Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Odom, John Austin May 1918
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The Cairo Messenger, Friday, May 24, 1918
J. Austin Odom Found Dead Last Friday

The sudden death of Mr. John Austin Odom last Friday afternoon was a shock to 
his many friends in Cairo.  "Uncle Aus," as so many called him, left his 
blacksmith shop to go to dinner about one o'clock.  Mr. Augustus Poulk, 
noticing that he had not returned to his work, phoned his wife, who is the 
niece of Mr. Odom, to go up to his home and see if he was sick and needed any 
help.  Upon entering the house, Mrs. Poulk found her uncle on the floor dead.  
A large scar was on one side of his face, while his nose was broken as a result 
of his sudden fall.  Mrs. Poulk immediately phoned for help.  After a 
consultation it was decided unnecessary to hold an inquest as Mr. Odom had been 
complaining for several days, and had really been in declining health for 
several months.  He passed his sixty-ninth birthday Thursday, the day before 
his death. 

The funeral and burial took place in the Cairo cemetery at 3:00 o'clock 
Saturday afternoon, Rev. J. G. Christian, assisted by Rev. W. C. Jones, 
conducting the funeral in a very beautiful and appropriate manner.  

He had been a resident of Cairo for about thirty years, and had lived a single 
man all his life.  Mr. Odom had been a member of the Methodist church since 
early childhood and was ever loyal and true to his church.  He leaves eight 
nieces and two nephews who survive him, besides many true friends.

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