Background
Cotten, Martha Lanier was born on December 19, 1928 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Harold Stone and Roberta Lanier (Taylor) Reeves.
Cotten, Martha Lanier was born on December 19, 1928 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Harold Stone and Roberta Lanier (Taylor) Reeves.
Bachelor of Science in English, College of Charleston, 1951. Master of Arts in Human Development, Salve Regina, 1977.
School teacher, Chicore Graded School, Charleston, South Carolina., Newport, Rhode Island, 1965-1976; counselor, Mount Vernon Mental Health, Alexandria, Virginia, 1980-1984; real estate agent, Aquidneck Realty, Middletown, Rhode Island, 1978; sales representative, Revlon, Newport, Rhode Island, 1978-1979; building sales assistant, Ryan Homes, Springfield, Virginia, 1979-1981; community service coordinator, Norfolk (Virginia) General Hospital, 1986-1988; counselor, Eating Disorders Institute, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1986-1988; director, Optifast Program, Virginia Beach, 1986-1989; image consultant, Karla Jordan Kollections, Virginia Beach, since 1989. Counselor Navy Relief, Long Beach, California, 1955-1978, Credo, Norfolk, since 1981. Public speaker Dale Carnegie, 1983.
Organizer Linkhorn Cove Civic League, Virginia Beach, 1983, Women's Networking, Virginia Beach, 1989. Member Daughters of Cincinnati, Junior League, Retired Officers Wives (1st vice president, secretary 1980, president 1993-1994, program chairman since 1992), Garden Club, Delta Delta Delta (alumnae district officer 1989-1993).
Married Thomas Randolph Cotten, Junior, July 2, 1955. Children: Thomas Randolph III, Peter Tabb.