Mr. Willie Charles Odom, Sr.

SERVICES:        Tuesday, October 25, 2022

                          Moselle Memorial Baptist Church

                          10:30 a.m.

INTERMENT:     Moselle Memorial Gardens Cemetery

VISITATION:    Monday, October 24, 2022

                          Moselle Memorial Baptist Church

                          5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Moselle Memorial Baptist Church, for Mr. Willie Charles Odom, Sr., age 82, of Moselle.  Mr. Odom passed from this life on October 21, 2022 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.  Dr. Keith Thompson and Bro. Robert Fortinberry will officiate the service and burial will follow in Moselle Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Tony Odom, Logan Odom, Wayne Odom, Tracey Odom, Ashley Odom,  and Cole Vaughn.  Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Daughtrey, Edward Welch, Robert Smith, Scott Haigler, Randall Black, Russ Thompson, and Darrell Blackwell. 

Mr. Odom was a member of Moselle Memorial Baptist Church. He was also a long-time deacon at Fairfield Baptist Church in Moselle.  He was a founding father of the SW Jones Volunteer Fire Department.  He was married for 60 years to his lovely wife, Patsy.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.  Mr. Odom was a self-employed skilled carpenter who left his mark throughout the community.  He was a godly man and a pillar of the community.

Mr. Odom was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Alice Odom; brother, Rodney Odom; and sister, Mary Joyce Odom.

He is survived by his wife, Patsy Odom of Moselle; children, Willie Charles (Becky) Odom, Jr. and Sabrina (Mark) Smith, both of Moselle; grandchildren, Ragen Smith and Tori Hopkins; brothers, Glen (Linda) Odom of Ellisville and Roy (Beverly) Odom of Moselle; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives.