Dianna Sue Odom Ramsey

Dianna Sue Odom Ramsey was born on Wednesday, November 3, 1948, to John and Ruth Odom. She had two sisters, Wanda and Johnnie, and one brother, Tommy. Growing up, they were taught to love God and family. She graduated from Port St. Joe High School in 1966. Later, she retired from Arizona Chemical when the plant closed.

She always tried to do the best she could to make sure her children had what they needed to live their best lives. This wasn't always easy as a single mother in the 1970s. She struggled to keep food on the table and the bills paid, but somehow she always made it work. Then one day she heard that Arizona Chemical had to hire three women. She didn't care about being hired because she was a woman; she just knew this was her chance. On her lunch break while working as a teller at Wewahitchka State Bank, she went to Arizona Chemical to fill out an application. When she got there, it was storming. She took off her heels, pulled up her dress, and ran. About the time she jumped a puddle, the man interviewing applicants looked out the window and saw her. When she got to his office, he hired her on the spot.

This is how she lived her life—she sacrificed for those she loved, she would do anything for her family, and she never let anything stop her from what she wanted. She never regretted a single decision she made. She came from a long line of strong women. They gave all they had but expected a lot in return as well.

She went home to be with the Lord on June 13, 2026. She was greeted in Heaven by her parents, John Dell Odom and Wanda Ruth Dykes Odom; her two sisters, Wanda Jean Baker and her husband Herb, and Johnnie Marie Odom Vathis (who could not believe it had taken her so long); and her brother, John Thomas Odom. She also met her grandson, Alfred Dell Rudd Jr., for the first time.

She left behind a daughter, LeAnna Marie Rudd Anderson and Timothy Barnhill; two sons, Alfred Dell Rudd and Austin Benjamin Ramsey; a grandson she always thought could do no wrong, John-Paul Anthony Helms, and his strong wife, Megan Walker Helms; and their three beautiful

children, her great-grandchildren whom she loved more than anything else in this world: Jace Walker Helms, Emma Ruth Helms, and Finn Kai Helms. She also sadly left behind several nephews, nieces, cousins, aunts, and other family members and friends whom she loved very much.

They will feel her loss every day and will never be able to fill the void in their hearts and lives left by her passing. The only comfort they feel is knowing that she has been made whole and is now surrounded by the family she longed for.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Long Ave Baptist Church starting at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time. The funeral will begin at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time with Pastor Eli Prine and Pastor Dave Fernandez officiating. Interment will be held at Holly Hill Cemetery in Port St. Joe, Florida.

Arrangements are entrusted to the caring staff of Comforter Funeral Home in Port St. Joe, Florida.