Alvin "Al"

Lee Potts

Alvin Lee "Al" Potts, 83, of Newcastle, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The son of Oliver Alvin Potts and Mable Elizabeth (Holms) Potts, he was born November 7, 1940, in Oklahoma City.

Al served in the United States Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  He married the love of his life, Anna Lea Brock.  They moved to Newcastle where they have made their home for the last 52 years.  Al served as a lay minister at Newcastle United Methodist Church where he has been a member since 1983.  He served as a volunteer on the Newcastle Fire Department for many years.  Al loved tinkering with anything electronic.  He enjoyed traveling and was a big OU fan as well.  Al will be missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death his parents; one brother, Charles Robert Potts; and two sisters, Joann Jeck and Laurine Goode-Schulz.

Al is survived by his wife, Anna Lea (Brock) Potts; one daughter, Saundra Kelly of Newcastle; two sons, Alvin Potts, Jr. and his wife, Becky, of Luther and Timothy Potts and his wife, Shelly, of Belton, Texas; three grandchildren, Joshua Bence and his wife, Leah, Katryn Potts and Tristan Potts;  two sisters, Margaret Crofford of Oklahoma City and Donna Stanley of Oklahoma City; and many other loved ones and friends.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the Newcastle United Methodist Church in Newcastle.  Interment will follow in the Newcastle Memorial Gardens in Newcastle.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.