James Otis Crocker

James Otis Crocker, 88, of Greenville, widower of Patricia “Patsy” Berry Crocker, died Monday, October 12, 2015.

Born in Habersham County, GA, he was a son of the late William Tyson Crocker, Sr., and Artha Simmons Crocker.

Otis served in the United States Army and retired from Norfolk Southern Railway. He was a member of Berea First Baptist Church and Masonic Sam Poe Lodge #284.

He is survived by a daughter, Pam Crocker Sheriff; two grandchildren, Brooke and Matthew Sheriff; and two brothers, Robert Crocker (Latrelle), and Curtis Crocker (Jeanettie).

In addition to his loving wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Mark Crocker; three brothers; and two sisters.

The visitation will be held Friday, October 16, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. at Berea First Baptist Church Welcome Center, with the funeral service following at 2:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to Berea First Baptist Church, 529 Farrs Bridge Road, Greenville, SC 29611.

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest.

Announcement courtesy of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.