Source: http://www.coxfuneral.com/obituary/Charles-Eugene-Gene-Cotten/Bastrop-LA/1471719

Charles Eugene “Gene” Cotten
March 5, 1950 - January 15, 2015

Cox Funeral Home
Bastrop, Louisiana

BASTROP, LA. -- Funeral services for Mr. Charles Eugene “Gene” Cotten will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop. Bishop Kelvin Copeland will officiate the services. Interment will be at the Kilbourne Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop.

Charles Eugene Cotten was born March 5, 1950 in Monroe, Louisiana to the late Julia Davis Cotten and Jessie James Cotten. He passed away on January 15, 2015 at LeGrand Healthcare in Bastrop following a valiant fight with cancer. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Earl Davis.

Gene was a longtime resident of Oak Grove and an Elvis Presley fan. He had a gentle soul and a loving spirit.

Mr. Cotten is survived by his wife, Diana Plumley Cotten of Bastrop, Louisiana; his sister, Opal Armfield and her husband, C. M. Armfield of Bastrop, Louisiana; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Dolly Rose.

Serving as pallbearers are Robbie Davis, Junior Davis, Troy Cotten, Richard Kinard, Caleb White, and Dan Britt.

Jessie DeWayne Armfield and Leon Armfield will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends Saturday, January 17th, beginning at 12 noon until time for services at Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop.