William Finley O'Dell

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William Finley O'Dell, 59, well known resident of the Central Holston section of Sullivan County, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in King's Mountain Memorial Hospital, after a lingering illness. Mr. O'Dell is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lillian Bullock O'Dell, and eight children, Leander O'Dell, of Central Holston, Sgt. Albert O'Dell, with the U. S. Army overseas, Pvt. Charles O'Dell, a prisoner of the Japanese, Pfe. Claude O'Dell, Camp Chaffee, Ariz., Pfe. Cecil O'Dell, Seymour Johnson Field, N. C, Mrs. Wade Witcher of Weavers, and Sara Bertha and Nancy Lee O'Dell, of Central Holston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, pending the arrival of relatives.

William married Lillian Mariah Bullock about 1908 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Lillian was born on 29 Jun 1886 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 1971 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Shipley Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

O'Dell - Funeral services for Leander O'Dell will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday from Central Holston Christian Church with Wayne Emery, minister, and Howard Taylor, minister, officiating. Burial will follow in the Shipley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews and honorary pallbearers will be Dr. N. J. Chew: Dr. Charles Harkerader, Dr. Sarfraz A. Zaidi, elders of the Central Holston Christian Church, and members of the South Holston Ruritan Club. The body will remain at the Akard Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

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]

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Charles Henry O'Dell, 74, Route 5, BristoL, Tenn., died Thursday, Nov. 24, 1988, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he was held as a P. O. W. He was a retired electrician, having worked at the Monroe Company and Easley Heating Service. He was a member of the Central Holston Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia O'Dell; one daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Flynn) O'Neal, Bristol Tennessee; one son, Dr. Charles S. O'Dell, Chevy Chase, Md.; one brother, Claude O'Dell, Bristol Tennessee; two sisters, Sarah Bertha O'Dell, Bluff City, and Nancy Lee Kincheloe, Knoxville; and several nieces and nephews

Funeral services for Charles Henry O'Dell will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday from the Central Holston Christian Church with Sid Tiller and Dr. Roy Searem officiating. Burial will follow in Shipley Cemetery. Military graveside honors will be conducted by VFW Patton Crosswhite Post 6975. Pallbearers will be Finley Witcher, Isaac O'Dell, George Webb O'Dell, Carl Kincheloe, Carl Kesley. Dr. Don Branson, William O'Dell and Charles Shipley. Honorary pallbearers will be Samuel Witcher, Johnny O'Dell, William Kincheloe, J. D. Morrell, Faye Morrell, Charles Shipley, Walter Kelsey, Ernest Morrell, Woodrow Morrell and Bobbie O'Dell.

Charles married Virginia F. Edens about 1945 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Virginia was born about 1911 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 2001 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Shipley Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cecil A. O'Dell, 44. died at his home on Route 3, Bristol Tennessee, Saturday afternoon following a brief illness. He was a member of the Central Holston Christian Church and a veteran of World War II. He was a member of VFW Post 9625, Bluff City, and Hackler Wood American Legion Post. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Easterly O'Dell; a son, Bobby O'Dell; a daughter, Miss Donna O'Dell, all ofthe home; his mother, Mrs. Lillian Bullock O'Dell, Bristol; four brothers, Leander O'Dell, Charles O'Dell, Claude O'Dell, all of Bristol, and Albert O'Dell, Detroit, Mich.; and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Witcher, Bristol, Mrs. Sarah O'Dell, Bluff City, and Mrs. Nancy Kinchloe, Knoxville, Tenn.

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KINGSPORT - Our patriarch, Charles Stanley O'Dell, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away May 29, 2019.

Born September 13, 1947 in Bristol, Virginia, he was the son of the late Virginia Frances Edens and Charles Henry O'Dell. He completed his B.S. degree in chemistry at King College before joining the U.S. Navy, where he served as a medical corpsman at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, during the Vietnam War. He then received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from American University in Washington, DC, where he relished cycling expeditions up to 100 miles for exercise and relaxation. He traveled throughout Europe during his post-doctoral studies in England, where he became a lifelong fan of Premier League soccer and the Newcastle United Magpies.

Following his distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC, where his work included addressing safety issues related to nuclear waste storage, he retired to Kingsport. He fulfilled his dream of living on Patrick Henry Lake and enjoying his favorite pursuits of golf, fishing, and a passion for watching sports, especially his Magpies.

A devoted, loving and cherished companion and surrogate father and grandfather, he is survived by long-time life partner Jane Tyler Cushman, her son Jason Castagna (Samantha) and grandsons Cole Castagna and Dane Castagna of Carlsbad, California; his sister, Lynn O'Neal (Dennis) of Bristol, TN, with whom he was extraordinarily close; his niece Sherri Lynn Brown (Shaun) and his adored great niece, Adalyn Brown, of Buffalo, NY; numerous cousins; and a multitude of friends.

Ever the scientist, Dr. O'Dell donated his body to medical science.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at his family's church, Central Holston Christian Church, 261 Sandbar Road, Bristol, TN. A memorial service and inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery will take place at a later date.