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Audrey Bernice Odoms
<p>Audrey Bernice Wakefield Odoms was born December 20, 1942 in Anderson, South Carolina to the union of Rose Ann Garrison Wakefield and Monroe J. Wakefield. Bernice departed this life on June 19,</p><p>2021 at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. She was proceeded in death by twin daughters Carlena and</p><p>Darla Odoms, both parents, husband Bobby Odoms, and sister Margaret E. Wakefield Odoms.</p><p><br></p><p>She confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age. She was baptized in May of 1958 along with her sisters at Spring Street Baptist Church by Pastor Luther Howard. She later joined New Prospect Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Luther Howard serving on the Young Mission Board. She returned to Spring Street Baptist Church in later years under Reverend Rudolph Sutton and served as President of the Trustee Board. In her senior years of life, she became a member of Greater Faith Fellowship Church under the leadership of Pastor Melvin Barnes. She served as the President of the Mother's</p><p>Board.</p><p><br></p><p>Bernice married Bobby Odoms on August 6, 1960 and to this union 4 children were born. They were Robert (Robby) A. Odoms, Rhonda E. Odoms, and twin daughters, Carlena and Darla Odoms. Bernice and Bobby were blessed with 53 years of marriage.</p><p><br></p><p>She attended Calvin M. Woodward High School. As a young woman, Bernice worked at Toledo Hospital as a nurse assistant, until health concerns no longer allowed her to work. She then became a homemaker. Her hobbies included bowling and reading. Bernice loved God and she loved worshipping God in church. Her spirit was uplifting to family and strangers alike. She counseled, encouraged, and spoke truth to those who asked for it and to those who didn't. Bernice was raised in and then eventually given the home at 733 Spring St. in Toledo, OH, by her parents, in which she lived for many years with her own family. Some would say an angel sat on top of that house, like a beacon of light, guiding many</p><p>souls there to seek refuge and fellowship. Bernice served as the keeper of that lighthouse, trusting God's word, and helping to raise an entire community. She will always be remembered and deeply missed by</p><p>all who knew and loved her.</p><p><br></p><p>She leaves to cherish her memories, son Robert A. Odoms (Michelle), daughter Rhonda E. Odoms Marshall (Eric); grandson Aaron J. Parker (Erica); granddaughters, Tina and Linae Gillems; great granddaughters Addison, Aubree, and A'layla; sister, Jacqueline Wakefield Clay (George); brother-in-law, John E. Odoms; special sister-cousin Sara P. Clark Greer; special aunt Mattie Garrison McAlister; special nieces Annette Green and Jeanna Odoms Temple; and special friends, Joanie Hawkins and Jessie Dixon. She also leaves a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.</p>June 19, 202106/19/2021
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