Odell Brim, 75
Mrs. Odell Brim of Campbellsville passed from this life on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was 75 years, 7 months, and 26 days of age. She was the daughter of the late George T. and Mary “Molly Belle” (Willham) Absher. Mrs Brim was married to James Calvin “JC” Brim, who also preceded her in death. She was a very loving and charitable person throughout her life.
At the age of thirteen, she started her first public job at the Boone’s Cave Restaurant. Later, she would work as a seamstress and caregiver. She also volunteered for C&S Missions in Campbellsville, and as a Green Thumb teachers’ aid in the Taylor County School District. She professed faith in Christ, and often attended Dunbar Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Brim leaves to cherish her memory:
Seven children: James Brim, Jr. and wife Kim of Greensburg, Tilford Brim and wife Martha of Campbellsville, Ruthie Gaudinier and husband Mike of Willisburg, and Dewey Dale “Bud” Brim, Bessie Johnson and husband Mark, Dorothy Reynolds and husband Greg, and Peggy Raikes and husband Donald, all of Campbellsville,
Seven siblings: Marie Holloway, Jean Perry, Kenneth Absher, and JD Absher, all of McKinney, KY, and Essie Lainhart and Joe Absher, both of Cythiania, KY, and Marion Absher of Nicholasville,
15 grandchildren,
24 great grandchildren,
1 great-great grandchild
And a host of several other extended family and friends.
She was also preceded in death by one sister and one brother, Katherine Absher and Marshall Absher.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life or Mrs. Brim at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718, on April 7, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Mrs. Brim will be laid to rest beside her husband at the Lancaster Cemetery, 205 Crab Orchard St, Lancaster, KY 40444.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, April 6, from 5-8 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials take the form of donations to the funeral expenses, and can be made at the funeral home.
