Rita Mae Odom Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rita Mae Odom (Nashville, Tennessee), who passed away on March 13, 2026, at the age of 67, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rita Mae Odom to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Rita may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Jack Austin and Betty Sue Bryant Austin; her brother Greg Austin; her sister-in-law Sandy Austin; her niece Valerie Austin; her children, Gerald Baxter and Rene Baxter; and her grandchildren, Ryan Baxter, Lily Baxter, Kaiden Bush and Iziah Sheldon.
