Franklin D. "Red" Cotton, 83, of Atmore, AL passed away on August 3, 2020.  He was born on July 12, 1937 to the late J. D. and Ada E. Brown Cotton.  He owned and operated The T&W Flea Market, Red's Swap Shop, Brother's Furniture and Summerdale Flea Market. He moved to Atmore and opened The Atmore Flea Market, Cotton's Furniture Store and Cotton's Mini Storage. He was a member of The First Pentecostal Church of McCullough.  He was a caring and generous person who loved helping anyone in their time of need.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Pat Hutson and his siblings, Jack Cotton, Ernest Cotton, Buster Allen Cotton and Morris Cotton.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Beulah Grissett Cotton; his sons, J.R. and his wife Virgie Cotton of Pensacola, FL, T.W. Cotton of Pensacola, FL and Matt and his wife Kelley Cotton of Atmore, AL; one daughter, Ashley Cotton of Atmore, AL; one brother, Gary Cotton of Atlanta, GA and two sisters, Virginia Hendry of LA and Barbara Aceto of Pensacola, FL; fourteen grandchildren and twelve plus two on the way great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Andy Lolly, Bro. D.L. Harvell and Bro. Alton Lister officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, AL.

Active pallbearers will be Matthew Cotton, T.W. Cotton, Kenny Boykin, Joseph McCraney, Michael Trawick and Mark Presley.

Honorary pallbearers will be Floyd Hopkins, Benny Enfinger, Gary Gibson and Michael Woods.

Visitation will be Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.

For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.