Berrien-Thomas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Odum, Rev. James R. "Jimmy" November 3, 2011
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The Berrien Press - November 9, 2011
 Rev. James R. “Jimmy” Odum, 83, of Thomasville died Nov. 3, 2011 at Archbold 
Hospital after a lengthy illness.
 As a young man, he served in the United States Air Force for four years. After 
being honorably discharged, he became a businessman in Nashville for the next 25 
years and was ordained as a Deacon of First Baptist Church in Nashville in 1961. 
This was the beginning of a long service to the ministry. He was ordained to 
preach the gospel at First Baptist Church of Nashville in 1978. Eight years 
later in 1986 he was called to pastor the Second Baptist Church of Tifton where 
he served for 12 years. He then moved to Thomasville and became pastor of 
Antioch Baptist Church in Pavo for seven years. At that time, he became an 
interim pastor for Omega Baptist Church in Omega for one year. He continued to 
preach the gospel as a fill-in pastor as needed throughout Southwest Georgia 
until the time of his illness in 2010.
 Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Charlotte W. Odum; children, Rick Odum 
and wife Cindy of Maryville, TN, Paul Odum and wife Janice of Thomasville, Ann 
Herring and husband Kyle of Houston, TN; grandchildren, Jon Odum, Jarren Odum, 
Stephen Mathis, Julie Cannady and several great grandchildren; brother, Pete 
Odum of Blakely, sister Doris Sammons of Albany and several nieces and nephews. 
He was preceded in death by parents, Robert and Lucille Odum, brothers, Watson 
Odum, Billy Odum and Curtis Odum.
 Funeral services were held on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church with 
Rev. Johnny Cooper, Lindsey Evans and Jackson Moore officiating.
 Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery with Rev. Billy Rogers officiating at the 
graveside.
Pallbearers were Jon Odum, Jarren Odum, Stephen Mathis, Andrew Stephens, Jack 
Cannady, Reese Brookerd.
 Allen & Allen Funeral Home of Thomasville was in charge of arrangements.


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