Born in Noblesville on Jan. 28, 1891, he was the son of Clarence A. and Ella Cayler Cottingham.
In 1913 he married Lola Hinshaw who died on Aug. 3, 1976.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Harold Fesmire, Perry Ga.; Mrs. Jack Jones, Warner Robins, Ga; Mrs. Donald Mendenhall and Mrs. James Moore, both of Sheridan; a sister, Mrs. Ernest Carter and a brother, Lewis Cottingham, both of Noblesville; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Cottingham was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sheridan, the Sheridan Masonic Lodge and the Sheridan Rotary.
At one time, he owned the Cottingham Battery Shop in Sheridan. In 1935, he and Vern McDonald operated the Sheridan Motor Company which they sold to Foxworthy Ford in 1955. Cottingham also operated a used car lot for a few years.
Born in Noblesville on Jan. 28, 1891, he was the son of Clarence A. and Ella Cayler Cottingham.
In 1913 he married Lola Hinshaw who died on Aug. 3, 1976.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Harold Fesmire, Perry Ga.; Mrs. Jack Jones, Warner Robins, Ga; Mrs. Donald Mendenhall and Mrs. James Moore, both of Sheridan; a sister, Mrs. Ernest Carter and a brother, Lewis Cottingham, both of Noblesville; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Cottingham was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sheridan, the Sheridan Masonic Lodge and the Sheridan Rotary.
At one time, he owned the Cottingham Battery Shop in Sheridan. In 1935, he and Vern McDonald operated the Sheridan Motor Company which they sold to Foxworthy Ford in 1955. Cottingham also operated a used car lot for a few years.
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