Anne Puryear Otts

Anne Puryear Otts, 79, of Oxford, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church of Oxford on Friday, November 17, 2023, from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM. The funeral service celebrating her life will occur on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 2:00 PM in the Sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Oxford. Anne was welcomed into this world on the summer day of August 12, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, as a daughter to the late William Hartwell Puryear and Rubye Whitley Puryear. Anne spent her founding years of life in Memphis, Tennessee. While growing up in a cultured city, she discovered a passion for dance and the arts at a young age. She passed this love down to her children and grandchildren. She was an avid lover and collector of anything related to Gone with the Wind. Many of her treasures are beautifully displayed throughout the family home. In addition, you could often find her rocking in her recliner, listening to Elvis, or watching his movies. But throughout much of her adult life, on a fall Saturday afternoon, Anne could be found in The Grove. She would host all who wanted to come by. She loved to decorate the tent with her rebel tablecloths, floral arrangements, tons of food, and, of course, her chandelier. She hosted family friends, her children’s friends, and strangers year after year. At the same time, she cheered on her beloved rebels as fiercely as any fan in Vaught Hemingway Stadium. In her final days, she mustered up the strength to cheer one last time for the rebels as they played the Georgia Bulldogs. Anne loved her family and was fiercely loyal. She would go to the ends of the Earth to support them, stand by them, and show her love. She loved hosting family get-togethers; having everyone in her beautiful home brought her endless joy. Anne truly treasured these times and always ensured these memories were captured through a camera lens. She would say things like, “ OK now, one with all the fellas, and next, let’s get one with all the girls. Then let’s get us with the children and then the grandchildren.”….. and so on. She loved reliving memories, often looking through the endless number of photographs captured over the years. She loved being a member of First Baptist Church, and she treasured the ladies of the Karis 1 Sunday school class. Although Anne has departed from our presence, her treasured memory will hold a special place in the hearts and minds of her loved ones. She leaves behind a loving family to continue walking down the path of life in her absence: her devoted husband of fifty-two years, Larry Otts; one daughter, Laura Ramsey; three grandchildren: Kayle (Matt) Brown, Dillon ( Ashley) Otts, and Bradley Ramsey; three great-grandchildren: Beaux Perry, Ezra Brown, and Alina Otts; one brother, Willaim Puryear; one sister, Gloria (Lawrence) Hollie. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Hartwell Puryear and Rubye Whitley Puryear, and one son, Tommy Otts. The Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford staff is honored to serve the family as they walk through this challenging season of life.

Anne Puryear Otts

August 12, 1944 - November 13, 2023

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