Funeral service for Lee Otis Bridges, Sr., 81, of Opelika, AL, will be at 12:00 noon., Saturday, April 27, 2024, Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church, 4454 Lee Road 166, Opelika, AL 36804 with interment in the church cemetery, Reverend S. Dewayne Drakeford will officiate.

Mr. Bridges, who passed away, Sunday, April 21, 2024 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, was born November 1, 1942, in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Friday, April 26, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Family will be present at the funeral home from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Mr. Bridges will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his loving wife of 58 years, Lelia Bridges of Opelika, AL; five children, Otis (Kiwanis) Bridges of Montgomery, AL, Sandra Gullatte of Opelika, AL, Katrina (Anthony) Alexander of Burk, VA, Lee Otis (Valerie) Bridges, Jr. of Calera, AL and Tiffany (Demetrius) Harrington of Lafayette, AL; one sister, Mary Rose (Orszell) Richmond of Syracuse, NY; four sisters-in-law, Dorothy Bandy of Opelika, AL, Betty Seabrook of Salem, AL, Laura Bridges of Apopka, FL and Ruth Griggs of Atlanta, GA; a godson, Gregory Dowdell of Opelika, AL; nineteen grandchildren, Roderica, Robin, LaDecker, Miracle, Quindrovis, Cortez, Corniellus, Jamell, Frankia, Tracy, DaVonte, Aramis “AJ”, Simara, Lee Otis III, Aubrie, Vallen, Antavious, Jaquavion, Demetrius, Jr. and Key’Mijae; five great-grandchildren, Chaise, Krissi, Traeveon, Navaeh and Daylin; special niece, Mary (Walter) Pruitt of Opelika, AL; two special nephews, J.W. (Faye) Ingram and Eddie (Barbara) Bridges both of Opelika, AL; a host of niece, nephews, cousins and friends.