| | Odom died of a sudden illness two months after his fiftieth birthday. In addition to his younger brother, Charles Odom, he was survived by his wife, the former Cheryl Yarborough; a son, Samuel Joseph "Bo" Odom, Jr. of Mansfield; two daughters, Joel Caral Odom Salley and husband, Thomas Addison Salley, | | Odom died of a sudden illness two months after his fiftieth birthday. In addition to his younger brother, Charles Odom, he was survived by his wife, the former Cheryl Yarborough; a son, Samuel Joseph "Bo" Odom, Jr. of Mansfield; two daughters, Joel Caral Odom Salley and husband, Thomas Addison Salley, |
| − | of Shreveport, and Rachel Odom Delafield and husband, Wil Delafield, of Mansfield; four grandchildren; sister-in-law, the former Pattie Lou Cook of Minden, wife of Charles Odom; a second brother, Troy S. Odom, Jr. (born 1948), and wife, the former Donna Suzanne Haygood (also born 1948), formerly of Lewisville, [[Arkansas]], but retired in Webster Parish and his mother-in-law, Carajo Yarborough of Mansfield. Services were held in the First [[United Methodist]] Church, of which Odom was chairman of the board of trustees. Interment was at Highland Cemetery in Mansfield. | + | of Shreveport, and Rachel Odom Delafield and husband, Wil Delafield, of Mansfield; four grandchildren; sister-in-law, the former Pattie Lou Cook of Minden, wife of Charles Odom; a second brother, Troy S. Odom, Jr. (born 1948), and wife, the former Donna Suzanne Haygood (also born 1948), formerly of Lewisville, [[Arkansas]], but retired in Webster Parish, nd his mother-in-law, Carajo Yarborough of Mansfield. Services were held in the First [[United Methodist]] Church, of which Odom was chairman of the board of trustees. Interment was at Highland Cemetery in Mansfield. |
| | On July 4, 2007, Odom was posthumously honored among the "Top 100 Players" in the history of Northwestern State University. | | On July 4, 2007, Odom was posthumously honored among the "Top 100 Players" in the history of Northwestern State University. |