[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING A GIANT OF PUTNAM COUNTY

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                        HON. ALEXANDER X. MOONEY

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 2019

  Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record, 
the following obituary for Mr. Bill O'Dell of Putnam County:

                         William Douglas O'Dell

       William ``Bill'' Douglas O'Dell, 68, of Poca went to be 
     with his Lord on Monday, May 6, 2019.
       Bill was a graduate of South Charleston High School and 
     Marshall University. He worked at Regional Family Resource 
     Network and was the Director of Putnam Wellness Coalition. He 
     dedicated his life to drug and alcohol prevention. He was a 
     mentor to many. His impact on the youth and the community 
     cannot be measured. He touched many lives at Teen Institute, 
     a leadership program that helps young people become leaders 
     around prevention of alcohol, tobacco, drugs and other 
     critical daily decisions.
       He was a man of Christian faith, integrity, great humor, 
     positive thinking, a role model to many, a devoted husband, 
     father, grandfather and brother. He will be greatly missed. 
     The family would like to thank his Church, friends, co-
     workers, the community, our extended family and the Putnam 
     Wellness Coalition for their support, love and prayers.
       Bill is preceded in death by his parents Dr. Richard Nolan 
     O'Dell and Vera Waldorf O'Dell and father-in-law, Louis 
     ``Gene'' Barnett. He is survived by his wife Judith O'Dell of 
     Poca, daughter Tina (Mike) Shoemaker and his pride and joy, 
     his grandson, Caden of Ona, WV, son Joshua (Kristina) of 
     Charleston, SC; mother-in-law Lorene Barnett, brother Larry 
     (Beverly) O'Dell of Chesapeake, OH; sister Verajane (William) 
     Fish of Savannah, GA, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Adrain 
     and Cindy Jones of Winfield, WV; nieces Wendy (Stephen) Mann, 
     Laura (David) Moir; nephews Keith (Jennifer) O'Dell, Joseph 
     (Marie) Fish, David (Heather) Fish and Logan Jones.
       A tribute to the life of William ``Bill'' O'Dell will be 
     2:00 PM Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Gatens-Harding chapel with 
     Pastor Fred Elliott and Pastor Wayne Hooper officiating. 
     Entombment will follow at Haven of Rest Memory Gardens, Red 
     House, WV. Friends may visit at the funeral home 3 hours 
     prior to the service 11:00 AM-2:00 PM on Saturday.
       In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Wilkinson 
     United Methodist Church, PO Box 236, Hometown, WV 25109 or 
     donate to the Bill O'Dell Teen Institute Fund, PO Box 3041, 
     Charleston, WV 25331.

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