~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, DL Capt. William McCoy Odom
November 27, 1952 ~ November 6, 2022
We have just received word that retired
Delta pilot Captain William M. Odom, nearing his 70th birthday, has
passed. Captain Odom joined Delta Air
Lines 11-21-1980. He is survived by his
wife Rosangela Carlin Odom, and by his children and stepchildren and their
families.
To view the obituary and share memories
online please visit the funeral home website at
https://www.mowells.com/obituaries/obituary-listings or click on this link
https://www.mowells.com/obituaries/William-McCoy-Odom?obId=26299708#/obituaryInfo
Mowell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of
Peachtree City, Georgia has been entrusted with arrangements.
For those of you who may wish to send a
personal note, I see the Odom residence address listed in whitepages as
102 Spur Rdg
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : William McCoy Odom, 69, passed
away peacefully with his family by his side in Newnan, GA on November 6, 2022,
after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born on November 27, 1952 in
Mobile, AL to Marguerite McCoy Odom and James Thomas Odom.
Bill graduated from Auburn University in
1974 where he served as a War Eagle Plainsman, a member of Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity and the ROTC.
After graduation, he was commissioned as a
2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force where he spent six years on
active duty. He attended flight school at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, TX,
graduating in 1975. He was then stationed at March AFB in Riverside, CA as a
KC-135 pilot until 1979. Later, he moved on to Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City, SD
to finish his military career. Bill was honorably discharged as a Captain in
1980 and began his career as a commercial pilot for Delta Airlines. He retired
as a 777 Captain in 2017.
Bill loved Auburn, aviation, traveling,
friends, and family, especially spending precious time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Rosangela Carlin
Odom; son, William McCoy Odom, Jr. (Nicole); daughter, Kelly Odom Fluharty
(Thomas); Stepdaughters, Renata Marques Morrison (Dan) and Nathaly Marques
Norman (Ryan); Granddaughters, Sloane Elise Odom, Parker McCoy Fluharty, Scout
Kelsey Odom, Brett Hanley Fluharty and Olivia Marques Morrison and Grandson,
Theo Marques Norman.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents,
James and Marguerite Odom.
Service will be held on Monday, November 14,
2022 at 11:00 am at Mowell Funeral, 200 Robinson Road, Peachtree City, GA
30269. A Celebration of Life will follow at The Georgia Shrimp Company, 100 N
Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating
to The Leukemia Research Foundation or Auburn University.
WAR EAGLE Bill!
https://alumniq.auburn.edu/giving/to/greatestneeds
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