Kenneth L. Potter passed from this life on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, in Tishomingo, Okla. at the age of 75. He was born on June 10, 1946, in Meridian, Texas to Earnest Loyd and Iva Marie (Sumeral) Potter.
He married his wife Sharon (Newell) on September 18, 2015, in Durant, Okla. at Calvary Baptist Church.
Kenneth proudly served in the United States Navy on an Aircraft Carrier, and later worked in customer service at Walmart. Kenneth loved music, bible study, gardening, cooking, hiking, and birdwatching. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Madill, Okla., since January 2019. He will be greatly missed by all that had the privilege of knowing him.
Left behind to cherish his memory are his wife Sharon, of the home; son, Brian Potter and wife Kellie of Neosho, Mo.; daughters, Kenna Lea Tuggle and husband Jim of Neosho, Mo., Julie Guthrie and husband Daniel of Joplin, Mo.; stepdaughter, Michelle Edmonds and husband Mike of Madill, Okla. and stepson, Brian Burchfield and wife Amanda of Edmond, Okla.; brother, Joe Potter and wife Judy of Moore, Okla,; grandsons: Kyle Potter, Nick Potter, Connor Keeling, Caleb Keeling, Tanner Edmonds, Hayden Burchfield and granddaughters: Ashlie Reed, Kimber Chew, Austyn Guthrie, Taylor Anderson, Hattie Burchfield, Hannah Burchfield, and Hayley Burchfield.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his father Earnest L. Potter and his mother Iva Marie Potter.
Family hour will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 1-2 p.m. at the Highland Cemetery Pavilion. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. with Bro. Darel Bunch officiating and serving as pallbearers will be Mike Edmonds, Tanner Edmonds, Brian Burchfield, Hayden Burchfield, Joe Potter, Daniel Guthrie, , Nick Potter, , and Grayson Phillips. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Tuggle and Caleb Keeling.
The services will be live-streamed on the Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home Facebook page. Services are under the direction of Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home in Durant, Okla.
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