Margaret Kiser Cothran

July 31, 1929 - November 15, 2018

Funeral Service for Margaret Kiser Cothran, 89, of Piedmont will be Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with Mr. Roger Kiser officiating. Burial will follow at Gnatville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 until time of service. Mrs. Cothran passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Countryside Health Center in Buchanan, Ga. Survivors include son, Don Cothran (Pam) of Tallapoosa, Ga.; daughter, Karen Manarin (Dave) of Chandler, AZ.; grandchildren, Andrew Cothran (Erin), Hannah Cothran, and Katy Dodt (Michal); two great grandchildren, Harper Kate Cothran and Kali Layne Dodt; one great grandson expected to arrive in April, baby boy Dodt; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dave Manarin, Andrew Cothran, Jerry Kiser, Randy Pate, and Scott Kiser. Mrs. Cothran was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, a 1948 honors graduate of Spring Garden High School, and the youngest of eight children. She was a member of Pisgah Baptist Church, where she taught Special Needs Sunday School Class. She loved cooking and was known for her chocolate oatmeal cookies. Mrs. Cothran always took great pride in her appearance, she enjoyed dressing nice and always having her hair and nails fixed. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Mrs. Cothran was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Zeddie Cothran; son, Michael Cothran; parents, Jim and Rudy Kiser; and seven brothers, Frank Kiser, Clayton Kiser, Foster Kiser, Edgar Kiser, Fain Kiser, Ernest Kiser, and Earl Kiser. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, In Care of Yvonne Ledbetter, 5285 County Road 6, Piedmont, AL 36272.