Visitation: No visitation
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Thursday, Sept. 25th at Alton Christian Church
Interment:


Betty Bailey Cotton, 83, widow of Thomas Dudley Cotton, Sr., passed away unexpectedly on Sat., Sept. 20, 2014. Born in Anderson County, KY, Betty was the daughter of the late J.T. and Marjorie Catlett Bailey.

She attended Kavanaugh High School and was a 1950 graduate of Anderson High School. Betty was a lifelong resident of the Alton community and was an active and involved member of Alton Christian Church. She was a member of Eastern Star Hamilton Chapter 293, and a former member of the Alton Homemakers Club. She loved travelling, spending time with family and friends and was a wonderful cook and candy maker and shared her talents generously.

Betty was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Gayle Hoskins. She is survived by a daughter, Gwyn (Larry Souder) Hoskins, Georgetown, KY and two sons, Kelly (Joy) Hoskins, Lawrenceburg, KY and Dudley (Alicia Sells) Cotton, Louisville, KY a sister Nancy (John) Allen, Lawrenceburg, KY a brother, Jim (Donna) Bailey, Howe, TX, sisters-in-law, Margaret (Bud) Armstrong and Beverly Cotton, Lawrenceburg, KY and many nieces and nephews. She was lovingly known as Mimi to her five grandchildren, Leah Settle, Brad (Amber) Boyd, Jessica Hoskins, all of Frankfort, KY, Zach (Lindsay) Boyd, Bowling Green, KY, and Jennifer Gayle Hoskins, Nashville, TN.

A memorial service will be held at the Alton Christian Church on Thursday, Sept. 25th at 2:00 PM with Bro. Noal Cotton, Jr. officiating. A celebration of life reception will follow the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alton Christian Church Building Fund, 1686 Old Frankfort Rd., Lawrenceburg, KY 40342.

The Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.