Individual Details
Joseph "Joe" Whitten Odell
(July 5, 1871 - July 24, 1941)
"Full Name: Joe Whitten Odell. Date of Death: July 24, 1941. Place of Death: Corner of Walnut and Church Streets, Alpaugh, Tulare County, California. In this community and in California: 5 years. Sex: Male. Color: White. Martial Status: Widowed. Birthdate: July 5, 1871. Age: 70 yrs, 19 days. Birthplace: Tennessee. Usual Occupation: Farmer. Retired. Father: William Odell, born in Tennessee. Mother: Elizabeth Poore, born in United States. Informant: Mrs. Wickware, Alpaugh, California. Burial: July 26, 1941 at Tulare, California. Funeral Director: Hamilton Peers Funeral Service. Cause of death: Myocardial failure ( 6 hours), Obstructive jaundice (1 month)), Cancer of gall bladder (2 years). Signed: Wm. B. Smith, M. D." (California Death certificate, Dist 5455, Registrar's No. 128, Cert. # 41-047803 (41-038814).)
"Funeral services ofr Joe W. Odell, 70, of Alpaugh, will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Hamilton Peers Chapel here. Rev. Harry Chapin will officiate at the burial rites. A native of Oklahoma, Joe Odell had lived at Alpaugh for some time. He is survived by five children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His sons and daughters are Bill Odell, Mrs. Sora Wickware and Mrs. Emma Gibbs. The grandchildren are: Amos, Glennon and Gerew Wickware; Pauline, Ralph, Rachael, Earl, Billy Joe and J. B. Gibbs; Wilma Dean, Jerry, Beverly and Shirley Odell; Edith, Oscar and Mary Lou Parnell and Junior Lloyd. Lois Fay Wickware is a great-grandchild of the deceased. Burial arrangements are in charge of the Hamilton Peers Funeral Service." (Obituary, local newspaper clipping, 1941.)
"Funeral services ofr Joe W. Odell, 70, of Alpaugh, will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Hamilton Peers Chapel here. Rev. Harry Chapin will officiate at the burial rites. A native of Oklahoma, Joe Odell had lived at Alpaugh for some time. He is survived by five children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His sons and daughters are Bill Odell, Mrs. Sora Wickware and Mrs. Emma Gibbs. The grandchildren are: Amos, Glennon and Gerew Wickware; Pauline, Ralph, Rachael, Earl, Billy Joe and J. B. Gibbs; Wilma Dean, Jerry, Beverly and Shirley Odell; Edith, Oscar and Mary Lou Parnell and Junior Lloyd. Lois Fay Wickware is a great-grandchild of the deceased. Burial arrangements are in charge of the Hamilton Peers Funeral Service." (Obituary, local newspaper clipping, 1941.)
Events
| Birth | July 5, 1871 | Tennessee | |||
| Marriage | December 8, 1898 | Center Point, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) - Effie Elizabeth Howell | |||
| Death | July 24, 1941 | Alpaugh, Tulare County, California | |||
| Burial | July 26, 1941 | Tulare Cemetery, Tulare County, California |
Families
| Spouse | Effie Elizabeth Howell (1874 - 1937) |
| Child | Zora Odell (1900 - 1974) |
| Child | Marie Odell ( - 1941) |
| Child | Lucy Odell ( - 1941) |
| Child | Emma Bell Odell (1904 - 1978) |
| Child | William "Bill" Odell (1909 - 1980) |
| Child | Cleave "Short" Odell (1916 - 1998) |
| Child | Raymond Odell ( - ) |
| Father | William Odell ( - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Poore ( - ) |