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Lea Gill Oden, age 75 of Fort Payne, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025. She was born on May 11, 1949 in Buffalo, Wyoming to the late Lee & Pearl Conwell Miller. Her family owned and operated the local NAPA part stores. She was over the Foreign Exchange Program in Fort Payne for many years and was a member of St. Phillips Episcopal Church.
She is survived by her husband, Obie Oden; daughter, Stacey Willoughby; grandchildren, Jordan Willoughby and Ashlea Willoughby, Matt, Briley, Brook, Emma Kate, Anna Claire, and Gunner Nesmith; step-children, Eric Oden and Melissa Hincey; and great-grandchildren, Jesslyn Hincey and Cohen Hincey.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
