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Mary M. “Peggy” Cottrill   (Jordan, Henline, Gorby)

Peggy Cottrill, 61, passed away peacefully at her residence in Adamston and went home to see her friend Jesus on Wednesday morning, August 25, 2010, after a long battle with cancer.   She was born in Clarksburg on December 19, 1948, the daughter of the late Ulysses Grant Jordan and wives Ruby Montgomery and Dorothy Ash, whom she considered her mother. 

She is survived by her husband, Mack Cottrill.  

She is also survived by four children, a son Greg Henline and his wife Linda of Fairmont, and their three children, Jimmy Bosnick III and wife Vicky; a daughter, Diane Kerby and companion Mark Rockwell of Morgantown, and their three children, Missy Beverly, Justin Kerby and Brian Rockwell; a daughter, Lisa Short and her husband Kevin of Wolf Summit, and their three children, Alisha DeMeester and companion James, Jessica DeMeester, and Cory Short; a son Michael Henline and his wife Jill of Bridgeport, and their children, Andrew Henline, McKayla Henline, Quinton Beall, Matthew Henline and Meghan Henline; her grandchildren, Scott Streets and his companion Letoya, and Courtney Streets and her companion Brian.  Her brother, Bob Jordan, Westlake, CA; four step-children, a step-daughter, Karah Cottrill of Clarksburg; step-daughter, Janet Lynch and her husband Mike, Atlanta, GA, and their children, Marcus Lynch, Matthew Lynch, and Joseph Lynch; step-daughter, Theresa Bronson and her husband Mark, Seattle, WA, and their children, Tammy and Mark Bronson; step-son Mike Cottrill and his wife Christina of Clarksburg, and their son Anthony Joseph Cottrill; step-son Timothy Alan Cottrill of Seattle, WA; 8 great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Jack Cottrill and his wife Nancy of Wolf Summit; three sisters-in-law, Nyda Rudy, Denver, CO; Juniata Avilia and her husband Joe, Antioch, CA; and Loretta Anderson of Florida, complete her family.

 In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Shanda Henline and Shawn Bosnick, and a step-son Joseph F. Cottrill.

 Peggy was a well-known hairdresser in the Clarksburg area for 33 years and owned her own shop in Adamston for ten years, retiring in 2007.  She was a member of Horizons Church in  Lost Creek.

 Peggy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister.  She enjoyed reading her Bible, singing, painting, and spending time with her family and friends.

 The family would like to extend a special thanks to People’s Hospice, especially Holly Holbert and Kathy Clevenger, and to the friends from Horizons Church who visited her at home in her time of need.

 Friends will be received at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Avenue, Bridgeport, from 2-8 pm on Sunday.  Peggy will lie in state at Horizons Church from 10-11 am on Monday, August 30, 2010, where services will be held at 11 a.m. with Reverend Quint Pitts presiding.  Interment will follow in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery.

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