Odie Bryant Gregory

December 5, 1924 - October 1, 2019

Odie Bryant Gregory of White House, Tennessee passed away October 01, 2019. He was born December 05, 1924 in Cato, Tennessee, the son of Sam Y. Gregory and Myrtle E. Gregory. He served in both the United States Army (WWII) and the United States Air Force (Korean Conflict). He was honorably discharged in 1954 and went to work for the Metro Transit Authority and in 1957 joined Nashville Electric Service (NES) working in various capacities until his retirement in 1998. Odie is preceded in death by both parents, his wife Bobbie Nell Gregory, son Michael Lloyd Gregory, sister Era Mai Lankford of Defeated Creek, Tennessee, and brother Gene Alexander Gregory of Nashville, Tennessee. He is survived by his two children Mark Gregory of Schertz, Texas, and Kimberly Draper (Billy) of White House, Tennessee, 10 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and 1 great, great grandson. Odie was a member of Ionic Masonic Lodge #254 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was also a 33 degree Scottish Rite Mason, a York Rite Mason, and a member of the Al Menah Shrine. Odie also became a 50 year Mason in 2014. Odie had given many years of devoted service to several Masonic bodies. He worked many years with the Scottish Rite 1st and 3rd degree teams, was a member of the Lighting Committee supporting the Scottish Rite reunions, a past Grand Lecturer, past member of the Grand Lodge Board of Custodians of the ritual work, member of the Royal Order of Scotland, and helped and supported many of the surrounding Nashville lodges in ritual study and work. Active pallbearers are Ethan Gregory, Christopher Newman, Dillon Draper, Dick Hitch, Gary Pirtle, and William (Bud) Sanders. Honorary pallbearers are members of Ionic Masonic Lodge # 254. Visitation will be held on October 4th, 2019 at Phillips Robinson Funeral Home from 2– 8PM with the Masonic Service at 7PM. Funeral services will take place on October 5th, 2019 at 1 PM with visitation beginning at 10AM, Brother Dickie Johnson officiating. Private interment will be at Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make memorials to the Masonic Widows and Orphans Fund, www.grandlodge-tn.org. Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, 2707 Gallatin Rd. (615)262-3312.