January 30, 1944 – September 25, 2022
Luella Rose Potts, 78, of Bedford, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Stonebridge Health Campus.
Born January 30, 1944, in Rosemond, IL, she was the daughter of Rev. Stanley G. Hawkins and Mary (Payton) Hawkins. She married Arthur M. Potts, and he preceded her in death on November 10, 2009. She had worked in the dietary department at the Bedford Medical Center for 12 ½ years. She was a God-fearing woman and attended
the Church of God.
Survivors include a son, David Potts, of Huron, IN; two daughters, Kerri L. Yingst, of Florida and Terri Yingst (who
went missing in 1984); several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents,
her husband, two sisters, Pansey, and husband, Wayne Foreman and Annetta Fern (in infancy); a brother, Vernon
Hawkins and wife, Claudia.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter
Mortuary with Pastor Billy Brim officiating. Burial will follow in Springville Cemetery West. Visitation will be from
10:00 a.m. until the hour of service on Friday, September 29th at the Day & Carter Mortuary.
Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.
