James Edwin Odell

James Edwin Odell, 84, of 331 W. Meadow Rd. in Eden, passed away late Saturday evening at the Hospice Home in Wentworth.Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday in the Fair Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 pm with burial to follow in Overlook Cemetery.

Mr. Odell was born in Spray(now Eden) on August 18, 1928 to the late George Elroy and Bessie Keaton Odell. Mr. Odell was a US Army Veteran, a former member of the Spray Fire Department and was the owner and operator of Tri-City Car and Truck Sales. He is survived by his nieces, Glenda Fowler of Raleigh and Vickie Vernon of Stoneville; Nephews, Tim London and Gregg Travis, both of Eden. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Minter Odell; Sisters, Margaret "Polly" Shockley, Jackie Pope, Elma London and Nancy Travis.

A visitation will be held on Monday from 7 til 9 pm at Fair Funeral Home and also at other times at 313 Von Ruck St. in Eden.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County,P.O. Box 281 Wentworth, N.C. 27375

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com