Mrs. Odean Waston McPherson was born on April 3, 1927, in Bryan, Texas, to the late Isaac Watson, Sr. and Lizzie Young Watson, and passed away on October 30, 2016, in DeSoto, Texas. Odean is preceded in death by her husband, Charles McPherson; her son, John Baldwin; and numerous brothers and sisters. Those who are left to cherish her precious memories are her loving children, Ruthie Jean Thomas, Randy Hawkins, Sr. and Sherry Rivers; grandchildren, Marcus Hurd, Melody Hurd, Daniel McLemore and Randy Hawkins, Jr.; one brother, Isaac Watson, Jr.; one sister, Louise Rooks; and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.