Obit: Potter, Wayne Frank (? - 1967)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Potter, Lyons, Lynch, Vaughn, Gault, Clabin, Peters, Scott, Ludovic, Bardell, Schwellenbach, Davis, Anderson, Gustman, Pietrek, Marsolek, Ebert, Koehler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/23/1967

Potter, Wayne Frank (? - 16 February 1967)

Funeral services for Wayne Frank Potter of Neillsville were held Saturday afternoon from the Georgas Funeral Home. The Rev. W. C. Koehler of the United Church of Christ officiated and burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery. Mr. Potter died Thursday in Neillsville. He had been a hospital patient since January 25.

He received his education in Clark County schools, farmed and operated a grocery store for 20 years, retiring in 1950. His parents were the late Frank and Isabelle (Lyons) Potter. On September 22, 1947, he was married in Neillsville to Marian (Lynch) Vaughn.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Marcia) Gault of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Patrick (Jeanne) Clabin of Lancaster, Cal.; and by three grandchildren.

He was a member of Moose Lodge, No. 1602, whose members attended the service in a body.

“God Understands” was sung by Mrs. Robert Peters accompanied by Mrs. Jess W. Scott.

Pallbearers were: Robert and Norman Lynch, P. C. Ludovic, Clarence Bardell; William Schwellenbach and Jess Scott.

People from out of town here for the service included: Mrs. Patrick Clabin of Lancaster, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Davis of Williams Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Anderson of Twin Lakes; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gustman of Kalkaska, Mich.; Mrs. Joe Pietrek, Sr., of Arcadia; Mrs. D. A. Marsolek of Independence; Joe Pietrek, Jr., of Madison; Mrs. Alfred Ebert and Carol Ebert of Black River Falls.