Odra R. Archer

1926 - 2009  (82 years)

• Name	Odra R. Archer
  Born	3 Nov 1926	Maynardville, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Apr 2009  [1]
  Buried	6 Apr 2009	Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I250307	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Esker Archer,   b. 31 Mar 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Apr 1973  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Lillie Mae Hankins,   b. 6 Mar 1900, Tennessee ,   d. Jul 1978  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F96457	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hilda Smith
  Married	Abt 1949
  Children	+ 1. Darlene Archer + 2. Sharon Archer,   b. 30 Aug 1953, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 2013, Physicians Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years) + 3. Rhonda Archer   4. Dwayne Archer
  Family ID	F96459	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 6 Apr 2009 - Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 4 Apr 2009. ARCHER, ODRA R. - 82 of Knoxville, passed away at home Friday morning, April 3, 2009. Born November 3, 1926 in Maynardville, TN. Member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church for 55 years and served as usher until 2001. Founder of Archer Air Conditioning Service Co., Inc. in 1962, retiring in 1997. Member of Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES), American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) professional associations. He was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Bright Hope Lodge in Fountain City, and of Scottish Rite Temple. Preceded in death by his parents, Eskar Archer and Lillie Archer; sisters, Vada Butler, Mava Helms; and brother, Judson Archer. Survived by wife of 60 years, Hilda Smith Archer; daughters, Darlene (Barry) Bolding, Sharon Turpin, Rhonda (Mark) Ward; son, Dwayne (Amy) Archer; brother, Edward Archer; sisters, Mary Ruth Cox and Barbara Turner; nine (9) grandchildren, Dawn Walsh, Whitney Bradbury, Cassie Polzin (Platteville, WI), Brandon Bolding, Lydia Turpin, Hailey Ward, Blake Ward, Madison Archer, and Riley Archer of Knoxville; ten (10) great grandchildren. Our deepest gratitude goes to his caregiver of 6 years, Byron Whiteside, Comfort Keepers, and St. Mary's Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mr. Archer's name may be made to the Wallace Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 701 Merchants Road, Knoxville 37912. Family and friends will meet at Stevens Mortuary 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 6 and go in procession to Greenwood Cemetery for an 11:00 a.m. entombment service. Rev. Kent Williams officiating. Honorary pallbearers: members of Walter Maples' Sunday School Class at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Funeral service 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Stevens Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Kent Williams officiating. The family will receive friends following the funeral service at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at N. Broadway. Mr. Archer's guest book is available at www.stevensmortuaryinc.com.