Healed, whole, and with his Savior, Wayne Poteet, 78 years old of Hooks, Texas, is free of the burdens of this life after a hard-fought, lengthy, but always courageous battle with cancer.

Wayne Poteet was born November 25, 1943, in Crosby, Texas, to Howard and Noma Poteet. As a young boy in a hard-working family in Huffman, Texas, Wayne learned farming skills early. In 1958, the family moved to the Hooks area and Wayne farmed with his father and older brother. While in high school, Wayne raised a...