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Bennett Allen "Al" Cottam

1943 - 2025

Bennett Allen "Al" Cottam obituary, 1943-2025, Preston, Id

BORN

1943

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Red Rose Funeral Home - Preston

56 South State Street

Preston, Idaho

Bennett Cottam Obituary

Bennett Allen (Al) Cottam, 81 of Preston, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 08, 2025, at the Red Rose Funeral Home, 56 S State Street, Preston. Interment will follow in the Whitney Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Monday, July 7, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home and again on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. before the funeral services. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream of the services will be available on the website.

Please share a favorite memory of Al or offer condolences to the family by leaving a tribute at www.redrosefuneral.com.

A complete obituary will be posted as soon as it is available.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Preston Citizen from Jul. 2 to Jul. 3, 2025.

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Jul

7

Visitation

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Red Rose Funeral Home

56 South State Street, Preston, ID 83263

Jul

8

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Red Rose Funeral Home

56 South State Street, Preston, ID 83263

Jul

8

Funeral service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Red Rose Funeral Home

56 South State Street, Preston, ID 83263

Jul

8

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Red Rose Funeral Home

56 South State Street, Preston, ID 83263

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Red Rose Funeral Home - Preston

56 South State Street, Preston, ID 83263

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