Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
George E. Potter
George E. Potter, 70, of Lee’s Summit passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Funeral services are 3 p.m. Monday, July 24, at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Chapel, with burial in Floral Hills East Cemetery, Lee’s Summit. Friends may call 2 to 3 p.m. Monday at the chapel.
Mr. Potter was born Dec. 4, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a tool maker with AT&T 18 1/2 years before his retirement.
He was loved by his wife, Joanne J. Potter; six daughters and and five sons-in-law, Susan E. Carter, Texas, to Odos and Julia Texas. She had been a resident of Lee’s Summit since 1977, and a member of the Holy Spirit Parish.
She was preceded in death by Michael M. McCully; Julie Mae Land; and two infant sons. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary F. and Richard O. Welch, and Melissa L. and James A. Cross, all of Lee’s Summit; a son, Dr. Michael C. McCully, Grand Rapids, Mich.; grandchildren, Camille Gordon, Austin, Calif., Katie Cross and Stephen Cross, both of Lee’s Summit, Alicia Roy, Eric McCully, Kathleen McCully and William McCully, all of Dallas, Missouri State Highway Patrol. In 1968, he began his career with Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the National Sheriff’s Institute. He was a member of the Missouri Regional Law Enforcement Academy, Eastern Jackson County Youth Court. He was a member of the Summit Masonic Lodge No. 263, the Scottish Rite Bodies, Ararat Shrine Temple, the Royal Order of Jesters, the Order of Quetzalcoatl and Ararat Provost.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sheriff Earl M. and Beryl Frances Anderson; and a brother, Robert E. Anderson. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Jacqueline; a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Lonnie Sherlock; two grandsons, Corey James and Casey Joe; two sisters, Marilyn Atchison, Holt Summit, Mo., and Barbara Swaney, Sioux City, Iowa. He was a graduate of Lee’s Summit High School, and a life-long resident of Lee’s Summit. He was a member of the Lee’s Summit Christian Church where he served as deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher and a member of the board of directors. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a truck driver for the Chicago-Kansas City Truck Lines and the Manley Truck Lines, and a member of the Teamsters Local No. 41. After his retirement, he worked for Colonial Nursery.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Bachman, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Eric and Paula Bachman, and Mark and Jodie Bachman, all of Lee’s Summit; a daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Bob Smith, Lee’s Summit; a brother, Robert Bachman, Lee’s Summit; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and Murl was looking forward to the arrival of two new great-grandchildren.
(Arrangements: Langsford Funeral Home)
ROBERT HOUSTON DONNINGTON
Robert Houston Donnington, 78, of Sunrise Beach, Mo., formerly of Lee’s Summit, passed away Friday, July 21, 2000, at his home. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Kidwell-Garber Laurie-Sunrise Beach Chapel, Laurie, Mo., with Rev. James Lawley officiating. The family received friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
He was born June 28, 1922, in Lee’s Summit, the son of Houston and Rosa Shay Donnington. He married Florabel Grossheider, who preceded him in death, May 29, 1984. On July 19, 1986, he married Barbara Green Beller. Mr. Donnington was a retired truck driver for P.I.E. Truck Lines. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, member of the Zach Wheat American Legion Post No. 684, Sunrise Beach, and the Masonic Lodge, Lee’s Summit.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Donnington, of the home; a daughter, Sherry Donnington, Lee’s Summit; a step-son and daughter-in-law, John and Teresa Ensor, Laurie; two step-daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Terry Miller, Gravois Mills, and Janet and Ernie Hibdon, Laurie; a sister, Louie A. Trent, Lee’s Summit; six step-grandchildren; a nephew, Kevin Trent; and a niece, Connie Trent.
(Arrangements: Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home)
