Evelyn CaFrances Odom

SAVANNAH - Reverend Evelyn CaFrances “Kay” Odom, 80 passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, February 12, 2026. She was born in Savannah and the youngest of five children to the late Walter Owen Odum and Alma Corley Odum on February 7, 1946. Kay attended Chatham County Public Schools and graduated from Tompkins High School, Class of 1963 where she was also voted “Most Comical”. She furthered her education through the Career Institute of Nursing and Memorial Nursing in Savannah. She would later reside in New York City and New Jersey where she completed training through the Sommerville Home Care Institute, and New Brunswick Hospice Care training. In addition to the others, she received her certification through the Georgia Correctional System in 2017, that aided in her ministry. Her Christian experience began at Townsley Chapel A.M.E. Church, Savannah. Kay was a long-standing member at St. Paul CME Church in Savannah. She loved Sunday School and served as a Missionary, and with the Homeless and Prison Ministries. Acknowledging her calling, she trained and received both her Deacon and Elder’s Ordination as well as a Pastoral Appointment to New Covenant C.M.E. Church. It was there that she served her community with meals and the Word of God along with the Prison Re-Entry Program until her retirement in July of 2023. Kay was fond of many animals, particularly cats! She enjoyed serving and giving to people in any capacity she could and enjoyed various cuisines and social events. She loved spending time in NY with her aunts and cousins enjoying cake, coffee and taking in the sights! Above all, she was always very grateful and thankful to God for purifying her life and often shared her testimonies with many people. In 1970, Kay and Kenneth welcomed their daughter Altheia. She was a beloved family member, cherished friend and respected member of her community and church. Kay was preceded in death by her father, Walter Odum and mother, Alma Odum; brothers Horace Van Ree Odum, James Maxwell Odum, sister Helen Elizabeth Odum Torok and beloved brothers-in-law, Agnew Hucklebee and Tibor Torok; niece, Andrea Lynette Torok and nephews, Malcolm Xavier Scott and Van Ree Odum. She leaves to cherish her memories, her daughter, Altheia Moorman (Maurice); her grandsons Nigel David Matthews, Houston, TX; Christopher Kenneth Jackson, Smyrna, GA; Daniel Alexander Jackson, Houston, TX and one great-grandson, Houston Jaicei Jackson; her sister Mary Louise Hucklebee of Piscataway, NJ, sister-in-law, Joann Odum, NYC and a host of special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. PUBLiC VIEWING: One hour prior to funeral services on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Saint Paul CME Church, 1601 Barnard Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.

Evelyn CaFrances Odom

February 7, 1946 - February 12, 2026