Mary Horne Odom (January 29, 1921 – November 22, 2014) was an American educator and politician.

Born in Greenville, North Carolina, Odom graduated from Greenville High School and then received her bachelor's degree from what is now East Carolina University.

Odom also went to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Odom also worked for the United States Post Office and was a reporter for the Laurinburg Exchange.

[citation needed] Odom died at the age of 93 in Raleigh, North Carolina.