Funeral services for Thelma Jo Potts, 94, of Pasadena, Texas and formerly of Levelland will be 10:00 am, Friday, December 24, 2010 at First Baptist Church, Levelland. Burial will be in City of Levelland Cemetery under direction of George Price Funeral Home, Levelland. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Thursday, December 23, 2010 from 6:00 pm until 8:00pm. She died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Pasadena, Texas.
She was born on November 7, 1916 in Whitewright, Texas to Thurman Travis and Gracie Lillian Williams Hamilton. She married Sedrick Clifford Potts on June 8, 1938 in Floydada and he preceded her in death on October 22, 1984 . She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Ruth Elaine Qureshi. She obtained her BA in Education from Baylor University and then went on to get her Masters in Education from Texas Tech. She taught in the Levelland Independent School District for a number of years and following her retirement she taught English as as Second Language in the Inter-city Mission of Houston, and in American Samoa and then returned to Levelland where she taught ESL at Carver School. Thelma Jo was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Levelland.
Survivors include two sons: Carroll Potts of Pasadena, Texas and Byron Ray Potts of Madison, Alabama, a daughter: Jo Anne Reid of Brownfield, Texas; two sisters: Ruth Gray of Kingwood, Texas and Wilma Colston of Floydada, Texas; seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.
To join the family in celebrat-ing Thelma Jo’s life, please go to www.georgepricefunerals.com
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