Percy Cotty Obituary

COTTY, Percy EVANS, GA. Percy J. Cotty, 86, beloved husband of Jane Dennison Cotty, died peacefully on December 19, 2005 at Brandon Wilde Retirement Center. Funeral services will be held at Brandon Wilde in the Georgia room on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 11:00 am. Mr. Cotty was born April 2, 1919 in Wilmington, Delaware. He is survived by five children. Jim (JoAnn) Cotty of Columbus Georgia, John (Faye) Cotty of McCormick SC, Doris (Clint) Briley of Wilmington, NC, David (Kim) Cotty of Greenville, SC, and Richard Cotty of Evans Georgia; Ten grandchildren. His favorite activities were family get togethers, golf, Boy Scouts, service to his church, and travel. Mr. Cotty was a dedicated father, a deacon at 1st Baptist Church, Kinston, NC, a Boy Scout leader and a member of East Carolina Council Eagle Scout review board. He was a chemical engineering graduate from the University of Delaware, with honorary entry into the Tau Beta Pi honorary fraternity. Mr. Cotty was a Veteran of World War II and retired as a Captain in the field artillery unit with action in Trinidad and Italy. He retired from DuPont with 30 years service in Wilmington, Delaware; Kinston, NC; Uentrop, West Germany; Charleston, SC; and Isfahan, Iran. Memorials may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, 1804 Gordon Highway, Augusta, GA. 30904 or Brandon Wilde Endowment Fund, 4275 Owens Road, Evans, GA. 30809. PLATT'S FUNERAL HOME, 337 N. Belair Road, Evans, GA 30809 (706) 860-6166. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.