Individual Details

Robert Shelton Odom

(August 2, 1890 - July 25, 1956)

1920 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma census.

Services have been set for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Capitol Hill funeral home for Robert Shelton Odom, 65, a city school policeman. Burial will be at Sunnylane Cemetery. Odom died at his home at 1115 SW 32 Wednesday morning following a 10-day illness. Born at Liberty, Tenn. August 2, 1890, he came to Oklahoma City in 1908. He had been a school policeman at Mark Twain elementry school for the past three years. Survivors include his wife Sarah of the home; three daughters, Mrs Juanita Harkey, Lynwood, Calif; Mrs Mildred Sells 1465 Rancho drive, and Mrs Betty Hicks, of the home, two sons, Irvin, Midwest City, and John Odom, Clinton; two brothers, E.K. of Cushing and Oval Odom Liberty; and ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Events

BirthAugust 2, 1890Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee
MarriageOctober 2, 1912Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Sarah Fleming
DeathJuly 25, 1956Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
BurialSunny Lane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Families

SpouseSarah Fleming (1895 - 1981)
ChildJuanita Charolett Odom (1914 - 1996)
ChildMildred Odom (1916 - )
ChildIrvin Odom
ChildBetty Odom
ChildJohn Odom
FatherJohn Thadus Odom (1860 - 1903)
MotherSarah M. "Sally" Cathcart (1859 - 1897)
SiblingAleen Odom ( - )
SiblingEarl Kent Odom (1885 - 1969)
SiblingOval Lee Odom (1892 - 1971)