Pastor Sydney H. Odom Sr.

Centerville – Pastor Sydney H. Odom Sr., 86, entered into

rest on Friday, November 30, 2012.

Pastor Odom was born on December 7, 1925 in Columbus to the

late S.H. Odom and Florrie Ridgeway Odom. With pride and honor, he served his

country during WWII in the United States Army, and went on to graduate from

Mercer University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1949 and from Southwestern

Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth in 1953. He was preceded in death by

his wife and partner in ministry of 63 years, Cloma Dunn Odom.

Brother Odom pastored many churches in his career including:

Sharon Baptist Church in McDonough, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Cordele,

Indian Springs Baptist Church in Indian Springs, and Mt. Zion Baptist Church in

Talbotton, all while he was a student at Mercer University; Homer Baptist

Church in Ada, Okla., and Eagle Mountain Baptist Church in Fort Worth, for both

of which he was the Founding Pastor; Tabernacle Baptist Church in Vidalia,

Central Baptist Church in Warner Robins for 10 years, Oak Grove Baptist Church

in Carrollton for six years, Broad Street Baptist Church in Hawkinsville for

three years, and Centerville Baptist Church in Centerville for 10 years. Sydney

also served as Interim Pastor at First Baptist Church in Bonaire, Shirley Hills

Baptist Educational Ministry, Chamlee Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Valley,

and Westside Baptist Church in Centerville. He later returned to Central

Baptist Church and served as the Associate Pastor for Family Ministries, but

his most recent role was as Visitation Pastor.

He was also very involved in many organizations with

responsibilities such as: Moderator of Daniell, Rehoboth, and Carrollton

Baptist Associations, Teacher for Mercer Extension Schools, and Trustee of

Brewton Parker College. He served on the Georgia Baptist Executive Committee

and the State Committee on Cooperative Program budget. Pastor Odom was also a

Chairman of Evangelism for the Rehoboth Baptist Association, Chaplain for both

Heart of Georgia Hospice and Georgia State Fire Fighters Association. He also

served as a Volunteer Chaplain for both Centerville and Houston County Fire

Departments and Days Inn of Warner Robins.

Pastor Odom loved serving people. He officiated over 1,000

funeral services, weddings, and visited countless patients in nursing homes. He

was genuinely blessed to have the opportunity to serve people with deep need.

Sydney also had a passion for photography and took pictures of weddings,

families, anniversaries, school groups and church events.

His memory will forever be treasured by his loving children,

Phebe Settles (Jim), Macon; Pamela Akin (Joseph), Hamilton; and Dr. S. Howard

Odom Jr. (Karen), Canton; grandchildren, Nan Pownall, Kenneth Settles, Glenn

and Alan Akin, Emily Carlisle, and Susan Odom, Sharon van Rossum and Brian

Odom; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister, Jane Routon, Fayetteville.

The family received friends and family from 2 until 4 p.m.

and from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at McCullough Funeral

Home. Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012, at

Central Baptist Church, where the body lay in state prior to the service from 1

until 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. In lieu of

flowers, the family requests that donations be given to the Heart of Georgia

Hospice, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins GA 31088 or to Central Baptist

Church (Lottie Moon mission offering) 1120 Lake Joy Road, Warner Robins GA

31088.

Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for

the family.  McCullough Funeral

Home and Crematory has charge of arrangements.