Odella Roof

Odella Ann Roof, 87, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center.

She was born July 14, 1927, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of C. Arthur and Frieda (Ahrens) Claussen of Wiota, Iowa. Odella was baptized into the Christian faith on August 7, 1927 and confirmed on June 29, 1941. She attended grade school at Victory in Cass County and graduated from Wiota Consolidated with the class of 1945.

Odella was united in marriage to Howard Robert Parrott of Adair on March 8, 1947. They had three children: Connie Rana, Craig Howard and Curt Robert. Howard and Odella owned and operated Parrott Oil Company in Adair for many years. They divorced in 1968. Odella then married Mike Roof on September 14, 1986 in Adair, Iowa. She worked at the ASCS in Atlantic for eighteen years and Adair Exchange State Bank for eighteen years. She served on the city council in Adair and was Adair's first woman mayor, serving two and a half years in the 1980s. Odella was a proponent of the smiley face water tower, which is now a landmark of the community. She was a friend to all generations. Odella greatly loved and supported the Adair community.

Odella is survived by her three children: Connie Rana and husband John Scarlett of Anita, IA, Craig Howard and wife Michelle Parrott of Firestone, CO and Curt Robert and wife Barbara Parrott of Urbandale, IA. Connie Rana's three children: Rana Scarlett- Johnson and husband Phil and their children, Sean and Mary; Brett and wife Laureen Scarlett and their children, Ryker and Nadia; Justin and wife Yanira Scarlett and their daughter, Olivia. Craig Howard's three children: Andrew Parrott, wife Charmaine and son, Marcus Steiner; Rachel Parrott; Mark Parrott and stepchildren Journey and Jazz Mueller. Curt Robert's children: Carson Walker and his children Maddie, Carson Jr. and Chase; Kyle Walker, and other relatives and many, many lifelong friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Roof; her parents, C. Arthur and Frieda Claussen; her brother, Darrell J. Claussen; and her sister, Marlis M. Williamson.

Odella had a list of many places in Adair she wants memorials to go to, therefore, the family requests, in lieu of flowers, that memorials be directed to the family so they may divide them up per Odella's wishes.

Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair, IA.

A memorial service will be held Friday, April 24, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adair. Interment will be at the Franklin Cemetery in Wiota, IA.