Conover - Odessa Dillard Foddrell, 84 of Conover, NC, (formerly of Princeton) died Tuesday August 12, 2025, at Catawba Valley Medical Center.

She was the daughter of the late James and Helen Beckner Dillard.

While in high school, Odessa was a member of the cheerleading team; following graduation, she attended Bluefield State College. After many years of dedicated service, she retired from the US Postal Service as a supervisor.

Odessa was a devoted Christian with an unwavering conviction of her faith, serving as the mother of the church at St. John's Full Gospel Deliverance Church in Bloomfield, CT.

She is survived by husband Alphonso Foddrell, beloved brother Tyrone Dillard, sisters Claudine Dillard, Deborah Bushnell, and Yvonne Dillard, sister-cousin Creasie Finney, stepchildren Tracey and Dyego, grandchild Tierra, and a host of nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at The Life Center Church in Lenoir, NC. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Bluefield.

McCain Funeral Home & Cremations of Morganton, NC is serving the Foddrell family.