Opal Lee (Strawn) Odom (1911 - 1981)

Born 13 Aug 1911 in Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Wife of Solon Griggs Odom Jr. — married 12 Nov 1937 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma

Died 11 Dec 1981 at age 70 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

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Biography

Opal is the daughter of George Washinton Strawn and Nancy E. Driskill. She was previously married to Prior D. Reynolds.

From 1940 US Census, Earl Township, Jefferson Co., OK: "Sarah Odom Head F 73 Georgia, Winnie Odom Daughter F 46 Texas, S G Odom Son M 29 Oklahoma, Opal Odom Daughter-in-law F 27 Oklahoma, Pauline Odom Granddaughter F 8 Oklahoma"

From Obituary in Find a Grave: "She died Friday, Dec 11, in an Oklahoma City hospital after an extended illness. She was born Aug 13, 1911 in Waurika. She spent more of her life in Carter and Jefferson counties.

Her husband, S G Odom, preceded her in death feb 3, 1978. Survivors include Billy Joe, of the home; Solen George, of Ardmore; a step-daughter, Pauline McMahan, Houston; a brother, Fred Strawn, Dillard; seven nephews served as bearers. Reser Funeral home directed the services."

Sources

• *"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMJ-54F : accessed 17 July 2017), Opal Strawn in household of George Strawn, Wright, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 218, sheet 1B, line 67, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1466; FHL microfilm 1,821,466.

• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGM-3DG : 12 December 2014), S G Odom Jr and Opal Reynolds, 1937.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVZ-SRD : accessed 17 July 2017), S G Odom in household of Sarah Odom, Earl Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-7, sheet 15A, line 23, family 268, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3299.

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20249157