Ray Donald Cottrell

1921 - 1973  (51 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Ray Donald Cottrell
  Born	4 Jul 1921	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  		Pennsylvania Birth Certificate Ray Donald Cottrell
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 14 411 Harry Cottrell head male white 1885 45 married Pennsylvania England England valves and fittings 15 411 Ethel Cottrell wife female white 1888 42 married Pennsylvania England England 16 411 H. Willard Cottrell son male white 1913 17 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania clerk 17 411 Dorothy Cottrell daughter female white 1916 14 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 18 411 Roy D. Cottrell son male white 1922 8 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=qmy3_860
  Census	1940	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 38 2811 Harry Cottrell head male white 1885 55 married Pennsylvania pattern maker 39 2811 Ethel Cottrell wife female white 1888 52 married Pennsylvania 40 2811 Roy Cottrell son male white 1922 18 single Pennsylvania hospital messenger   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=2dvr_861
  Draft Registration	16 Feb 1942	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Ray registered for the draft at Pittsburgh on February 16, 1942. At that time he was 5' 10 1/2" tall and weighed 160# with blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion. He was working for Nation Tube Company at McKeesport at the time.
  Military Service	19 Jun 1942	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	He was inducted into the U.S. Army June 19, 1942 at Pittsburgh. Ray served in foreign service from December 20, 1942 until April 20, 1945. He was a Staff Sergeant with HQ and HQ Sw. 311th Reconnaissance Wing - serving from June 19, 1942 until he was honorably discharged at Fort Logan, Colorado, on October 5, 1945.
  		Military Pension Application Ray Donald Cottrell
  Died	22 Feb 1973	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	cause of death: acute asphyxia, house fire from the records of the Thurman M. Houghton Funeral Home: Man Dies in Linesville House Fire Ray Cottrell, 51, 300 S. Pymatuning St., Linesville, died of asphyxiation in a raging fire at his home about 5 a.m. Thursday Feb. 22. According to Linesville Volunteer Fire Chief, Frederick Gilliland, Cottrell placed a call to a telephone operator at 4:57 a.m., reporting the fire, but was not able to complete the call. The operator, able to trace the call to Linesville, called fire headquarters at the Arlington Hotel and asked if a fire had been reported in Linesville. She was informed that no fire had been reported and then told the fire headquarters that someone in Linesville area was in serious trouble. The siren was then sounded and at about the same time neighbors had noticed the fire and sent in an alarm. Cottrell was found by firemen near the entrance to the back door. He was alone in the home. The house, which is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins of Linesville, was gutted by the blaze. Damages to the cement block four room structure amount to approximately $6,000 and the house and contents were a complete loss. When firemen arrived at the house the inside was a "raging inferno." The Pennsylvania Fire Marshal arrived at the scene Thursday morning but has given no official report on the cause of the fire. Chief Gilliland said three trucks were at the fire scene and six water lines were used. The fire was out by 7 a.m. but the truck remained to direct traffic and check the building until noon. Ray Donald Cottrell was born at Pittsburgh July 4, 1921, a son of Harry and Ethel Cottrell. He was formerly a salesman for Clearfield Hardware Co. He was a member of Linesville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Linesville American Legion Post. Survivors include three sons, Gary A. Cottrell, Conneaut Lake; Ronald R. and Clinton Cottrell; his mother, Mrs. Ethell Cottrell; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Scott; a brother, Williard Cottrell, all of Pittsburgh; and two grandchildren. Services were held Saturday afternoon at the Thurman M. Houghton Funeral Home, Linesville, with the Rev. Robert Gumbert, pastor of Linesville United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was at Linesville Cemetery. Bearers were Leo Morian, Jerry Bossard, Mike Clark, Mark Rhoades, George Noey and John Kaltenbaugh.
  		Linesville Man Dies In Fire at His Home from the February 23, 1973 issue of the Greenville Record Argus
  Age	51 years
  Buried	24 Feb 1973	Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Section V, Lot 617A, Grave 13
  		Cottrell, Raymond Donald 1921-1973 Plot: Section V, Lot 617A, Grave 13
  		Pennsylvania Veterans' Burial Card Ray Donald Cottrell
  Person ID	I35708	Local Families
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Harry Cottrell,   b. 4 Jun 1885, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1951, Midland, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ethel Jenkins,   b. 13 Jan 1888, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 4 May 1980, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F13626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Audrey Williams,   b. 4 Jan 1924, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1954, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 30 years)
  Married	May 1942
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Gary Arthur Cottrell,   b. 3 Jul 1951, Library, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 2001, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F13627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louise Alice Fisher,   b. 24 May 1924, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1992, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1957	Ohio, USA
  Last Modified	24 May 2018
  Family ID	F27426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 24 Feb 1973 - Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Allegheny County Marriage License Application for Raymond and Audrey Cottrell. Note that they both were not truthful about their ages - Ray was actually born in 1920 and Audrey was born in 1924. They both adjusted their ages to make sure they were "of legal age" (21 in Pennsylvania at the time) to get married without parental consent.