Elouise Catherine Cotton Gibbs Peterson

Elouise Catherine Cotton Gibbs Peterson , age 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be greatly missed by those who loved and knew her. She was preceded in death by her children’s father, Henri Gibbs, Sr.; parents, Hillary and Ila Cotton; daughter, Joyce Welch and her brother, James Cotton. She is survived by her husband, Walker Peterson; children, Lynda Bolton, Tallahassee, FL, Shelia, (Mike) McGilberry, Saraland, AL, Henry (Sandra) Gibbs, Jr., Creola, AL, Kay (Larry) Weeks, Mobile, AL, Telecia (Jimmy) Paulk, Creola, AL; brothers, Gene Cotton, Fairhope, AL, Glen Cotton, Satsuma, AL; sisters, Faye Eddins, Patsy McGulf, Fairhope, AL, Ruth Mims, Saraland, AL; twelve grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 10:00 AM with a visitation on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Arrangements by Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 9700 Celeste Rd., Saraland, AL 36571.