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From Shortsville Enterprise 20 January 1916
Mrs. James K. Potter died at her home in Booth street at about 4:30 o'clock on Wednesday morning. She had been in poor health for the past twenty years and for the last week had been in a critical condition. Heart failure is given as the cause of demise. Her age was 71 years. Mrs. Potter was formerly Miss Mehala Stafford and was born in the town of Manchester on April 27, 1844. Her parents were the late Permela and Nelson Stafford. With the exception of two or three years spent in Palmyra, when a young girl, her entire life had been spent in the township of Manchester. Shortsville had been her home since 1906, although living on a farm near here for many years. She was united in marriage with Mr. Potter on June 23, 1866. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Frank Potter of Buffalo, and Charles Potter of Hebron avenue; two brothers, Nelson Stafford of Rochester, and William Stafford of Akron, Ohio; also six grandchildren. The funeral services will be held from her late home on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. C. C. Reynolds of Waterloo. The burial will be in the family plot at Brookside cemetery.
Buried:
- Buried Brookside Cemetery.
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1844 - 1916 (71 years)
