Mary E. Odom, 67, of Port Neches, died Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on November 1, 1945, to Emma Lena and Lewis Charles Odom, in Gosnell, Arkansas, and had been a resident of the area since 1998. Mary worked for many years as a bank teller before her retirement.

She is survived by her children, Carla Robertson and her husband, James, of  Port Neches; Wanda Chandler of Darian, Georgia; Billy Chandler of Woodbine, Georgia; Joyce Hagues and her husband, Brian, of Tucson, Arizona; and Lu-an Renner and her husband, Sean, of Eloy, Arizona; twenty-one grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; sisters, Rosie Dewey of Casa Grande, Arizona; Bessie Conger and her husband, Johnny, of Coolidge, Arizona; and Laura Davlin and her husband, Ernest, of Flint; and brother, Billy Odom and his wife, Darlene, of Casa Grande, Arizona.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial service for Ms. Odom will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Freedom Christian Fellowship Church, 1406 Port Neches Avenue, Port Neches, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.

A family committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to Albert E. and Gena Reaud Guest House, 3120 College Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 or to The Lydia Project, through the following website link www.thelydiaproject.org.