Lodi Valley News, Lodi, Wisconsin, 2 August 1879

"Died. . . On the morning of July 24th, at his home near Okee, Mr. William Odell, in the 88th year of his age.The deceased was one of the old settlers of Wisconsin, and being somewhat of a land speculator, his residence has not been as permanently in one place as most people. His residence has been in this vicinity most of the time, however, for the last twenty years."