BETTY E. PIPER
Urbana, Ohio
Betty E. Piper, 80, of Urbana, Ohio, died May 24, 2007. She was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Harmony, Ohio, to Rufus and Estie May Roach. She married Richard R. Piper Oct. 9, 1945.
Mrs. Piper is survived by her husband and three children, Edward Piper of Milan, Randy Piper of Urbana, Ohio, and Jodie (Piper) Laslow of Bellefontaine, Ohio; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held May 30 at Kauffman & Eicholtz Funeral Home in West Liberty, Ohio.
The Pipers will be remembered for owning and operating the Western Auto hardware store in Milan from 1967 to 1984. Friends may contact the family through the oldest son, Edward, at 1-910-880-0542.
JOY DUNMIRE FAULKNER
Interlochen, Fla.
Formerly of Milan
Joy Faulkner, 54, died May 2, 2007, at Shand's Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., with her family by her side. She was born Aug. 16, 1952, in Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Faulkner graduated from Milan High School in 1970 and took art classes at Washtenaw Community College. She had a talent for all forms of art, and was always painting, drawing, making crafts or walking along the beach collecting sea shells.
She is survived by her husband, Tom; children Amie, Nada and Brooks; grandchildren, Damien, Stone, Justin, Bria and Brice: her parents, Justin and Ruth Dunmire; and her sister, Justine Dunmire.
Cremation and a memorial service have taken place.
LEE MIDDLETON COTTER
Moon, Va.
The Rev. Lee Middleton Cotter of Moon, Va., went home to his Father May 30, 2007, after a long illness. He was born in Pleasantville, N.Y., in 1929, the youngest of five children. He served in the Marine Corp. and worked at Grumman Aircraft.
Mr. Cotter earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, and served Lindora Methodist church, where he developed Sermagic, a sermon in magic.
He earned a master's degree in divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary. While at Princeton, he served at South Amboy and Cliffwood Methodist churches. He was accepted into the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Mr. Cotter served the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church in New Jersey. At the urging of Presbytery, he helped that church acquire property and build first a Christian Education building and then a sanctuary. He served on the Presbytery's Ministerial Relations committee and the Synod's Radio and Television Committee.
Mr. Cotter was one of the organizers and the first president of the Atlantic County Council of Churches. He produced a Sunday morning devotional radio program and on Sunday nights conducted his own radio talk show, "Ask Your Pastor". He was elected president of the Atlantic County Big Brothers organization.
He founded a Big Brothers office in Fredericksburg, Va., and taught philosophy and psychology at Germana Community College. Returning to the ministry, he accepted a call to the Mount Hebron Presbyterian Church in Ellicott City, Md. He helped that church restore an old stone farmhouse, which was used for Christian education and a caretaker's apartment. He also served on the board of the Howard County hospital and was chairman of their personnel committee.
Mr. Cotter last call was to The First Presbyterian Church in Saline. He helped that church replace a double-wide trailer with a Christian education building that included a fellowship hall, kitchen, offices, a choir room and classrooms. He also served on a committee that built and established a senior citizen apartment building, and served on a court-appointed Youth Diversion Committee.
Following in the footsteps of his parents, Judge Richard and Ruth Cotter, he retired to Mathews County, Va., with his wife, Marilyn Jo. As long as his health allowed, he was active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Meals on Wheels and the Food Bank.
Mr. Cotter's parents and four siblings, the Rev. Richard Cotter Jr., the Rev. Douglas Cotter, Willard Cotter, esq., and Ruth Lois Bryson, preceded him in death.
His wife, children and their families survive, including Kenneth and Marcea Cotter; Randall and Kathleen of Ellicott City, Md.; Donna Lee and David Pipkin; Christopher Lee; and Jason of Fredericksburg.
Other survivors include his stepchildren and grandchildren, Robert Allesee Jr.; John and Karen Allesee-Sterzik; William and Joan Allesee; and Meredith and Olivia of Michigan.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home. The Rev. Carl Ulrich will conduct a graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at H. C. Smither Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to a church or charity of one's choice.
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