Lucille Driggers Cotton, 90, beloved widow of Richard C. Cotton, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born May 14, 1924, in Alcolu, she was a daughter of the late John William and Sara Headley Elizabeth Baker Driggers. She was a devout Christian and dedicated member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church. She retired from Bendix/Bosch after 25 years of service as a cafeteria attendant. She loved being with her family and friends and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Survivors include two sons, John Cotton Sr. and his wife, Kim, and Michael Cotton and his wife, Patti, both of Sumter; four daughters, Pat Gulledge and her husband, Mike, of Summerville, Gloria Moore of West Union and Joanne Ray and Deborah Turner and her husband, James, both of Sumter; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Lucille Driggers Cotton will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley and Tommy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in Sumter Cemetery.
Luke Gulledge, Jonathan Ray, Jared Lowery, Michael Cotton Jr., B.J. Ray II, Thomas Ray and John Richard “Richie” Cotton Jr. will serve as pallbearers.
Joe Murphy and Bryan Long will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home.
Memorials maybe made to Northside Memorial Baptist Church, 1004 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153 or the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.
You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.
