Charles Edwin Odams, 83, of Epsom, NH, formerly of Londonderry, passed Tuesday August 18, 2015 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, after a lengthy illness. He was born December 21, 1931 in Medford, MA and was a son of the late Charles H. and Helen (Williams) Odams. He was a graduate of Medford High School, attended Dartmouth College and Northeastern University.
Mr. Odams served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and later partnered the engineering firm of Spears Associates. In 1981 thru retirement in 1995, he worked for the Department of the Navy’s Underwater Systems Center in New London, CT in development, installation, checkout and analysis of Buoyant Cable Antenna Systems.
“Chuck” was an avid sportsman. He played college football, was a Golden Gloves boxer in the Army and played in several hockey leagues. Chuck was also an enthusiast horseman in open jumping, hunt seat and saddle seat riding. He was a past president of the NH Horse and Trail Association and the NH Hunter Jumper Association. He will forever be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Members of the family include his wife of 34 years, Nancy Mae (Barteaux) Odams, of Epsom, two sons, Charles R. Odams of Epsom and John G. Odams of Derry, two granddaughters, Lindsey Caroline Odams and Alyssa Odams, three step-sons, Todd, Mark and Kent Perry, two brothers and their wives, Robert and Jean Odams of Wrentham, MA and Neil and Patricia Odams of Kittery Point, ME, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by a daughter, Lindsey Odams in 1982, his 1st wife of 18 years, Caroline (Babson) Odams in 1978 and by his sister, Gloria Hildebrandt Finn.
After cremation, memorial calling hours will be held Monday, August 24, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm, at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch Street, Derry, NH. Burial of his cremated remains will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, East Derry, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter, 166 S. River Road #210, Bedford, NH 03110, The Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS, 66675, or the Pope Memorial SPCA, 94 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301.