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Brent Cottam Obituary
St. George
William Brent Cottam passed away June 26, 2016 from effects of Alzheimer's Disease. Brent was born October 5, 1938 in Cedar City, Utah to William and Beulah Taylor Cottam.
He married Virginia Mickelson in Parowan, Utah February 13, 1960. They had two children, Brad and Scott. They later divorced. He married Corrine Williams August 15, 2005. She passed away in 2014.
Dad was raised in the old Cottam house, where the original county courthouse stands. He attended the local schools, graduated from Dixie High School in 1957.
He learned the value of hard work at an early age working on his Dad's farm and dairy. After his father died at an early age, he took over the farm. He ran cattle on the Nada Desert and Warner Valley. He loved ranching and farming. Brent worked for the City of St. George as Cemetery Sexton and retired after 30 plus years. He liked being a help to families in need and made many friends.
He is survived by sons, Brad (Terry) of St. George, Scott (Cammey) of Washington; 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandson; sisters, LouMay (Ray) Yocum of West Jordan, UT, Arthea Rahimzadeh of Salt Lake City and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Kolaha McMullin; brothers-in-law, Doyle McMullin and Mohamad Rahimzadeh.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Beehive House on River Road, Dr. Jason Swigert and staff, Memory Matters of Utah and Applegate Hospice.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff, St. George, UT. There will be a viewing Wednesday, June 29 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and also Thursday prior to services from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Mortuary. Interment will take place in the St. George City Cemetery.
Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign his guestbook at www.spilsburymortuary.com. The service will be broadcast live and may be watched up to 90 days after the service. To watch the service, go to www.webcast.funeralrecording.com enter event ID#11882 and password: H2FHQ (all uppercase).
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July 4, 2016
Hi there Brad and Scott I am sorry about your father, I am not sure you remember me but I tended you boys in the summer for quite a few years, your family was and will always be special I hope you know that I am so sorry for losing touch with you all take care RaNae
Gary R. Nelson
July 2, 2016
A good man has passed away. I will miss Brent. Condolences to his family.
June 30, 2016
On behalf of my siblings, Roger, Nancy and I, we would like to offer our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Brent. Our mother Margaret (Cottam) often spoke of her cousin Brent's sense of humor and what a good heart he had. Our prayers are with Brent's family during this time. We know he's reunited with Uncle Bill and Aunt Beulah, as well as great grandad and grandmother Cottam and our own grandad Ron.
M. Rick Erickson
Mary Kay DeGroff
June 29, 2016
I have many wonderful memories of Brent when he would come up to stay with us when he was a teenager. Our prayers and love are with all the family. We are unable to attend the services as we are serving a mission in California.
June 29, 2016
We were so sad to see Brent's obituary in the paper this morning. We loved getting to know he and Cody while living in the Little Valley 5th Ward. I enjoyed a couple recent visits with him at the Beehive Home. We'll miss you Brent. God bless you all. Jake & Chitra Graff
Steven Rahimzdeh
June 28, 2016
Uncle Brent was a GREAT man!
I will miss him a lot!
Steven Rahimzdeh
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