Ottis Clinton Freeman

Goldsboro - Ottis Clinton Freeman, 89, of 404 Green Drive, died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Rev. Harley Clinton Freeman and Martha Wiggins Freeman.  He served 42 years in the public school system as principal and teacher, 17 of those years as the principal of Corinth-Holders High School and 15 years as guidance counselor at Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school system.  Mr. Freeman was a member of Masonic Lodge Archers Lodge #165, North Carolina Association of Educators, Retired Teacher's Association, Principal's Association of North Carolina and Daniels Memorial United Methodist Church.  He was the founder of the Cornith-Holders Volunteer Fire Department and was a retired volunteer firefighter.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Daniels Memorial United Methodist Church with the Reverends T. R. Miller and Bill Crowder officiating.  Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mae Morton Freeman; daughter. Betty Freeman Williamson and husband, I.K. of Goldsboro; brother, Paul W. Freeman and wife, Jean of Glade Valley; sister, Mae Freeman Fortner and husband, Gudger of Bakersville; grandchildren, Louann Heath and husband, Thomas of Goldsboro and Lee Williamson and wife, Laura of Charlotte; great-grandchildren, Michael Heath and Kelly Heath.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Ralph Freeman and Claude Freeman.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Masons.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Daniels Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2803 E. Ash St., Goldsboro, NC 27534 or Madison Avenue Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 1703 E. Laurel St., Goldsboro, NC 27530

The family will receive friends Saturday at Seymour Funeral Home from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. and other times at the residence.