Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Cotton, Wayne, Chris
Contributed by Chris Cotton
James Wayne Cotton, born in 1947 to William D. Cotton and Jimmie N. Brown, served in the Navy. An electrical and mechanical contractor, he founded Electro-Mech Service Co. He worked for the State Building Mgt. Div., Hertz Corp., and Tinker AFB. He taught at Canadian Valley Tech Ctr. and retired to Durant to learn more of his Choctaw heritage.
Carolyne Chrisopher Cooper Cotton, born in 1947 to Charles G. Cooper and Lucille F. Langdon, worked for Putnam City Schools as financial secretary and for the Oklahoma State Election Board for 21 years; then moved to Durant to learn more of her Chickasaw heritage.
Married in 1966, they had two son—Jeffrey Wayne Cotton and Gregory James Cotton, in 1969 and 1972.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
