OdellBirmingham

Odell Birmingham, 68, of Greenville passed away august 22, 2013 at Hunt Regional Medical Center.  Services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Jerry Ray Bevill officiating.  A Masonic graveside will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park.  Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday at the funeral home.

Born February 2, 1945 in Sulphur Springs, Odell was the son of Joseph “Joe” Means and Willie (Clark) Birmingham. On February 18, 1984, he married Marion Jacobs Jones.  He was employed as a salesman for Southland Building Materials and later self employed selling building supplies. After retirement he worked part-time for White’s Fence Company.  He was a member of Lamar Baptist Church (now Family Fellowship).  Odell was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Emory #1440.  He was very proud of this accomplishment as it required a lot of memory work.  He was an avid fisherman and hunter especially enjoying deer hunting. 

His survivors include his wife of Greenville; son Geron Dale Birmingham and wife Doris of Garland; step-sons Bobby Wayne Brumley and wife Alicia of Campbell and Eddie Wade Jones and wife Melandie of Greenville; grandchildren Ryan, Lane and Erika Birmingham; step-grandchildren Cutter, Hadley and Leddi Brumley, and Everlee and Moxie Jones; sister Laura Faye White and husband Monty of Greenville; sisters-in-law Phyllis Birmingham of Scurry and Ava Jean Birmingham of Garland; nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; as well as great-great-nieces and –nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his brothers Joe (Talmadge) Birmingham and Ray Birmingham; sister Claudene Bevill; and brother-in-law J. L. Bevill.

Pallbearers will be Con, Caleb, Gideon, Noah, Elijah, Micha, and Enoch Moss.

Honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren, Ryan, Lane, and Erika Birmingham, Cutter, Hadley, and Leddi Brumley, and Everlee and Moxie Jones.