Darlene Sue Otey

Darlene Sue Otey, 66, of Loveland, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014.

She was born on Sept. 24, 1948 in Brazil, to the late Melvin and Doris Shinn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Otey III. She was a cook and cafeteria worker for Loveland Elementary School, where she befriended many young and smiling faces before retiring in 2010.

She was the loving mother of Angela Darlene Russell, Jennifer Christine Otey, and Arminda Rae Otey; proud grandmother of Ryan Joseph Patt, Shelby Leigh Heishman, Melissa Rose Christine Heishman, Richard Homer Bradley IV, Sandra Nicole Bradley and Korynne Marie Hartman; great-grandmother of Sophia Rystin Greene, Bradley Alan Richardson Jr and Nathaniel Jax Richardson; dear sister to Melva Jo Copley, Michael Lawrence Shinn, David Alan Shinn and the late Linda Rae Myers; aunt and great-aunt to 19 nieces and nephews; and loving provider to her two beautiful dogs, Nyla and the late Ty.

Family and friends will be received from noon-1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2 at Costin Funeral Chapel, 539 E. Washington St, Martinsville, IN 46151, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Interment will follow at Friendship Park Cemetery in Paragon.

Donations in memory of Darlene may be directed to the Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Foundation, 7399 N. Shadeland Ave #117, Indianapolis, IN 46250.

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