- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Mr. Joe Lewis Potts, Saturday, August 25, 2012, 12:00 P.M., Rising Grove Baptist Church, East Crovat Street, LaGrange, Georgia, Rev. Joannie Baskerville, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2012-08-25
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--LaGrange--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--LaGrange--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--LaGrange---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--LaGrange--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--LaGrange--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--LaGrange--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Joe Lewis Potts. Birth date: March 19, 1959. Death date: September 28, 2014. Funeral date: October 4, 2014. Church: Ben Hill United Methodist Church (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 890
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_pottsjoelewis20120825
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_pottsjoelewis20120825
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Interment
Southview Cemetery LaGrange, Georgia
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Fellowship Hall Rising Grove Baptist Church
Specia{'Tfianks and5\.cknowfetfgements The family of the late joe ... Potts would like to express our sincere
appreciation for the many cards, calls, flowers, prayers, and other expressions of kindness and concern shown during our time of bereavement. May God bless you. The Family of Joe L. Potts
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J-fomegoing Ce[ebration for
Mr. Joe Lewis Potts
Saturday, August 25, 2012
12:oo 'P.M.
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'Rev. ]oannie 13askervi{fe, Officiating
06ituary
:Mr. Joe Lewis Potts, son of the late Abe E. Potts and Mary Sue
Lipscomb was born July 27, 1941 in Troup County, Georgia.
He departed this earthly journey and entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Southern Regional Medical Hospital, Riverdale, Georgia.
Mr. Potts accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. He was a member of the Wehadkee Baptist Church, Abbottsford, Georgia.
Joe was a graduate of Ethel W. Kight High School, Class of 1960. He served in the United States Army in Korea. He was also employed as a camera man for Channel 5 Television for many years. Joe was the owner of his production company, Two Mules and a Jig, Spring Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Joe had a passion for being behind the camera, he did movie and film work for movie magnet actors Clint Eastwood in "High Plains Drifter" and Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and the Bandit". He also did commercial and advertisement work for Delta Airlines and Coca-Cola. He was a very skillful fisherman as well. One of Joe's favorite spots was the West Point Lake Dam, where he did night fishing off the dam's peer, where he made many friends.
Joe lived with his brother-in-law and sister for several years where a strong brotherly bond developed that will last forever with brother-in-law, Tommie; during the last years of his life, he lived with his brother and sister-in-law who served as devoted caregivers, Lucein and Yolanda Potts.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Almon Jean Hairston; and a nephew, Nicholas Potts.
He leaves to cherish his memories, a sister, Mrs. Etruluia (Columbus) Heard, LaGrange, GA; brother, Mr. Lucein (Yolanda) Potts, Atlanta, GA; brothers-inlaw, Mr. Tommie Hairston, LaGrange, GA; and Mr. Clifton Earl Harden, Atlanta, GA; a special friend, Ms. Evonne Sutton, Stanford, FL; nephews, Mr. Randall (Valerie) Heard, LaGrange, GA; Mr. Bernard (Aretha) Potts, Buford, GA; Mr. Travis (Mary) Hairston, LaGrange, GA; and Mr. Mario Hairston, College Park, GA; nieces, Mrs. Tammy (Randolph) Huling, Pine Mountain, GA; Mrs. Tamika (Khari) Cooper, Union City, GA; Mrs. Denise (Christopher) Potts, Rex, GA; also, a host of cousins and great nieces, nephews.
Order ofService
Processional
Comfort from the Scriptures
Prayer of Comfort
Solo
Reading of Obituary
Reflections
3 Minutes Please
Solo
Eulogy
Rev. Joannie Baskerville
Acknowledgements
Recessional
Pa{{ 'Bearers
Nephews
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Nieces
