Billie Jo Odom, 95, of Clyde, Texas, joined her husband Eldon in heaven on September 4, 2026.

Jo was born in Stephenville, Texas, on October 2, 1930, to Herbert and Millie Moore. A product of the depression era, Jo and her family moved to Arkansas and California as her dad sought work. Back in Texas, Jo met Eldon Odom in high school and married him on October 30, 1948, soon after he returned from his tour of duty in the US Coast Guard.

On Christmas Eve 1949 their daughter Donna Jolene was born, followed by a son Danny Lawrence on November 29, 1951. The Odom family moved about in West Central Texas before settling in Abilene. In 1974 they moved to a 5-acre plot between Baird and Clyde where Jo resided until her death.

Although she never earned a college degree, Jo was a licensed beautician and a licensed realtor. Among many other jobs, Jo worked as a secretary in the Abilene Christian University library while her children were students there and for 18 years as a social worker for the state of Texas, the job from which she retired.

Jo was a lifelong member of the churches of Christ, most recently at the Clyde Church of Christ, and lived the life of a Christian lady, serving others, giving generously of herself and her hospitality, and offering wisdom to all she knew.

Jo was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Known as Nana, she doted on her "little ones" even after they were adults and always had delicious meals and the best pies ever whenever they came to visit.

Jo was proceeded in death by her parents; one sister, Faye Griffin; and two brothers, Aubrey and J.D. Moore; Eldon, the love of her life, died in January 2014.

She is survived by her daughter, Donna (Larry) of Searcy, Arkansas; her son, Danny of Clyde; four grandchildren, Chris Long(Casey) of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Shannon Reed (Chad) of Pineville, Louisiana, Whitney Scifres (Michael) of Auburn, Alabama, and Lindsey Plunket of Lubbock, Texas; and nine great-grandchildren, Jackson, Avery, and Grayson Scifres, Rose and Vivian Long, Sammy and Calvin Trimble, and Logan and Sawyer Plunket. She will be missed by a host of other relatives, friends and acquaintances.

"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. " Proverbs 31:10