Otis Gatling, Sr.'s Obituary
Otis Lee Bo Gatling, Sr. 83, of Fredericksburg passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Mary Washington Hospital.
Otis has been one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 48 years. He loved gardening and fishing and was good with his hands. He worked for Spotsylvania County for 25 years and was a devoted husband, father and especially a devoted minister of Jehovah God.
Otis is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth; his 11 children, Mary Donovan and her husband Michael of Richmond, Otis L. Gatling, Jr. of Fredericksburg, Dan Gatling of Harrisonburg, Jerusha Gatling of Fredericksburg, Debbie Foxx and her husband Boyd of Fredericksburg, Randolph Gatling, Diane Jackson and her husband Ralph, Roosevelt Gatling all of Fredericksburg, Timothy Gatling and his wife Gail, of Liberia, Africa, Jeffrey Gatling and his wife Sophie of Charlotte, NC and Lisa Fortune and her husband Troy of Dallas, TX; his sister Maudie Mae Jefferies of Jackson, NC; his uncle, Floyd Edwards of Norfolk; his nephew Theodore Gatling and his wife Sarah of Cheverly, MD; his niece Ella Mae Gatling of North Carolina; 14 grandchildren, Lakenna Gregory, Jason Donavon, Tremeka Chandler, LaTanya Taylor, Johnathan and Michael Foxx, Tiffany and Rachel Jackson, Darawin, Malcolm, Boaty, Seth and Colette Gatling and Victoria Fortune; three great-grandchildren, and a host of cousins and friends.
The family will receive friends Friday, September 11, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Found and Sons Funeral Chapels, 10719 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg. A funeral service celebrating Otis’ life will be held Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 12:00 pm at the funeral chapel with Edward Winters officiating. Interment will follow at Glenhaven Memorial Gardens in Stafford.
Online condolences may be expressed to Otis’ family at foundandsons.com.
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