D. Lee Odom

D. Lee Odom, age 76, of Erie, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Hamot Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born on February 23, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of the late Dana and Bonita Lee Odom.

He received his Bachelor's Degree in accounting at the University of Utah. He was employed as an audit manager and auditor for many different companies and corporations. He sang as a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Erie Philharmonic Chorus. Lee was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and enjoyed working with Spanish members of the congregation. He enjoyed gardening, cross stitching, and spending time with his family. His wife, Ruth L. Millard Odom, preceded Lee in death in 2005.

He is survived by one daughter, Ann Odom, of Erie; one son, Stephen L. Odom, and his wife, Kim, of Waterford; five grandchildren: DayShona Odom, Lynzie Prothero, Dustin and Charles Robison, and Stephanie Odom; two great grandchildren, Nicholas Robison and Ashton Prothero; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 4216 Sterrettania Rd., Erie, PA, on Saturday from 12: 00 noon until time of interment at 2:00 p.m.at Laurel Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to LDS Philanthropics to the Humanitarian General Fund, 15 E. South Temple, 2nd Floor East, Salt Lake City, UT 84150.