Dorothy “Dot” Gwendolyn Smith Poteet, age 88, of Oak Ridge, passed away Monday, February 16, at Methodist Medical Center.

She was born November 9, 1926, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Bell Burch Smith.

She attended First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, and was a member of the Oak Ridge Woman’s Club, the Oak Ridge Boat Club, and the Ladies of the Elks, Lodge #1684. Mrs. Poteet enjoyed playing bridge and in earlier years she was an avid bowler and Cub Scout den mother. [Read more…]