Odessa Kennon Geary

Odessa Kennon Geary, age 82 of Manchester, Tenn., passed away on April 8 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester.

Born in Cameron, Odessa was a member of the C-141 Flight Test Evaluation Detachment in her early employment years; a retired Registered Nurse (RN) receiving her nursing degree in 1976 from The University of Texas at Austin, began her nursing career at a Minneapolis Medical Center, specializing in oncology treatment and care; later, practiced private care for several years thereafter and retired in Vermont in 1980.

After retirement, she raised Morgan horses and managed her garden and church activities. In 2001, Odessa settled in Central Tennessee with her husband John to be near her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Odessa was a member of the First Baptist Church in Manchester.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Kennon and Fannie Bell Kerns Kennon.

She is survived by her loving husband, John A. Geary of Manchester, Tenn.; children, Thomas C. Pitts, Joseph K. Pitts, Mark D. Pitts, and Timothy P. Pitts; sisters, Frances Perry and Birdie Ann Smith; brother, Thomas Kennon; five grandchildren, Jennifer Pitts, Rebecca Lowell, Lisa Pitts, Brian Pitts and Lucas Pitts; one great grandchild, Cooper Pitts; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Following visitation on April 10 and 11, the funeral service was held April 12 at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, Tenn., with Dr. Brenton Cox officiating. Burial followed at the Walker Cemetery.