Otis L. Cypress Sr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Otis L. Cypress Sr. (Newport News, Virginia), born in Poughkeepsie, New York, who passed away on December 21, 2024 at the age of 86. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Otis L. Cypress Sr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Nathaniel Cypress and Annie Cypress; his wife Sadine E. Cypress; and his sons, Tony Everett and Roland Cypress.
He is survived by: his children, Crystal Moore (Larry), Otis Cypress Jr. (Angela), Ronald Cypress and Carolyn Forster; and his siblings, Aaron Cypress (Beverly), Linda Foster (Thomas), Fannie Emerson, Faye Powell (Linwood) and Mildred Stokes. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren.
Viewing will be held on Thursday, December 26th 2024 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel (1601 27th St, Newport News, VA 23607). A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 27th 2024 at 10:00 AM at the New Mt. Olive Baptist Church (66 Big Bethel Rd, Hampton, VA 23666).
He dedicated over 30 years to Virginia Natural Gas, making valuable contributions to the company until his retirement.
