William A. Potter

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William A. 'Bill' Potter, 74, of Franklin Street in Dansville, passed
away unexpectedly Saturday evening, April 26, 1997 in the emergency
room at Noyes Memorial Hospital after being stricken at home.
Born in Dansville on October 13, 1922, he was the son of Joseph H. and
Bessie L. Walton Potter. On February 10, 1951, he was married to
Wilhelemena Rawleigh, who survives.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Sarah and Daisy Young.
Bill retired from Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. of Dansville in 1987,
where he had worked for 43 years as a welder, crane operator and yard
man.
He was a U.S. Army WW II veteran, serving from 1942 to 1945. He was a
member of the Daniel Goho Post #87 of The American Legion, a former
member of the Dansville Fish and Game Club, and the 25-Year Club at
Foster Wheeler.
Surviving in addition to his wife of 46 years, Wilhelemena, are his
children, Karen (Darren Perry) Sheasley, Betty (Randy) Smith, William
Potter, and Kevin (Tina) Potter, all of Dansville; two sisters,
Isabelle Totten of Dansville and Stella Patterson of Groveland; eight
grandchildren and a great-granddaughter; and a niece, Violet Englert
of Leicester.
Friends called Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Hindle Funeral
Home, 271 Main St., Dansville, where services were held Tuesday at 11
a.m. with the Rev. G. Calvin Sheasley officiating. Interment was in
Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
An American Legion memorial service was also held Monday evening at 7
p.m. in the funeral home.
Friends who wish may make memorial contributions to the American
Cancer Society, P.O. Box 327, Geneseo, NY, 14454-0327.(GCE, May 1,
1997, p4)