Mr. Willie Thomas Cotton passed away Friday. He was born June 4, 1970, to his Mr. Willie Andrew Cotton and Noble Lee Gates. He graduated from Hogansville High School, class of 1990.

Survivors include his father, Willie (Effie) Cotton; mother, Noble (Frank) Gates; six sisters, Tracy (Reginald) Sims, LaShanda Bright, LaTasha Cameron (Dwayne), Miki (Randall) Swindle, Shemekia Beasley and Stisha Mitchell; four brothers, Anthony Cotton, LaSwann (Daniella) Beasley, Sirderia (LaShunda) Beasley and Amhad Mitchell; four aunts:  Mae Griffin, Jessie (JC) Cotton, Jeanette Cotton and Angela Cotton; three uncles, John (Vivian) Rosser, Terry Cotton and JC (Jessie) Cotton; and a host of niece, nephews, family and friends and special friend, Wennola Elliott.

The service will be Wednesday at Living Faith Ministries. The family will be at their home at 1304 Murphy Avenue.

The excellent care of Mr. Cotton is being provided by Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home.