Arthur Milton Cotton

Arthur Milton Cotton, 94

Arthur Milton Cotton of Frostproof passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born October 10, 1930 in Coffee Springs, Alabama to the late Theodore and Mollie Cotton; he moved to Frostproof from New Bern, North Carolina in 1988. Arthur was a retired aerospace engineering technician and served with the United States Marines from 1948 until 1967. He was a very patriotic man and was proud of his Marine Corp service. He lived by the Art Cotton Code of Five F’s: family, friends, food, football, and financial security. Arthur loved music, golf, visiting Eastern North Carolina, and was an Alabama fan.

Arthur was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Cotton; sister, Lou Cotton; and brothers, Crawford Cotton, Bo Cotton, and Bill Cotton. He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Pennington of McLean, Virginia, Linda Bastien and husband James of Frostproof; son, Dr. Jeffrey Cotton of Pompano Beach; sisters, Ruth Cavanaugh and husband John of Frostproof, Lilli Black and husband Bob of Minneola, Betty Sellards and husband David of Clermont, Patricia Lanier-Niles of Jacksonville; brother, Frank Cotton and wife Sarah of Natchez, Mississippi; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

A service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Frostproof. Inurnment will follow at Silver Hill Cemetery.