Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
A history of many families.
1947 - 2008 (61 years)| Name | Bobby Earl ODOM [2, 3] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 1947 | Chester, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Date Published: July 8, 2008 BOBBY E. ODOM Sr. DALZELL -- Bobby Earl Odom Sr., 61, husband of Viva Jane Touchberry Odom, died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Chester, he was a son of Affie Lee Bussie Odom and the late Leonard Ambrose Odom. He was a retired master sergeant from the Air Force and a Vietnam veteran. He also retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of Dalzell; his mother of Chester; five sons, Bryan Jeffrey Blackmon of Texarkana, Ark., Michael Kevin Blackmon (Sherry) of Sumter, Gregory Loren Blackmon Sr. (Rhonda Marcale) of Goose Creek, Brian James Odom of Springfield, Colo., and Master Sgt. Bobby Earl Odom Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Lacy Jane Jayroe, Christopher Justin Blackmon, Ciera Nicole Blackmon, Michael Jonathan Blackmon, Gregory Loren Blackmon Jr., Amber Denise Blackmon and Cordon Blackmon; a great-grandson, Derek Allen Reynolds; a brother, Wayne Odom (Betty) of Chester; and two sisters, Emma Lou Varnodore (Billy) and Diane Moore (Pot), all of Chester. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Robert Rivers and Bobby June officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., Sumter, SC 29154, or the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of arrangements. [3] | |
| MILI | he was a retired master sergeant from the Air Force and a Vietnam veteran [3] | |
| Occupation | he was retired from the U. S. Postal Service | |
| Religion | he was a member of New Salem Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina [3] | |
| _UID | 8E09FB95F77445E58D6FC4415E078EFCACF4 | |
| Death | 5 Jul 2008 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 9 Jul 2008 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I115411 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 1 Dec 2021 | |
| Father | Leonard Ambrose ODOM d. Bef 5 Jul 2008 | |
| Mother | Affie Lee BUSSIE | |
| _UID | CAF25E54FE544DFC9D0257223A38A66FA88D | |
| _UID | CAF25E54FE544DFC9D0257223A38A66FA88D | |
| Family ID | F152080 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Viva Jane TOUCHBERRY | |||||
| _UID | A42326CC38A74B78880DD7ACC837ADDDFCAD | |||||
| _UID | A42326CC38A74B78880DD7ACC837ADDDFCAD | |||||
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| Family ID | F10628 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
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