Edward W. Odom

Edward Wallace “E.W.” Odom, 81, husband of Blanche Gamble Odom, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

Born Nov. 6, 1926, in Manning, he was a son of the late LeRoy and Frances Witherspoon Odom. He was a retired foreman for SCDOT, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, former chairman of Clarendon County Council, and was involved in real estate. E.W. was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church. He served as a Sunday school superintendent and a Sunday school teacher for a number of years. He also sang in the choir and enjoyed good singing. He was an active member in the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias.

Surviving besides his wife of almost 60 years of Manning are a daughter, Mary Frances Floyd of Sumter; a son, Edward Wallace “Eddie” (Fairlyn) Odom Jr. of Johnsonville; four sisters, Edna O. Broach of Minneapolis, Minn., Lorena O. Fann of Greer, Lucille O. Johnson of Sumter and Mary O. Ellenberger of Blufton, Ind.; three grandchildren, Will (Dixie) Bullock, Joseph Michael Floyd Jr. and Megan Blanche Floyd; three great-granddaughters, Iris Bullock, Jade Bullock and Emmeri Jane Poston; and a host of beloved nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, Roy Gamble Odom; a daughter, Jane Odom Geddings; a grandson, Edward Wallace Odom III; two brothers, Harold Odom and Alvin Odom; and a sister, Raye Odom Plowden.

Funeral services were held on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Charlie Brookshire officiating.

Burial followed in Trinity United Methodist Church cemetery in Alcolu.

Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 326, Alcolu, S.C. 29001.

Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory of Manning was in charge of the arrangements.