Raymond L. ¨Cotton Gilbert Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Photo Yes Run Date Sunday, June 24, 2007 Services for Mr. Raymond L. ¨Cotton Gilbert, age 91, will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 10:00 AM at the First Assembly of God Church in Ruston, LA. Rev. John Trotter and Rev. Ricky Bonnett will be officiating with interment to follow at Pines Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. Mr. Gilbert was born on March 20, 1916 in Pope County, Arkansas and passed away on June 23, 2007 in Bienville Parish. Mr. Gilbert worked in the lumber industry all of his life retiring from Willamette and Hunt Forest Products. One of the great generation, he served his country in the United States Navy during WW II aboard the USS Lexington in the South Pacific. Mr. Gilbert was preceded in death by his wife, Jackie and a daughter, Mary Ellen. He is survived by: daughter: Anna Dean Young and husband, Lavelle of Ruston, LA; brother: Hartsill Gilbert of Russellville, AR; sister in law: Euna Spears of Dallas, TX; grandsons: Steve Wilson, Paul Wilson and wife, Kelli; granddaughter: Rebecca Rabb and husband, Theo, all of Ruston, LA; step grandchildren: Debbie Walters, Melissa Flowers, and Paige Ederer of Ft. Myers, FL; Pam Slaughter and husband, Bob of Monroe, LA and Jeff Young and wife, Heather of Clinton, MS; Twenty one great grandchildren four living in Ruston, Chris Wilson and Brandon, Stephanie, and Courtney Andrews. Pallbearers will be: Grandsons: Steve Wilson, Paul Wilson, and Jeff Young; Great Grandsons: Chris Wilson, Brandon Andrews, and Bob Slaughter. Honorary pallbearers will be: Ray Janway and Eugene Burton. Visitation will be Monday, June 25, 2007 from 5 7 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA.