EDDYVILLE — Kenneth R. Cotton, 79, of Eddyville died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at his home.

He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, a retired farmer and a retired chemical worker from Pennwalt in Calvert City. He served on the Lyon County Board of Education.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Ladd Cotton; two sons, David Cotton of Eddyville and Doug Cotton of Glasgow; three grandchildren; and one sister, Daythel Holt of Kuttawa.

His parents were Eural and Lucille Cummins Cotton.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton with the Revs. John Benton, Norman Cotton, and  James Holsapple officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery in Lyon County.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the funeral home.