OFDA received word this morning that Edward C. Cotton, Sr. of Kensington, Ohio died Sunday, February 11, surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Cotton was a member of the American Funeral Director Association; The Ohio Funeral Directors Association which honored him for his 50 years of service as a funeral director; The Columbiana County Funeral Directors Association, The Columbiana, Mahoning & Trumbull Counties Funeral Directors Association and District #16 of the Ohio Funeral Directors honored him for his outstanding service to the community for 50 years service as a funeral director; The American Ambulance Association; The Ohio Ambulance and Medical Association. He was one of the first EMT's certified in this area of the state. He formed the Maple-Cotton Funeral Home & Ambulance Service in Kensington, Ohio and in 2002 acquired the Allmon-Dugger-Cotton Funeral Home in Carrollton, Ohio.
Dedicated to his community, Mr. Cotton was a veteran of the Korean War serving with the United States Marine Corp., Sandy Valley Chapter 408 F & A.M., Past Patron of Pleasant Valley #216 Order of Eastern Stars, The Lepine Rush American Legion Post #684, and The Teheran Grotto.
He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Mary Lou Burcher; daughters, Linda (Bernard) Brown and Dianna (Steven) Fisher; son, E. Curtis Cotton, Jr.; six grandchildren, Joseph, Jacob, Jonathan and Julia Brown, Eric and Sarah Fisher.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007 at the Maple-Cotton Funeral Home, Kensington, with burial to follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Masonic Services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Maple-Cotton Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alliance Hospice Society, 885 South Sawburg Road, Suite 106, Alliance, Ohio 44601..