Obituary

Gary Eldon Cottingham, Jr., 67, of Princeton, WV, passed away August 10, 2026.

Born in Sacramento CA, on December 19, 1958, Gary was a 1976 graduate of Mesa Verde High School and earned his associate and bachelor of science degrees from American River. Gary was an electrical engineer with many years of loyal and dedicated service at Hughes Aircraft in Los Angeles, CA. He was a member of the team who developed the “head-up display,” the transparent screen that projects vital data such as speed and safety alerts directly onto the windshield near your field of vision.

He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Gary Eldon Cottingham and Mary Ann Cottingham; his brother, Raymond Cottingham; sisters, Tuesday Graham, Tressa Smith, and Marlene Burch.

Gary is survived by his sons, Chad Cottingham and Jay Cottingham, both of Milwaukee, WI; his ex-wife and mother of his children, Cindy Siray, also of Milwaukee; brothers, Todd Cottingham of Princeton, Russell Cottingham of Sacramento, and many nieces and nephews and great- nieces and nephews.

In his free time, Gary enjoyed reading true crime novels and fishing. During his lifetime, he had fished in many lakes and streams from the west coast to the east coast, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and even in the Philippines.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.barlowbonsall.com.

Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.