Odell “Hank” Booker

Odell “Hank” Booker, 73, of Beaumont, died Sunday, February 3, 2019. He was born on January 1, 1946, to Betty Richards Booker and Otis Booker, in Pensacola, Florida. Hank was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in Vietnam as a Sergeant. He enjoyed fishing at Lake Sam Rayburn.

Survivors include his wife, Judy Booker; daughter, Christina Hardy; sons, Darrell Booker and Odell Henry Booker, Jr. and his fiancée, Rachel Bruce, all of Beaumont; sisters, Gale Smith and her husband, Larry, of Pensacola, Florida and Nancy Hulse and her husband, Dick, of New York; brother, Otis “Judd” Booker and his wife, Mary Ann, of Pine Hill, New Jersey; grandchildren, Christian Payton and Chelsea Bernard of Lumberton; Crystal Payton and her husband, Glen Vaughan of Beaumont; Chevy Forsyth of Beaumont; Jared Booker of West Virginia; Brilee Booker; Grayson Brooker of Winnie; Ashton Moore, Ashlynn Moore, and Cadance Moore, all of Livingston; and Eric Bruce of Hamshire; and great-grandchild, Marvel Vaughan.

A family committal was held at Broussard’s Crematorium under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4 Bayou Brandt Drive, Suite B, Beaumont, Texas 77706 or the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256.