Cottrell, Marion Charles

Marion Charles Cottrell, 74, died Monday, May 10, 2010, at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, Vinton, following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton. Interment will be held at Bear Creek Cemetery, near Vinton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to service time Thursday.

A memorial fund has been established.

Marion was born July 1, 1935 at Vinton to Wesley and Grace (Hittle) Cottrell and graduated from Lincoln High School in Vinton. On Sept. 10, 1966 he married Kathryn Abernathy at Independence.

Marion was a supervisor at Hawk Bilt for 15 years and in 1980 he opened Cottrell Radiator Repair. He sold the business in 2001. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Ducks Unlimited. For many years he enjoyed driving stock cars in Vinton and helped organize the local International Motor Car Association.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn of Vinton; his daughters, Cindy Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Crystal (Glenn) Clark of Lisbon, Conneye Dulin of Cedar Rapids, and Veanus (Jim) Hiler of Phoenix; 14 grandchildren; several great -grandchildren; his daughter-in-law, Deanna Abernathy; his sister, Berniece Schwartz of Vinton; and several nieces and nephews.

Marion was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Gene Abernathy; two great-grandsons; his brother, Gale Cottrell; and two sisters, Joan Westcott and Charlene Priebe.

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