Earla Kathryn Odom, 48, Springfield, passed away at 10:41 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2005, in St. John's Regional Health Center. She was born March 23, 1957, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the daughter of Earl William and Dorothy (Gardner) Shanley.
Earla is survived by her mother, Dorothy Gardner Shanley, of the home; her son, Joshua Hendrix and his wife, Angela, Alaska; her daughter, Hayley Odom, of the home; her brothers, Scott Shanley and his wife, Sue, Nixa, Mo., Stephen Shanley and his wife, Nancy of Tallahassee, Florida, Casey Shanley, Cameron, North Carolina; a nephew, Matthew Stephen Shanley; three nieces, Laralee Elizabeth Shanley, Suzanne Victoria Shanley and Carolyn Rebecca Shanley Day.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2005, in Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 E. Walnut, Springfield, Mo. with Brother Stephen Shanley, officiating. Burial will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m Monday, in the funeral home. Online condolences can be made at www.hhlohmeyer.com.