Madelyn Butler Potter

Madelyn "Lynn" Butler Potter of Havre de Grace died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in BelAir. She was 82. Born in Cardiff, MD she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen (Rigdon) Butler. Mrs. Potter retired from the Harford County Board of Education in 1990. She had spent most of her teaching career at Bakersfield Elementary School in Aberdeen. She was a member of the Grove Presbyterian Church and of the P.E.O. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, J. Walter Potter; sons, Stephen W. Potter and wife Sarah of Baltimore and Jeffrey A. Potter and wife Luianne of Pylesville; brother, Paul "Buddy" Butler and wife Tillie of Ocean City; grandchildren, Adam and Rebecca Potter, Christopher, Justin and Phillip Helmkamp, Amanda Fisher, and Andrea Schmitt, one great granddaughter, Savannah Potter and her son-in-law Douglas Helmkamp. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her daughter Carol Lynn Helmkamp and her grandson Andrew Potter. A visitation will be held at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 24 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Mrs. Merritt N. Schatz will be held at Grove Presbyterian Church on Thursday, October 25 at 12:30pm. Interment will be at Harford Memorial Gardens, with her grandchildren serving has pallbearers. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001