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Rufus G. "Buddy" Cotton
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GREENSBORO — RUFUS G. "BUDDY" COTTON, 76, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, May 29, 2011.
Buddy is survived by his three sons, Gary Cotton of Missouri, Steve Cotton and wife, Cathy, of Orlando, FL and Chris Cotton and wife Tiffany, of Greensboro, NC; his grandchildren Quincy, Taylor, Sydney, Kyle, Austin, Alex and Haley.
He was preceded in death two months ago by his wife of 53 years, Betty Cotton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Paul Cotton, of Pennsylvania.
Buddy was an active member and served on the staff at Lawndale Baptist Church before becoming ill. He was a U.S. Army veteran
There will be a memorial service on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Lawndale Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, gifts of love and memory can be made to the Cotton Memorial Fund c/o Lawndale Baptist Church, 3505 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408.
Forbis and Dick, N. Elm Street is serving the Cotton family and online condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick.com.
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Joe Carr
June 23, 2011
To the Cotton family, I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your dad. Your certainly in my prayers. Joe M. Carr
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Randy Sexton
June 1, 2011
Gary, Steve, Chris, I had the honor of working with your Father and really enjoyed his words of wisdom and his humor. He always LOVED to talk at length about you boys and smiled from ear to ear whenever he was around your loving Mother. He was truly a GENTLEMAN and will be dearly missed...God bless you all... Randy L. Sexton
JIM AND FAYE SINK
June 1, 2011
TO THE COTTON FAMILY, FAYE AND I ARE SO SAD TO HEAR OF BUDDY'S DEATH. HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND AND LOVED THELORD. HE AND BETTY SHARED OUR WEDDING ANIVERSARY, THE SAME DAY AND THE SAME YEAR, WHICH WE CELEBRATED EACH YEAR WITH A PHONE CALL. THEY WERE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NATCHEZ TRACE AND WE ENJOYED MANY GOOD TIMES TOGETHER. BUDDY WILL TRULY BE MISSED BY ALL AND ESPECIALLY US. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AT THE VERY SAD TIME. OUR LOVE AND PRAYERS, JIM AND FAYE SINK
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