Charles A. “Chuck” Potts, 61, passed from this life on Friday, February 15, 2019, at his home in Yukon, OK.
Chuck was born on October 31, 1957, in Tachikawa, Japan to parents Charles and Mary Louise “Lou” (Mosley) Potts.
Chuck made the commitment to become one of the few and proud who protect our country by land and sea. That commitment is met with the title of a U.S. Marine. Chuck was also an Environmental biologist who studied specific regional environments as well as the organisms and wildlife that inhabit those locations. Chuck also belonged to the fraternity of Masons and Shriners.
Chuck is preceded in death by his parents, Charles T. Potts and Mary Louise “Lou” Potts, grandparents and two grand babies, Prudence and Penelope.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Robin; children, Crystal Turney and husband Larry, Aaron Potts and his daughter Chloe, Jessica Potts and her sons, Zephyr and Leander, and Shannon Potts; sister, Deborah and Trent Brakefield, and her sons, Matthew and Ryan; nephew, David and niece, Lisa.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Yanda & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Yukon, OK.
Memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/give.
Online condolences may be signed at http://www.yandafuneral.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Yanda & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Yukon, OK.
