Potter, Ollie J. 

GILMER -- Services for Ollie J. Potter, 96, of Gilmer, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 
2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel of Gilmer, with the Rev. J.C. Henderson and the Rev. 
Paul Knight officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow in City Cemetery. A 
lifelong resident of Gilmer, Texas, he was born May 23, 1909, and he died Saturday, May 
13, 2006. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II. A retired 
employee of Lone Star Steel, he was a member of First Baptist Church, and he was a Mason. 
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Potter of Gilmer; two sons, John Potter of Gilmer, 
and James Champion of Ore City; one stepson, Pat Weeks of Lewisville, Kentucky; one 
stepdaughter, Dinnia Smith of Shreveport; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; 
and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today, May 
15, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/15/2006.