Obituary of Margaret Whitfield Cotton MARGARET WHITFIELD COTTON Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - October 4, 1999 Margaret Whitfield Cotton, 79, died Oct. 2, 1999, at Southampton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Eley and Clara Drake Whitfield of Southampton County and was educated at Longwood (Farmville) College. She was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and the Lottie Moon Circle of the Women's Missionary Union, Kings Servants' Sunday School Class, Southampton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Franklin Woman's Club, Suffolk Chapter of the Longwood Alumni Association, Southampton County Historical Society, Franklin Christian Woman's Club, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum of Arts, charter member of the Jerusalem Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and member of Southampton Area Literacy Council. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Robert Howard Cotton Sr.; two sons, Robert Howard Cotton Jr. and Samuel Cobb Cotton, both of Coinjock, N.C.; a daughter, Suzanne Cotton Councill of Richmond; a sister, Virginia W. Allen of Wilmington, Del.; a brother, Joseph D. Whitfield of Suffolk; three grandsons; two granddaughters; a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Poplar Spring Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Roy DeBrand officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the American Legion Charles R. Younts Post 73 on Armory Drive. The family suggests that memorials be made to Franklin Baptist Church or to a favorite charity. Wright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Margaret Whitfield Cotton of Southampton County, Virginia, died 2 Oct 1999 at age 79. She was the daughter of Samuel Eley and Clara Drake Whitfield. A graveside funeral for Margaret Whitfield Cotton was held 5 Oct 1999 at Poplar Spring Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Roy DeBrand officiating. ––– Transcript ––– MARGARET WHITFIELD COTTON Margaret Whitfield Cotton, 79, died 2 October 1999 at Southampton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Eley and Clara Drake Whitfield of Southampton County and was educated at Longwood (Farmville) College. She was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and the Lottie Moon Circle of the Women's Missionary Union, Kings Servants' Sunday School Class, Southampton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Franklin Woman's Club, Suffolk Chapter of the Longwood Alumni Association, Southampton County Historical Society, Franklin Christian Woman's Club, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum of Arts, charter member of the Jerusalem Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and member of Southampton Area Literacy Council. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Robert Howard Cotton Sr.; two sons, Robert Howard Cotton Jr. and Samuel Cobb Cotton, both of Coinjock, North Carolina; a daughter, Suzanne Cotton Councill of Richmond; a sister, Virginia W. Allen of Wilmington, Delaware; a brother, Joseph D. Whitfield of Suffolk; three grandsons; two granddaughters; a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside funeral was conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday [5 October 1999] at Poplar Spring Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Roy DeBrand officiating. The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday [4 October 1999] at the American Legion Charles R. Younts Post 73 on Armory Drive. The family suggested that memorials be made to Franklin Baptist Church or to a favorite charity. Wright Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-------------------------------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Name | Margaret Whitfield Cotton | | Age | 79 years | | Birth | 1920 (estimated) | | Death | 2 October 1999; Southampton Memorial Hospital | |-------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | | Margaret Whitfield Cotton | Decedent | Southampton County, Virginia | | Robert Howard Cotton Sr. | Husband | Franklin, Virginia | | Robert Howard Cotton Jr. | Son | Coinjock, North Carolina | | Samuel Cobb Cotton | Son | Coinjock, North Carolina | | Suzanne Cotton Councill | Daughter | Richmond, Virginia | | Virginia W. Allen | Sister | Wilmington, Delaware | | Joseph D. Whitfield | Brother | Suffolk, Virginia | | Samuel Eley Whitfield | Father | Deceased | | Clara Drake Whitfield | Mother | Deceased | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Location | Norfolk, Virginia | | Name | Virginian-Pilot, The | | Date | 4 October 1999 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B6 | |---------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Educated at Longwood (Farmville) College • Member of Franklin Baptist Church • Member of Lottie Moon Circle of the Women's Missionary Union • Member of Kings Servants' Sunday School Class • Member of Southampton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary • Member of Franklin Woman's Club • Member of Suffolk Chapter of the Longwood Alumni Association • Member of Southampton County Historical Society • Member of Franklin Christian Woman's Club • Member of Walter Cecil Rawls Museum of Arts • Charter member of the Jerusalem Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy • Member of Southampton Area Literacy Council • Birth name was Margaret Whitfield [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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