TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for POTTER, JOEL "BUTCH", JR.    

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from October 2 to October 4, 2013

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POTTER, JOEL "BUTCH", JR.  

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Joel "Butch" Elijah Potter Jr., 70, a native and resident of Houma, died at 
8:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. 

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Saturday at Chauvin Funeral 
Home in Houma. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral 
home. 

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Boudreaux Potter, of Houma; son, 
Christopher Joel Potter and wife, Raquel, of Houma; grandsons, Stephen and 
Jonathan Potter; stepson, Kevin Burns, of Australia; stepdaughter, Dawn 
McKinnon, of Australia; brothers, Edward C., Theodore A. and Richard W. Potter; 
and sisters, Lucille Womack, Paulette Drott, Wilma Lockner, Elodie Johnson, 
Ethel Potter and Edna Warkow. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joel Elijah Potter Sr. and Ella Hitt 
Potter; previous wife, Enid Burns Potter; and sisters, Joan P. Woodall and 
Vickie Potter. 

He was a crane operator in the oilfield and served in the U.S. Marine Corps 
during the Vietnam War. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer 
Society or any charity. 

Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements. 

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