I would like to publicly thank sheriff’s deputy Julius Cotten for helping an elderly gentleman from Missouri find his daughter.

My father came to Natchez to surprise me with a visit and bring birdhouses I had asked him to build. He didn’t think he was physically able to build the houses, but he did anyway because he loves me.

He asked directions to Eastbrook Road several times, no one thought to look us up in the phone book.

Finally, after two hours, he found Mr. Cotten, who looked up our phone number, called us on his personal cell and escorted him to our door. Thank you so much Deputy Cotten for helping my dad complete his labor of love.

Diane Holland

Natchez resident