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Gilbert M. Cottle, of Wellington, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita Kansas at the age of 96.
Gilbert was born the son of William Mervin (aka Merve William or M.W.) and Lottie Pearle (Walcher) Cottle on September 24, 1915 at a farm Northwest of South Haven, Kansas. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Albert Marian Beecher (aka A.M.B) and Lydonia Alice (Wynn) Walcher on the family farm NW of South Haven, Kansas. Gilbert was one of 4 children that included his brothers: Albert William (deceased) and Dick Warring and sister, Nina Pearle (Cottle) DeBuhr (deceased).
On July 21, 1938, Gilbert and Idotha Juanita Patton were united in marriage at the Methodist Church in South Haven, Kansas. Together they celebrated 72 years of marriage. They had four children; Barbara Pearle (Cottle) Sheldon, John Gilbert Cottle, Joan Idotha (Cottle) Orr and Marsha Faye Cottle. Their family was also blessed to include a foster son, Richard Geier.
He has been a resident of Wellington since 2009. Prior to his move to Wellington, Mr. Cottle lived on Sunnyside Farm, 1 1/2 miles South and 1 1/2 miles West of South Haven where he and Idotha resided since 1946. Before moving to Sunnyside Farm, they lived for eight years on a farm Northwest of South Haven. As a farmer and cattleman, he enjoyed tilling the earth, planting seed and watching the new crop sprout and grow and then harvesting, custom harvesting, hay baling and feed cutting. Buying and selling cattle was fun for him and he enjoyed raising beef cattle.
Mr. Cottle was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Odd Fellows Fellowship both of South Haven, Kansas.
Survivors include his daughter, Barbara Pearle Sheldon and her husband Tom of Great Bend, Kansas; son, John Gilbert Cottle and his wife Janice of Enid, Oklahoma; daughter, Joan Idotha Orr and her husband LeRoy of Sedan, Kansas; foster son, Richard Geier and his wife Donna of Rose Hill, Kansas, 8 grandchildren: Michelle Geier Bollig and her husband Eric of Rose Hill, Kansas, Harold Orr of Houston, Texas, Michael Geier and his wife Kelli of Augusta, Kansas, Charles Orr and his wife Lori of Zebulon, Georgia, Deborah Cottle Suddarth and her husband Trey of Lakeland, Tennessee, Lori Sheldon of Hutchinson, Kansas, Robin Sheldon Reed and her husband Joe of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Michael Cottle and his wife Nichole of Longmont, Colorado, 16 great-grandchildren: Jocelyn Bollig, Jerica Bollig, Jessica Bollig, Jeremiah Bollig, Lauren Orr, Kristin Orr, Taylor Orr, Matthew Schrag, Ethan Reed, Quinn Reed, Zack Cottle, Bryce Cottle, Clareese Suddarth, Douglas Suddarth, Geoffrey Geier, Kathryn Geier,
brother, Dick Warring Cottle, and brother-in-law, John Patton and his wife LaVonne of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Gilbert M. Cottle, of Wellington, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita Kansas at the age of 96.
Gilbert was born the son of William Mervin (aka Merve William or M.W.) and Lottie Pearle (Walcher) Cottle on September 24, 1915 at a farm Northwest of South Haven, Kansas. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Albert Marian Beecher (aka A.M.B) and Lydonia Alice (Wynn) Walcher on the family farm NW of South Haven, Kansas. Gilbert was one of 4 children that included his brothers: Albert William (deceased) and Dick Warring and sister, Nina Pearle (Cottle) DeBuhr (deceased).
On July 21, 1938, Gilbert and Idotha Juanita Patton were united in marriage at the Methodist Church in South Haven, Kansas. Together they celebrated 72 years of marriage. They had four children; Barbara Pearle (Cottle) Sheldon, John Gilbert Cottle, Joan Idotha (Cottle) Orr and Marsha Faye Cottle. Their family was also blessed to include a foster son, Richard Geier.
He has been a resident of Wellington since 2009. Prior to his move to Wellington, Mr. Cottle lived on Sunnyside Farm, 1 1/2 miles South and 1 1/2 miles West of South Haven where he and Idotha resided since 1946. Before moving to Sunnyside Farm, they lived for eight years on a farm Northwest of South Haven. As a farmer and cattleman, he enjoyed tilling the earth, planting seed and watching the new crop sprout and grow and then harvesting, custom harvesting, hay baling and feed cutting. Buying and selling cattle was fun for him and he enjoyed raising beef cattle.
Mr. Cottle was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Odd Fellows Fellowship both of South Haven, Kansas.
Survivors include his daughter, Barbara Pearle Sheldon and her husband Tom of Great Bend, Kansas; son, John Gilbert Cottle and his wife Janice of Enid, Oklahoma; daughter, Joan Idotha Orr and her husband LeRoy of Sedan, Kansas; foster son, Richard Geier and his wife Donna of Rose Hill, Kansas, 8 grandchildren: Michelle Geier Bollig and her husband Eric of Rose Hill, Kansas, Harold Orr of Houston, Texas, Michael Geier and his wife Kelli of Augusta, Kansas, Charles Orr and his wife Lori of Zebulon, Georgia, Deborah Cottle Suddarth and her husband Trey of Lakeland, Tennessee, Lori Sheldon of Hutchinson, Kansas, Robin Sheldon Reed and her husband Joe of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Michael Cottle and his wife Nichole of Longmont, Colorado, 16 great-grandchildren: Jocelyn Bollig, Jerica Bollig, Jessica Bollig, Jeremiah Bollig, Lauren Orr, Kristin Orr, Taylor Orr, Matthew Schrag, Ethan Reed, Quinn Reed, Zack Cottle, Bryce Cottle, Clareese Suddarth, Douglas Suddarth, Geoffrey Geier, Kathryn Geier,
brother, Dick Warring Cottle, and brother-in-law, John Patton and his wife LaVonne of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Idotha, parents; brother, Albert Cottle and his wife Ora; sister Nina DeBuhr and her husband Arlyss; step-mother, Hazel Warring Cottle and infant daughter, Marsha Faye. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.
Memorial services for Gilbert will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the South Haven United Methodist Church, 314 North Main, South Haven, Kansas.
Interment will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Northwest of South Haven, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to South Haven United Methodist Church, 314 North Main, South Haven, Kansas 67140 or the J.H. Walcher Educational Endowment, 525 East 33rd Street South, Wellington, Kansas 67152. Contributions can be mailed or left with the funeral home.
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Arrangements are by Day Funeral Home & Crematory, Wellington, Kansas.
