Otis L. Ashworth

ASHWORTH, Otis L., 90, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. He was born April 3, 1918, in Lunenburg County, Va., and was the son of the late H. Warren and Lula Bayne Ashworth. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of almost 57 years, Doris Moore Ashworth; and two sisters, Estelle A. Whirley and Lillian A. Batts. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Patricia A. and Kenneth L. Doutt; granddaughter, Julie A. Doutt; grandson, Christopher A. Doutt and his wife, Brea; great-grandchildren, Luca Otis Doutt and Maris Penelope Doutt, all of Richmond. Mr. Ashworth was a WWII Army veteran, served proudly in the Motor Pool in Washington, D.C., and with the 765th Railway Shop Battalion Motor Pool, Company B in Europe. He retired after 27 years of service from the E. I. DuPont Film Plant in Chesterfield. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rte. 10). His funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment to follow in Dale Memorial Park. The family wishes to thank the staff of Lucy Corr Health Care Center for their loving care and concern while Otis was a resident the past 14 months.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.