Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Rolla COTTON ************************************************************************ Submitted by Joan Benner, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ From the Adams County Press [Friendship-Adams Co.,WI], Saturday July 25, 1903, Page 5 Column 4 DEATH OF ROLLA COTTON Died in this city on Saturday morning, July the eleventh, of typhoid fever, after a brief illness, George R. COTTON, of the firm COTTON & ROLLMAN. He was born in Wisconsin and removed to Missouri seven years ago and at the time of his death was thirty-one years of age. The firm of COTTON & ROLLMAN came to Afton about five months ago and engaged in the hardware business; the new firm was well-liked and was building up a nice trade. Mr. COTTON was a very pleasant gentleman and had made many friends who will regret his untimely death which cast a shadow of grief over the entire community. At the time of his death he was engaged to be married to a young lady of Lockwood, Missouri. The remains of the deceased were conveyed to Lockwood for interment. --Afton [Ind. Ter] Weekly Pioneer Rolla COTTON was born at Roche-a-Cris in this county, and was educated at the high school in this village, during a part of which time he was a member of the editor's household. Later he was employed as clerk in N. M. JONES' hardware store. He has many friends in Adams county who sincerely regret his death before his day had reaced its noon and while life held for him yet so many possibilities. He is survived by three sisters and one brother, L. H. COTTON of Coloma. He was a nephew of Mr. O. GARDNER of Roche-a-Cris.