Danny Odom
The following bio was taken from page 330 of the book entitled "Rusk County History" compiled and edited and used with permission of the Rusk County Historical Commission.
Transcribed and Submitted by Submitted by Gloria Briley Mayfield
Bewitchingly,
a new life was thrust into Rusk
County history one balmy October day
just before Halloween.
Christened
Elizabeth Anne Whitley, I interposed
into this life with exuberant zeal.
Except for a short duration away at college,
I have obtained great satisfaction from
my development here in these surroundings.
Being
methodical in nature, I chose my birth
date as my wedding day. At the time, it
seemed the logical thing to do, for my marriage
was indeed representative of a new
birth for me. Then the two of us became
one flesh, and our bond is for now and
all of eternity. On an Indian summer eve
of October 28, 1972, I became Mrs. Danny
Odom. Danny's
tap root was in Beaumont, Texas,
but his heart branched out here. This
county was chosen as the spot for rooting
our new family tree. We
created many tangible objects in our marriage
-Danny is a creative welder and builder,
and I am a creator of things for him to do. Together we built our home here in Danny
and I have gained satisfaction, both
spiritually and financially, from growing foods at our farm in Laneville.
We feel that
food grown in a natural manner is conducive
to sound health. We love the atmosphere
here and hope some day there
will be an even better life in Rusk County
and the world for Daniel James to enjoy.
I
hope the people of Rusk County never forget
what they are here for ---to love others
as themselves, with fairness and justice
for all.
Looking
backward with gratitude for a fulfilling
life, I look optimistically onward to a
future fortified with love -where people have
cancelled their bonds of indifferences and
racial bias and have discovered love among
themselves, even when it seems hard.
Submitted by Mrs. Danny Odom