Odell Thurston

Odell Thurston

Odell Thurston Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Nov. 24, 2009.
THURSTON, Odell Parron, 102, of Henrico County, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack O. Thurston; son, Edgar Burrow Marks; parents, Edgar Burrow Parron and Pearl Lee Parron. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gwendolyn M. Marks; grandchildren, Kimberly Marks Campbell, Karen Marks Harrington; great-grandchildren, Travis Walker Harrington, Ian Spencer Campbell, Caroline Odell Campbell and Christian Graydon Campbell; and her special friend and caregiver, Elva Carroll. Odell was a member of Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. She was a deeply devoted daughter, mother and grandmother. Family will receive friends at 1 p.m. November 24, 2009 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va., where services will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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