Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Potts, Lawson A. (Captain) May 3, 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 September 11, 2014, 4:13 pm Daily Charlotte Observer Tues. May 4, 1886 (Charlotte, NC) Death of Ex Sheriff Potts Captain Lawson A. Potts, ex-sheriff of Mecklenburg county, died at his home in Lamley's township, near Davidson College at 1:50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Capt Potts was in his 44th year, and his death was the result of a long and wasting sickness. Capt. Potts was elected to the office of sheriff of Mecklenburg county, at the November election, in 1884, and he fulfilled the duties of that responsible position until last January, when his failing health compelled him to resign the office and retire to the quiet country home. The passing away of this excellent man is attended by incidents of pathetic sadness. Shortly after being elected to the office of sheriff, he moved to this city with his wife and his interesting family of children, but the shadow soon fell upon his household. Mrs. Potts died quite suddenly, and Capt Potts' health beginning to fail, he was within a few weeks a hopeless invalid. Taking his children with him, he went back to his country home to abide the summons, which he knew too well was coming. For weeks past, his life had been slowly ebbing away, and for several days before his death, he had lain in a deep stupor. He was a good man, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Mecklenburg has sustained a loss in his death. The funeral services will be conducted from the late home of the deceased, near Davidson College, at 11 o'clock this afternoon. The body will be interred in the graveyard at Bethel. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/obits/p/potts2660ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb