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Cornelius Otis Wyche and Mary Etta Wyche
A memorial service has been planned for Cornelius Otis Wyche and Mary Etta Wyche of Catonsville, Maryland, and formerly of Bridgehampton.
Otis, as most called him, died on Monday, March 8, 2021, and Mary died on Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
They each died at home in Catonsville, and were each 86 years old at the time of their deaths.
Due to COVID, their memorial was postponed until this coming Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bridgehampton.
Otis was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from the Southampton Town Highway Department in 1998.
Mary retired from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital after working there for over 30 years.
They were both were very active members of the community, assuming many roles, most notably as deacon and deaconess at the First Baptist Church in Bridgehampton until they relocated to Ellicott City, Maryland.
Additionally, Otis was a Mason, a member of the NAACP, served many years as a board member for the Bridgehampton Child Care Center and served on the community’s anti-bias task force.
In addition to supporting her children in their school extracurricular activities, Mary served on the Bridgehampton Board of Education for several terms. She served also as a board member/trustee for the Bridgehampton Public Library. She managed the polls for local elections.
Individually and collectively, they supported and mentored countless people who crossed their paths in Bridgehampton and beyond, and left indelible marks in their community, their family said, noting that they were selfless leaders and are greatly missed.
They are survived by Connie Wyche Zagerman (Robert) of Franklin, Tennessee; Melanie Wyche of Catonsville, Maryland; Otis’s brother, Moses Wyche Jr. of Patchogue; Mary’s brother Jessie Sherrod (Elizabeth) of Killeen, Texas; and Mary’s sister-in-law Gladys Sherrod of Atlanta, Georgia; two grandchildren, Jordan Zagerman of San Francisco, and Morgan Zagerman of Franklin, Tennessee; and a host of relatives and friends.
All are welcomed to join the family this Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bridgehampton for a celebration of their lives.
Staff Writer on Apr 17, 2023