Archie Vincent Potter and Vera Edith Mullins

Archie Vincent Potter
and Vera Edith Mullins

Archie Vincent Potter and Vera Edith (Mullins) Potter Left to Right; Michael, Claudette, Vera (Mullins), Mitchell and Archie Potter. Front Candy Potter Archie Vincent Potter

Archie Vincent Potter
and Vera Edith Mullins

Archie Vincent Potter b 17 Nov 1928 Letcher Co KY d 28 Mar 2009; Elkhorn City, KY; s/o Creed Flannery Potter and Sarah Rose Robinson. Archie Vincent Potter m. 20 Apr 1950 to Vera Edith Mullins b 22 Dec 1932 d 25 Mar 2001; buried Reynolds Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY; d/o Thomas Marion Mullins and Lucretia Hall. See Archie's Obituary. Children of Archie Vincent Potter and Vera Edith Mullins Potter;

1. Michael Vincent Potter b 6 May 1951 KY; m. 15 Jan 1975 Clintwood VA to Rita Ruth Cantrell b 14 Dec 1950 KY; d/o T. L. Cantrell and Lila Baker.

2. Mitchell Van Potter b 30 Jul 1952 KY d 29 Apr 2011 Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA; m. 27 Jul 1971 Dickenson Co VA to Rowena Faye England b 11 Oct 1942 KY; d/o Lawrence England and Ruth Hopson. Mitchell worked in the coal mining industry. Sadly, we have lost our precious Mitchell. Our condolences go out to the entire family for the loss of this precious loved one. Children of Mitchell Van Potter and Rowena Faye England;

i. Mitchell Potter Jr; Child of Mitchell Potter; I. Cody Potter b 20 Aug 2000.

ii. Michelle Potter. Child of Michelle Potter: I. Emilee Caudill

3. Claudette Potter. Claudette is a school teacher.

4. Candy Potter holds an upper management position in the food service industry.

5. Archie V Potter Jr b 21 Sept 1958 d Sep 1958 as an infant, buried Reynolds Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY.

6. Terry Wayne Potter b 8 Sept 1954 Fleming, Letcher Co KY d 10 Sept 1954 Fleming, Letcher Co KY as 2 day old infant, buried Reynolds Family Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY.

7. John Mark Potter born and died 17 Feb 1966 as an infant, buried Reynolds Family Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY.

8. David Matthew Potter b 24 Sept 1967 d Sept 1967 as an infant, buried Reynolds Family Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY.

9. Thomas M Potter died as infant.

L-R: Archie Vincent, Dan Morgan and Ralph Waldo Potter

Vera Mullins Potter

Archie Vincent Potter

Obituary: Archie Potter
17 Nov 1928 - 28 Mar 2009

We have lost our precious brother, Archie Vincent Potter on 28 Mar 2009. See Archie Potter Obituary. He passed from this earth to his home in Heaven to join his beloved wife, Vera Edith (Mullins) Potter. He will be greatly mourned and terribly missed. He was an exceptional human being who had all the best qualities anyone could hope for. He was loving, kind, intelligent, a wonderful father, a devoted husband to Vera, a most precious brother and his joy was contagious. He never met a stranger and during his lifetime, he loved the Lord and taught his children to also love Him. Archie was very ill for several years before his death and was lovingly cared for by his dear children who took the best care possible of him. He remained at home during his entire illness and all the family is extremely grateful for the loving care his children provided him during his long illness. Archie couldn't have asked for better children than he raised. They have been so good to attend to his every need. God Bless and Keep Them.

Archie and his family lived in the same area of Kentucky their entire lives. My sister Carlene and I were the same age as our nephews, Michael and Mitchell Potter. All of us had a great time playing in the snow, climbing in the hills and running around together when we were kids. (written by Annette Potter, webmaster).

Photo of Archie Potter 6 from Left
Fleming, Kentucky Football Team

1946 Fleming Kentucky Football Team With Archie Potter 6th From the Left in the Front Row

More About Archie Potter

We have lost our precious brother, Archie Vincent Potter. He passed from this earth to his home in Heaven to join his beloved wife, Vera Edith (Mullins) Potter. He will be greatly mourned and terribly missed. He was an exceptional human being who had all the best qualities anyone could hope for. He was loving, kind, intelligent, a wonderful father, a devoted husband to Vera, a most precious brother and his joy was contagious. He never met a stranger and during his lifetime, he loved the Lord and taught his children to also love Him. Archie was very ill for several years before his death and was lovingly cared for by his dear children who took the best care possible of him. He remained at home during his entire illness and all the family is extremely grateful for the loving care his children provided him during his long illness. Archie couldn't have asked for better children than he raised. They have been so good to attend to his every need. God Bless and Keep Them.

Obituary: Archie Vincent Potter
17 Nov 1928 - 28 Mar 2009

Services are held for Archie Potter: Archie Vincent Potter, 80, died March 28, 2009 at his home in Shelby Gap. Born at Pound, Va., he was a son of the late Creed Flanary (Flannery) and Sarah Rose Robinson Potter, a stepson of the late Ida Potter, and the widower of Vera Mullins Potter.

He was the father of the late David Matthew Potter, John Mark Potter, Terry Wayne Potter and Archie Potter Jr.; a grandfather of the late Michael Vincent Potter Jr., and a brother of the late Ralph Potter, Fred Webb and Marty Potter.

He was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America, a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Korean War, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Masonic Lodge, the Order of the Easter Star, the White Shrine and the International Order of Odd Fellows.

Surviving are two daughters, Candy Potter of Alexandria and Claudette Potter of Shelby Gap; three sons, Michael Potter and Thomas Kern Potter, both of Shelby Gap, and Mitchell Potter of Ash Camp; three sisters, Anette Potter, Carlene Burkland and Billie Jaynes, all of Houston, Tex.; three brothers, Dan Morgan Potter of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Clark and David Potter, both of Houston, Tex.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held April 1. Burial was in the Potter Cemetery at Seco.

Obituary: Mitchell Van Potter
30 Jul 1952 - 29 Apr 2011

Mitchell Potter: Mitchell Van Potter, 58, of Ashcamp, Kentucky, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Ga. He was born in McRoberts, Letcher County, Kentucky, July 30, 1952, the son of the late Archie Vincent Potter and Vera Mullins Potter.

He was a coal miner.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rowena England Potter.

He is survived by one son, Mitchell Potter of Ashcamp, Kentucky; one daughter, Michelle Damron of Ashcamp, Kentucky; two brothers, Thomas Potter and Michael V. Potter, both of Shelby Gap, Kentucky; two sisters, Claudette Potter of Shelby Gap and Candy Potter of Alexandria; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Homer Lee Mullins officiating.

Burial will follow in the Potter Family Cemetery, Ashcamp. Arrangements are under direction of Bailey Funeral Home of Elkhorn City, Kentucky.