Jeanette Brogdon, 88, of Nashville died Thursday May 10, 2018 in the Fellowship Home of Nashville.

She was born December 18, 1929 in Lanier County to the late John Rennie Odom and the late Mary Effie Fender Odom.  She retired from Nashville Textile as an inspector , worked for 17 years at King Edward Cigar Company in Jacksonville, FL and was a homemaker.  She was a member of Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband: Sherrod Brogdon who died in 1999; son: Phillip Brogdon; sister: Vera Yarbrough; and 3 brothers: Elwood, Lamar and Rayford Odom.

She is survived by a daughter: Brenda Mercer of Winterville; son: Jerry (Ellen) Brogdon of Alapaha; 2 grandchildren: Jocelyn (Gary) Trott of Statham and Zachary Brogdon of Athens; 3 great grandchildren: Garrett, Ben and Lauren Paxson; 5 sisters: Hazel Hall of Nashville, Melba (Ken) Vormelker of Painsville, OH, Mildred Schlicht of Jacksonville, FL, Marjorie (Carlton) Brown of Jasper, FL and Evelyn Singleton of Mableton; 2 sisters-in-law: Annette Odom of Albany and Hazel Odom of Nashville; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday May 12, 2018 at 2 PM at Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. J. W. Dukes, III officiating.  Interment will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church C/O Joyce Royals 6135 Hwy 168 Nashville, GA 31639.  Visitation is Friday 7-9 PM.