South County Journal, Kent WA, 28 Oct 1999

In Loving Memory of Audrey V. O'Dell

Former Ravensdale resident Audrey V. O'Dell went to be with the Lord
on Ocotber 16, 1999 in Gresham, OR.
She was born on September 3, 1916 in Bridgeport, IL, and married
Donald H. O'Dell on April 12, 1936. After marriage she and the family
moved between California, Idaho, Illinois, Alaska and Washington. She
lived in Ravensdale from 1960 until poor health in 1989 forced her and
her husband to move next door to their elder daughter, Helen Linhart,
in Boring, OR.
Audrey was a homemaker who loved reading her Bible, planting and
tending flowers of all kinds, camping, fishing, and attending family
gatherings. From the age of 12 she was a devoted and gentle Christian
woman who loved everyone and turned away no one.
Audrey was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Donald H.
O'Dell, in 1991. She is survived by her brother, George Lake, of
Marshall, IL; daughters, Helen Linhart of Boring, OR, and Rozanna
Taylor, of Enumclaw, WA; son, Donald K. O'Dell, of Covington, WA; 12
grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. O'Dell's hope was that we remember and worship, not how she loved
and dedicated her life, but Who she loved and served. Her desire was
not to be eulogized by any services or memorials. Final arrangements
were made by Gresham Funeral Chapel, or Gresham, OR.