John Wesley Poteet

John Wesley Poteet, 83, of Hodgenville, Kentucky, passed away March 3, 2020, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.

Rev. Poteet served a number of churches in Kentucky, most recently Clarkson UMC. He retired in 1988. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Hunter Poteet; his parents, Leonard Conway and Ruby Cox Poteet; a sister, Mary Jean Priddy; and a brother, Leonard Gordon Poteet.

He is survived by a daughter, Devetta (Tom) Jackson of Versailles, Kentucky; a son, Todd Troutman of Louisville; four grandchildren, Erin Johnson, Hunter Troutman, Cameron Jackson and Nathan Jackson; four great-grandchildren, Emma Johnson, Evan Johnson, Josslyn Troutman and Kash Troutman; and three special nephews, Jim, Doug and Donnie Poteet.

The funeral was held March 5, 2020, at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with Rev. Bruce Hiner officiating. Burial was in Red Hill Cemetery.