Obituary Record

Otis, Henry L.  -  September 2, 2000

Henry L. Otis, 80, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Diamondhead.

Mr. Otis was a native of Logtown and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was the former circuit clerk of Hancock County and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waveland.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Otis; a daughter, Betty G. Coburn; his parents, Lamar and Betty Weston Otis, and a sister, Minnie Otis.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby G. Otis of Bay St. Louis; three daughters, Carolyn Snyder of Hattiesburg, Myrtle Olson of Bay St. Louis and Jennifer Otis of Waveland; a sister, Mildred O. Fountain of McComb, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis where friends may call two hours before service time. Burial will be in Logtown Cemetery.

The family prefers memorials to the First Baptist Church of Waveland, P.O. Box 261, Waveland, MS 39576 or to the Shoreline Park Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2667, Bay St. Louis, MS 39521

Source: Sun Herald

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