Horace Odell Potter, 77, born Nov. 26, 1933 in Lowland, N.C., a former resident of Gulf Shores and a resident of Calhoun and Liberty counties for the past two years, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Hosford, Fla.
He was a retired truck driver.
He was a member of the Foley Masonic Lodge # 766 in Foley, the Scottish Rite Bodies in Mobile, and the Abba Shrine Temple in Mobile. He was a member of the Lagoon Baptist Church in Gulf Shores.
He was preceeded in death by three brothers, Lee Curtis Potter, James Clifford Potter and Owen Eugene Potter.
Survivors include son Bryon Potter of Quincy, Fla., brother, Claude James Potter Jr. of Raliegh, N.C., sister, Lonie Elizabeth Potter West of Clayton, N.C., sister-in-law, Mary Frances Potter Grimes of Lowland, N.C.; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation begins at 10 a.m. with funeral services at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at Lagoon Baptist Church in Gulf Shores with the Rev. Steve Dumas officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Memorial Cemetery in Gulf Shores.
Arrangements are by Peavy Funeral Home, Blountstown, Fla.
