POTTER
Bernie(sic) Potter, Sr. Born December 19, 1910 in Boerne, TX., died May 6, 1990 in San Antonio Mr. Potter worked for Bexar Co. Precinct 2 as a supervisor and retired in 1973. He was active in Zion Lutheran Church in Helotes, and was an avid Hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife: Theresa of San Antonio; son, B.C. Potter, Jr., and wife Dolly; daughters, Peggy Krcha, Shirley Coggeshall and husband James, Diane Lindsey, all of San Antonio; sisters, Lucille McWhorter, Dorothy Brown also of San Antonio; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his son, Donald Lee Potter May 8, 1989. Visitation will begin Monday, May 7th from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Roy Akers. Funeral services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Helotes Tuesday, May 8th 11:00 A.M. with burial to follow at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Helotes. Pallbearers will be Kerry Lee Coggeshall, Boyd Ray Krcha, B. C. Potter III, Christopher Lynn Potter, Lance Coggeshall, Ryan Blake Lyndsey. Honorary Pallbearer will be Spencer William Potter. For those friends who wish donations may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Helotes.
Roy Akers
515 No. Main 226-7201
(San Antonio Express-News, May 7, 1990)
Bertie C. Potter, Sr.
Bertie C. Potter, Sr., who was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes for 50 years, passed away in a nursing home on May 6, 1990 at the age of 79. He had suffered a stroke in 1989, the day after his 57th wedding anniversary. Mr. Potter was born December 19, 1910 in Boerne and grew up there before moving to San Antonio at age 17. He married Theresa Yecker August 25, 1932 in San Antonio. He worked for the Bexar County Precinct 2 Commissioner for 40 years, retiring as a supervisor in 1973 and building a home at Canyon Lake. "He enjoyed life very much," said his daughter Shirley Coggeshall of San Antonio. "Everybody who met him liked him." He moved to Canyon Lake after he retired and went fishing almost every day as he was an avid fisherman. On the day he had his stroke, he had been fishing. "He enjoyed his children and grandchildren and helped them. He took his grandchildren deer hunting in Fredericksburg." According to his daughter Diane Lindsey, her father was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church choir for 15 years and was considered an excellent dancer. His great-great-uncle, Robert Potter, signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. His great-grandfather, Andrew Jackson Potter, was known as the "fighting parson" and started Methodist churches in Boerne, Bandera, San Angelo and Lockart. Other survivors, all of San Antonio, are his wife; a son, B. C. Potter, Jr., and another daughter, Peggy Krcha; two sisters, Lucille McWhorter and Dorothy Brown; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday, May 8, at Zion Lutheran Church in Helotes with burial in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Roy Akers Funeral Home.
(The Helotes Echo, Helotes, Texas, May 9, 1990)
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