She was the great granddaughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his wife Lydia (Cotton) Jackson Emerson, granddaughter of Edward Waldo and his wife Annie Shepard Keyes Emerson and daughter of Raymond and Amelia Forbes Emerson. Ellen was the eldest of six children; Ellen, David, Annie S., Edward Waldo, William Forbes and Hope Emerson.
Obituary - Ellen E. Cotton
Published 18 April 2005 Billings Gazette
SHERIDAN, Wyo. ? Ellen E. Cotton, 91, of Sheridan, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at her residence.
Mrs. Cotton was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Concord, Mass., to Raymond and Amelia (Forbes) Emerson. She grew up and attended schools in Concord, and graduated from the Concord Academy.
Mrs. Cotton married Robert M. Delaney in 1934. She moved to Wyoming from back East in 1947, where she had a ranch on Beaver Creek west of Sheridan. She married George L. Cotton in Sheridan in 1952, and the couple moved to the 4-Mile Ranch north of Decker, Mont., in 1953.
Mrs. Cotton was very active in various local community organizations in the Decker area, ranching organizations, a longtime board member of the Range Telephone Co-op in Forsyth, Mont., and a member of the Northern Plains Resource Council in Billings.
Ellen enjoyed music, horses, cattle, dogs, books, community affairs, and had a great interest in the American Indians. She owned "Big Holiday," a famous racehorse, and restored the historic Buffalo Bill Cody log house, which was originally at Birney, Mont. Ellen especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
Mrs. Cotton was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands.
Ellen is survived by three sons, Edward Delaney, of Recluse, Bruce Delaney of Butte, Mont., and Michael Delaney, of Seattle; one brother, Edward Emerson of Maine; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place, and a "Celebration of Life" for Mrs. Cotton will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Champion Ferries Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Following the reception, scattering of Mrs. Cotton's cremains with family and friends will be held at the family ranch north of Decker, weather permitting. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mrs. Cotton may be made to the Sheridan Animal Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Obituary - Ellen E. Cotton
Published 18 April 2005 Billings Gazette
SHERIDAN, Wyo. ? Ellen E. Cotton, 91, of Sheridan, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at her residence.
Mrs. Cotton was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Concord, Mass., to Raymond and Amelia (Forbes) Emerson. She grew up and attended schools in Concord, and graduated from the Concord Academy.
Mrs. Cotton married Robert M. Delaney in 1934. She moved to Wyoming from back East in 1947, where she had a ranch on Beaver Creek west of Sheridan. She married George L. Cotton in Sheridan in 1952, and the couple moved to the 4-Mile Ranch north of Decker, Mont., in 1953.
Mrs. Cotton was very active in various local community organizations in the Decker area, ranching organizations, a longtime board member of the Range Telephone Co-op in Forsyth, Mont., and a member of the Northern Plains Resource Council in Billings.
Ellen enjoyed music, horses, cattle, dogs, books, community affairs, and had a great interest in the American Indians. She owned "Big Holiday," a famous racehorse, and restored the historic Buffalo Bill Cody log house, which was originally at Birney, Mont. Ellen especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
Mrs. Cotton was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands.
Ellen is survived by three sons, Edward Delaney, of Recluse, Bruce Delaney of Butte, Mont., and Michael Delaney, of Seattle; one brother, Edward Emerson of Maine; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place, and a "Celebration of Life" for Mrs. Cotton will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Champion Ferries Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Following the reception, scattering of Mrs. Cotton's cremains with family and friends will be held at the family ranch north of Decker, weather permitting. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mrs. Cotton may be made to the Sheridan Animal Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.
She was the great granddaughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his wife Lydia (Cotton) Jackson Emerson, granddaughter of Edward Waldo and his wife Annie Shepard Keyes Emerson and daughter of Raymond and Amelia Forbes Emerson. Ellen was the eldest of six children; Ellen, David, Annie S., Edward Waldo, William Forbes and Hope Emerson.
Obituary - Ellen E. Cotton
Published 18 April 2005 Billings Gazette
SHERIDAN, Wyo. ? Ellen E. Cotton, 91, of Sheridan, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at her residence.
Mrs. Cotton was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Concord, Mass., to Raymond and Amelia (Forbes) Emerson. She grew up and attended schools in Concord, and graduated from the Concord Academy.
Mrs. Cotton married Robert M. Delaney in 1934. She moved to Wyoming from back East in 1947, where she had a ranch on Beaver Creek west of Sheridan. She married George L. Cotton in Sheridan in 1952, and the couple moved to the 4-Mile Ranch north of Decker, Mont., in 1953.
Mrs. Cotton was very active in various local community organizations in the Decker area, ranching organizations, a longtime board member of the Range Telephone Co-op in Forsyth, Mont., and a member of the Northern Plains Resource Council in Billings.
Ellen enjoyed music, horses, cattle, dogs, books, community affairs, and had a great interest in the American Indians. She owned "Big Holiday," a famous racehorse, and restored the historic Buffalo Bill Cody log house, which was originally at Birney, Mont. Ellen especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
Mrs. Cotton was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands.
Ellen is survived by three sons, Edward Delaney, of Recluse, Bruce Delaney of Butte, Mont., and Michael Delaney, of Seattle; one brother, Edward Emerson of Maine; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place, and a "Celebration of Life" for Mrs. Cotton will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Champion Ferries Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Following the reception, scattering of Mrs. Cotton's cremains with family and friends will be held at the family ranch north of Decker, weather permitting. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mrs. Cotton may be made to the Sheridan Animal Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Obituary - Ellen E. Cotton
Published 18 April 2005 Billings Gazette
SHERIDAN, Wyo. ? Ellen E. Cotton, 91, of Sheridan, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at her residence.
Mrs. Cotton was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Concord, Mass., to Raymond and Amelia (Forbes) Emerson. She grew up and attended schools in Concord, and graduated from the Concord Academy.
Mrs. Cotton married Robert M. Delaney in 1934. She moved to Wyoming from back East in 1947, where she had a ranch on Beaver Creek west of Sheridan. She married George L. Cotton in Sheridan in 1952, and the couple moved to the 4-Mile Ranch north of Decker, Mont., in 1953.
Mrs. Cotton was very active in various local community organizations in the Decker area, ranching organizations, a longtime board member of the Range Telephone Co-op in Forsyth, Mont., and a member of the Northern Plains Resource Council in Billings.
Ellen enjoyed music, horses, cattle, dogs, books, community affairs, and had a great interest in the American Indians. She owned "Big Holiday," a famous racehorse, and restored the historic Buffalo Bill Cody log house, which was originally at Birney, Mont. Ellen especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
Mrs. Cotton was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands.
Ellen is survived by three sons, Edward Delaney, of Recluse, Bruce Delaney of Butte, Mont., and Michael Delaney, of Seattle; one brother, Edward Emerson of Maine; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place, and a "Celebration of Life" for Mrs. Cotton will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Champion Ferries Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Following the reception, scattering of Mrs. Cotton's cremains with family and friends will be held at the family ranch north of Decker, weather permitting. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mrs. Cotton may be made to the Sheridan Animal Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.
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