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Russell Dee “Dee Pap” Cottrell

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Russell Dee “Dee Pap” Cottrell

Birth
Nicut, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
Death
29 Nov 2022 (aged 85)
Shock, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Altizer, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Russell Dee Cottrell "Dee Pap", 85, of Shock, went home to be with the Lord and his "Angel" Etta Macil (Rogers) Cottrell on November 29, 2022, at his home.
He was born on Frozen Run, Nicut, WV, on February 14, 1937, the son of the late
Ezra and Ellen Sawlyers Cottrell.
On May 15, 1955, Russell married his sweetheart, Etta. From the love of that marriage, they created four sons, these four sons blessed them with six grandchildren. These six grandchildren blessed them with 15 great-grandchildren; two of which are already in His arms. Also surviving are brother.
In addition to his parents, wife, and two great-grandchildren, Russell was greeted by six of his siblings, Reese, Paul, Ronzell, May, Geneve, and Annabelle.
Dee Pap worked in timber and the coal mines in Monongalia and Gilmer Counties until he went to work for Burke, Parsons, and Bowlby, where he worked for 31 years before retiring.
To the kids on Shock, Dee was known for making apple butter for the kids at school, cracking walnuts in his garden during the fall, and handing out cans of pop at Trick or Treat. He was a member of Frozen Chapel Baptist Church. He knew his Bible and like to talk to anyone who would listen about it. Everyone that knew him, loved him. He loved his family with his whole heart.
Interment will be in Cottrell Cemetery on Frozen Run
Transcribed From: Stump Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc., Arnoldsburg, WV
Russell Dee Cottrell "Dee Pap", 85, of Shock, went home to be with the Lord and his "Angel" Etta Macil (Rogers) Cottrell on November 29, 2022, at his home.
He was born on Frozen Run, Nicut, WV, on February 14, 1937, the son of the late
Ezra and Ellen Sawlyers Cottrell.
On May 15, 1955, Russell married his sweetheart, Etta. From the love of that marriage, they created four sons, these four sons blessed them with six grandchildren. These six grandchildren blessed them with 15 great-grandchildren; two of which are already in His arms. Also surviving are brother.
In addition to his parents, wife, and two great-grandchildren, Russell was greeted by six of his siblings, Reese, Paul, Ronzell, May, Geneve, and Annabelle.
Dee Pap worked in timber and the coal mines in Monongalia and Gilmer Counties until he went to work for Burke, Parsons, and Bowlby, where he worked for 31 years before retiring.
To the kids on Shock, Dee was known for making apple butter for the kids at school, cracking walnuts in his garden during the fall, and handing out cans of pop at Trick or Treat. He was a member of Frozen Chapel Baptist Church. He knew his Bible and like to talk to anyone who would listen about it. Everyone that knew him, loved him. He loved his family with his whole heart.
Interment will be in Cottrell Cemetery on Frozen Run
Transcribed From: Stump Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc., Arnoldsburg, WV


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