Mildred Odom

Mildred Newman Odom, age 93, of Morganton, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Blairsville, Georgia.
Mildred was born May 8, 1932, in Morganton, to Patrick M. and Ruth Melinda Hunter.
Mildred was preceded in death by two husbands, Charles Newman and J.C. Odom; her father, Patrick M. Hunter; mother, Ruth Melinda Hunter; brothers, Gilbert Hunter and McKinley Hunter; son-in-law, Lanier Waters and son-in-law, George Parker.
She is survived by her daughters, Milly Waters and Joan Parker; grandchildren, Chris (Sonja) Waters, Carrie Ann (Chris) Waters Montooth, and Travis Blake (Kayla) Parker; and great-grandchildren, Rylee Waters, Reese (Jeremy) Faulk, Paisley Parker, Cooper Patterson, and Kaydence Patterson.
A Funeral Service was held Thursday October 2, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Morganton, with the Rev. Grady Ray officiating. Music provided by Doris and Roy Hefner and the Oak Grove Baptist Church Choir.
The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Travis Parker, Chris Montooth, Chris Waters, Jeremy Faulk, Raymond Mull, and Matthew Dalrymple.
Interment followed at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Morganton.
The family received friends at Cochran-McDaniel Funeral Home of Blue Ridge Chapel Wednesday, October 1, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Cochran-McDaniel Funeral Home was honored to serve the family of Mildred Newman Odom.
You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranmcdaniel.com.