Mrs. Mozelle Dorsett Odum

June 28, 1929 - June 16, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Mozelle Dorsett Odum, 87, of Henderson, will be held at 10AM on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home with Chaplain Emanuel Ward officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery in Troup, Texas. A visitation will be held from 6PM to 8 PM on Monday, June 19 at Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home. Mrs. Odum passed away June 16, 2017, at Autumn Leaves in Henderson after a six year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. Odum, lovingly known as "Nanny", was born on June 28, 1929 to the late Mr. Andrew Jackson and Ethel (Denton) Jackson in Wright City, Texas. She was also a member of Highland Park Baptist Church of Kilgore. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. One thing everyone remembers about Mozelle is her love for having her family near her. She was a great comfort and prayer warrior to those she loved. Preceding Mrs. Odum in death were her husbands, Bob Dorsett, who she married in 1947, and who passed away in 1993, and Tom Odum, who she married in 1999, and who passed away in 2010; daughter, Charlotte Gail Dorsett; three brothers, two sisters, and one great-grandson. Survivors include her son, Randy Dorsett and wife Natalie of Claremore, Oklahoma; daughter, Phyllis Ashby and husband Rex of Henderson; step-daughters, Peggy Odum Dorris of Stephenville, Texas, and Barbara Odum Castle of Whitehouse, Texas; grandchildren, Cheryl Langston and husband Kenneth of Bullard, Michael Brown and wife Shirley of Henderson, Shawn Dorsett of Angleton, Texas, Melissa Cole and husband Collin of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Dustin Dorris and wife Denae of Stephenville, Mandy Garrett and husband Donny of Stephenville, Courtney Castle Brown and husband Cody of Whitehouse; nine great-grandchildren; as well as a host of other relatives, friends, and loved ones. Pallbearers will be Michael Brown, Matthew Brown, Kenneth Langston, Shawn Dorsett, Collin Cole, and Josh Kilsby. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.