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Jimmie Dean Otott

Jimmie Dean Otott, son of Earl and Vera (Feldhausen) Otott, was born February 10, 1943, at Concordia, Kansas. He attended grade school in Palmer, Kansas, and graduated from Linn High School in 1961. He also attended Kansas Wesleyan College in Salina, Kansas.
On August 24, 1963, he was united in marriage to Jane Allsman at the Central Christian Church in Belleville, Kansas, and to this union two children were born: Kent and Candace. Throughout his adult life Jim was employed in the medical, agricultural, trucking industries, and the landscaping business. He especially enjoyed being involved with landscaping. He and Jane had their own nursery, “Sweet Cherry Village,” for strawberries, cherries and assorted vegetable beds. In the most recent years, along with their nursery, Jim had his own lawn service during the growing season and snow removal in the winter months. In his spare time, Jim enjoyed his Jersey cows, and volunteered on the Belleville Fire Department. He also served as the director of the Republic County Ambulance Service, little league baseball coach, was a fan of Johnny Cash and the Statler Brothers and Gospel music.
Years ago he trusted Christ as his Lord and Savior at the Belleville Wesleyan Church. For many years he and Jane drove their church bus for various church activities and he was a volunteer at the Bill Glass Prison Crusades. In the past years, he attended the Landmark church of Belleville.
Jim passed from this life peacefully at his home in Belleville on Thursday, April 2, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents. Jim will be forever remembered by his wife Jane of their home; children, Kent Otott, Concordia, Kansas, and Candace Hitchcock (Wes), Sparks, Nebraska; grandchildren, Abbigail Hitchcock, Holdrege, Neb., Kylee Braithwait (Landon), Columbus, Neb., Gunnar Hitchcock (Skye), Johnstown, Neb., Wyatt Hitchcock, Sparks, Neb., Allison Hitchcock, Sparks, Neb., Ashley Otott, Hutchinson, Kan., Duaine Otott, Hutchinson, Kan., Jossalin Otott, Concordia, Kan.; great-grandchildren, Elouise and Amelia Braithwait, Hugh and Bridger Hitchock; daughter-in-law Lisa Otott, Concordia, Kan.; brother Roger Otott (Nancy) Linn, Kan.; other relatives and many friends.
A private family service was held Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville, Kansas, with Pastor Wade Moss officiating. Interment was in the Belleville City Cemetery. Limited visitation was 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the funeral home. Donations in Jim’s memory may be made to the Landmark Church or Blair Theater in c/o Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home. Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home of Belleville assisted the Otott family with these arrangements, www.tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com

 

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