Mary Lou Odell died on June 23, 2019, in Palm Coast, Florida, where she resided for the last 37 years. She was 80.
She was born on September 14, 1938, in Southampton, to former Sag Harbor Mayor James McMahon Jr. and Rose Soah. She graduated from Pierson High School in 1956, where she was a drum majorette. After high school she attended the Barbizon School of modeling in New York City.
She was predeceased by her parents; her half-sister, Jane Vankovics; her first husband, Richard E. Hermann; her second husband, Jerome Odell; and her son, Jeffrey Odell.
She is survived by three children, Rick Herman of Palm Coast, Donna Ledogar of Hampton Bays, and Scott Herman of Westhampton; five grandchildren, Sabrina Herman, Kyle Herman, Kayla Herman, Kennedy Odell and Jade Odell; as well as three great-grandchildren, Dylan Brumsey, Maddox Bernard, and Aleeah Hines.
A memorial service will be held on August 24 at the Clymer Funeral Home in Palm Coast.