Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

On October 6, 2023, Hubert Lonnie Odom, 86, a pillar of the community in Hohenwald, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family. Born on June 1, 1937, in Hohenwald, he lived a life filled with hard work, service, and family.

Lonnie was the son of the late Alonzo Odom and Annie Staggs. He was preceded in death by his spouses Shirley Gauthier, Mary Ruth Odom, and Betty Fay Odom, as well as his son Billy Seymour, brothers James, George Ray, Sandy Willis, and Lester Odom, brother-in-law Cecil Baker, and special friends Jim Oliver, Ishmael Bunch, Tom Libich, and Burrell Brown. He i...