CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Ford H. Odom, 21 Dec 2000
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Ford H. Odom

Word has been received that Ford Henry Odom, 87, died Dec. 21, 2000, in 
the Kena Hospital, Tucson, Ariz.
Born in Carter County in 1913, he was a son of the late Thomas Brownlo and 
Laura Ellen Barnett Odom. He was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi 
Heaton Odom, April 1998; by a brother, Clyde E. Odom in 1983; and by a 
sister, Florence Odom Stevens in April 1996. 
Mr. Odom served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper, later stationed in 
occupied Japan.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Lee Castillo, 
Amarillo, Texas; two sons, Tom Odom, Virginia Beach, Va.; and Brian Odom, 
of Florida; one sister and brother-in-law, June Odom Whitehead and Byrl 
Whitehead, Roan Mountain; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
At a later date, the ashes will be scattered. Memorials may be made to 
the donor's favorite charity.
Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.