Preston Ray Odom

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 2, 2026 in Delhomme Funeral Home - Maurice for Preston Ray Odom, 80, who passed away on December 28, 2025. Deacon Art Bakeler will conduct the funeral services. Burial will take place in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Preston Ray Odom was born December 22, 1945, in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. He spent his childhood in Abbeville and Maurice, LA before moving to Lafayette, LA in the early 1990's. He attended Louisiana School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge where he became fluent in ASL, American Sign Language. Always a hard worker, Preston worked at Taco Bell and at LARC at Acadian Village, where he worked until the summer of 2025 and where he had many friends. To know Preston was to love him. He was always ready to have a good time and loved dancing, swimming and traveling and the walls of his home were covered with framed jigsaw puzzles he loved to create. Upon passing, Preston was greeted in the light by his beloved mother, Wilda Copel Meaux, his step-father, Clarfy Meaux and stepbrothers, Edwin, Alfred and Norris Meaux as well as his stepsister, Rose Meaux Trahan. Many thanks to Hope Hospice and nurse Bethany, who's care kept Preston comfortable in his final weeks, to Gulf Coast Family and Teaching Services and especially his sitters, Kelsha, Renee and Chelsea, who provided not only care, but love in his final months, to Lori Walls, who was a great friend to Preston for many years, and to his niece Chelsea Breaux, who loved to communicate with him in ASL. Special thanks to Troy Abshire, Malcolm Dugas and Richard Landry, who always made sure that Preston's needs were always met, and hosted the annual birthday party at Preston's home that he eagerly awaited every December. They were true blessings in his life. Despite his challenges, in his final days, Preston thanked God for all the blessings in his life, for having a good life, and for all his friends. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home - Maurice on Friday, January 2, 2026 from 1:00 PM until time of service. Personal condolences may be sent to the family of Preston Ray Odom at: www.delhommefuneralhome.com Preston Ray Odom and his family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 200 Chief H. Fred Road, Maurice, LA. Copyright Delhomme Funeral Homes, Inc. December 2025.

Preston Ray Odom

December 22, 1945 - December 28, 2025