Herbert Jacquelin Potts ’32

Jack Potts died Nov. 8, 1998, at his residence in Fairhope, Ala., to which he had moved upon retirement.

Jack devoted most of his career to the business of manufacturing carpets. He ran the integrated Axminster Mill of Alexander Smith, Inc. in Greenville, Miss. He contributed to many civic and community affairs, being a director of Rotary, the Community Chest, Greenville Educational Foundation, and the Chamber of Commerce. He was also active in the Mississippi Economic Council, the Mississippi Benefactors Assn., and St. James Episcopal Church.

During WWII, he served in Europe with the 3rd and 9th Armies in the Field Artillery, receiving the Bronze Star.

Jack's first wife, Mary Mariner, predeceased him, as did also his daughter Jacquelin England and his stepson Guy Durant. He is survived by his second wife, Mary Emma; a stepson, George Durant; two daughters, Augusta Jones and Mary Lynn Reynolds; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The class mourns with them the loss of this genial and likeable gentleman.

The Class of 1932