Ezekiel Potter

Ezekiel married Hassie Winters on 21 Dec 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Hassie was born about 1909 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lois Fields Vargo, 87, of Elberta, Ala., formerly of Johnson City, Tenn., passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016, at South Baldwin Hospital in Foley, Ala. Lois was born in Carter County, Tenn., to the late Ezekiel and Hassie Winters Potter.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Orville Fields; her second husband, John Vargo; two sisters, Imogene Hollifield and Joyce Peters; and a brother, Ray Potter.
Lois retired from Baxter Pharmaceutical as an inspector on the production line. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Johnson City, Tenn. Lois enjoyed doing genealogy research, gardening, reading and most of all, being with her family.
Those left to cherish her memory include two sons, Ted Fields and wife Patty of Elizabethton, and Michael Fields and wife Jodie of Mobile, Ala.; three sisters, Marbeth Michael of Elberta, Ala., Vivian Griner of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Fay Woodard and husband Gordon of Mountain City, Tenn.; two brothers, Paris Potter and wife Joyce of Oak Ridge, Ore., and Ralph Potter and wife Helen of Roan Mountain, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Kathy, Amanda, John, Jeffrey and Christopher; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to honor the life of Lois J. Vargo will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 5, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Bishop Warren Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. The graveside service will follow at the Laurel Fork-Mountain View Cemetery in Roan Mountain, Tenn. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be David Burkhardt and Carol Hayes.

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Vivian Potter Griner, 76, passed away on February 14, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga.
Vivian wanted ya’ll to know her work here is done. She received a call with an offer one could not refuse. She will not be returning, but the sign on bonus was too good to pass up, as she will be seeing folks she has not seen in a long time. First in line will be the love of her life and husband of 23 years, James Griner. Not far behind will be her parents, the late Ezekiel and Hassie (nee: Winters) Potter, and beloved siblings, Ray, Jean, Lois and Joyce.
Vivian is survived by her children, Mike Griner, Nolan, and Cara Tomlinson, Valdosta, Ga.; grandchildren, Drew Jenkins (Hannah), Macy Jenkins, and Kelly Martin (David); brothers, Pete (Joyce) (Oregon) and Ralph (Helen) Potter (Roan Mountain); sisters, Marbeth Michael (Elberta, Ala.) and Faye Woodard (Mountain City, Tenn.); as well as a large extended family. She was also grateful for special friend, Bill Bunton, Elizabethton, Tenn.
Although born in North Carolina, Vivian was proud of having grown up in the close-knit Buck Mountain Community, Roan Mountain, Tenn. Family, friends, and babies were Vivian’s love and joy. As a young woman she married the late Byrd Tomlinson and moved to Valdosta, Ga., where she threw her spunk and friendly nature into raising her children. Vivian felt the greatest calling on earth was that of a mother. During this time, she became a second mother to countless young people who love her to this day. After her children were grown she returned to Elizabethton, Tenn. Vivian desired no services, as pomp and circumstances were not her style.