Otis Lee Sweatt Sr.

Otis Lee Sweatt, Sr.Otis Lee Sweatt, Sr., 84 of 1920 Carolina Road, Suffolk, VA died Thursday, September 11, 2014. He was the son of the late Walter and Emma Boone Sweatt. He was preceded in death by his wife, Addie Hall Sweatt; son, Otis Lee Sweatt, Jr.; brother, James L. Sweatt; and sister, Elois Brackett.Otis worked and retired from Planters Peanut Company, Inc. after many years of employment. He was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Suffolk.He leaves to cherish his memory a daughter, Linda Sweatt-Freeman of Baltimore, MD; son, Dwayne L. Sweatt of Suffolk; brother, William Thomas Sweatt (Edith) of Laurelton, NY; three sisters-in-law, Susie Hall, Lillie H. Long and Betty H. White (Vernon) all of Suffolk; grandchildren, Tanesha Sweatt of Chesapeake, VA and Chase Anthony Freeman (Tiara) of Baltimore, MC; great grandchildren, Cyree Brown, Caron Brown, Chloe Simmons and Caden Simmons; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.A funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Mineral Springs Baptist Church, 4849 Mineral Spring Road, Suffolk. Interment will be in Langston Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be held from 6 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Crocker Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Otis Lee Sweatt Sr., please visit our flower store.