Robert Pressley ODOM, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1941 - 2018  (76 years)

• Name	Robert Pressley ODOM  [3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Burial	22 Mar 201	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Birth	30 Jun 1941	Barrineau, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ROBERT P. ODOM Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2018 6:00 am Robert Pressly Odom, 76, widower of Rosa Lee Shirah Odom, died on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Barrineau, he was a son of the late Walter James Odom and Janie Welch Odom. Mr. Odom attended Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and was a retired electrician. Surviving are a son, Robert Odom Jr. of Sumter; two daughters, Gloria McLeod (Archie) of Sumter and Henrietta Little (Rodney) of Peachtree City, Georgia; four grandchildren, T.J. Odom (Tammy), Stacy McLeod, Matthew Little (Brittney) and Justin Little; three great-grandchildren, Chelsea Roland, Emily Roland and Kali Roland; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, J.W. Welch; and three sisters, Mary Williams, Louise Coker and Dorothy Nell Welch. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Jamie McElveen officiating. Burial will follow at the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, 13 Que St. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 4]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ROBERT P. ODOM Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2018 6:00 am Robert Pressly Odom, 76, widower of Rosa Lee Shirah Odom, died on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Barrineau, he was a son of the late Walter James Odom and Janie Welch Odom. Mr. Odom attended Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and was a retired electrician. Surviving are a son, Robert Odom Jr. of Sumter; two daughters, Gloria McLeod (Archie) of Sumter and Henrietta Little (Rodney) of Peachtree City, Georgia; four grandchildren, T.J. Odom (Tammy), Stacy McLeod, Matthew Little (Brittney) and Justin Little; three great-grandchildren, Chelsea Roland, Emily Roland and Kali Roland; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, J.W. Welch; and three sisters, Mary Williams, Louise Coker and Dorothy Nell Welch. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Jamie McElveen officiating. Burial will follow at the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, 13 Que St. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
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  _UID	7CD0868C397D444DA709EE5FD8F00786F772
  Death	18 Mar 2018	Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Person ID	I235987	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Walter James ODOM   d. Bef 18 Mar 2018
  Mother	Janie WELCH   d. Bef 18 Mar 2018
  _UID	BF3199CDAB274C5A98E2D2B74A2A401DA219
  _UID	BF3199CDAB274C5A98E2D2B74A2A401DA219
  Family ID	F211379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosa Lee SHIRER,   b. 1946, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Jun 2014, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 68 years)
  _UID	163C6861F65B4DD38EC52A8C8808AC7041EA
  _UID	163C6861F65B4DD38EC52A8C8808AC7041EA
  Children	1. Robert Pressley ODOM, Jr.,   b. 1966, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 10 Dec 2021, at his home in Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 55 years)   2. Gloria Jean ODOM   3. Henrietta ODOM
  Family ID	F159314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S25804] Robert P. Odom. [S29446] Robert Pressley Odom Jr. [S11847] Interview with Robert Edwin. [S21110] Rosa Lee Odom.