Iona Morris Potter

Iona Morris Potter, 85, of Lexington, Va., died on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 29, 1923, in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late David Gilmore Morris and Ruth Ayres Morris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Huston Potter Sr.; and a sister, Laurene Rice. She was a life member of Collierstown Presbyterian Church, a member of AARP and the Ladies Auxiliary of Effinger Fire Department. Surviving are four children, Betty Lee Sprinkle, of Spotsylvania, Lloyd Huston Potter Jr., of Lexington, Lillian P. Lawrence, of Lynchburg, and Billy F. Potter, of Glasgow; two grandchildren, Troy F. Potter ,of Victoria, Va., and Corrie P. Ceraolo, of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two great-grandchildren, Emili and Allie Ceraolo; three sisters, Irma Bruns, of Kansas City, Kan., Shirley Martin and Jessie Clark, both of Lexington; one brother, Ellis Morris, of Lexington; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Imogene Rhodenizer, Virginia Cummings, and Marilyn Dudley. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2008, at Collierstown Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Skip Hastings and the Rev. Horace Douty officiating. Burial will follow in Collierstown Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington, Va.