1897–1995

Introduction

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Born: Feb­ru­ary 17, 1897, Nine­ty-Six, South Ca­ro­li­na.

Died: March 27, 1995.

Buried: Ad­di­son Church of God ce­me­te­ry, Ad­di­son, Ala­ba­ma.

Biography

Otis was the son of Tho­mas Lew­is Mc­Coy and Ida Oc­ta­via Den­son, and hus­band of Mel­zie A. Con­ner.

He was in­duct­ed in­to the Sou­thern Gos­pel Mu­sic Hall of Fame in 2003.

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