Sandra Odom Crank

A funeral service for Sandra Odom Crank, 84, is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, December 27, 2024, at Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville with Rev. Grady Higgs officiating.  She will be laid to rest at Still Waters Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Sandra was born on September 25, 1940, to Howard Fredrick Odom and Juanita (Sosebee) Odom in Whitney, and passed away on December 23, 2024, in Jacksonville.

Sandra was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Jacksonville.  In her early years, she worked in the insurance industry in Dallas, TX.  She began her career at BMA Seminary in Jacksonville in 1975, where she worked as a library assistant and as the secretary to the Academic Dean. Mrs. Crank also worked as a secretary to the President of Jacksonville Baptist College. Sandra was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother whose memory will live on forever.

 Sandra was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law, Betty Odom. 

Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 65 years, Edwin; children, Tammy Lyn Wood and husband, Larry, of Holly Lake Ranch, Cheri Caye Suarez and Raul, of Houston, Teri Renae Nolley and husband, Steven, of Flint, Kelli Mathis and Tim Brandon, of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and her brother, Freddie Odom of Clifton. She is also survived by her 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Joe Weaver, John Prewitt, Farrell Pollard, Jack Woods, Bobby Wells, and Doug Wilson.

Rather than customary condolences, memorials may be made to Jacksonville College at 105 B J Albritton Dr. Jacksonville, Texas 75766.