James Oteen Elliott, 89, died Monday, March 28. Services will be Friday at 3:00 PM at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Gibson County Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday 5:00 - 8:00 PM and Friday 1:00 - 3:00 PM at the funeral home. Oteen was born September 26, 1932 to Leo and Geneva Elliott. He was the oldest of eleven children. He owned and operated Elliotts Music in downtown Milan with his wife Sheril since 1964. Sheril passed away in 2012. Oteens passion was his love for family and friends and playing his guitar and singing. He loved going to country dances and eating at Higs and Clenneys, where he always greeted everyone as he entered the building. He was loved by so many and was well known all over West Tennessee. He loved giving out guitar picks and loved the music industry larger than life. He was a icon in downtown Milan all of his life. Oteen was a legacy and will always be remembered for his gentle, kind spirit and strumming his guitar and singing "You are My Sunshine"....and he was truly that. He was drafted into the Army during the Korean War in 1953. He attended Sitka Church of Christ. He is survived by two sons, Marty Elliott (Scarlet) and Andy Elliott, both of Milan; siblings: Larry Elliott, Aubrey Elliott, Beverly Elliott Carter; son-in-law, Cary Henson; grandchildren: Chris Crider (Terri), Dustin Hickerson, Cary Beth Austin (Ryan), Jimmy Henson (Lauren), Tyler Jackson (Sydney), Clay, Demi and Bob Elliott; great-grandchildren: Jack and Mary Margaret Crider, Denton Elliott, Mason Parkerson, Cooper, Jordy and Marshall Jackson, Elsie and Charlie Henson and Rowan Austin and special friend, Geneva Davis. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Sheril Elliott; daughter, Teresa Henson; granddaughter, Christy Elliott; siblings: Gerald, Dean, Gary, Maxine, Carolyn, Euline and Dennis. Pallbearers are Cary Henson, Chris Crider, Ryan Austin, Jimmy Henson, Clay Elliott and Bob Elliott. Honorary pallbearers are Allen McMinn Warren Burns. Memorials may be sent to the Oteen Elliott Music Scholarship Fund at P O Box 549 Milan, TN 38358. Celebration of Life Friday, April 01, 2022 3:00 PM Bodkin Funeral Home 2000 South 1ST Milan, Tennessee 38358