Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online Febr 1997 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Feb. 7, 1997 Addie Brown ODESSA _ Addie Pauline Brown, 76, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, at Avalon Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Johann Neethling officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was a veteran of World War II and had lived in Odessa since 1958. She was a Methodist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Maurice Brown of Odessa; sons, Steven Brown of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Mark Brown of Odessa; daughter, Suzanne Brown of Odessa; sister, Margaret Martin of Hill City, Minn.; and one grandson. Mary Louise Caswell ABILENE _ Mary Louise ``Lou'' Caswell, 64, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with Hoyt Scitern and F.A. Eilers officiating. Burial will be at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Arrangements by Heartland Funeral Home. She was born in Clarksville and moved to Odessa in 1963. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Husband, Leonard Ray Caswell of North Lake Brownwood; sons, Silas Wayne Caswell of Lubbock and Delbert Caswell of Odessa; daughters, Patricia Wheeler and Nancy Lipford, both of Odessa; brother, Leo Eilers Jr. of North Lake Brownwood; sisters, Margaret Davis of North Lake Brownwood, Ruth Anderson of Abilene, Ann Walters of Roswell, N.M., and Wanda Sue Straley of Baird; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Amada Chavez PECOS _ Amada Sanchez Chavez, 81, a homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 3, 1997, in Galveston. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at the Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Valentine and was a five-year Pecos resident. SURVIVORS: Sons, Pablo Chavez of Hobbs, N.M., and Dolores Chavez, Amador Chavez, Yganacio Chavez and Ismael Chavez, all of Pecos; daughters, Esperanza Garcia of Portales, N.M., Ygnacia Padilla of Rancho Mirage, Calif., Maria Chavez of Hobbs, N.M., and Juanita Flores of Texas City; brothers, Ted Chavez of Odessa and Bartolo Sanchez and Benito Sanchez, both of Toyah; sisters, Lola Mula of Valentine and Caterina Salcido and Noberta Marquez, both of Odessa; 58 grandchildren; 86 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Ray Cunningham ENOCHS _ The Rev. Ray Cunningham, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, at St. Mary of Plains Hospital in Lubbock. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Clifton Igo, Jim Green and Monroe Teeters officiating. Burial will be at the Morton Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements made by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Goodland and had lived in Lubbock since 1983. He was a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Olene Cunningham of Lubbock; son, Bill Cunningham of Odessa; brothers, Carl Cunningham of Levelland and Jim Cunningham®MDBR¯ ®MDNM¯ ; and two grandchildren. Robert Jones Jr. ODESSA _ Robert Howard Jones Jr., 68, died Dec. 23, 1996, at his home in Duluth, Minn. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sunset Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with the Rev. Mike Sheffield officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and lived in Odessa until 1953. He was a Korean War Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Roberta Jones of Odessa; and brother, Richard B. Jones of Hibbing, Minn. Tiburcio Muniz BARSTOW _ Tiburcio (Matilde) Muniz, 79, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, in the Monahans Senior Care Center. Mass will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Refuge in Barstow. Burial will be at the Barstow Cemetery. Arrangements made by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Redford and had lived in Monahans 22 years. He was a Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Muniz of Monahans; sons, Adolfo Muniz of Andrews, Angel Muniz, Nickols Muniz and Thomas Muniz, all of Monahans, and Edward Muniz of Fort Worth; daughters, Olivia Blian and Beatrice Muniz, both of Monahans; brothers, Trine Navarrete and Juana Navarrete, both of Falomina, Mexico, Silvestire Gonzales of La Mount, Calif., and Francisco Gonzales of Fort Stockton; sisters, Vicky Fuentes of Roswell, N.M., Mary Hernandez of El Mirage, Ariz., and Lupe Navarrete, Benina Navarette, Tomas Navarette, all of Falomina, Mexico; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Juan Pereida ODESSA _ Juan Flores Pereida, 50, a roofer, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital. Services were held Thursday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and was a resident of Santa Maria, Calif. He was a member of the Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Mother, Juanita Anzures of Santa Maria; stepfather, Manuel Anzures of Santa Maria; brothers, Robert Alvarez of Santa Maria and Librado Alvarez of Harlingen; sisters, Vickie Belen of Odessa, Carmen Bejaran of Modesta, Calif., and Paula Ortega, Janie Ponce and Maria Alvarez, all of Santa Maria; and grandfather, Juan Florez Sr., of Odessa. Henry Sterling ODESSA _ Henry ``Honeychild'' Sterling, 69, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rosehill Cemetery with the Rev. McNeil officiating. He was born in Roby and was a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Vanessa Sterling of Arlington and Barbara Sterling of Odessa; and five grandchildren. Feb. 10, 1997 Edith Barclay ODESSA _ Edith O. Barclay, 89, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, at Parks Good Samaritan. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Stockton, Mo., and was a resident of Odessa. She was a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Leonard Barclay of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; daughters, Lois Hoover of Springhill, Fla., and Betty Barclay of Odessa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Maria Galindo ODESSA _ Maria S. Galindo, 40,®MDBR¯®MDRV¯®MDBU¯®MDNM¯ died Saturday, Feb. 8, 1997, at New Horizons Nursing Center. Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Luis Zepeda officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was a lifetime resident of Odessa. She was a Catholic. SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jesse Galindo, Larry Galindo and Neri Galindo, all of Odessa; and sisters, Celia Galindo and Carmen Ceballos, both of Odessa. Elnora Kotlar ABILENE _ Elnora P. Charlton Kotlar, 88, of Abilene died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, in Abilene. No services will be held. Local arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Farwell and was resident of California and Oregon before moving to Abilene. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Margaret Nimz of Gladstone, Ore., and Patricia Brown of Odessa; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graciela Venegas PECOS _ Graciela Venegas, 71, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, at Reeves County Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Zamorano officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Presidio County and was a resident of Pecos. She was a Catholic.< SURVIVORS: Husband, Daniel Venegas of Pecos; son, Ernesto Olvera of San Angelo; daughters, Dorinda Venegas of Pecos and Araceli Vickery of Odessa; brothers, Oscar Garcia of Madison, Wis., and Benjamin Garcia of Iron Mountain, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Gene Turner COLEMAN _ Gene Turner, 65, a retail salesperson, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997, in Abilene. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Henderson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Herb Wood officiating. Burial will be at Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home of Coleman. She was born in Santa Anna and was a Odessa moving to Abilene. SURVIVORS: Husband, Henry Turner of Abilene; sons, Walter Robbins of Odessa and Martin Robbins of Brownwood; mother, Ruby Fox of Santa Anna; brothers, Don Pritchard of Santa Anna and Robert Pritchard of Brownwood; sister, Sue Titsworth of Coleman; and six grandchildren. Clyde Wright TOYAH _ Clyde Wright, 67, a retired mechanic, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 1997, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Toyah Cemetery with the Rev. J.R. Wooten officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Mercury and was a resident of Toyah. He was a U.S. veteran and a member of Full Gospel Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Wright of Toyah; daughters, Brenda Archer of Segoville and Sherrie Shaw of Toyah; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Darlene Tinney Burnett AUSTIN _ God called Dar" lene to heaven on Feb. 4, 1997, at her home in Austin. Darlene fought for life through her love for her hus" band, children, grandchildren and friends. We know today she is celebrating with her family in heaven and waiting to greet the family and friends that will follow. Darlene was born in Quanah, Texas, May 14, 1937, to J.C. and Sarah Weede. She married Bob Tinney of Welling" ton, Texas, in 1952. They had three children together, Rhon" da Tinney of Fort Worth, Stan Tinney of Odessa and Kavin Tinney of Odessa. Darlene resided in Odessa from 1982 to 1989, when she married D.L. Burnett of Austin, Texas. Darlene and D.L. lived in love of each other in Austin until she was called home to heaven. Darlene retired from the De" partment of Human Services in August of 1995 where she had enjoyed many years of fellowship and love with her many close friends. Darlene is survived by her loving husband, D.L. Burnett; children; six grandchildren, Kenny, Ashley, Chance, Bailie, Robert and Amanda; her companion, Amber Dee; and numerous friends and family. Darlene will be missed on this earth, but her presence will remain with us for always. A memorial service was held at Cook Walden Capital Parks Mausoleum, 14619 North I.H. 35, Friday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. The family is eternally grate" fully to the Robinson Creek Hospice and in lieu of flowers Darlene requested a memo" rial be made to the Robinson Creek Hospice of Austin, Texas. Arrangements by Cook- Walden Funeral Home. Floyd Satchell ODESSA _ Floyd Satchell, 63, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, in Galveston. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Odessa. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cem" etery. Visitation will be Mon" day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Martinez Funeral Home. He was born May 1, 1933, in Chilton and was a resident of Odessa. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Ira Lee Satchell of Odessa; aunts, Gladys Penny and Emma Penny, both of Odessa; sisters- in-law, Lilly Mae Perry of Los Angeles, Mary Stanton of Odessa; daughter and son-in- law, Emma and Joe Willie Moorer; nephew, Laydell Cleaver Jr. of Los Angeles; nieces, Gloria Dancer and Kathy Shaw, both of Odessa, Patricia Cleaver of Dallas; grandchildren, Darrell and Carolyn Gibbs of Lubbock; and three great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Bolivar Satchell and his mother, Plina Satchell. Funeral arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. Maggie Marie Stevens GRANITE SHOALS _ Maggie Marie Stevens, 82, of Granite Shoals, Texas, died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, in Lancaster. She was born in Lancaster, Texas, on Dec. 23, 1914. She was a former resident of Odessa for more than 20 years and was employed at Basin Communications as a telephone operator. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for more than 50 years, a member of the First Christian Church in Odessa and a member of the First Baptist Church in Granite Shoals. She was preceded in death by her husband George in August of 1994. She is survived by her daughters, Shirley Cline of Oklahoma City and Linda Polk of Houston; nieces, Pat Miller of New Orleans, La., and Sherry Hindeman of Dal" las; grandchildren, Neal Cline, Steven Cline and Brian Polk; three great-grandchildren, Amber, Jason and Crystal Cline; and brothers, J.L. Bailey and R.L. Bailey. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997, at First Baptist Church in Granite Shoals with the Rev. Jack Whyburn officiating. In" terment to follow at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park near Bur" net under the direction of Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Marble Falls, Texas. Edith Barclay ODESSA _ Edith O. Barclay, 89, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, at Parks Good Samaritan. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Stockton, Mo., and was a resident of Odessa. She was a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Leonard Barclay of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; daughters, Lois Hoover of Springhill, Fla., and Betty Barclay of Odessa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Maria Galindo ODESSA _ Maria S. Galindo, 40,®MDBR¯®MDRV¯®MDBU¯®MDNM¯ died Saturday, Feb. 8, 1997, at New Horizons Nursing Center. Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Luis Zepeda officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was a lifetime resident of Odessa. She was a Catholic. SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jesse Galindo, Larry Galindo and Neri Galindo, all of Odessa; and sisters, Celia Galindo and Carmen Ceballos, both of Odessa. Elnora Kotlar ABILENE _ Elnora P. Charlton Kotlar, 88, of Abilene died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, in Abilene. No services will be held. Local arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Farwell and was resident of California and Oregon before moving to Abilene. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Margaret Nimz of Gladstone, Ore., and Patricia Brown of Odessa; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graciela Venegas PECOS _ Graciela Venegas, 71, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 7, 1997, at Reeves County Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Zamorano officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Presidio County and was a resident of Pecos. She was a Catholic.< SURVIVORS: Husband, Daniel Venegas of Pecos; son, Ernesto Olvera of San Angelo; daughters, Dorinda Venegas of Pecos and Araceli Vickery of Odessa; brothers, Oscar Garcia of Madison, Wis., and Benjamin Garcia of Iron Mountain, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Gene Turner COLEMAN _ Gene Turner, 65, a retail salesperson, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997, in Abilene. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Henderson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Herb Wood officiating. Burial will be at Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home of Coleman. She was born in Santa Anna and was a Odessa moving to Abilene. SURVIVORS: Husband, Henry Turner of Abilene; sons, Walter Robbins of Odessa and Martin Robbins of Brownwood; mother, Ruby Fox of Santa Anna; brothers, Don Pritchard of Santa Anna and Robert Pritchard of Brownwood; sister, Sue Titsworth of Coleman; and six grandchildren. Clyde Wright TOYAH _ Clyde Wright, 67, a retired mechanic, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 1997, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Toyah Cemetery with the Rev. J.R. Wooten officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Mercury and was a resident of Toyah. He was a U.S. veteran and a member of Full Gospel Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Wright of Toyah; daughters, Brenda Archer of Segoville and Sherrie Shaw of Toyah; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.