Brenda Lee Odum

Brenda Lee Odum, 65, a resident of Athens, TN passed away on Saturday morning, August 28, 2021 in an Etowah hospital. She was a lifelong resident of McMinn County. Brenda was born on October 7, 1955 a daughter of the late James Odum II and Grace Upchurch Odum.
In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by one sister Iva Smith, four brothers James Odum III, Timbo Odum, Mitchell Odum and Kenneth Odum and one niece Grace Isabella Guerrero.
Brenda leaves behind to cherish her memory one son Chadwick Everette Odum, six sisters Bernice Kuykendall, Rachel Odum, Pamela Whittaker, Michelle Fraire, Tina Cruz and Crystal Guerrero, two brothers Thomas Odum and Phillip Odum, two nieces whom she thought of as her grandchildren Milagro & Gabriela Fraire, numerous other extended family members and a host of special friends.
The family will receive friends on Friday, September 3, 2021 from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the Athens chapel of Companion Funeral Home located at 400 S White Street in Athens, TN. A service celebrating her life will follow visitation time at 2:00 Pm in the funeral home chapel with the Reverend Jerry Stephens officiating.
The interment and committal service will follow in the Sullins Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
You are encouraged to share a memory of Brenda and/or your personal condolences with her family by visiting her memorial webpage and guestbook at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home of Athens is honored to assist her family with these arrangements.