1930
Stanley
2012
Stanley Earl Cottle
March 25, 1930 — December 21, 2012
Stanley Earl Cottle began his eternal journey in Heaven at 1pm on Friday, December 21, 2012 when he left his earthly home in Morehead City.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 3pm at Parkview Baptist Church, 4738 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Visitors will be received immediately after the service. Please wear something red (his favorite color) and casual to remind us all he was a happy man and would not want us to be so somber. It’s a happy day, knowing he’s at eternal peace and rest and we want to celebrate his life.
Stanley was born March 25, 1930 in the Cedar Fork community of Duplin County, North Carolina, the third of eight children born to the late Roland James Cottle and Mamie Sloan Cottle. He attended public school through the sixth grade, when he was needed to help at home with his younger siblings by working on a farm and other manual labor to help bring food to their table. At eighteen, he entered the US Navy and served during the Korean conflict, from 1948-1952. He was honorably discharged and later enrolled in a watchmaking school in Washington, DC. He met Nina Elizabeth Saunders while there and they were married May 12, 1956. They moved to Marion, South Carolina, where he worked repairing watches and jewelry. His three children were all born there. Later, they moved to Beulaville, nearer his mother and other family members. In early 1964, he accepted a six week temporary job in Morehead City for Walter Morris, a jeweler. That time turned into a permanent position and he moved his family to town in the spring of that year. He worked until Mr. Morris sold the store and it was renamed Heritage Jewelers which opened in the new Morehead Plaza Shopping Center. He retired from the jewelry business in 1974 and bought BKS Electronics and a Radio Shack franchise. He and his wife (and often the children) operated the store. In 1985, they opened a second location in the Morehead Plaza. They both retired from that business in 1994. His wife lost her battle to brain cancer on August 8, 1998. He remained active in his church and family life until the demands from being connected to a home oxygen concentrator forced him to stay at home.
He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church in Morehead City, where he served as a deacon for several terms. He was a member of the Gideons International and the North Carolina Watchmaker’s Association. He was one of the original members of the Carteret County Citizens Band Club (his “handle” was “Cougar”) and he also held his amateur ham radio license. He loved old radios and had quite a collection of them from days gone by. It reminded him of his earlier days before all the technology of today’s time. He was truly a gentleman, a kind and giving man, but a man of simple needs. He believed in owing no one and often did without that someone else wouldn’t have to. He always focused on the other person, putting himself last. He learned about everything he could, and was often sought out for advice on many subjects. He was keenly aware of his faith, having been brought up by a Godly mother, and walked with God every day. Even the day before he left us here, he said the Lord had been so good to him and had blessed him more than he could ever profess. He was so happy to meet anyone he could. He genuinely was interested in people-such as how they got here and what made them choose their profession. He felt that if he could get someone to smile, it might make their burden seem lighter, in spite of his own. He was very well known at possessing a large arsenal of jokes, and was a sharp storyteller.
After his wife, his blessings were his children and later, those grandchildren. He always had time for them, no matter what. When the grandchildren came, his lap was never empty. Pop Pop was such a sweet name for him to be called by them and he treasured his time with them, watching them mature into the strong, grounded young people they are today. He never missed an opportunity to tell them he was proud of them and how much he loved them.
Left behind to honor his values and cherish his memories are children Gail Franks and her husband, Mark, of Morehead City; Roland Cottle and his wife, Teresa, of Morehead City, and Sandra Churchill and her husband, Jordan, of Durham, NC. His precious grandchildren are Joshua Churchill, Shelton Franks, Matthew Churchill, Jenna Franks and Roland Cottle II. He also leaves a darling step-granddaughter Jennifer Whidbee, and her husband, Will, of Newport, and two step-great-grandaughters Kaylee and Natalee Whidbee.
He is survived by sisters Jessie Murphy and her husband, Earl, of Rose Hill, and Josephine Wickline and her husband, Emmett, of Beulaville; brothers Rayburn Cottle and his wife, Nell, and Howard Cottle and his wife, Gail, all of Beulaville, and over 30 nieces and nephews, 25 great nieces and nephews and numerous cousins in the Duplin County area.
He also leaves behind a true angel sent to Earth just for him, Joyce L. Cooper, of Newport. No one can say thank you enough for all she did for him and meant to him and his family.
He was preceded in death by his brothers James and Harold, and his sister Kathleen Mobley.
In lieu of flowers, he requested that consideration be made to make a memorial contribution to the food pantry at Parkview Baptist Church, 4738 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 3pm at Parkview Baptist Church, 4738 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Visitors will be received immediately after the service. Please wear something red (his favorite color) and casual to remind us all he was a happy man and would not want us to be so somber. It’s a happy day, knowing he’s at eternal peace and rest and we want to celebrate his life.
Stanley was born March 25, 1930 in the Cedar Fork community of Duplin County, North Carolina, the third of eight children born to the late Roland James Cottle and Mamie Sloan Cottle. He attended public school through the sixth grade, when he was needed to help at home with his younger siblings by working on a farm and other manual labor to help bring food to their table. At eighteen, he entered the US Navy and served during the Korean conflict, from 1948-1952. He was honorably discharged and later enrolled in a watchmaking school in Washington, DC. He met Nina Elizabeth Saunders while there and they were married May 12, 1956. They moved to Marion, South Carolina, where he worked repairing watches and jewelry. His three children were all born there. Later, they moved to Beulaville, nearer his mother and other family members. In early 1964, he accepted a six week temporary job in Morehead City for Walter Morris, a jeweler. That time turned into a permanent position and he moved his family to town in the spring of that year. He worked until Mr. Morris sold the store and it was renamed Heritage Jewelers which opened in the new Morehead Plaza Shopping Center. He retired from the jewelry business in 1974 and bought BKS Electronics and a Radio Shack franchise. He and his wife (and often the children) operated the store. In 1985, they opened a second location in the Morehead Plaza. They both retired from that business in 1994. His wife lost her battle to brain cancer on August 8, 1998. He remained active in his church and family life until the demands from being connected to a home oxygen concentrator forced him to stay at home.
He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church in Morehead City, where he served as a deacon for several terms. He was a member of the Gideons International and the North Carolina Watchmaker’s Association. He was one of the original members of the Carteret County Citizens Band Club (his “handle” was “Cougar”) and he also held his amateur ham radio license. He loved old radios and had quite a collection of them from days gone by. It reminded him of his earlier days before all the technology of today’s time. He was truly a gentleman, a kind and giving man, but a man of simple needs. He believed in owing no one and often did without that someone else wouldn’t have to. He always focused on the other person, putting himself last. He learned about everything he could, and was often sought out for advice on many subjects. He was keenly aware of his faith, having been brought up by a Godly mother, and walked with God every day. Even the day before he left us here, he said the Lord had been so good to him and had blessed him more than he could ever profess. He was so happy to meet anyone he could. He genuinely was interested in people-such as how they got here and what made them choose their profession. He felt that if he could get someone to smile, it might make their burden seem lighter, in spite of his own. He was very well known at possessing a large arsenal of jokes, and was a sharp storyteller.
After his wife, his blessings were his children and later, those grandchildren. He always had time for them, no matter what. When the grandchildren came, his lap was never empty. Pop Pop was such a sweet name for him to be called by them and he treasured his time with them, watching them mature into the strong, grounded young people they are today. He never missed an opportunity to tell them he was proud of them and how much he loved them.
Left behind to honor his values and cherish his memories are children Gail Franks and her husband, Mark, of Morehead City; Roland Cottle and his wife, Teresa, of Morehead City, and Sandra Churchill and her husband, Jordan, of Durham, NC. His precious grandchildren are Joshua Churchill, Shelton Franks, Matthew Churchill, Jenna Franks and Roland Cottle II. He also leaves a darling step-granddaughter Jennifer Whidbee, and her husband, Will, of Newport, and two step-great-grandaughters Kaylee and Natalee Whidbee.
He is survived by sisters Jessie Murphy and her husband, Earl, of Rose Hill, and Josephine Wickline and her husband, Emmett, of Beulaville; brothers Rayburn Cottle and his wife, Nell, and Howard Cottle and his wife, Gail, all of Beulaville, and over 30 nieces and nephews, 25 great nieces and nephews and numerous cousins in the Duplin County area.
He also leaves behind a true angel sent to Earth just for him, Joyce L. Cooper, of Newport. No one can say thank you enough for all she did for him and meant to him and his family.
He was preceded in death by his brothers James and Harold, and his sister Kathleen Mobley.
In lieu of flowers, he requested that consideration be made to make a memorial contribution to the food pantry at Parkview Baptist Church, 4738 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557.
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