The service to honor Dorothy's life will be held at Memorial Park Chapel, 51st and Memorial in Tulsa, OK, Friday, April 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.  Dorothy will be laid to rest next to her loving husband William Berry Cotton, Jr. following the ceremony with a family service. Visitation will be offered Thursday, April 26, at Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 3612 E 91st St. from 2 – 4 p.m.

Dorothy passed April 24, 2018, she was 85 years old. She was born March 31, 1933 in Tulsa, OK. She was the youngest of two children of Helen Josephine and Charles Joseph Cline. Her older brother Joseph Harold Cline predeceased her. She attended Tulsa Central High School, advanced her education attending the University of Oklahoma graduating with honors in Business Administration. Married in 1954 to William B. Cotton and remained so for over 50 years until his death. They conceived two loving children Catherine Diane Robertson and William "Bo" Cotton. She was blessed with four grandsons Scott, Stephan, and David Robertson and Charles Andrew Cotton. In addition, two joys of her later life, twin great grandchildren Ryleigh and Cade Robertson children of Scott and Erin Robertson.

She lived a storied and rare life, A life to be not only proud of, but set a standard for her family of doing what was right and only bringing joy and support to everyone she encountered. She was a great mother, wife, grand parent, and business person. She was the office manager for a large manufacturer, she was the CFO for her husband's business, began and ran an Auxiliary Volunteer and fundraising operation for her local hospital in Bristow, OK finding, coordinating, scheduling, hundreds of volunteers for the facility, as well as raising a tremendous amount of financial support for the institution. Her efforts were not wasted, that program is running today and vital to the survival of the hospital. She offered her services there only asking for the same thing she ask of everyone else – nothing. She didn't care about recognition, her feelings were always secondary to create peace or making something work. She gave much of time and support to her church, First Presbyterian Church, Bristow, OK, found the time to enjoy her golf, bridge, and other activities with her numerous friends. Just as stated, recognition was not her concern, yet, both tangibly and intangibly she left this world in a better place by touching countless lives in a positive way. Only asking for one thing in return – nothing.