John Wesley Poteet

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

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; 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.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, March 5, at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with Rev. Bruce Hiner officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 PM Wednesday and after 9 AM Thursday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hodgenville United Methodist Church, 825 Tonieville Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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