The family lived in Summersville where Lee Otis Bobbitt became Superintendent of Nicholas County schools. Following his term in

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The family lived in Summersville where Lee Otis Bobbitt became Superintendent of Nicholas County schools. Following his term in office Ote Bobbitt suffered a respiratory ailment which many feared was the dreaded tuberculosis that had killed his grandparents and two uncles on the Bobbitt side of his family. He went to a hospital in Marion, Ohio for treatment which seemed to improve his condition, but was advised to live an inactive life with plenty of fresh air.

Located on the Elijah Bobbitt farm on Muddlety was a "hunters" camp house. It consisted of two large rooms with two sides of the building enclosed in with a screened porch. Ote and Flo Bobbitt along with their daughter Marian moved from Summersville to the camp house, and made their home there for many years. Since Lee Otis Bobbitt was the eldest son of Elijah and Rowena Bobbitt he asked his father to deed to him his share of the estate while his father was living. Elijah Bobbitt gladly did this, and deeded land that surrounded the camp house. Ote Bobbitt rested, ate wholesome food, slept winter and summer on the screened porch of the camp house, and was cared for by his dutiful wife. In time his health improved considerably and in later years it was doubted that he ever had tuberculosis.

During this period, Ote Bobbitt studied and read extensively. He had an excellent library with many books that he read more than once. In 1935 Ote Bobbitt was again elected to serve as Nicholas County superintendent of schools. The family moved from the camp to Summersville. Following his service in the school system, Ote Bobbitt served as a tax consultant, and during the second World War was chief clerk of the draft board.

Ote Bobbitt was a contemplative man, with many interests. He was very interested in local history and the genealogy of the families who lived in Nicholas County. He had a great sense of humor. He was an interesting conversationalist and entertained many visitors from all parts of the United States. Both Ote and Flo Bobbitt lived simple uncluttered lives. Neither was the least materialistic. They seldom traveled beyond surrounding counties. They were not only husband and wife, but they were good friends who could spend hours talking to each other and enjoying one another's company. I doubt that they ever spent a night separated from one another until Ote Bobbitt took ill in 1963.

During the year of 1963 Lee Otis Bobbitt Senior was found to be suffering from arteriosclerosis. In December of that year he was taken to Charleston General Hospital where he died on December 25, 1963. The news of Lee Otis Bobbitt's death was broadcast by radio through several of the nearby states. Funeral services were held on Friday, December 27, 1963 in the White Funeral Home in Summersville, with the Reverend L. Bruce Cooper officiating. Burial was in Walker Memorial Park. Summersville Masonic Lodge No. 76, A.F. and A. M. members performed graveside rites.

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