L.C. "Cotton" Haygood, 77, of Hornersville, Mo., died Friday, May 9, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Kennett.

Born June 25, 1930, in Arbyrd, Mo., son of the late Harvey and Wilie Mae Ray Haygood, he was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Korea and the city marshall for Hornersville. He was a member of the American Legion Post No.362 and a member of the Baptist Church in Hornersville.

On Sept. 12, 1953, in Kennett, he married Peggy Nunnery, who survives.

Survivors also include one daughter, Susan Peterson, of Hornersville; two sisters, Maxine Redman, of Montgomery, Ill., and Dora Glison, of Portageville, Mo.; two grandchildren, Kristy and Cody Payne, of Hornersville and one great-grandchild, Grant Payne, of Hornersville.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, J.D. and Lloyd Haygood and two sisters, Lily Baker and Dorothy Garner.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, May 11, at the Bradshaw-Emerson Funeral Home in Hornersville.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 11, in the Horner Cemetery at Hornersville with the Rev. Paul Moore officiating.