DALE POTTER

PUXICO -- Dale Potter, 66, of Puxico died Thursday, March 14, 1996, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

He was born April 28, 1929, at Puxico, son of John L. and Gertrude A. Smith Potter.

He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Nashville Association of Musicians Local 257. He was a member of the Edgefield Lodge 254 F & AM in Nashville, Tenn., and the R.O.P.E. of Nashville.

He was a regular on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville over a period of more than 30 years. He recorded with a number of music artists, including Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells, Cowboy Copas, Red Foley and others.

He returned to the Puxico area four years ago.

He is survived by a son, Dale Potter Jr., of Las Vegas; daughter, Donna Cheryl Tuttle of Manti, Utah; three sisters, Avis Reiter of Puxico, Dalpha Dearmen of Poplar Bluff and Maggie Hart of Oklahoma City; and a grandson.

He was preceded in death by three brothers.

Service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Watkins & Son Chapel in Puxico, with the Rev. Wiley McGhee of Puxico officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Puxico.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.