Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Birth13 Apr 1883, Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville
Death28 Jul 1940, Missouri, Randolph County, Moberly53
BurialMissouri, Randolph County, Moberly, St. Mary’s Cemetery
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FatherJohn Henry POTTER (1858-1949)
MotherLouise Barbara BACK (1859-1939)
Spouses
Marriage5 Mar 1905
ChildrenWilliam John (1906-1959)
Margaret Estelle (1908-1985)
Elmer Maurice (1910-1964)
Marjorie Cecilia (1915-1961)
Eugene Edwin (1917-2000)
Marriage19 Apr 1939, Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville
Obituary notes for William John POTTER
Obituary - Boonville Daily News, July 29, 1940
W. J. POTTER, 57, DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF SEVERAL WEEKS
Funeral Services Will Be Held at SS Peter and Paul's Church At 9 a.m. Tuesday Morning
William John Potter, 57, died Sunday morning at St. Joseph's hospital at 1:15 after several weeks' illness. He had been in the transfer business here for several years. Funeral services will be at the SS Peter and Paul's church at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, conducted by Monsignor Schilling. The body will be taken to Moberly, Mo., where services at the grave will be conducted by the Rev. Father Vatter of Moberly. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery there. The body will lie in state at the Stegner-Koenig funeral home here until time for the service tomorrow morning. The Rosary will be said at the funeral home this evening at 8:15 p.m. Mr. Potter was born August 13, 1883 in Boonville, the son of John H. and Louisa Back Potter. He is survived by five children by his first wife: William J. Potter, Jr., Mrs. Margaret Bradford, Elmer M. Potter, Mrs. Marjorie Smith, and Eugene Potter, all of St. Louis. He was married on April 19, 1939 to Miss Louise Burlage of Boonville. He is also survived by his father; and the following brothers and sisters: J. W. Stillwell, Higginsville; Mrs. Savannah, Pratt, Kan.; Herman Potter, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Louise McCartney, Springfield, Mo.; W. A. Potter, Boonville; Mrs. Bessie Bennett, Springfield, Mo.; George Potter, Paradise, Ariz.; and Ed Potter, St. James, Mo. He was preceded in death by a brother, John, and his mother.53
W. J. POTTER, 57, DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF SEVERAL WEEKS
Funeral Services Will Be Held at SS Peter and Paul's Church At 9 a.m. Tuesday Morning
William John Potter, 57, died Sunday morning at St. Joseph's hospital at 1:15 after several weeks' illness. He had been in the transfer business here for several years. Funeral services will be at the SS Peter and Paul's church at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, conducted by Monsignor Schilling. The body will be taken to Moberly, Mo., where services at the grave will be conducted by the Rev. Father Vatter of Moberly. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery there. The body will lie in state at the Stegner-Koenig funeral home here until time for the service tomorrow morning. The Rosary will be said at the funeral home this evening at 8:15 p.m. Mr. Potter was born August 13, 1883 in Boonville, the son of John H. and Louisa Back Potter. He is survived by five children by his first wife: William J. Potter, Jr., Mrs. Margaret Bradford, Elmer M. Potter, Mrs. Marjorie Smith, and Eugene Potter, all of St. Louis. He was married on April 19, 1939 to Miss Louise Burlage of Boonville. He is also survived by his father; and the following brothers and sisters: J. W. Stillwell, Higginsville; Mrs. Savannah, Pratt, Kan.; Herman Potter, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Louise McCartney, Springfield, Mo.; W. A. Potter, Boonville; Mrs. Bessie Bennett, Springfield, Mo.; George Potter, Paradise, Ariz.; and Ed Potter, St. James, Mo. He was preceded in death by a brother, John, and his mother.53