Marion Earl Cottingham (32) was called home to rest in God’s loving arms on December 8, 2023. Marion was born in San Diego, California on February 11, 1992, to his proud mother Marcella Nottingham. He attended Summit High School and graduated in 2009.
As a youth, Marion played America’s pastime sport, baseball, for Southcrest Little League Major Division. He enjoyed participating in a sport that built camaraderie. Marion’s mother, auntie, and family adoringly called him “Nuke”, and friends called him “Mari B”. He was known as a loving, caring, funny young man, who loved spending time with his family.
Marion was a motorcycle enthusiast. He loved riding his motorcycle throughout the streets and highways of San Diego, sometimes engaging in racing and performing risky tricks. You couldn’t keep him away from traveling to other cities to attend car/motorcycle shows while blasting his rap music.
The greatest joy for Marion was the birth of his baby girl, Alyion Sy’Rai, born on March 20, 2012. He affectionately called her “Fat Women”. She did not quite understand the nickname but accepted this term of endearment. Aly wants everyone to know her daddy made the best loaded potatoes, carne asada fries, spaghetti, and seafood. She enjoyed their quality time together; talking, watching movies, baking brownies and cookies, and he would take her shopping at the mall when he would get paid. She loved him unconditionally and will miss him very much!
He has been welcomed into the arms of his grandparents; William and Bessie Nottingham, uncle Marvin Cottingham, and his soulmate Ke’Andra Standard.
He leaves behind his mother Marcella Cottingham, step- father Glenn Moore, daughter Alyion Cottingham, aunt Melody Nottingham-King, uncle Ronald King, brother/cousin Chaz Johnson and cousin-in-law, ShaLiea Johnson, brother/cousin Marko Johnson, sister Paris Mone’ Fuller, brother Winfred Bernard Fuller, cousins; Marvin Cottingham and Dionta Hayes, nieces/cousins; Anya Johnson, Makaiyah Harrison, and Nalaijah
Johnson, nephew/cousin Malachi Johnson, and a host of relatives and friends who will forever cherish his presence.
