southwest of Mesquite a few miles. / Tom's mother and father, Ellen and Watt, reared their large family of girls and boys in this area. / After serving in the war, Tom lived here and worked several years at the old brick yard just north of Scyene Road and west of Mesquite. For the last few years he had been employed at the Temple Cash Grocery Store in Gainesville. / Tom was a member of the Harvey Street Baptist Church, Gainesville. The Rev. C. M. Thomas officiated. Burial was in the new and beautiful Rest Haven Memorial Park at Gainesville. / Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nannie Potter; a daughter Mrs. Martha Ellen Lee of Gainesville; 2 sons, E. W. Potter of Dallas and Jimmy Ray Potter in the U. S. Army, stationed in Mineral Wells; one brother Chas. F. Potter of Mesquite; four sisters, Mmes. Hester Calens, Callie Allumbaugh, and Oda Allumbaugh of Mesquite and Mrs. Ethel Capps of Dallas; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews of this area.
The Texas Mesquiter -
Friday, June 15, 1956
Rites Held for Thomas L. Potter
Tuesday, June 12
Funeral services were held Tuesday June 12, at 2 p.m. in the George Carroll & Son Chapel for Thomas Lester Potter, age 62. Mr. Potter was born on January 10, 1894, and had lived at 804 East Broadway Street, Gainesville, for the past 13 years. / Mr. Potter passed away in the M. & S. Hospital at 5:15 p.m., Monday, after suffering a partial stroke and a heart attack Wednesday of last week. He had been in ill health the last few years. Mr. Potter's wife and children, also relatives from Mesquite, were at his bed side constantly and at the time of his death. / Mr. Potter was better known to all as "Tom." He was a veteran of World War I & a member of one of Mesquite's old pioneer families, whose homestead was on and joins Potter Lane, southwest of Mesquite a few miles. / Tom's mother and father, Ellen and Watt, reared their large family of girls and boys in this area. / After serving in the war, Tom lived here and worked several years at the old brick yard just north of Scyene Road and west of Mesquite. For the last few years he had been employed at the Temple Cash Grocery Store in Gainesville. / Tom was a member of the Harvey Street Baptist Church, Gainesville. The Rev. C. M. Thomas officiated. Burial was in the new and beautiful Rest Haven Memorial Park at Gainesville. / Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nannie Potter; a daughter Mrs. Martha Ellen Lee of Gainesville; 2 sons, E. W. Potter of Dallas and Jimmy Ray Potter in the U. S. Army, stationed in Mineral Wells; one brother Chas. F. Potter of Mesquite; four sisters, Mmes. Hester Calens, Callie Allumbaugh, and Oda Allumbaugh of Mesquite and Mrs. Ethel Capps of Dallas; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews of this area.
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