Extracted from The Daily World (Opelousas, LA)
Robert Cottingham
BEAUMONT, Tex. -- Graveside services were held Sunday, March 23 in Forest Lawn Cemetery here for Robert “Bob” Cottingham, 90, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Opelousas, who died at 5:12 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Tex. following a short illness.
Rev. Richard N. Phillips, Pastor of Roberts Ave. United Methodist Church officiated at the services.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Laura C. Fahey of Beaumont, Tex.; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was the son of the late Charlie and Cynthia Ann Dunn Cottingham of St. Landry Parish.
Mr. Cottingham was a veteran of World War I serving in France.
Tuesday, April 8, 1980