Myrna V. Cottrell

Her funeral will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Greater Love Ministries, 482 Wylie Drive, Normal, where visitation will begin at 9:30 am. Interment will take place immediately after the service at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Greater Love Ministries, Normal.

To express condolences online, please visit www.eastlawn-bloomington.com

She was born March 18, 1941 in Indianola, IA, daughter of Ralph and Vivian Paige Drury Machlan. She married Henry Stanley Wright. She later married Carl E. Cottrell on January 20, 2001.

Surviving are her husband, Carl of Stanford; her son, Linwood Wright (Peggy D'Alessandro) of Wesley Chapel, FL; Carl's children, whom she adored, Jerry Cottrell (Karen Brothers) of Montalba, TX, Rod (Christi) Cottrell of Fort Worth, TX and Sheryl (Mike) Shepherd of Owasso, OK. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Katherine, Lauren, Ashley, Blake, Matthew, Kimberlee, Morgan, Brandyn, Shelby, Carle and McKenzie; ten great-grandchildren and two sisters, Carol (Tom) Beedle of Colorado Springs, CO and Bonna Machlan of Atlanta, GA.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ralph Machlan and great-granddaughter, Addie.

Myrna had worked as a 1st grade teacher at Maranatha Christian School in Bloomington. She retired on March 31, 2001 after 27 years with State Farm Insurance Company, where she last worked as an executive assistant.

She previously taught Sunday School and loved her church family, reading and gardening. Myrna enjoyed animals and helping Carl with the clydesdales and donkeys that they raised. They also belonged to a local John Deere Club.

Myrna will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.