Illinois SR 418: MEMORIAL-BETTY J. ODUM

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SR0418LRB104 15245 ECR 28395 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Betty Jean Odum of Anna, who passed 

4away on September 1, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Betty Odum, the daughter of Reverend Tracy T. and 

6Sylvia McCord, was born in Harrisburg on November 27, 1927; 

7she attended Shelbyville High School; she received a Bachelor 

8of Science in Education with a minor in music from Olivet 

9Nazarene College; she married James W. Walker in Roxana in 

101945, and they had two children, James Tracy Walker and Jil 

11Walker Tracy; she later married Dr. Don Odum, and they had one 

12child, Matthew Odum; and

13 WHEREAS, Betty Odum devoted her life to teaching, earning 

14a Master of Science in Education from Southern Illinois 

15University Carbondale; she taught English at Carbondale High 

16School, where she also served as the faculty sponsor of the 

17Dial yearbook for many years; after raising her children, she 

18returned to teaching, dedicating herself to adult education 

19well into her 80s; and

20 WHEREAS, Betty Odum was a woman of deep faith and a gifted 

21musician who served as a church pianist throughout her life, 

22retiring from her role as pianist of the Anna Church of the 

SR0418- 2 -LRB104 15245 ECR 28395 r

1Nazarene in her 90s; she taught adult Sunday school for 

2decades and shared her music with residents of The Voyages in 

3Anna; she was also devoted to worldwide mission work through 

4her church; and

5 WHEREAS, Betty Odum was known for her unwavering devotion, 

6her kindness, and her fierce love for her family; and

7 WHEREAS, Betty Odum was preceded in death by her parents; 

8her husband, Dr. Don Odum; and her son, James Tracy W