Teena Bailey Potts

Teena away.

With family by her side, we prayed for her to stay.

We wanted her to get up and come home as before.

But, this time, God wanted her more.

Teena Marie Bailey-Potts was born May 4, 1953 at Wilkes General Hospital in North Wilkesboro, NC. She was the seventh child of Robert Sr. and Addie Bailey. She graduated from Wilkes Central High School in 1971. Teena earned her Associates Degree from Wilkes Community College. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Appalachian State University in 1976. After graduation, she worked at Lowes Hardware in North Wilkesboro as a buyer before getting married. After marriage and moving to Charlotte, she worked at Eastern Airlines as a ticketing agent. She later worked at Edgecome Metals and EMJ Metals as an inside sales rep. She began her Nursing journey in 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center on 10A. Nursing was truly her calling. She retired in 2019 because of health reasons. She attended Matthews-Murkland Presbyterian Church where she served as Clerk of Sessions until 2019.

In 1975, she met the man who would go on to become her husband. August 27, 1977, she married John W. Potts of Huntersville, NC. Seven years later, they had their daughter, Jillian Potts. She was her biggest source of pride, until her grandson, Mycal, was born. At that point, Jillian became second fiddle to her only grandchild. Mycal was truly her pride and joy. She made sure he got everything he would ask for and rarely told him the word 'No', much to the chagrin of her daughter. She knew the job of a grandmother was to spoil her grandchild and she held the title of 'Grandmother' as the most honored achievement. She is survived by her husband, John Potts, her daughter, Jillian Potts, her grandson, Mycal Medina, III, all of Charlotte; her brothers, Robert Bailey, Jr. (Jewel), Billy Bailey (Yetta), her sister, Sandy Bailey, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Family was everything to her. She truly loved all of them. Teena was preceded in death by her father and mother, Robert Sr., and Addie Bailey, her brothers, Douglas Bailey, Dean Bailey, and Allen (Buster) Bailey, her sisters, Barbara Ann Armstrong, Addie Mae Cockeran, and Cathy Martin.

The family would like to thank Dr. Lindsey Spence and her staff at Atrium Gastroenterology, and Dawn Preston with Helms Home Care.

A funeral will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm at McEwen Funeral Home - Pineville Chapel, 10500 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28210. A repass will be held afterwards.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to NORD, the National Organization for Rare Disorders at www.rarediseases.org. The mission of NORD is to improve the health and well-being of people with rare diseases by driving advances in care, research and policy.

"Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me." Ruth 1:16-17 NIV