Idella  Potts

Published 5:53 pm Monday, March 3, 2025

“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present your faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” Jude 1:24

The funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. with visitation at 10 a.m. at East Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, 1124 E. Jerusalem Avenue, Picayune, MS 39466. The Rev. Russell C. Davis, Pastor/Officiant and the Rev. Eric Willians, Eulogist, Pastor of Stone Fellowship Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Okla. Interment will be at the New Palestine Cemetery, Picayune, Miss.

Ms. Idella Potts was born Feb. 11, 1950, in Picayune, Miss. to the late Walter T. Williams and Evelyn Powe Williams.

At the age of 75, Sis. Idella Potts peacefully made her transition from this earthly life to her heavenly home on Feb. 22, 2025, at 9:37 p.m. at Slidell Memorial Hospital, Slidell, La. surrounded by family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter T. and Evelyn P. Williams; brother, Walter S. “Pone” Williams and two nephews.

Loving memories of Sis. Idella Potts will be cherished her son, the Rev. Eric William, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; sisters, Doris Staten, Parsons, Kan. and Bernice (Daniel) Saxon, Picayune, Miss.; brothers, Arrealus Williams, Tulsa, Okla. and Calvin (Lynn) Williams, Los Angeles, Calif.; two granddaughters, Kyra W. (Justin) Garcia (Justin) and Erin Williams  of Oklahoma City, Okla.; seven nieces and nephews and a host of many cousins and friends. Entrusted by Brown’s Funeral Home.

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