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Nancy Lynn Gray Stone went to her Home in Heaven with Jesus on November 7, 2024. She was born on April 8, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas to her parents, Lester B. Gray Sr. and Adele Arhelger Gray. Preceding her in death were her parents, her half-brother Lester B. Gray Jr., and two former husband, William J. Wallace Jr. and Lon G. Potter. Nancy is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Curtis, three sons, Tyson Gray Potter, Jason Scott Potter, and Ray Anthony Potter; her brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Sharon Gray; her daughter-in-law, Jamee H. Potter, by 3 grandchildren, Cade, Chloe, and Cole, and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Nancy grew up in San Antonio, and graduated from South San Antonio High School (1967), and the University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A. Education). She lived in Alaska where she worked as a Dental Assistant. Later she lived in Georgia, where Tyson and Scott were born. Nancy accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in August, 1973 while working in a Georgia Dental Office. A co-worker shared her faith and then asked Nancy “how was it with you?” She had nothing to tell, but that night she told Jesus “I need you in my life”. She felt a peace and forgiveness she had never known before. Returning to Texas she lived in Houston, where she met and married Lon Potter and adopted her third son, Ray. The family moved to San Antonio, where all three sons graduated from High School. She taught Special Education students as a divine calling. During this time she was diagnosed with Hepatitis and received a liver transplant in 1996. She again worked as a Dental Assistant for a time, before retiring on medical disability. Nancy moved to McKinney, Texas in 2010 to be near her son Scott’s family with her three grandchildren. In 2018 she was diagnosed with inclusion body Myositis (rare Muscular Dystrophy). In 2021, with the help of Curtis, she moved back to San Antonio and lived in an apartment near him. They were married Ausust 30, 2022. Curtis cared for Nancy with all the love and devotion humanly possible, and skills gained as a retired Firefighter/EMT Paramedic. A group of South San High School graduated from the mid-1960S was the social and spiritual support for Nancy and Curtis. They were active in monthly luncheons as well as planning the 60 year reunion for the class of 1964. SERVICES Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. followed by the Service at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at the Fred J. Tips Mausoleum Chapel located at the rear of Mission Burial Park North, 20900 IH 10 West. Entombment will follow at the Mausoleum.

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Nancy Lynn Gray Stone

April 8, 1949 - November 7, 2024