Thomas "Buster" Odle

Oct. 11, 1930 - Dec. 31, 2008

A celebration of life will be held for Thomas "Buster" Odle, 78, of Edmonds, Wash., at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Nile Golf Course, Red Room, 6601 244th St. S.W., Mountlake Ter, Wash.

Buster was born Oct. 11, 1930, in Bellingham, Wash. He died Dec. 31, 2008, at his home in Edmonds after a battle with leukemia

Buster was a longtime truck driver in the Myrtle Point-Coos Bay area before moving to Seattle in the mid-1970s. He continued driving truck in the Seattle area until his retirement.

Family and friends remember Buster¼s love for golfing, traveling in his RV, and especially his never ending stories and jokes. He was greatly loved and will be forever missed.

Buster is survived by his wife, Linda; son, Terry and wife, Chris; daughter, Shari and husband, John; stepdaughter, Wendy Shane and husband, Mike; stepson, Steve Wisnewski and wife, Jerrilynn; stepdaughter, Brenda Douglas; brothers Jim Odle, Jack Odle and wife, Joyce; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Seattle Hospice, www.hospiceofseattle.org or American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.

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This obituary was originally published in The World.