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W. J. "Skeetz" Potter, 76, of Boonville, Mo. died November 24, 2001 in Boonville, Mo. A memorial mass will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 27, at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Mo. Father Patrick Dolan will officiate the service. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday, November 26 at Thacher Funeral Home. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home.

Mr. Potter was born October 26, 1925, the son of Walter A. and Anna Josephine Schuster Potter. They preceded him in death. Mr. Potter married Martha Johnson August 30, 1948, at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She survives. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a past member of the Jaycees, Lions Club, and the Knights of Columbus. He was a previous owner of the Boonville School Buses, a flower shop, and the City Transfer and Moving Company. He retired from Toastmaster in 1995. Mr. Potter lived in the Boonville area his entire life. He is survived by his wife, Martha Potter, of Boonville; three sons, Stephen J. Potter of Kansas City, Mo., Michael E. Potter and C. Cole Potter, both of Boonville; two daughters, Theresa Lee Persinger of Jefferson City, Mo., and Ann D. Johnson of San Antonio, Tex.; and 11 grandchildren. Memorial contributions are suggested to the St Peter and Paul education fund.

Walter married Johnson, Martha on 30 Aug 1948 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]