Odell was born May 12, 1933 in Forsyth County to the late Clarence and Elsie Hutchens. He had three children with late Doris Kenan Wolfe. He worked as a farmer most of his life until his health would no longer allow farming. During his younger years he enjoyed dirt track racing. In his spare time he enjoyed fellowship with his old friends that knew him as Odie, going to the dance and playing the lottery.
Proceeding him in death are his parents Clarence and Elsie Hutchens and son D.A. Hutchens and sister Jacqueline Hutchens Brussell.
Survivors include daughter Jean Hutchens Maynard and husband Ronnie Maynard of Lenoir; son Richard Dean Hutchens of Greensboro; three grandchildren Douglas "Craig" Westmoreland of Lenoir, Christy Hutchens Hall and husband Steven Daniel Hall of Southport, NC and Richard Allen Hutchens of Thomasville, NC; six great-grandchildren Alecia Westmoreland Wayman, Trey Westmoreland, Kelsie Hall, Brysen and Camden Hutchens; and two great-great-grandchildren Mikaela Walsh and Kaitlyn Kirby.
A celebration of Odell’s life will be held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Sechrest Funeral Service in High Point.
Sechrest Funeral Service is honored to serve the Hutchens family. Online condolences may be made at sechrestfunerals.com
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