Birth date: Mar 26, 1933 Death date: Apr 23, 2020
Joan was born March 26th, 1933. She departed this earth on April 23 , 2020. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee to John and Lillian Smith. . She was married to Orvil Cotten Jr. in 1972. They loved each other and did life together u Read Obituary
I just heard of Joan's passing. She was such a delightful person and I had the pleasure of visiting with her every Sunday morning at Hearthside for a church service with my husband, until the quarantine in March. I looked forward to our conversations each week. She will be missed ❤️
I have many sweet memories of my “Aunt Joan” but one in particular was a special one for both of us. I was about 6 when she and “Cotton” got married and on their wedding day, Aunt Joan taught me how to properly put on my little white stockings. My Aunt Joan was very sweet, patient and loving. She had a wonderful relationship w her brother, Gerry (my Dad) which I admired dearly. My Aunt Joan loved getting out, socializing and patronizing her favorite restaurants as well as trying new ones, as we did many times w my Dad and step Mom, Liz. Often times, we would be finishing our meals and Aunt Joan would be planning on which Resturant we would try next.
Regrettably, I haven’t spent as much time as I would’ve liked to in the last couple years but I loved my Aunt Joan dearly and I will miss her very much. I have peace in knowing she is again w her love, Cotton.
I am so sorry to hear about Mrs Cotten death. I worked at Dr Howard McClain's dental office and I cleaned her teeth there many times. I also attend Ridgeway Baptist Church and we discussed things about church many times while I cleaned her teeth. Also, my mother is at Hearthside assisted living facility and I saw her a few times there also. She was a very sweet lady and everyone that knew her will miss her a lot.
Sending prayers for the family,
Diane Trubic
