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2013
Well-known Calhouner, Oda E. Carpenter has passed at age 98.
Oda loved his country and proudly served in WWII aboard the USS Fulton, a submarine tender in the Pacific.
Returning to Calhoun, he was the rural mailman for many years for the Millstone, Arnoldsburg, Mt. Zion and Daniel's Run route.
Oda was a stalwart at the Sand Ridge United Methodist Church, reveling in its historical contribution to the county.
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Round church trustees (L to R) Gordon McKee,
Oda Carpenter, and Hurthel Garrett
He was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge in Grantsville.
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