MR. RICHARD EARL COTTON

January 6, 1966 - March 24, 2022

Funeral service for Mr. Richard Earl Cotton will be held at 2 PM Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Crystal Ridge Gym with interment in Dancing Rabbit Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 AM Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Crystal Ridge Gym. John E. Stephens Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Cotton, 56, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his home. He enjoyed running track, playing football and stickball for Beaver Dam. He was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Cotton. Survivors include daughters, Clymene Johnson; sons, Merrick Bacon, Sr., Richie Cotton, Colton Wilson; sister, Kathleen Phillips; brothers, Robert Cotton and Bobby Phillips; 6 grandchildren. Pallbearers: Daven Willis, Justin Willis, Sacthell Willis, J.D. Bell, Tyler Cotton, Wensley Wesley, Arrius Martin, Adrian Frazier.