O'Dell, Betty Alma

1933 - 2021  (87 years)

• Name	O'Dell, Betty Alma
  Birth	26 May 1933	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	ODEL.B004
  _FGRAVE	223560805
  Death	25 Feb 2021	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I56151	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	O'Dell, Leland Valentine,   b. 10 Mar 1909, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Jan 1979, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Abel, Bessie Lucille,   b. 31 Aug 1908, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Nov 1977, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F20220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Willis, Robert Lee,   b. 15 Dec 1930, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinoi d. 13 Jun 2010, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1952	Xenia   [1, 2]
  Children	> 1. Willis, M.A.   2. Willis, M. > 3. Willis, B.
  Family ID	F20287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 May 1933 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 25 Feb 2021 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Betty Alma Willis, 87, of Louisville passed away peacefully at 8:08 AM, Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her home. Betty was born on May 26, 1933, in Louisville the daughter of the late Leland Valentine and Bessie Lucille (Abel) O’Dell. She married Robert Willis on October 18, 1952, in Xenia and they shared 57 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on June 13, 2010. Mrs. Willis was a homemaker and she loved to make a garden and take care of her plants. She liked to read especially the Laura Ingel’s Wilder book, and she also loved to shop, and she especially loved to take care of people and loved children, and her pets. Betty is survived by her children; Michael Willis, of Louisville, Mary A. Casolari, of Louisville, Belinda K. (Loren) Kuhring, of Effingham, 6 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. She is also survived by three brothers; Harry O’Dell, of Flora, Larry (Mary) O’Dell, of Flora, Tom O’Dell, of Louisville, two sisters; Nancy Palmer, of Anderson, Indiana, Connie (Max McKinney) Jones, of Louisville. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Billy O’Dell, Donnie O’Dell, Jimmy L. “Cotton” O’Dell, one sister; Brenda Sue Hale. Funeral services honoring the life of Betty will be held at 12 Noon, Monday, March 1, 2021, at the McGriff & Triplett Funeral Home in Louisville with Brent Bailey officiating, burial will follow at the Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Visitation will be held on Monday at the funeral home where friends may call from 11 AM to 12 Noon. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Clay County Hospice, or Parkinson’s Association.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16408] https://mcgriffandtriplettfh.com, Obituary, O'Dell, Harry Valentine, 88, (https://mcgriffandtriplettfh.com/obituaries/harry-o-dell?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3tUDzBodwRB5SqE2DgsMdec-uacG4DH817QH), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16426] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Willis, Betty Alma, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223560805/betty_alma_willis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16267] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, O'Dell, Bessie L. and Leland V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60166646/leland_valentine_o'dell), none. (Reliability: 2).