Potts, Royce A.

1908 - 1991  (82 years)

• Name	Potts, Royce A.
  Birth	3 Oct 1908	Lawrence County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	POTT.R002
  _FGRAVE	66050482
  Death	6 Apr 1991
  	Royce A. Potts, 82, of Olney, died 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 1991 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Logan presiding. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in rural Lawrenceviile. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. with Masonic Rites at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Potts was born Oct. 3, 1908 in Lawrence County, the son of Fred and Grace (Stokley) Potts. He married Albertia Bowers on Sept. 14, 1935 in Lawrence County and she survives. Mr. Potts was a retired Production Foreman in Petroleum. He was honored as one of Richland County's oldest oilfield workers at the 50th Anniversary Oil and Gas Industry Celebration in July 1988 and he received a commemorative plaque. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Olney. He was also a member of Olney Masonic Lodge #140 A.F. & A.M., O.E.S. #100, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Amad Temple of East St. Louis, Center Shrine Club of Olney, and Sword of Bunker Hill. Survivors include his wife, Albertia; one brother, Charles Potts of Lawrenceville; one sister, Ladonna Medlin of Bridgeport; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and three sisters. Published in Olney Daily Mail, IL
  Burial	Zion Cemetery, Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Person ID	I60933	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Bowers, Albertia D.,   b. 27 May 1916, Auglaize County, Ohio d. 10 Oct 2011 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F21284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 3 Oct 1908 - Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Zion Cemetery, Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth