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Potts is the only daughter of five children of Ira Lee Hicks (1886–1966) and the former Lillie Bell Holmes (1892–1989), who are interred in Chillicothe. She was born in Bonita, an unincorporated community in  Montague County northwest of [[Denton, Texas|Denton]]. The Pottses moved west of [[Wichita Falls]] to Medicine Mound in Hardeman County when Myna was still an [[infant]]. Ira Hicks and his brother-in-law, Lon Cobb (died 1942), operated the Hicks-Cobb General Store, since the museum which Potts oversees as the major focus of her historical preservation efforts.<ref name=statement>Statement of Myna Potts, September 18, 2008.</ref>

Potts is the only daughter of five children of Ira Lee Hicks (1886–1966) and the former Lillie Bell Holmes (1892–1989), who are interred in Chillicothe. She was born in Bonita, an unincorporated community in  Montague County northwest of [[Denton, Texas|Denton]]. The Pottses moved west of [[Wichita Falls]] to Medicine Mound in Hardeman County when Myna was still an [[infant]]. Ira Hicks and his brother-in-law, Lon Cobb (died 1942), operated the Hicks-Cobb General Store, since the museum which Potts oversees as the major focus of her historical preservation efforts.<ref name=statement>Statement of Myna Potts, September 18, 2008.</ref>

Potts attended elementary school in Medicine Mound and graduated from Quanah High School in Quanah named for the Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. She attended [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]] for one year. Potts was married to John Luther Potts, Jr. (1922-2011), who retired from the Lykes Shipping Company of [[New Orleans]]. As a skipper in the merchant marine, he was away from home in Chillicothe six months at a time, a situation which led Mrs. Potts to master the ham radio to maintain communication with her husband.<ref name=statement/> The couple had one son, David Lee Potts (born January 12, 1947).<ref name=statement/>

Potts attended elementary school in Medicine Mound and graduated from Quanah High School in Quanah named for the Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. She attended [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]] for one year. Potts was married to John Luther Potts, Jr. (1922-2011), who retired from the Lykes Shipping Company of [[New Orleans]]. As a skipper in the merchant marine, he was away from home in Chillicothe six months at a time, a situation which led Mrs. Potts to master the ham [[radio]] to maintain communication with her husband. The couple had one son, David Lee Potts (born January 12, 1947).<ref name=statement/>

==Medicine Mounds==

==Medicine Mounds==