Obituary
"Willet Pottenger
"Succumbs At 84
"Willet Pottenger, 84, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday at Hardy's Rest Home, 1715 Grand Blvd., following four months of serious illness. Prior to entering the Home in April, he had maintained residence with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Meder, 321 Belle Ave.
"Born June 22, 1870, in Dunlap, Ohio, the son of Wilson and Hettie Pottenger, he was educated in Dunlap schools. In March, 1892, he married Josie A. Lewis and she preceded him in death in 1904.
"A resident of Butler County for the last 56 years and a farmer, he had been retired since coming to Hamilton in 1918. He was the last living member of the Dunlap Brass Band.
"He leaves three sons and three daughters, Lewis, Darrell and Glenn Pottenger, Mrs. Frank Meder, Mrs. Merle Campbell, all of Hamilton, and Miss Grace Pottenger, St. Petersburg, Fla. Other relatives include a brother, Albert Pottenger, Dunlap; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, at the David Webb and Sons Funeral Home, Ross and S. D Sts., with the Rev. Oliver W. Hurst, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Venice Cemetery.
"Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home."
Publ. Hamilton Daily News Journal, 12 Jul 1954, p. 42. On reposit at Lane Public Library, Hamilton.
In addition to the children listed below, Willet and Josie had the following children:
son Darrel Pottenger, b. 14 Nov 1894, and d. 27 Dec 1955 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Burial unknown;
Grace V Pottenger, b. 18 Sep 1896 in Crosby Twp of Hamilton County, Ohio, d. 21 Jun 1981 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, burial unknown;
Florence Pottenger, b. 21 Nov 1898 in Fairfield Twp of Butler County, Ohio, d. 24 Sep 1988 in Hamilton, Ohio. Married Frank A Meder 28 Jul 1926 in Butler County, Ohio;
Veda Bell Pottenger, b. 31 Dec 1900 in Fairfield, Butler Cnty, Ohio, d. 15 Jan 1970. Married Merle Campbell 22 Dec 1934. Burial unknown.
Obituary
"Willet Pottenger
"Succumbs At 84
"Willet Pottenger, 84, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday at Hardy's Rest Home, 1715 Grand Blvd., following four months of serious illness. Prior to entering the Home in April, he had maintained residence with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Meder, 321 Belle Ave.
"Born June 22, 1870, in Dunlap, Ohio, the son of Wilson and Hettie Pottenger, he was educated in Dunlap schools. In March, 1892, he married Josie A. Lewis and she preceded him in death in 1904.
"A resident of Butler County for the last 56 years and a farmer, he had been retired since coming to Hamilton in 1918. He was the last living member of the Dunlap Brass Band.
"He leaves three sons and three daughters, Lewis, Darrell and Glenn Pottenger, Mrs. Frank Meder, Mrs. Merle Campbell, all of Hamilton, and Miss Grace Pottenger, St. Petersburg, Fla. Other relatives include a brother, Albert Pottenger, Dunlap; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, at the David Webb and Sons Funeral Home, Ross and S. D Sts., with the Rev. Oliver W. Hurst, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Venice Cemetery.
"Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home."
Publ. Hamilton Daily News Journal, 12 Jul 1954, p. 42. On reposit at Lane Public Library, Hamilton.
In addition to the children listed below, Willet and Josie had the following children:
son Darrel Pottenger, b. 14 Nov 1894, and d. 27 Dec 1955 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Burial unknown;
Grace V Pottenger, b. 18 Sep 1896 in Crosby Twp of Hamilton County, Ohio, d. 21 Jun 1981 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, burial unknown;
Florence Pottenger, b. 21 Nov 1898 in Fairfield Twp of Butler County, Ohio, d. 24 Sep 1988 in Hamilton, Ohio. Married Frank A Meder 28 Jul 1926 in Butler County, Ohio;
Veda Bell Pottenger, b. 31 Dec 1900 in Fairfield, Butler Cnty, Ohio, d. 15 Jan 1970. Married Merle Campbell 22 Dec 1934. Burial unknown.
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