Frances Marshon Odum (AUGUSTA, Ga.)

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Frances Marshon Odum, 58, wife of the late Charles Carroll Odum, entered into rest Thursday, December 11, 2008. A memorial service will be held from the chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors this Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 4:00 P.M. with the Reverend Mark Tatum and the Reverend Rick Brown officiating. Mrs. Odum, a native of Summerdale, AL, had lived in Thomson, GA, and most recently made Augusta her home. She was the daughter of the late Walter Tex Smith and she was a twenty plus year employee of the Waffle House. She loved being outdoors. Survivors include to her mother, Margaret K. Smith of Augusta; sons, Richard 'Scott' Mills of Martinez and Horace Kenneth Suggs, Jr. of McCormick, SC, Charles W. Orum of Thomson, GA; daughters, Frances Michelle Perdue of Augusta, Cheryl Moll and Carol Leigh Bailey both of Thomson, GA; brothers, Terry Clayton Nix of Augusta and Walter David Smith of Aiken, SC; sisters, Rebecca A. Smith of Augusta, Sheila A. Smith of Hickory, NC, Tena M. Taylor of Blythe, and Juanita M. Tatum of Franklin, GA; as well as ten grandchildren; and a host of family and friends. The family will receive friends this Sunday December 14, 2008 from 3:00 P.M. until the hour of the service at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made in Mrs. Odum's honor to, Ms. Rebecca A. Smith, 2232 Bungalow Road, Augusta, GA 30906. Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors, 2502 Richmond Hill Rd, Augusta, GA 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-December 13, 2008