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James "Jimbo"
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1929 - 2017
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Obituary for James "Jimbo" Potts
James “Jimbo” Potts passed away peacefully on June 6, 2017.
Jimbo Potts was born in Highlands, NC on July 3, 1929. He was the oldest of Pearl and Arthur “Shine” Potts’ five children. He married Geneva Allie Bradly on December 31, 1953. They had five children: Clarence “Dabs”, Keith “Cowboy”, Timothy, Diana, and Lisa.
Jimbo is survived by his four siblings: Mattie Calloway, Kathleen Roper, Lois Keener, and Lina Birch; his three children: Dabs Potts, Diana Almond, and Lisa Talley; his seven grandchildren: Amy McDowell, Bonnie Potts, Chelsea Davis, Margie Potts, Pamela Potts, Sarah Sanford, and Julie Potts; and sixteen great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Allie Potts; son, Keith Allen Potts; son, Timothy Wayne Potts; and grandson, Timothy Allen Potts.
An avid baseball player and fan, Jimbo was also a lifetime member of the Baptist Church, a volunteer Highlands firefighter of seventeen years, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, and an active member of the American Legion. He began work at his father’s gas station, The Sinclaire Station, which was located across from what is currently the Methodist Church, and then started Potts Block Company, which he continued until his retirement.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 8, at Highlands First Baptist Church. Rev. Oliver Rice and Rev. Jeremy M. Dooley will officiate. Burial will follow at the Highlands Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Pallbearers will be Dennis Wilson, Donnie Calloway, John Shaheen, Lonnie Barnes, Alan Bryson and Neil Chastain.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com.
Jimbo Potts was born in Highlands, NC on July 3, 1929. He was the oldest of Pearl and Arthur “Shine” Potts’ five children. He married Geneva Allie Bradly on December 31, 1953. They had five children: Clarence “Dabs”, Keith “Cowboy”, Timothy, Diana, and Lisa.
Jimbo is survived by his four siblings: Mattie Calloway, Kathleen Roper, Lois Keener, and Lina Birch; his three children: Dabs Potts, Diana Almond, and Lisa Talley; his seven grandchildren: Amy McDowell, Bonnie Potts, Chelsea Davis, Margie Potts, Pamela Potts, Sarah Sanford, and Julie Potts; and sixteen great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Allie Potts; son, Keith Allen Potts; son, Timothy Wayne Potts; and grandson, Timothy Allen Potts.
An avid baseball player and fan, Jimbo was also a lifetime member of the Baptist Church, a volunteer Highlands firefighter of seventeen years, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, and an active member of the American Legion. He began work at his father’s gas station, The Sinclaire Station, which was located across from what is currently the Methodist Church, and then started Potts Block Company, which he continued until his retirement.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 8, at Highlands First Baptist Church. Rev. Oliver Rice and Rev. Jeremy M. Dooley will officiate. Burial will follow at the Highlands Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Pallbearers will be Dennis Wilson, Donnie Calloway, John Shaheen, Lonnie Barnes, Alan Bryson and Neil Chastain.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com.
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