Odell married Jessie Mae Clontz in (Burke County) North Carolina. Jessie (daughter of Therman Clontz and Mattie Jane Puckett) was born on 22 Apr 1917 in Burke County, North Carolina; died on 27 Feb 1987 in Bryan Center,Hickory,Catawba Co.,NC; was buried in Faith Baptist Church Cemetery, Catawba Co., NC. [Group Sheet]