James Norfleet Poteat, Sr.

Mr. James Norfleet Poteat Sr., 91, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Poteat was born in Boydton, Virginia on May 25, 1933, a son of the late Sallie Elizabeth Redmon Poteat and Zeb Vance Poteat.  He was married to the late Shirley Hodge Poteat for 64 years until her death in 2017.  James was a lifetime member of Fairview Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and taught the Boy's Sunday School class for many years.  He worked as an insurance salesman for Liberty Life Insurance Company and worked also as a building contractor and farmer.  He enjoyed vacationing with family at the beach.

Left to cherish his memory are daughters, Dr. Amy Thornton (Danny), and Angie Spears (Jamie); son, James N, Poteat (Tammy); granddaughter, Ashley Cooper (Clint); grandson, James Poteat; great granddaughter, Sadie Poteat, great grandson, Remington Cooper, and new great granddaughter, Cora, on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was predeceased by eight sisters, and three brothers.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Fairview Baptist Church on Bryant Road, with Rev. Ty Childers and Rev. Mike Davis officiating.

Pallbearers will be Danny Hammett, Larry Poteat, James Poteat, Trey Poteat, Warren Poteat, and Larry Price.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service on Saturday, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM.

Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church 1551 Bryant Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29303

The family wishes to thank the staff at White Oak Manor Spartanburg, Interim Hospice for their compassionate care to our dad during his stay and we also want to thank his special friends Brenda Cooksey, Cherub Talbert, and Mary Burke for their continued loving care and devotion during his time of declining health.