John Dowling Odom Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John Dowling Odom of Newton, Texas, born in Atmore, Alabama, who passed away at the age of 81, on July 28, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by : his parents, Joseph Syree Odom and Alice Anderson Odom; his siblings, Louise Lambert, Joe Odom, James Odom and Ray Odom; and his great grandchild Lillian Grace Dixson.
He is survived by : his wife Evelyn; his daughters, Brenda Dixson (Joe) of Newton, TX and Lisa Vaughan (Lee) of Carrollton, TX; his siblings, Viola Gafford of Lucedale, MS and Bill Odom of Bay Minette, AL; and his grandchildren, Joseph Dixson (Heather), Johnathan Dixson, Anna Wilkerson (Noah), Alex Vaughan and Hayley Palvadeau (Stuart). He is also survived by 8 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the John Odom Scholarship Fund (3812 Creekside Ln, Carrollton, TX 75010) to help a student who would like to attend a welding trade school.
