Wayne Odom

Mr. Wayne Odom, age 53, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

Wayne was born in Rome, GA, on November 17, 1969, a son of Kathy Wright Odom and the late Rudy Wayne Odom. He had lived all his life in Polk County and was of the Baptist faith. Wayne was a pipe fitter with Cecil Miller Welding and a former owner of Rudy’s Cabinet Shop. He loved collecting cast iron skillets, antiquing and restoring old cars.

Wayne is survived by his wife, Melinda Harpe Odom; children, Kolby Wayne Odom and Jake Kolton Odom, both of Cedartown, GA, Candace (Austin) Cox of Rockmart, and Chris Campbell of Cedartown; three grandchildren, Blakley Cox, Truett Cox, and Riley Cox; mother, Kathy Odom of Cedartown; step-mother, Charlene Odom of Cedartown; brothers and sisters, Blake (Missy) Odom of Virginia, Clint Odom of Cedartown, and Larissa (Lane) Morris of Rome. Several nieces and nephews along with his beloved companion, Pumbaa, also survive.

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, 2022 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of the Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home with Mr. Joey Harpe, Mr. Johnny Moats, Mrs. Candace Cox and Rev. Randy Vines officiating. Interment will follow in Polk Memory Gardens. 

Pallbearers will include Kolby Odom, Jake Odom, Jay Chambers, Chet Morgan, Reece Brown, Joey Brock, Austin Cox, and Doug Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers will include Blake Odom, Clint Odom, Truett Cox, Ben Odom, Doug Odom, and Dalton Odom. 

The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 1:00 pm until the funeral hour at the funeral home.

Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Wayne Odom.