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Submitted: 8/7/22 • Approved: 8/7/22 • Last Updated: 8/10/22 • R530193-G530192-S3
Emmett M. Potter
July 12, 1892-February 22, 1942
Ora Waldrop Potter
February 18, 1894-March 23, 1960
Madelene Potter
October 11, 1921-May 26, 1973
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary Emmett M. Potter
HEREFORD, Feb. 25. (Special) - Funeral services were held here Tuesday at the Methodist Church for E.M. Potter, 50 years old, who died Sunday in Wichita Falls. Mr. Potter had lived in Deaf Smith County area since 1928 when he moved here from White Deer. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ora W. Potter, three sons, Emmet M. Jr. Kenneth Earl and Benny Louis, and four daughters, Betty Jo, Madalene, Frankie May and Gladys, all of Hereford; three brothers, W.L. and L.L. Potter, White Deer, and J.D. Potter of Albuquerque, and tow sisters, Mrs. A. Smith, Amarillo, and Mrs. F. Morgan, Wichita Falls.
(Published in Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Texas) - 26 Feb 1942, Thu - Page 14)
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U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
Name: Potter, Emmett M.
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1892
Birth Place: Petty TX
City/County: Carson
State: TX
Ethnicity: W
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Emmett Manson Potter
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1892
Birth Place: Petty Lamar, Texas
Father: Benjiman Lewis
Mother: Elizabeth J Robinson
Notes: Aug 1940: Name listed as EMMETT MANSON POTTER
*Obituary Ora Waldrop Potter
HEREFORD, March 24 - Funeral arrangements are pending at the Gililland Funeral Home in Hereford for Mrs. Ora Potter, 67, who died Thursday in the home of a sister, Mrs. Johnnie McGann, in Vernon.
She was born Feb. 18, 1894, in Sherman Tex., and was married to E.M. Potter on Jan. 18, 1921, in White Deer. Mr. Potter died Feb. 2, 1942.
Mrs. Potter had lived in Deaf Smith County since May, 1928.
She is survived by three sons, Emmett and Benny of Albuquerque, and Kenneth of Carlsbad, N.M.; four daughters, Mrs. Betty Jo Carlson and Mrs. Frankie Barrett, both of Hereford, Mrs. Gladys Jenkins of Temple City, Calif., and Miss Madelene [sic] Potter of Hereford; one borther [sic], Leon Waldrop of McLean; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Weaver and Mrs. Mina Kalka, both of McLean, and Mrs. McGann of Vernon; and 15 grandchildren.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 24 Mar 1961, Fri - Page 8)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Ora Potter
Death Date: 23 Mar 1961
Death County: Wilbarger
Certificate: 18790
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Ora Potter
[Ora Waldrop]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 67
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1894
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 23 Mar 1961
Death Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
Father: John Waldrop
Mother: Cora E Dspain
*Obituary Madalene Potter
HEREFORD - Funeral services for Miss Madalene Frances Potter, 52, a Hereford resident since 1928, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Gililland-Watson Rose Chapel here.
Officiating will be the Rev. Eugene Brink, pastor of the First Christian Church and burial will be in West Park Cemetery.
Miss Potter, a native of Panhandle, died Saturday morning in Abilene.
Survivors include three brothers, Emmett of Albuquerque, Kenneth of Lubbock and Bennie of Oklahoma City; and three sisters, Mrs. Bettie Jo Carlton and Mrs. Frankie Barrett, both of Hereford, and Mrs. Gladys Jenkins of Los Angeles.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 28 May 1973, Mon - Page 36)
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Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Madeline Francis Potter
Date of Birth: 11 Oct 1921
Birth County: Carson
Certificate Number: 60155
Roll Number: 1921_0013
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Madeline Frances Potter
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1921
Birth Place: Panhandle, Carson, Texas, USA
Father: Emmett Manson Potter
Father Birth Place: Seymour, Baylor County, Texas
Mother Birth Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Madalene Potter
Death Date: 26 May 1973
Death County: Taylor
Gender: Female
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Madalene Frances Potter
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 51
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1921
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Rural, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 26 May 1973
Death Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Father: E M Potter
Mother: Ora Waldrop
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