Blease Odom, Jr.
Obituary
Blease Odom Jr. was born September 17, 1934 in Barnwell, South Carolina to the late Blease and Edna Odom.
He served in the United States Army and was a Korean War Veteran. Following his honorable discharge he returned home to Jacksonville, Florida as a landscaper and business owner. He also worked with retired veterans at Edward Waters University.
Blease Odom Jr. departed this life on March 16, 2023.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Jennie Gresham and Beatrice Odom; brothers, Edgar, Isaac, Ralph, and Carl Odom Sr.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories, sisters, Luegenia Hadley and Martha Johnson; brother, Lloyd Odom along with a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. He was a devoted member of Paxon Revival Center Church.
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Services
March 22, 2023
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cleo Williams Burns Memorial Chapel
3031 Moncrief Road
Jacksonville, FL 32209
March 23, 2023
10:00 AM
Cleo Williams Burns Memorial Chapel
3031 Moncrief Road
Jacksonville, FL 32209
March 23, 2023
11:30 AM
Jacksonville National Cemetery
4083 Lannie Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218
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Blease Odom, Jr.
September 17, 1934-March 16, 2023
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