Qualla J. Addington, age 76 of Louisville, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014. She was past president of the Suburban Women's Club in Lexington and a member of Middletown Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Kate Higdon; her first husband Loren Cotton, Jr.; her brother, George Higdon; and her sister Pat Padgett.
Qualla is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Bob; sons, Brent Cotton (Luneita) and Mike Cotton (Valerie); grandchildren, Blake, Troy and Kyle Cotton; sister-in-law Jennie Higdon; brother-in-law Charles Padgett; also several nieces, nephews and host of relatives and friends.
Funeral ceremony will be 11am Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Middletown Christian Church, 500 N. Watterson Trail. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole, OK at a later date. Visitation will be 4-8pm on Wednesday at Newcomer Funeral Home, 235 Juneau Drive.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Middletown Christian Church.
A special thanks to the staff and doctors at the Forum for their excellent care.