Mistakenly had mother as Pearl Gilliam from verbal information until 2011. Odell’s death certificate me be incorrect.

THURSTON, Odell Parron, 102, of Henrico County, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack O. Thurston; son, Edgar Burrow Marks; parents, Edgar Burrow Parron and Pearl Lee Parron. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gwendolyn M. Marks; grandchildren, Kimberly Marks Campbell, Karen Marks Harrington; great-grandchildren, Travis Walker Harrington, Ian Spencer Campbell, Caroline Odell Campbell and Christian Graydon Campbell; and her special friend and caregiver, Elva Carroll. Odell was a member of Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. She was a deeply devoted daughter, mother and grandmother. Family will receive friends at 1 p.m. November 24, 2009 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va., where services will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on November 24, 2009