Shirley Potts 1960-2023

Shirley Ann (Potter) “Quish O Qua” Potts, 63, of Sabetha, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Sabetha Manor.

She was born Jan. 23, 1960, in Topeka, the daughter of John William and Rema Julia (Wahweotten) Potter.

Shirley earned her GED and worked for Bureau of Indian Affairs in Horton for more than 10 years. She had also lived in the Horton and Hoyt communities.

She was a member of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the First United Methodist Church.

Shirley married Eddy Rae Potts in 1977 at the Kickapoo Reservation. They later divorced.

Survivors include her daughter, Lorelie “Lori” Potts of Horton; stepdaughter, Becky Lea of Houstonia, Mo.; adoptive mother, Mary LeClere of Mayetta; sister, Leona Briscoe of Dallas, Texas; brother, Frank Parker; six grandchildren, Justine, Jace, Jade, Javyyn, Black Thunder and Shashone; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Rema Potter; sister, Penny (Keesis) McCrory; and brother, James McKinley Potter.

Drum services will be held Wednesday afternoon, March 29 at the Danceground Building. Burial will be held Thursday afternoon, March 30 at Danceground Cemetery. Shirley will lie in state from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.

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