Mary Odessa Driver Drinnon

© Cheyenne Star

29 Aug 2002

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Mary Odessa Drinnon was born February 7, 1924 at Wellington, Texas to Asha Lee and Lennie Henry Driver and passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2002 at the age of 78.

She came to Roger Mills County in 1927 with her family.

Odessa attended Kiowa School before graduating from Hammon High School.

She was married to Floyd Heard Drinnon on November 25, 1941 at Leedey, Oklahoma.

Mrs. Drinnon was preceded in death by her parents and six brothers and sisters.

Survivors include her husband, Floyd Drinnon of the Hammon home; four children, Donald Drinnon and his wife Shirley of Canadian, Texas; Sue Parrish and her husband Frank of Elgin, Oklahoma; Linda McDaniel and her husband Floyd of Hammon, Oklahoma; and Larry Drinnon of Hammon, Oklahoma; thirteen grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; three sisters, Lula Trent of Sayre, Oklahoma; Jessie Carter of Rockland, California; and Faye Graybill of Canute, Oklahoma; and two brothers, Leroy Driver of Clinton, Oklahoma; and J.W. Driver of Elk City, Oklahoma.

Burial in Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.