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OTIS CREWS Obituary

CREWS, OTIS, 91
Ocala - Mr. Otis Crews, 91, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on November 19, 1923, in Hamilton County to the late Joe and Arrie Crews. He served ten years in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. He also served ten years in the Air Force along with ten years in the Air Force reserve, retiring in 1972. He also was a City Mail Carrier for 23 years for the U.S. Postal Service in Ocala. He was a member of the Parkview Baptist Church and was a past member of the Wyomina Park Baptist Church in Ocala and a member of the Marion-Dunn Masonic Lodge in Ocala. He loved gospel, bluegrass and old time country music, he sang in the church choir for many years as well. Yard work and gardening were not chores to him, but enjoyment. He also loved to travel our country and also Europe with his wife Ethel, which brought him some of his most treasured memories.
He is preceded in death by his brothers, Ernest, Emory, Clyde and Vernon Crews; sisters, Eva Wheeler, Ada Dubberly, Marie King and Emma Jean Morrell; first wife, Janice Brannen Crews and daughter, Patricia Anne Crews.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Ethel Crews of Lake City; son, Gordon B. Crews (Virginia) of Bend, Oregon; daughters, Glenda C. O'Donnell (Robert) of Trinity, FL and Cathy C. Baker (Michael) of Springboro, OH; grandchildren, Brian Baker, Bradley Baker, Sean O'Donnell, Kevin O'Donnell and Jennifer Varvarigos, and 12 great-grandchildren; step-children, Duyral Reynolds, Debra Webb and Renita Dennis also survive.
Funeral services for Mr. Crews will be conducted on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10 A.M. in the chapel of the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Tatem of Parkview Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, October 2, 2015 from 6-8 P.M. in the chapel of the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations please be made to alzheimers.org or to the Parkview Baptist Church in memory of Otis Crews. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home, 458 S. Marion Ave, Lake City, 32025. Please sign the online guestbook at www.parrishfamilyfuneralhome.com

Published by Ocala Star-Banner from Oct. 1 to Oct. 2, 2015.
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There have been no better men than my father!
Gordon

November 15, 2015

I am saddened at the loss of Otis. He became a dear person to myself and my Mom, Jewell. My heart is with you and I will miss him. Cathy

October 5, 2015

Please accept our heart felt sympathy for your loss. May the Lord bring you all comfort.

Bruce and Marty Connolly

October 1, 2015

May your help come from God during this difficult time period. Call on him to help you get through this.

October 1, 2015

Ethel,Gordon,Glenda, and Cathy we are so sorry to hear of your husband and dad's passing. Our family thought the world of him and I know you all have fond memories of him. Tom and Pat Patrick

October 1, 2015

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