A  Shelbyville, Indiana,  newspaper
[1965]
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Carl Cotton
Dies At Home
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Rites Saturday For Retired Mechanic
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Carl C. Cotton, 77, of 1123 Meridian St.
Lifelong resident Shelby County, resided in Shelbyville for the past 45 years, mechanic at Sandman Brothers, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Modern Woodmen Lodge.
Born Rays Crossing, June 1, 1888, s/o David E. and Retta (Woodruff) Cotton.  July 24, 1912, married to Goldie Fagel, surviving.
Surviving:  daughter, Mrs. Howard (Florine) Miller; granddaughter, Christy Miller; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Smith  and  Mrs. Ruth Bird, all of Shelbyville.  A brother, Lawrence Cotton preceded in death.
Burial in the Mount Pisgah Church Cemetery.
Submitted by Wanda
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
Monday, January 12, 1959
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MRS. COTTON, 90, DIES HERE
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Two-Month Illness Fatal To City Woman
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Mrs. Retta Cotton, 90, resident of this city 45 years, died Saturday afternoon.
Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
Former resident of Rays Crossing; member Rays Crossing Christian Union Church; born in Missouri September 20, 1868 d/o Louis and Barbara Woodruff; married   David  Cotton  (died 32 years ago).
Son, Lawrence, preceded in death.
Survivors:  three children,  Mrs. Ruth Bird,  Mrs. Mary Smith  and  Carl Cotton,  all of this city; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren.
Submitted by Barb Huff
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Thursday, June 3, 1948
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Former Resident is Dead in West
Lawrence Cotton, 50, dies in Los Angeles
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          Word was received late Tuesday of the death of  Lawrence Cotton, about 50, county native and former Shelbyville resident.  He died suddenly Sunday night at his home at 1453 W. 60th Street, in Los Angeles, California.
          Mr. Cotton, son of  Mrs. Retta Cotton  of 339 Alice Street, was born in Union township and lived here around 25 years, being employed in local furniture factories.  After his marriage, he went to California around 25 years ago.  The widow  Florence, survives, with one son, about 21, both residing in Los Angeles.
          Also surviving with the mother, widow and son are a brother, Carl Cotton, 1123 Meridian Street; two sisters  Mrs. Roy Bird, 301 E. Franklin street, and  Mrs. Raymond Smith, of Montgomery street, and several nieces and nephews.
          Funeral services and burial will take place in Los Angeles.
Submitted by Barb Huff  for Wanda
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Saturday December 8, 1945
Page 1 column 3
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MRS. COTTON DIES AT HOME
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Funeral Will Be Conducted Monday Afternoon
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          Mrs. Luella Cotton, age 76, wife of  Charles H. Cotton, died at her home, 345 East Pennsylvania Street, at 4:00 a.m., Friday.  She fractured her hip in a fall last July, and death resulted from complications.
          She was born February 2, 1869, in Washington township, Shelby county, the daughter of  John L. and Sarah Ann Huffman. She is survived by the husband; one daughter, Mrs. Elmer Johnson, of Shelbyville; two nieces, Mrs. Sadie Goshen  and  Mrs. Margaret Gunning, of Shelbyville; and one nephew; George F. Snyder, of Brownstown.  She attended the Vine Street Methodist Church.
          Funeral services will be held at the Loren H. Murphy funeral home at 2:00 p.m., Monday with the Rev. Hamilton officiating.  Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.  Friends may call at the Murphy funeral home after 7:00 p.m. today.
Contributed by Barb Huff  for Bob McKenzie

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Monday, January 11, 1943
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RESIDENT  OF
MANILLA  DEAD
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          C. [Carey] C. Cotton, well known resident of Manilla, died at noon Sunday at the Clark Nursing home in Rushville, following a long illness.
          Born in Union township, Shelby county, he was the son of Thomas A. and Phoebe Ann Cotton and was about eighty-five years old. He was a farmer in Union township until his retirement several years ago, when he moved to Manilla.
          Mr. Cotton was married to Lucy Brown. whose death occurred a number of years ago. He was later married to Alma Mull, who died several years ago. He was a member of the Manilla Methodist church
          Surviving are two sons, , of Chicago, and Joseph E. Cotton, of near Homer, and a daughter, Mrs. Edna Trittschuh of Frankfort; three grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. India Haymond of Waldron, and Mrs. Mills Henry of Greensburg.
          Funeral arrangements will be announced later by D. E. Carmony.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Friday, June 1, 1928
Page 1, column 4
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FUNERAL  TO  BE  HELD  SATURDAY
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Last Rites For David E. Cotton
Will Be Held At Ray's Crossing
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WAS  INVALID  FOR 15  YEARS
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          Funeral services for  David E. Cotton,  age 64, whose death occurred at two-thirty o'clock Thursday afternoon at his home, 339 Alice street, will be held at two o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Rays' Crossing Christian Union Church with the Rev. Josephine Campbell, pastor of the Trinity M. E. church officiating.  Burial will be in the Little Blue River Baptist church cemetery in charge of Charles M. Ewing.  Mr. Cotton had been an invalid for the last fifteen years.  He was born September 12, 1863, in Union township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cotton.  In 1887 he was married to Miss Retta Woodruff.  To this union were born four children, all of whom survive . They are  Mrs.  Ruth  Bird,   Mrs.  Mary  Smith   and   Carl  C.  Cotton,  all of this city and  Lawrence  W.  Cotton,  of Los Angeles, California.  Besides the wife and children, seven grandchildren also survive.  Mr. Cotton was a member of the Christian Union church at Ray's Crossing and of the Ray's Crossing Camp of the Modern Woodman Lodge.
Submitted by Barb Huff

The  Shelby  Republican
Thursday February 11, 1915
Page 1 column 6
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MRS. PHOEBE  COTTON,  LAST  OF
MISSOURI  HARMONY  CLASS,
IS  DEAD
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          Mrs. Phoebe Cotton, aged eighty-five years, died Thursday night at eleven-forty five o’clock at her home in Union township.  Her death was caused by a complication of diseases.  Mrs. Cotton had been confined to her bed for only a few days.  When death came, quietly and peacefully, all of her children were gathered at her bedside.
          Mrs. Cotton was the last of the members of  Old  Missouri  Harmony  Singers.  For many years she took her place with that class of men and women who met annually at Morristown.  She was also the oldest resident of Union township.
          Mrs. Cotton was a daughter of the late  Jonathan and  Anna Johnston.  She was born in Hanover township near Morristown, December 2, 1829.  All of her life was spent in Shelby county. On October 18, 1948, she was married to Thomas Cotton, who died thirteen years ago. Mrs. Cotton was a member of the Manilla M.E. church.
          She leaves three daughters,  Mrs. Joseph Haymond, of Waldron; and  Mrs. A.J. Hungerford, of Pittsburg, and  Miss Josephine Cotton, of Greensburg; and two sons,  Frank, who lived with his mother, and  C.C. Cotton, of Union township.  Eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren also survive.
          The funeral services will be held Monday Morning at ten thirty o’clock the late home.  Burial will be made in forest Hill cemetery, in charge of Stewart & Fix. The Rev. J. A. Sargent, of Indianapolis, will officiate.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The  Shelby  Democrat
Thursday, February 13, 1896
Page 3, column 1
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          Hiram A. Cotton, a pioneer of Shelby county, died at his home in Union township, at five o'clock a.m., Sunday, February 9th, of senility, aged ninety-one years, one month and twelve days.  Deceased was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, December 27, 1804, being the son of  William Cotton and the youngest of the family.  At the age of eighteen he came to Shelby county with his parents, settling in Union township, in 1822.  He remained with his father until 1826 hard at work clearing land and doing whatever was his duty in those early days.  Among other things, he helped build the Michigan road, working for 33 1\2 cents per day.  On the 6th of August, 1826, he was married to Jane Gunning, daughter of  David Gunning, of Union township, with whom he lived for nearly fifty years in complete companionship, his wife having died April 10th, 1878, since which time he has made his home with Robert Holbrook.  His character was irreproachable, and his property was accumulated by the hardest kind of work.  No man can say he ever wronged them out of a penny.  Politically he was a democrat of the old school, casting his first vote for Jackson and had followed up by voting for every democratic candidate for President since.  In his last days he had been a great sufferer, having been confined to his bed for three years.  Short funeral services were held at the house at one o'clock p.m. Monday, February 10, Rev. Marklin, officiating.  Interment in the Bennett cemetery, J. C. Edwards has charge of the funeral.
Submitted by Barb Huff

The  Shelbyville  Weekly  Volunteer
Thursday, April 9, 1874
Page 3, column 1
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          Ida Cotton,  little daughter of  Thos.  A.  Cotton  of Union Township, died on Tuesday the 1st instant of pneumonia.   Ida was a bright, promising little girl, 9 years old and a favorite of a large circle of friends.  It is sad indeed to part with the little ones.
Submitted by Barb Huff

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