Odessa Otterbridge resided in Grand Rapids, MI. She departed this life on November 29, 2014 at the age of 71 years old.
Odessa Otterbridge was born in Shannon, Mississippi and moved to Grand Rapids when she was 2 years old. She attended South High. She worked and retired from General Motors and Penske Automotive after 30 years of employment. She was married to Charles Otterbridge for over 35 years until his passing in 2002.
Odessa was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Lee Buchanan and Jerusha Woods, her husband; Charles Otterbridge, 1 son; Victor Darnell Otterbridge and 1 grandchild; Brandon Whitby. Odessa leaves to cherish her memory 2 sons; Mark Anthony Otterbridge (Ginger) and Randy Otterbridge (Linda), 2 brothers; James Edward Buchanan (Doris) and Thomas Lee Buchanan (Sheila), one sister; Laverne Williams, 5 grandchildren; Tijuane Otterbridge, Victoria Otterbridge, Mark Otterbridge, Jr., Steven Boylston and Austin Otterbridge and 5 great grandchildren.
Public viewing will be held on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Ivy K Gillespie Memorial Chapel, 1865 Eastern Ave SE, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Ivy K Gillespie Memorial Chapel at 11:00 AM. Friends may meet with the family one hour prior to services at 10:00 AM.
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