Funeral services for Mr. Melvin Cottle, of Jefferson Street Americus, Georgia will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in the Chapel of West’s Mortuary in Americus, Georgia with Rev. William Laster officiating. Burial will follow at Staley Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Melvin Cottle was born on November 23, 1948 in Schley County, Georgia to the late Merol Merritt and the late John Myrick. Melvin was educated in the Sumter County public school system. He was employed by Paul Preskitt Contractors, Cash–n-Carry Wholesale Company, and later was self-employed as a painter. Melvin passed away at his home in Americus, GA on Tuesday, January 26, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Doris C. King,
He leaves to cherish his memories one daughter: Merol Cottle, three brothers: Ollie Robert Cottle, Brooklyn, NY, Horace Cottle, Leslie, GA and Kenneth Myrick Atlanta, GA a devoted niece, Elmira King, Tucker, GA, a devoted nephew Cassius L. King, Americus, GA, a devoted friend: Mr. Paul Preskitt, and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends also survive.