Jerry Cotton

Jerry Cotton, age 69 of Villa Rica, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023.  He was born in Douglas County on Tuesday, June 16, 1953. Jerry was the son of the late, Judge Glaston Cotton and the late, Gussie Geneva Morgan Cotton.  In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his two brothers, Michael Wade Cotton and Larry Eugene Cotton.  He was a member of the Temperance Methodist Church in Carrollton.

Jerry proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1973 until 1977.  He retired from the Cobb County Department of Transportation where he was a truck driver and heavy equipment operator.  An avid outdoorsman, Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, bird watching and taking daily walks.  Building things was a skill where he excelled.  He was a meticulous carpenter and also enjoyed building model cars and airplanes. Mr. Cotton also served as an Ordained Deacon.

Survivors include his two sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy and William Slay and Patsy and Gerald Allgood, all of Temple. Mr. Cotton is also survived by a number of other family members and many friends.

Memorial services for Jerry Cotton will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 10, 2023, from the chapel of Hutcheson-Croft Funeral Home followed by Military Honors.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until the service hour.

Messages of condolence can be made to the family by signing the online Tribute Wall at www.croftfuneralhome.com .

Hutcheson-Croft Funeral Home & Cremation Service is honored to serve the Cotton family.