Odilia "Odie" Kiser

Odilia “Odie” Kiser went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Odie was born in Mission, Texas, on Friday, July 7, 1933. She taught her family to be strong, agile, and opinionated. As a Navy wife, she was the rock of her family. It was a role she embraced with style, with grace, and with love.

Odie was married to her late husband, Donald Kiser, for 52 years. They moved seven times during the Vietnam War, eventually settling in Tyler, Texas. Odie was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She also enjoyed bowling with friends and won several tournaments across the United States. Playing card games and dominoes with good friends made her very happy. Christmas was her favorite time to spend with her family. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren always made her proud. Odie is dearly loved by all who knew her.

Survivors include daughters, Jean Kiser and husband Tom Kanady, Karen Fountain and husband Ronnie Fountain; son, Wayne Kiser and wife Eva Kiser; grandchildren Garrett Roundtree and wife Kathleen Roundtree, Shelly Sullivan and husband Brian Sullivan, Mandi Wilson, Nicki Cornejo and husband JR Cornejo, Ronnie Fountain, Haley Kiser, Connor Kiser, Chance Kiser; great-grandchildren Dylan Roundtree, Ace Olivares, Tripp Cornejo, and Jax Cornejo; sister Aurora “Core” Murillo and husband Joe and brother Eduardo “Lalo” Garza and wife Rachel.

Odie is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Kiser; daughter, Carolyn Bryn Kiser Roundtree; twin sons, Donald Gene Kiser Jr. and Ronald Dean Kiser; parents, Baldomero Garza, Sr., and Elvira Herrera Garza; sisters, Felicitas “Fela” with husband Matt Chapa, Elvira “Vira” Garza Burghardt; brothers, Abdon “None” Garza and wife Mary, and Baldomero “Baldo” Garza, Jr., and wife Emma.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be sent to the Autism Society 1 (800) 328-8476 | https://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/donate/

The family will receive friends from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home. A rosary prayer service will be held, and visitation will follow. Funeral Mass will be on Friday, March 26th at 1:30 pm; Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul, 1435 ESE Loop 323, Tyler with burial to follow at Tyler Memorial Cemetery.