Mrs. Jessie Lee Odem, 90, of Dermott, died December 4, 2009, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was a native of Mangum, LA, but a resident of Dermott for most of her life, a homemaker, and was of Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Odem, her parents, Clabe & Annie Stell Vaughn, three brothers and two sisters.

She is survived by two great-nieces, Ethel Lumpkins, Catherine Curry, both from Bonita, LA, and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Remains are to be cremated. Arrangements under the direction of Cromwell Funeral Home, Inc., in Hamburg.