A loving husband, father and grandfather, Mr. Otis James Myles, age 74, passed away on June 4, 2022. Otis was born in Sellers, Alabama to Walter Myles Sr. and Annie Gladys Myles on August 29, 1947. Otis married Deborah Barnett Myles on September 11, 1976. To this union was born two daughters, I’Ashea Lynnae and Aleta Lynnette Myles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Myles Sr., and Annie Gladys Myles; siblings, Lillie Pearl Myles Davis, Walter James Myles Jr., Samuel Myles, Tommy Lee Myles, and Stephanie Myles Jones.
He is survived by his devoted wife of over 45 years, Deborah Myles; his daughters, Aleta Myles (Los Angeles), I’Ashea Myles, Democratic Nominee for Chancery Court Judge (Nashville); and his three grandchildren, Kaleb, Myles, and McCartney; siblings, Rev. James A. Myers (Eloise), Jeffrey L. Myles-Richardson, Jacquelyn Myles Blake (Christopher), Shirley Myles Stewart (Charles); and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
A Visitation will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church 10998 Southland Drive Forest Park, Ohio 45240. A funeral service will follow beginning at 11:30 AM. Masks are mandatory.
Interment will take place at Crown Hill Memorial Park 11825 Pippin Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45231. A repast for family and friends will follow at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, 10998 Southland Drive Forest Park, Ohio 45240 immediately following the burial.