Alice Odom Obituary

Alice S. Odom

Alice S. Odom, 92, of the Elks National Home, Bedford.

On Feb. 26, 2010, the angels came for Alice S. Odom, of Bedford. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 66 years, Bob D. Odom and her daughters, Carleen O. Vandegrift (Dr. George F. Vandegrift), of Crest Hill, Ill., and Pamela Odom Jones (William Jones Jr.), of Roanoke. Also granddaughters, Joleen McCarty (Bradley), of Joliet, Ill., and Rachel Herod, of Palatine, Ill.; and grandchildren, Christopher and Shauna McCarty and Maxwell and Madeline Herod. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rocco and Grace Sappa, of Lyons, N.Y.; and all of her siblings and their spouses; nephew, David Sappa; great-nephew, Dennis Krebbeks; grandniece, Paige Krebbeks; and great-grandson, Griffen Herod.

Alice graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons, N.Y., in 1936, and Rochester General Hospital School of Nursing, Rochester, N.Y. She did private duty nursing in and around New York City. Later, she returned to Lyons and worked at the Wayne County Infirmary until her marriage in 1943.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, with Fr. Salvador Anonuevo officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the mass at the church. Burial will follow at the Elks Cemetery at the Elks National Home. All are welcome to attend.

Memorials may be sent to Special Care at the Elks National Home, where Alice received the very best of care.

Arrangements provided by Burch-Messier Funeral and Cremation Service, 317 W. Main St., Bedford, (540) 586-7360.