Wilma Maxine Potts, 88, Hamilton, Mo., passed away at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton, on September 22, 2018. She lived in Hamilton most of her life.

Maxine was born on January 8, 1930, in Pattonsburg, Mo., to Leonard and Opal (Browning) Ahart.  She graduated from the Hamilton High School in 1947.

She married Bernard Potts on December 10, 1949, in Hamilton at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  He preceded her in death in 1993.  Maxine was also preceded by her parents, her son, Barney, in 2006, and her brother, Harold Ahart.

Maxine was a homemaker and worked with Bernard as co-owner of Man's Land Clothing Store & Barber Shop in the 1980's in Hamilton.

Survivors:  Daughter-Paula (Randy) Pickering, Hamilton; 2 grandchildren-Nicki (Casey) Tapp, and Jamie (Tim) Ayers; and 2 great-grandchildren-Auburn Tapp and Miles Ayers, all of Hamilton; and 4 nephews.

Cremation has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

Memorial Service:  2 p.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church, Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Three Rivers Hospice or the Hamilton United Methodist Church.

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