Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Birth2 Jul 1905, Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville
Death21 Mar 1991, Missouri, Greene County, Springfield1
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FatherJohn Henry POTTER (1858-1949)
MotherLouise Barbara BACK (1859-1939)
Obituary notes for Charles Edward POTTER
Obituary - Springfield News-Leader, March 23, 1991
Charles E. Potter
Charles E. Potter, 85, Springfield, died at 11:10 p.m. Thursday in Mercy Villa.
He was born in Boonville July 2, 1905. He married Reba Phelps in July 1927, who preceded him in death in Jan. 1974. He married Kay Collins in Nov. 1974. He was a graduate of SMSU, Missouri University and had attended New York University. Ed was a lifetime member of the National Education Association, the Missouri State Teacher's Association, the National Association of Secondary Principals, a board member of Missouri State High School Activity Association from 1940 to 1968, a consultant to the U. S. Department of Defense to evaluate dependent schools in Europe during W.W.II, a Phi Delta Kappa, and Educator of the Year 1974. Ed started his educational career in Licking School in 1927 as a teacher/coach. From 1929
to 1942, he was principal and coach of St. James High School. He served as principal of the Normandy High School in St. Louis from 1942 to 1968. From 1968 to 1975 he was an instructor at SMSU. After retiring, Ed's hobbies were golf, fishing, and cooking. He is survived by his wife, Kay; a son, Edward Lee, Bardstown, Ken.; five grandchildren - Steve Potter, Alton, Ill., David Potter, Austin, Tex., Lisa Ann Jones, Linda Sue Martin and Jeanne Jones, all of Bardstown, Ken.; five grandchildren; a step-daughter, Donna Kay Gates; six step grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild.53
Charles E. Potter
Charles E. Potter, 85, Springfield, died at 11:10 p.m. Thursday in Mercy Villa.
He was born in Boonville July 2, 1905. He married Reba Phelps in July 1927, who preceded him in death in Jan. 1974. He married Kay Collins in Nov. 1974. He was a graduate of SMSU, Missouri University and had attended New York University. Ed was a lifetime member of the National Education Association, the Missouri State Teacher's Association, the National Association of Secondary Principals, a board member of Missouri State High School Activity Association from 1940 to 1968, a consultant to the U. S. Department of Defense to evaluate dependent schools in Europe during W.W.II, a Phi Delta Kappa, and Educator of the Year 1974. Ed started his educational career in Licking School in 1927 as a teacher/coach. From 1929
to 1942, he was principal and coach of St. James High School. He served as principal of the Normandy High School in St. Louis from 1942 to 1968. From 1968 to 1975 he was an instructor at SMSU. After retiring, Ed's hobbies were golf, fishing, and cooking. He is survived by his wife, Kay; a son, Edward Lee, Bardstown, Ken.; five grandchildren - Steve Potter, Alton, Ill., David Potter, Austin, Tex., Lisa Ann Jones, Linda Sue Martin and Jeanne Jones, all of Bardstown, Ken.; five grandchildren; a step-daughter, Donna Kay Gates; six step grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild.53