CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Frankie V. Odom, 29 Jan 2004 ----¤¤¤---- Frankie V. Odom, 86, formerly of Spring Street, Hampton, died Thursday, January 29, 2004, at Pine Ridge Care Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Odom was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Rod and Mollie Matherly Jenkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Selmer J. Odom Sr., May 14, 1996; a great-grandson, Austin James Frazier; two brothers, Tom Jenkins and R.J. Jenkins; and a sister, Ethel Hyder. Mrs. Odom was a member of Hampton Christian Church and was a homemaker. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Hampton Chapter #470. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Kay Odom, Hampton, and a granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Jama and Jim Frazier, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 30, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, and Chaplain Frederick Meredith officiating. Following the funeral service a memorial service will be accorded by Order of the Eastern Star, Hampton Chapter #470. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 31, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Carmen Ray Hyder, Tony Jack Hyder, Norman "Buddy" Hyder, Irby Jones, Clyde Fuller, Craig Higgins and Jack Eaton. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 135 Spring Street, Hampton, any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations in memory of Mrs. Odom to Hampton Christian Church, 810 Deerfield Lane, Hampton, TN 37658. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------