Kenneth Eugene Potts

Feb. 19, 1938 - March 31, 2017

Kenneth Eugene Potts, age 79, of Milton, FL and formerly of the Birmingham, AL area, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant with 20 years of service.

After his honorable discharge from the military, Kenneth worked with J.F. Day and Company in Birmingham for 20 years, retiring as a Production Manager.

Kenneth was predeceased by his wife, Gail Potts; his parents, JW and Nellie Ruth Potts; one sister, Janice Overby; a brother, Charlie Potts; and one great-granddaughter, Jude Potts.

Survivors include Kenneth’s daughter, Debra Glass; two sons, Ed Potts and Danny Potts; grandchildren, Carrie Guevara, Aaron Potts, David Glass, Denise Whitten, and Matthew Potts; great-grandchildren, Caitlin Guevara, Sophia Guevara, Peyton Glass, and Skylar Potts; and two brothers, Ray Potts and Richard Potts.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Ridout’s Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, AL. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo. Brother Bo Brown will officiate.