Mr. Harold Edward Poteet, age 87 of Crandall, GA, went home to be with his heavenly Father on January 18, 2023 at AdventHealth Murray.

As a young man Harold started out working for the Calhoun Lumber Company. In the early 70s he went on to build numerous homes throughout the Murray County area as a contractor. Harold retired from building homes and moved onto working for the Murray County Building Inspectors office. He retired from this position in the late 90s. Harold loved hunting, fishing, riding his tractor, and growing watermelons. He will be dearly missed.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Flora Poteet; son, George Edward (Pete) Poteet; brother, Charles Poteet; half-brothers, Boyd Hansird, Herschel Hansird, and W.A. Hansird.

Survivors include his loving wife of 66 years, Bonnie Mantooth Poteet; He was a wonderful husband and loving father to his children, Dianne and Lester Moore, Kathy and the late Gary Patterson, Sheila and Craig Bartley, and Donna and Darryl Farmer all of Crandall; sister, Betty Poteet Byrd of Ringgold; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren along with nieces and nephews.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mr. Harold Edward Poteet will be held Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. from the chapel of Peeples Funeral Home with Rev. Carson Scarbrough and Rev. Lamar Payne officiating. Interment will follow at Fairy Valley Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, January 22, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

The family would like to express a special thanks to the AdventHealth Murray doctors, nurses, and staff.

Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth is entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Harold Edward Poteet.