Tommie Otis Henry Darsey

Published 12:02 am Monday, April 16, 2012

Oct. 19, 1920 – April 14, 2012

NATCHEZ — Services for Otis Darsey, 91, of Natchez, who died Saturday, April 14, 2012, in West Point, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Laird Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Brewer officiating.

Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.

Visitation will from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at Laird Funeral Home.

Mrs. Darsey, the oldest of 10 children, was born on Oct. 19, 1920, in Mathiston, the daughter of Hearon Otis Henry and Sylbia Jean Cherry Henry.

Mrs. Darsey graduated from Mathiston High School in 1940. She worked for Sears and Roebuck for 25 years until she retired in February 1985. While working at Sears, Mrs. Darsey made many friends and continued the friendships in her retirement years.

Mrs. Darsey was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Benjamin Jerome Darsey, two brothers, Owenton Henry and Tim Henry, and one son-in-law, James “Buck” Beach.

Survivors include her son, Robert Allen Darsey, and wife, Mary Lou, of West Point; two daughters, Tommie Fay Beach of Brandon, and Ruby Lee Porter, and husband, Randy, of Brookhaven; grandchildren, Chris Porter, and wife, Stephanie, Stephanie Verucchi, and husband, Kenneth, all of Brookhaven, Ben Darsey, and wife, Shonda, of West Point, Michelle Burgess, and husband, Nathan, of Brookhaven, and Janna Murray, and husand, Brandt, of West Point; great-grandchildren, Seth Porter, Julianna Porter, Mackenzie Porter, Vivi Claire Porter, Katherine Verucchi, Kylee Verucchi, Landon Porter, Peyton Burgess, Ethan Burgess, Levin Darsey, Mary Lynnon Darsey, Kolt Darsey; two step-grandchildren, Trevor Murray and Taylor Murray; three brothers, Rudy Henry, and wife, Opal, Burl Henry, and wife, Betty, all of West Point, and Glenn Henry of Natchez; four sisters, Willene Harper, Mary McClain, both of West Point, Annice Breland, and husband, Doyce, of Mathiston, and Maudie Young, and husband, Gailon, of West Point, and sister-in-law, Dot Henry of Natchez.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lairdfh.com.