June 24, 1940 - October 19, 2021
The graveside services celebrating and honoring the life of Nora L. O’Dea, 81, of Enid, will be held 10:00 A.M. Monday October 25, 2021, in the Enid Cemetery with Pastor Gary Miller officiating under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
Nora was born June 24, 1940, to Clarence and Iona Messenger Hyle in Drummond, Oklahoma and passed from this life October 19, 2021, in Enid, Oklahoma.
She was raised and educated in Drummond and attended Drummond High School. She married the love of her life Delbert O’Dea July 29, 1956, in Enid where the couple made their home. She was very active in the Pentecostal Church of God serving as a Sunday school teacher of all ages, Song leader, and Secretary and Treasurer for the church. She also volunteered at Enid Senior care, reading books to the residents.
She enjoyed spending time with her family, crocheting gifts, cooking large meals for family gatherings, and sneaking cookies home from Golden Corral.
She is survived by her children David O’Dea and Alan Troy O’Dea; grandchildren Mandi O’Dea, Christina O’Dea Ballard, Patrick DaVault, and Patricia O’Dea; great grandchildren Nora Sue, Robert, Angelina, Lizabeth, Astrid, Riona, and Jordan; one great-great grandchild; and numerous other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Delbert O’Dea, daughter Helen DaVault, grandchild Neal Phillips, great-grandchild Allen Michael Harder, and her parents.
Memorials may be made in her honor to the Hospice Circle of Love with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.Brown-Cummings.com. As one of Oklahomaʼs oldest single family owned and operated providers of funerals and cremations, Brown-Cummings is the name families have turned to for generations. They fully understand the honor and responsibility entrusted to them to preserve the story of oneʼs life. Visit 400 W. Maple, Enid, OK 73701. Call: (580) 237-5432.
Obituaries are posted, in part, due to the generosity of The Commons.
A United Methodist Retirement Community
Tours: 301 S. Oakwood | (580) 237-6164
Enid's Only Faith-based, Not-For-Profit, Complete Continuous Care Community. Including Long Term Care, Skilled Nursing, Memory Care, Assisted Living, Independent Living Apartments and Townhomes.
