Ethel Odiear Messer Obituary
Ethel Odiear Messer (Bryson City, North Carolina) passed away on July 20, 2026. Ethel, born on July 24, 1935, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ethel Odiear Messer to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Johnny Odiear and Arzele Barker Odiear of Conley's Creek; her spouse Verlin O. Messer; and her siblings, Lee, Robert Odiear, Katherine Walker, Louise Stevenson and Hazel Polson.
She is survived by: her sister Frankie Sutton of Bryson City; her children, Marie Clark (John), Dewey, Stacey, Lowery, Willow, Sumner, Dennis (Karen) and Verna Ferguson; and her grandsons, Seth, Clinton (Heather), Sasha, Kenada, Meisha and Aiden. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
