Clinton Odell Hood was born on July 6, 1922 in Panama, Oklahoma to Marion Francis & Juel Ada (Brown) Hood. He passed from this life on October 4, 2008 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years, 2 months & 28 days.

The son of a tenant farmer and coal miner, Odell was the third of eight children. He was born on a typically hot July day in 1922. He graduated from Panama High School in 1941, and inherited a world at war. After a short stint with the Civilian Conservation Corps, he enlisted with the U.S. Navy on Sept. 11, 1941. As with most who served during this time, Odell simply say this as his duty and honor to served his country. He knew what he hd to do, and took up the mantle of this responsibility just like his father had done in the first World War and his grandfather had done in the Civil War. Returning home after the war, Odell started life over again just up the road from his boyhood home in the town of Bokoshe. Realizing the road to his future would be paved with the bricks and mortar of education, he began this new journey at Eastern Oklahoma A&M. He graduated there in 1949 and continued on at Northeastern State University where he finished his undergraduate work in 1951 with a bachelors degree in education. It was then on to Oklahoma University where he completed his masters program in school administration in 1956. It was also during this time he met and married a young lady named Mary Alice Condo, the daughter of a rancher from a neighboring town. They were married on Nov. 23, 1949 and set out building a life together raising two sons. Eventually they settled in the town of Bixby where he would spend the next twenty-five years working as a school principal and retired from Bixby Public Schools as an assistant superintendent. An avid reader, Odell devoured book after book and kept the local librarian busy keeping the newest best sellers available. Odell was also a closet philanthropist - finding people in need and meeting those needs, without fan fare or publicity. He never sought out the accolades or applause from others. He simply knew that his reward came from a higher authority; one that would not succumb to the ravages of time. A reward that he knew awaited him in the future and he is now enjoying today. Odell also enjoyed many outdoor activities. Hunting and fishing as a young man and spending time at the lake with his family and friends as he grew older were the things in which he found his greatest pleasure. These times with his family and his closest friends brought great joy to his life and to ours.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary on February 10, 1988 as well as by 4 brothers; Leon, Roy, D.E. & Kenneth Hood and 1 sister; Madge. He is survived by 2 sons; Leon Hood and wife Elfa, of Claremore and Steve Hood and wife Terrie, of Coweta, 2 sisters; Trebah Brown of Bixby & Dorothy Mos of Independence, MO, His best friend; Betty Chesbro of Bixby, 5 grandchildren; Rachel Bullis, Jared Hood, Kendra Hood, Adam Hood & Andrew Hood, 2 step-grandchildren; Danielle Coleman & Russell Goatley, 7 great-grandchildren; Samantha Hood, Lauren Bullis, Braden Hood, Collin Garner, Brooke Bullis, Pierson Hood & Jordyn Garner and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and good friends.

Music was provided by Elfa Hood. Casket bearers included James Bullis, Jared Hood, Russell Goatley, Mike Garner, Adam Hood & Andrew Hood.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army or the Sojourn Care Hospice.