AR AR - Janice Potts, 40, Harrison, 28 August 1981

On the morning of August 28, 1981, a son of Janice Potts saw her before he left for school. When he returned home, she was nowhere to be found.

Another son of Ms. Potts reported that he returned home from school and the home was unlocked, the utility light was on, there was a pot of boiling beans on the stove, and the clothes iron was out and in the "on" position. There were no signs of a struggle. Later that same day, Janice's car was found in a store parking lot with no sign of her.

Janice Potts is said to have been four months pregnant at the time of her disappearence. She is presumed dead.

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3673dfar.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/10603/0/

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114012441

Birth: Apr. 9, 1941
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Indiana, USA
Death: Aug. 28, 1981
Harrison
Boone County
Arkansas, USA

Daughter of Raymond Bernard Stier
and Velma Charlotte (Bork) Stier

Janice's car was found on a store parking lot in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, on August 28, 1981. Janice disappeared that day and has never been found. She is presumed dead.

Janice has a findagrave memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114012441

Info from link:
Janice Catherine "Jenny" Stier Pots
DOB: 9 Apr 1981
Place of birth: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Janice K. Potts – The Charley Project

Janice K. Potts

• 

Potts, circa 1981

• Missing Since08/28/1981
• Missing FromHarrison, Arkansas
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• Age40 years old
• Height and Weight5'7, 110 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry DescriptionA dress.
• Medical ConditionsPotts was four months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Black hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance
Potts was last seen in Harrison, Arkansas on August 28, 1981. She was divorced, worked the night shift and lived with her three sons. Her middle son, age eighteen, had left a pair of football pants at home for his mother to sew knee pads in. Her son came home at noon and saw that his pants were ready and his mother was in bed. He took the pants and returned to school.

After school, Potts's son returned home and his mother was gone. The house was unlocked, the utility light was turned on, there were beans simmering in the slow cooker, and the clothes iron was sitting out and turned on.

There was a note out that Potts had left on the ironing board for her youngest son. The note said she had gone to a department store, that the beans were ready, and that she should be home when he got home from school.

Potts's son went to a football game a short time later. When he was driving through town after the game that night, his older brother flagged him down and said Potts hadn't shown up for work. They began looking for her and didn't find her, but they did find her car in the mall parking lot. Her purse and the sweater she normally wore were inside the car, but her keys and pocketbook were missing.

Potts has never been heard from again. She was a member of a Pentecostal church at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Bumping for Janice - it's now been over 40 years.

4 Unidentified Person Exclusions:


Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP6796
Date Body FoundNovember 18, 1985
StateVA
CountyAlleghany

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP12683
Date Body FoundJune 06, 2014
StateVA
CountyNewport News

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP2820
Date Body FoundOctober 24, 1994
StateAR
CountyConway

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP6150
Date Body FoundNovember 07, 1998
StateVA
CountyStafford

6/1/2023