Obituary of Herbert Oden, Sr.

Hatteras Herbert Linwood Oden, Sr., 88, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at his residence in Beaufort, NC. Mr. Oden was born in Hatteras, retired as former owner of Burrus Oil Company and was a member of the Hatteras United Methodist Church. He was the son of the late Erskine Oden and the late Lina Ballance Oden and the widower of Achsah Burrus Oden. He is survived by two daughters, Sonja Doran of Mt. Vernon, Washington and Molly Stewart of Chandler, AZ; one son, Herbert Linwood Oden, Jr. of Harkers Island, NC; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Hatteras United Methodist Church on Saturday, July, 10, 2004 at 11:00 AM with Masonic Rites and Rev. Charles Moseley and Dwight Burrus will officiate. Burial will follow in the Ballance Family Cemetery. A visitation will be at the church on Friday, July 9, 2004 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The family will be at the home of L.B. Fulcher, 58213 Fulcher Lane, Hatteras at other times. Twiford’s Island Chapel, Hatteras, is in charge of these arrangements.