Bobby Gene Potter

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Mr. Bobby Gene Potter, 69, of Paragould, died Monday, April 30, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, he was the son of the late Hillman and Effie Harkey Potter and attended Leachville High School. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1960 and served aboard the USS Yorktown. Bobby was a former resident of Vilonia and was the former Fire Chief for the Vilonia Volunteer Fire Department. He later owned Potter's Grocery in Oak Grove and City Market in Paragould. He also owned Bob's Barber Shop in Paragould for nearly 20 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Buford Mason; and a sister, Dorothy Adams.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Garrett Potter of the home.

One son, Daniel Potter, and his wife, Jennifer, of Paragould;

One brother, Billy Potter of Paragould;

Two sisters, Betty Hedrick and Joyce Soluchuda, both of Kansas City, Mo.; and

Two grandsons, Erin and Garrett Potter.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville with the Rev. David White officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Leachville Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. A guest register is available at www.HowardFuneralService.com