Virginia Carolyn Kottemann

KOTTEMANN Virginia Carolyn Kottemann, 88, of Fort Smith, died December 4, 2010 in Fort Smith. She was born November 6, 1922 in Oklahoma City, OK to Lynn C. and Mary Ann Smith Council. She resided in New Orleans for much of her life but had lived the last nineteen years in Fort Smith. Virginia was a descendent of John Henry Smith, a U.S. Marshall for Judge Parker. She was a talented Jewelry Designer and Artist and she attended St. Paul United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Meredith Long of Fort Smith and Marilyn Kottemann of Dallas, TX; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Osing "Burt" Kottemann. Cremation is under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home and entombment will be at a later date in New Orleans. To sign an online guestbook, visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com.