Clara Nell Cottrell

Clara Nell Cottrell passed away July 31, 2025, in Pueblo, Colorado. She was born June 18, 1934, in Stonington, Colorado to Edward and Helen Hey. She was the fourth of eight children.

Nell married Gilbert Cottrell in Clayton, New Mexico in 1955. They welcomed a son, Gerald, in 1956, in Lamar, Colorado, and then a daughter, Lanell Bradfield, in 1958 in Springfield, Colorado.

Gilbert and Nell moved their family from the southeast corner of Colorado to Canon City where Nell was a homemaker and worked at Lasting Impressions until she retired. To the community she was known as Nell, but to her loved ones she was known as Nan.

Nell was very crafty and had various hobbies, which included China painting, quilting, and scrapbooking. She also loved to garden and maintain her yard.

Nell was very proud of her Native American heritage and loved to go to gatherings and spend time with her family. She was a true treasure.

Nell is survived by her son-in-law, Lon Bradfield; and grandchildren, Erin (Jed) Crowther, Marlon (Erika) Bradfield, Megan Bradfield and Casidy (Craig) Canal; as well as four beloved great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert; son, Gerald Cottrell; and daughter, Lanell Bradfield.