Curran D. Cotton,  77, of Newton died on Wednesday evening, Oct. 24, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton under the care of Skiff Hospice.

A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton. Family committal service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Newton Union Cemetery. Close friends are invited to attend. Please meet at the funeral home by 12:45 p.m. A time of visitation with the family will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be designated in Curran’s name to the University of Evansville, College of Engineering and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home 

Curran D. Cotton was born on Nov. 29, 1934, in Evansville, Ind. He graduated from Evansville College (University of Evansville) with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and President of the Class of 1957. Curran married Jane Ann Hermann, also from Evansville, on Sept. 7, 1957.