Rev. Raymond Potter's obituary , Passed away on November 20, 2025 in Vanceboro, North Carolina

Rev. Raymond Potter

December 18, 1928 - November 20, 2025 (96 years old)

Vanceboro, North Carolina

Rev. Raymond Potter's obituary , Passed away on November 20, 2025 in Vanceboro, North Carolina

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Rev. Raymond Potter

December 18, 1928 - November 20, 2025 (96 years old)

Vanceboro, North Carolina

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Raymond Potter Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Raymond Potter of Vanceboro, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 96, on November 20, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Raymond Potter or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

Though Raymond may no longer walk beside us, his memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Raymond touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In his absence, his spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Mark Potter and Hannah Potter; his son Stephen Ray Potter; and his brothers, Robert (Bobby), Hildred, Wesley and Mark Potter, Jr..

He is survived by: his wife Margaret Whichard Potter; his children, Barry Alan Potter (Connie) of Greenville, Deborah Martin of Greenville and Sandra Vanderpool (Richard) of Ruffin; and his brother Vernon E. Potter, Sr. of Raleigh. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

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Greenville First Pentecostal Holiness Church
204 Brinkley Rd, Greenville, NC 27858

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Nov 24

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Greenville First Pentecostal Holiness Church
204 Brinkley Rd, Greenville, NC 27858

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