Agnes Potter

Agnes Potter, age 95 of Buffalo Center passed away Thursday March 28, 2013 at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City Funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Saturday March 30 at the United Methodist Church in Buffalo Center with Pastor Deb Devine officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center. Agnes Ora Johnson was born August 10, 1917, on a farm near Buffalo Center, Iowa. She was the second of eleven children born to Carl Johnson and Josephine Anderson Johnson. On August 20, 1934, she was united in marriage to Richard Orville (Tiny) Potter. Agnes took great pride in having been married to Richard for 67 years, and she also took great joy in their five children and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her family, her other joys included playing cards (pinochle, five hundred and 88), gardening, cooking, and exercising. She also enjoyed visiting with friends and acquaintances. Agnes and Richard were lifetime farmers. For many years Agnes and Richard lived on a farm four miles east and two miles south...[more]

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Buffalo Center. In 1969 they bought and moved to a farm along the river road southeast of Forest City. They retired from farming in 1975 and returned to Buffalo Center. For over sixty years Agnes was a member of the United Methodist Church. Agnes passed away on Thursday, March 28th, 2013, at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City. She will be fondly remembered by her daughter Dolores M. Badje of Buffalo Center; her son Donald D. Potter and wife MaeAnne of Elma; her daughter Sandra L. Mireles and husband Tony of Forest City; her daughter Carol Jo Smidt and husband Jack of Woodbine, Georgia; son Rick Potter and wife Linda of Buffalo Center; her grandchildren; Tina M. Pickett, Thomas D. Potter, Jason L. Smidt, Dawn M. Cross, Donald Dean Potter, Jr., Jonathan R. Potter, Jessie M. Mireles, Andrew C. Potter, Ryan D. Potter and Cody A. Mireles; and her great-grandchildren; Joshua T. Potter, Matthew R. Potter, Christopher R. Potter, Nicholas W. Smidt, Lillian Potter, Jackson T. Potter, Gavin Potter, Isla J. Potter, Simon H. Potter and Fiona K. Potter; her great-great- grandchildren; Avery W. Potter, John Dallas Donaldson Potter, and her siblings Arlene of Ventura; Cora, Rosemary, Jo Ann and Della all of Portland, Oregon. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband Richard; parents; siblings Margaret, Lester, Harold, Ardis and Betty and one infant grandson Tiny Potter.