The Longview Daily News, Mon., Sept. 9, 1940:

Funeral services for Stephen Sylvester POTTS, 56, father of Mrs. Leo Butter of Longview, 
were to be held in Ft. Worth at 4 PM on Monday at Robertson-Mueller-Harper funeral chapel, with Welch’s of Longview in charge. Potts died at the home of his daughter here on Sunday. He is a retired bookkeeper. His wife died only six months ago. Burial will follow in Rose Hill cemetery in Ft. Worth.