JoAnne Cotton Obituary
We bid farewell to JoAnne Cotton of Jacksonville, North Carolina, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on June 20, 2024 at the age of 82. JoAnne touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of JoAnne Cotton to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid JoAnne farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For JoAnne is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Francis Walter Valley and Alice Schmidt Valley; her husband James W. Cotton; her siblings, Barbara Delepine, Alice Bergamasco and Richard Valley; and her grandchild Jaime Connell.
She is survived by: her children, Lisa Truax of Martins Ferry, OH, Jennie Sciarretti of Pittsburgh, PA, Colleen Strom of Pittsburgh, PA and Michael Connell of Pittsburgh, PA; and her brother Robert Valley of Yuma, AZ. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren, several extended family members and friends.
