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<\/a><\/p>\nPartners for the last 28 years and residents of Morgan County since 1990, the couple celebrated West Virginia\u2019s recent ruling on same-sex marriages after having seen a news report about the ruling the day before in the local newspaper.<\/p>\n
It was the first same sex marriage in Morgan County, West Virginia.<\/p>\n
When asked where they will spend their honeymoon, Webster laughed and said \u201cwe\u2019ve been together for 28 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Webster said that the first thing he was asked at the Morgan County Courthouse was whether he and Potter have had counseling.<\/p>\n
Webster laughed and said — \u201c\u201dwe\u2019ve been together for 28 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Potter, age 62, is a son of the late Julie Garrett and Herbert Potter of Thornbury, England.<\/p>\n
Potter graduated from Thornbury schools and continued his education at the Camberwell School of the Arts and Crafts in London.<\/p>\n
<\/a>John Webster and Kim Potter at the Panorama at the Peak (Photo credit: Patti Miller)<\/p><\/div>\n
He then came to the United States to pursue a career in hand weaving and garment design. Potter continues to show his work at numerous art and crafts shows throughout the northeast.<\/p>\n
Webster, age 67, is a son of the late Virginia Bradford and Emory Burns Webster of Statesville, North Carolina.<\/p>\n
Webster graduated from Statesville Senior High school, earned his Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University, continued his education as a Cornell University Graduate Fellow in the Department of Plant Breeding and as a Longwood Gardens Graduate Fellow at the University of Delaware.<\/p>\n
Webster retired in 1994 from Garden Arts, his own garden design\/build firm based in the Baltimore\/Washington metropolitan area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kim Potter and John C. Webster were married October 16 in a private ceremony officiated by Reverend Barbara (Bunny) Starr in Great Cacapon, West Virginia. Partners for the last 28 years and residents of Morgan County since 1990, the couple … Continue reading