Eleanor Potter

Eleanor Joyce Murphy Potter, 101, of Little Rock, AR passed away to heaven on Sunday, October 25, 2026. She was a fourth-generation Arkansan, born on September 19, 1925, in Swifton, Arkansas to Merrill Mack Murphy and Vera Louise Jones.

Along with her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, D.C. Potter, her brother Maurice J. Murphy, her brother-in-law Virgil Morton, nephew Mark Rhodes and niece’s husband Lon Grover.

Eleanor worked for the Federal Civil Service Administration for many years where she met her beloved husband, Potter. They shared 59 years together, devoted to each other.

Eleanor dearly loved her family and supported them to the end. She was a longtime member of Highland Valley United Methodist Church. She was an excellent bridge player and quite a horse racing fan. Her family bred and raced champion horses in Arkansas in the early 1900s.

She is survived by her sister Marie Morton, nieces Valerie McGinnis (Mike), Martha Grover and her son, Ryan and nephew Murphy Rhodes (Alice). Eleanor is also survived by dear friends Rhonda and Tom Landers and Ann and John Freely.

A Funeral Service will be held in Eleanor’s honor on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 11am at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home, 5800 West 12th Street, Little Rock, AR.