Cody Ray Odekirk Obituary (1989 - 2008)

Cody Ray Odekirk NORTH OGDEN - Cody Ray Odekirk, 19, died August 24, 2008 in a plane accident doing humanitarian work in Guatemala. He was born April 29, 1989 in Ogden, UT to Lloyd Odekirk and Lee (Ann) Hicken Odekirk. Cody attended No. Ogden Elementary; No. Ogden Jr. High; graduated from Weber High and was attending Weber State University. Cody had a special love and respect for all animals and nature. He enjoyed hunting and spending time at the cabin and duck club with his family, grandparents and special friends. He had a passion for fishing, snowmobiling, riding four-wheelers and motorcycles at Sourdough, gardening, collecting stamps, volunteering and flying. He is survived by his mother and stepfather Lee Odekirk and John Cutts; his father Lloyd F. Odekirk; grandparents Joyce and Gary Hicken; Vonda and Forrest Odekirk; siblings Koreeanne Cutts, Brandon Cutts and Morgan Sheppard; girlfriend Fernanda Perez; aunts and uncles Kim, Kyle, Gail, Wade, Colleen and Jeff and cousins Jason and Preston. He was preceded in death by both sets of great-grandparents; and Daisy, Phil and Freddie. Special thanks to Cody's family at Focus and Choice Humanitarian and all our family, friends and neighbors. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cody Odekirk Humanitarian Scholarship Fund at WSU Development Office, 4808 University Circle, Ogden, Utah 84408. A celebration of Cody's life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Myers Mortuary Chapel, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Friends may call on Friday, September 5th from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 September 5, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Celebration of Cody's LifeMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 September 6, 2008 4:00 PM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 September 6, 2008