Wilma Gamble Odom

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Wilma Gamble Odom, 94, widow of Robert Belton Odom, died Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Davis Health Care in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Born January 31, 1922, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Gamble, Sr. and the late Maude Weatherford Gamble. Wilma served as a WWII US Navy nurse and she also was a registered nurse for almost 60 years, having worked for Dr. Joe Henry King and Clarendon Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Manning United Methodist Church and the Nell Wells Sunday School class.

She is survived by two sons, Robert Belton "Bob" Odom, Jr. of Wilmington, North Carolina and Charles Wayne Odom and his wife, Lee, of Greensboro, North Carolina; a sister, Louise Gamble Thompson of Mt. Pleasant; four grandchildren, Jennifer Odom, Meredith Odom, Allison Odom and Charlie Odom; and two great grandchildren, Scarlett Odom and Rutland Odom.

She was preceded in death by an infant son, Richard Morgan Odom.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at Manning United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lee Davis and the Rev. Randy Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery in Alcolu.

Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Stephens Funeral Home.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Blanche Odom, Mary Frances Odom, Ceil Eadon, Jarma Jean Hewitt, Charlotte Broadway and members of the Nell Wells Sunday School class will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to Manning United Methodist Church, Nell Wells Sunday School class, P.O. Box 68, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org