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December 09, 1998 Permian Basin Death Notices Claude Beattie DENVER CITY -- Claude Beattie, 88, of Denver City, a production foreman in the oil field, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Denver City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Rob Webb officiating. Burial will be at Denver City Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. He was born in Sapulpa, Okla., and moved to Denver City in 1946 from Oklahoma City. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Marsene Beattie of Denver City; son, Carl Wendell Beattie of Harlenton; daughter, Claudia Sue Ferguson of Denver City; step-son, Raymond Powell of Lubbock; step-daughters, Nelda Coutee of Pineville, La., Ella Grace Gallagher of Arlington and Dinah Layton of Post Falls, Idaho; sisters, Betty May and Irene Johnson, both of Weleetka, Okla., and Bertha Adams of Lindsay, Okla.; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Thomas Duren BRONTE -- Thomas B. Duren, 80, of Bronte, a retired mechanic, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at Bronte Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shafer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at a later date. Arrangements by Shafer Funeral Home. He was born in Dawson and had lived in Bronte for three years after moving from Burnet. He was a member of River of Life Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dora Duren of Bronte; daughters, Tommie Hall of Malvern, Ark., and Linda Gaddis of Odessa; son, James Duren of Malvern, Ark.; sisters, Ethel Cox and Marie Harrington, both of Little Rock, Ark.; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Gladys Earney IOWA PARK -- Gladys Marie Earney, 54, of Wichita Falls, a dietician, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998, at her residence. Graveside services were Sunday, Dec. 6, 1998, at Wayland Cemetery with the Rev. George Fain officiating. Arrangements were by Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel. She was born in Knox City and had lived in Wichita Falls for three years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Michael D. Earney of Odessa; son, Mark Buck of Enumclaw, Wash.; daughters, Kimberly Woerner of Cross Plains, Kathy Eoff of Zepphyr; father, Alvie Reynolds of Odessa; and seven grandchildren. Taylor Hornbuckle ODESSA -- Taylor Mackenzie Hornbuckle, infant son of Shane and Jennifer Hornbuckle of Odessa, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Terry Pugh officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Parents; grandparents, James and Ann Hornbuckle and Rod and Melissa Bohnet, all of Odessa; great-grandmothers, Ethel Miller of De Kalb and Charlotte Bohnet of Casper, Wyo.; great-grandparents, Chuck and Pat Shaw of Odessa; and sister, Alexis Bohnet of Odessa. Grace McMullin ANDREWS -- Grace McMullin, 76, of Andrews, a retired licensed vocational nurse, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1998, at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Andrews West Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Zap officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Leary and moved to Andrews in 1954 from Eunice, N.M. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Alfred Ray McMullin of Andrews; daughters, Ruby Smith of Andrews, Vona Heiting of Odessa, Kathy Beard and Elaine Reeves, both of San Antonio; sons, Jim Akin of Andrews, Art Reeves of El Paso and Dale Reeves of Marshall, Ark.; sister, Olla Mae Sorsby of Redwater; 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Jack Murray EUNICE, N.M. -- Jack Murray, 75, of Andrews, a retired mechanic and maintenance person, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 1998, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Jared officiating. Military graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Andrews Cemetery. Arrangements by Calvary Funeral Home. He was born in Alpine. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Joyce Clayton of Lovington, N.M., Aline Colvin of Hobbs, N.M., and Jean Victory of Fort Worth; sisters, Nora Lee Galgani of Alvin and Aline Ruth of Lovington, N.M.; brothers, Joe Murray of Houston, David Murray of Canyon Lake, Frank Murray of Odessa, Edward Murray of Fort Stockton and Charlie Murray of Poquoson, Va.; four step-children; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Marshall Plummer CRANE -- Marshall John "Matt" Plummer, 85, of Crane, a retired employee of Gulf Oil Company, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at Crane Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Miracle officiating. Masonic graveside services will be at Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. He was born in Irdell and was a 53-year resident of Crane. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ivy Lee Plummer of Crane; daughter, Marsha Griffin of Granbury; son, Dan Plummer of Crane; brother, Foster Plummer of Stephenville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Lillie Spence MIDLAND -- Lillie M. Spence, 96, of Midland died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at a local nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with Danny Hill officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Bradley, Ark. Local arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Lafayette County, Ark. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, William Merle Spence of Midland; daughters, Sally Beams of Sierra Blanca, Marcia Petty of Odessa, Sue Bird of Bradley, Ark., Virginia Byrd of Hallisville and Sis Maus of Springfield, Mo.; 19 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Elizabeth Tipton ODESSA -- Elizabeth "Granny" Tipton, 95, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Perry Cowin and Phil Sanders officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Coal Hill, Ark. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lenora Jones of Odessa and Polly Cowin of Mountainburg, Ark.; sister, Jane Giboney of Houston; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Dorothy Black ODESSA -- Dorothy Ora Black, 80, of Odessa died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1998, at her residence. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Mary Hamilton ODESSA -- Mary Ruth Hamilton, 95, of Odessa died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1998 Odessa American. All rights reserved.