Daily Corinthian Newspaper, Corinth, Mississippi
Dated Oct. 7, 1946
COTTON RITES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY
MRS. AUDIE COTTON DIED ON MONDAY AT HOME OF PARENTS
Mrs. Audie B. Gray Cotton, 1615 East Third Street, died last night at 7:15 o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gray, Shiloh Road, following a year of failing health and two months of serious illness. She was 43 years of age.
Mrs. Cotton was a native of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, and was a member of the Presbyterian church. She was married to Frank Ethridge Cotton in August, 1922, who survives. Mrs. Cotton was well and favorably known in the community by a host of friends and relatives who are grieved to learn of her death.
Funeral service will be held from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gray on the Shiloh Road Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. James Gregory, Rev. D.L. Hill, and Dr. T.W. Young officiating. Burial will be in the Henry Cemetery with McPeter's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gray of Corinth; one son, Frank Cotton of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; two brothers, Alton Gray of Corinth and Paul Gray of Warrington, Florida, three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Parker of Memphis, Tennessee, Mrs. Carrmen Harrison of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Olivia Dickson of Warrington, Florida; and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Paul Jones, Herring Joyce, Lester Kingsley, Frank Buchanan, Herman Nelms, Harry Small, Jimmie Biggers and Leroy Scott.