On Saturday night John Westley Potter died at his home near Mount Etna, after an illness of some months' duration, the cause of death being Bright's disease of a chronic nature. The deceased was the son of John and Rachael Potter and was born on Clover Creek in November, 1836, being at death 71 years, 8 months and 23 days old. The death of John Westley Potter was learned on Sunday with unfeigned sorrow and regret by hundreds of people in Blair and Huntingdon counties, for the reason that his life was full to overflowing with good deeds toward his fellow man, being universally respected by all that knew him on account of his honest dealings and upright living all the way down through life.

Early in life he professed conversion and connected himself with the Methodist church of the community in which he lived, having for many long years been the mainstay and supoort of the Mount Etna Methodist church, which named gentleman, along with his wife, have been the only members of the once prosperous Methodist church of that place for years, said church losing in the death of the deceased the last of its male members, the wife of the deceased being the only surviving member of the Mount Etna church living in that community.

In the absence of some data aned information promised would say that the deceased was father of eleven chilren, nine of which, along with the wife and mother, survive to mourn the death. Those living being Mack, of Altoona and Homer, Clark and Henry of Canoe Valley; Mrs. Clara Wilson of Saxton; Mrs. Seymour Isenberg of Covedale and Mrs. Charles Harpster, Mrs. Samuel Hammond and Miss Mary Potter of Canoe Valley. Besides the above the deceased leaves two sisters, mrs. Rebecca Beamer of New Castle and Mrs. Eliza Updyke of Altoona.

After a short service at the house yesterday morning by Rev. C. A. Huyett, of this place, the remains were brought to Williamsburg and taken to the Presbyterian church, where Rev. Woomer and Re. Huyett conducted services over the remains. the services were impressive, after which the body was interred in the Presbyterian cemetery, beiing followed to the last resting place by a large concourse of friends and relativs.

~The Altoona Times (Altoona, PA)
Wed, 12 Aug 1908, pg. 6

Father: John Potter
Mother: Rachel Edelblute
Wife: Mary Ann Moyer