POTTS — Virgil James, 79; born April 21, 1935, Billings, Mont.; died Dec. 5, 2014, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: wife, Helen (Altimus); son, Ken, Yakima; daughters, Cherie Henry, Portland, Ore.; Denise Ray, Moxee, Wash.; and 5 grandchildren, Abbey Jo Potts, Eian Ray, Tyler Ray, Kayla McCormack, Kendall Potts.