Milburn Maurice Odenbach

Milburn Maurice “Bubba” Odenbach of Marlin passed from this life on Oct. 8, 2021, at the age of 84.  

Funeral services were held at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Marlin on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Visitation was at the funeral home on Sunday.

Bubba was born on April 9, 1937, in Lott, to Ed and Wilma Neal Odenbach. He attended Lott schools, playing football, basketball, and participating in local boxing matches before graduating in 1955. He soon enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country returning to Falls County upon his discharge.  He married his high school sweetheart, Billie Mears, on Nov. 16, 1957, in Cedar Springs.

Bubba had a love for farming and ranching and he and Billie raised their family in Marlin doing just that.  He enjoyed checking and feeding his cattle, plowing, planting or shredding; he loved the outdoors and all the work that went with it. He had a compassionate heart and nearly always had a baby calf he was bottle feeding, and certainly no animals in his care were ever hungry.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Billie Mears Odenbach; daughter, Sheryl Pringle and husband Rubin; sons, Larry, Keith and wife Julie, and Kevin and wife Monica.  Grandchildren are DeeAnn Dominguez and Aldo, Dillon Fleming, Blake Odenbach, Paige Odenbach, and Cooper Odenbach.  He is also survived by sisters, Nora Waites and husband Jerry, Sue Tacker and husband Butch, Jeanne Smith; and sister-in-law, Verna Albright and husband Elmer; and numerous nieces and nephews.  

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Shirley Walters; and brother Ed Neal Odenbach.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Marlin or the charity of your choice.