My name is Janet Kaye Potts, the K stands for Kaye, but I just like K. and that’s all. I just turned 79 on May 18. Who knew almost 80 was when I got to go to heaven. Heaven is where you go see your mother and daddy and the people you dearly loved. My heaven is the forever kind.
Janet K. Potts was born on May 18, 1947 to Kenneth and June Brown. She spent her life in dedication to the people and things that she loved and service to the Lord. She was a devoted teacher, a gifted organist and played at Bethel Baptist Church for over 50 years.
She is survived by her loving husband, Gary Potts; sister, Vicki Newcom; her children, Tiffany and Ryan; her grandchildren and great grandchildren, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Anna Belle (Potts) Dixon, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, and many students.
She is preceded in death by her mother and father, brother, Stanley Brown; and father-in-law, Charles Potts.
A visitation will be held Monday, August 31, 2026 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church in rural Vandalia, IL. Funeral services will be held the next day, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. also at the Bethel Baptist Church. The burial will follow at the McKendree Chapel Cemetery in Keyesport, IL. Memorial donations may be made to the Vandalia School District for school supplies. Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL is in charge of arrangements. Online memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.millerfh.net.
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