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Potts, nicknamed "Mynabird," was 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 oversaw as the major focus of her historical preservation efforts.<ref name=statement>Statement of Myna Potts, September 18, 2008.</ref>

Potts, nicknamed "Mynabird," was 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 oversaw 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. 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 (1947-2022).<ref name=statement/>

==Medicine Mounds==

==Medicine Mounds==

Medicine Mound is near four dolomite hills known as '''Medicine Mounds,''' which are considered sacred by the Comanche and Kiowa Indians who believe that the landmarks contain mystical spirits to improve the quality of their lives. The mounds are on private property and not available for public tours beyond an outer five-mile limit. One can see for approximately fifty miles from the top of the mounds.<ref name=memories>"Memories of the Mounds," website of Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group, no longer on-line.</ref>​

Medicine Mound is near four dolomite hills known as '''Medicine Mounds''' which are considered sacred by the Comanche and Kiowa Indians who believe that the landmarks contain mystical spirits to improve the quality of their lives. The mounds are on private property and not available for public tours beyond an outer five-mile limit. One can see for approximately fifty miles from the top of the mounds.<ref name=memories>"Memories of the Mounds," website of Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group, no longer on-line.</ref>​

John A. Bates of Ferndale in Oakland County, near [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the former executive director of the Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group and a cousin of Myna Potts, recalls having visited Medicine Mount when he was a boy: "The Comanche would come to the Medicine Mounds for their healing powers, often trading flint and other goods and racing their ponies around the mound below us.  . . . We carefully descended about seventy-five feet or so to an almost imperceptible track that circled the entire mound, which was used by Quanah Parker's braves to test their horsemanship. [In 1966], this 'track' was still quite visible, especially for a young man with a fertile imagination. Sadly, it is slowly disappearing as the young [[cedar]] trees begin to reclaim the ground."<ref name=memories/>​

John A. Bates of Ferndale in Oakland County, near [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the former executive director of the Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group and a cousin of Myna Potts, recalls having visited Medicine Mount when he was a boy: "The Comanche would come to the Medicine Mounds for their healing powers, often trading flint and other goods and racing their ponies around the mound below us.  . . . We carefully descended about seventy-five feet or so to an almost imperceptible track that circled the entire mound, which was used by Quanah Parker's braves to test their horsemanship. [In 1966], this 'track' was still quite visible, especially for a young man with a fertile imagination. Sadly, it is slowly disappearing as the young [[cedar]] trees begin to reclaim the ground."<ref name=memories/>​