The Indianapolis Star
Saturday, December 22, 1979

"Gerald Robert Cotton, age 22, Indianapolis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Cotton, brother of Miss Cheryl Anne Cotton, Mr. Thomas George, and Mr. Gregory Floyd Cotton, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Julian A. Reisner, passed away Wednesday. Private family funeral services."

Note: Killed in an auto wreck (from death certificate)

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