In Memoriam : J R Cottingham

J R Cottingham - age: 70
(September 11, 1943 to February 25, 2014 )
Resident of Tipton, California

Visitation Information:
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 9:00 AM at the Tulare First Baptist Church, 469 Cherry Street, Tulare CA 93274. Burial will be in the Exeter District Cemetery.

Obituary:
J R Cottingham was born in Muskogee, OK to Omer and Ola Mae (Noe) Cottingham on September 11, 1943. He came to California as a child. He married Lela Jennings in 1961, in Farmersville, just out of high school. J R worked for the Department of Corrections for 24 years as a Correctional Officer. Mrs. Cottingham passed away in 2006. He later married Cathy Moody in 2008 in Porterville and they made a home in Tipton. He loved to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, doing yard work, riding motorcycles, anything to keep busy. J R was a handyman that could build, fix or repair anything. He and Cathy loved to travel and had a special place in Pismo Beach, were they spent many days. J R attended the Tulare First Baptist Church in Tulare.
J R battled his illness with dignity and pride, never complaining about anything. He is preceded in death by his mother.
J R is survived by his wife, Cathy Moody Cottingham of Tipton; his father Omer Cottingham of Exeter; sons Greg Cottingham of Visalia, Jason Cottingham of Tulare, Matthew Moody of Porterville; daughters Lori Cottingham of Visalia, Christine Cottingham of Visalia, Jeanene Story of Tulare, Kim Munoz of Tulare; one brother Leroy Cottingham of Exeter; his mother in law Edna Waldroup of Tulare and numerous Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all.







Pamela McCormick - February 27, 2014Contact this person Contact this person
So sorry for your loss. He was a wonderful man, a dear cousin and nephew Love and Condolences, John & Pam (Green) McCormick and Loretta (Green) Barkin.


Steve Haack - February 27, 2014Contact this person Contact this person
My most heartfelt and deepest condolences go out to the Cottingham family at this time. Mr. Cottingham was a very special man. He was my partner serving in the capacity as a Correctional Officer for a period and the more I got to know him the more he meant to me. It was a pleasure to know him and I cannot wait to meet him again in a less complicated atmosphere and where time and distance no longer exists. May God Bless him as he smiles wide at the gold he receives in Heaven and may his family be reconciled by the knowledge that he is now an angel. I would have him as my guardian angel at any time and believe me...I need one! I can feel him on my shoulder at this time and I cant wait to greet him again! From my family to yours- The Haack's