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1. | William Leander O'Dell was born on 10 Aug 1909 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Jun 1978 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Shipley Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. Notes: Leander O'Dell, 68, of Rt. 5, Bristol Tennessee, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Bristol Memorial Hospital. Prior to his retirement in 1972, O'Dell served for 42 years in the Sullivan County School System as teacher and also principal at Emmett School and Sunrise School. He was a charter member of Holston Valley Ruritan Club and a member of Central Holston Christian Church where he was an elder. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eileen L. O'Dell; one son, Bill O'Dell, LaCross [sic], Wis.; one daughter, Miss Carol O'Dell, of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Witcher, Bristol, Mrs. Sarah O'Dell, Bluff City, Tenn., Mrs. Nancy Kinchloe, Knoxville, Tenn.; two brothers, Charles O'Dell and Claude O'Dell, both of Bristol; two grandchildren also survive. William married Eileen Lunsford about 1938 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Eileen was born on 18 Jun 1918 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Dec 2002 in Lee County, , , Florida; was buried in Shipley Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |