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December 21, 1998 Permian Basin Death Notices Ellen Caraway SAN ANGELO -- Ellen "Toodle" Caraway, 68, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, at her San Angelo residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. Mark Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born in Stephenville. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Husband, H.A. Caraway Jr. of San Angelo; daughter, Laura Powell of Houston; sons, Trey Caraway of San Angelo and Andy Caraway of Merkel; sister, Phine Brownd of Earth, and eight grandchildren David Holton LUBBOCK -- David C. "Jack" Holton, 82, of Seminole died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Lubbock City Cemetery with the Rev. S.W. Keeton officiating. Arrangements by Roger Pool Funeral Home. He was born in Trenton and had lived in Seminole since 1943. He was a member of First Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Freda D. Holton of Seminole; sons, Jackie Dan Holton of Conroe and Jimmy Gwin Holton of Dimebox; daughter, Sandra Jean Hodges of Odessa; brothers, Alfred Holton, A.B. Holton and Kenneth Holton, all of Lubbock; sisters, Geraldene Watson, Maxine Chadwick, Jenell Pagett and Connie Dean, all of Lubbock and Norma Peden of Fort Worth; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Ronnie Lawler Sr. ODESSA--Ronnie Elbert Lawler Sr. 56, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Drs. Jimmy Braswell and Dr. Craig Martindale officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Mabank and was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lillie Pauline Lawler of Odessa; daughters, Angie Coleman of Perrinton, Mich., Pauline Phillips of Midland and Natalie Tidwell of Odessa; Sons Ronnie Lawler Jr. of Odessa and Richard Lawler of Midland; father, Cooper Lawler of Oregon; sisters, Monique Langford and Suzanne Lawler, both of Oregon; brothers, Billy Lawler and Bobby Lawler, both of Oregon and James Lawler of Temple; and 13 grandchildren. Don Leadingham ODESSA -- Don R. Leadingham, 51, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital. Visitation will be from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home, and services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jerry Carter officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Falmouth, Ky. SURVIVORS: Wife, Joni Leadingham of Odessa; sons, Brian Leadingham of Lubbock, Mike Leadingham of Las Vegas and Michael Johnson and Don A. Johnson, both of Odessa; daughters, Teresa Kramer and Angela Leadi ngham, both of Odessa; brothers, Dave Leadingham of Kettering, Ohio, Jesse Leadingham of Greenup, Ky., Lawrence Leadingham of Clearwater, Fla., and Paul Leadingham of Fredrick, Md.; sisters, Jean Elliot of Wanesville, Ohio, Pat Freeman of Kodak, Tenn., Bea Rouse of Kernesville, N.C. and Joyce Thompson of Ramsure, N.C. and three grandchildren. Nora Locklin MCCAMEY -- Nora Bernice Locklin, 101, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, in a McCamey nursing home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church with the Revs. David Gentry and Paul Evans officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Sherwood Cemetery in Sherwood. Arrangements made by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Goldthwaite and had lived in McCamey since 1931. She was a member of First Church Church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ronnie Locklin of Denver City and Billy Dee Locklin of McCamey; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Johanna Mitchell HASKELL -- Johanna M. Mitchell, 91, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, in the Upton County Convalescent Center. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Willow Cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. She was born in Chico. She had lived in McCamey since 1974 and was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Betty McClure of McCamey; sister, Mary Nell Tarkington of Tulsa, Okla.; two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Isom Poole ODESSA -- Isom Poole, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements made by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Marlin, and served in the Army during World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughter, KayKay Poole of Midland; brothers, Chester Poole of Lufkin and Grover Poole of Marlin; sister, Gladys Deary of Odessa and Lowraine Poole of Marlin and two grandchildren. Gordan Pruitt ODESSA -- Gordan Ray Pruitt, 75, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, in Odessa. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. today at the Martinez Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with the Rev. Leonard Jones officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Sulphur Spring and he had lived in Odessa 60 years. SURVIVORS: Son, Billy Ray Pruitt of Odessa. Ann Scudday AUSTIN -- Ann C. Scudday, 65, a former Jeff Davis County judge, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998, in Austin. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today in the Colonial Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Lytton Springs Cemetery in Lytton Springs. Arrangements by Cook-Walden Funeral Home. She was born in Lytton Springs. SURVIVORS: Husband, Roy Scudday of Austin; daughters, Susan Kopcgynski of Lakeway and Kim Krause of Sioux Falls, S.D.; one step-son and one stepdaughter; brother, J.D. Clendennen of Lytton Springs; sisters, Willie Mae Alexander of Elroy, Doris Griffith of Austin and Wanda Stewart of McAllen and eight grandchildren. Melva Thames ANDREWS -- Melva Lee Thames, 72, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 1998, in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Andrews West Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Henson officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Forrest, La., and had lived in Andrews since 1958. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patricia Way of Lake Brownwood and Janice Upton of Snyder; sons, Mike Thames of Andrews, Ronnie Thames of Florida and Lynn Thames of Andrews; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. John Thrower ODESSA -- John Robert Thrower, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998, at Westwood Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Adkins and Don Turskey officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Borger. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Janilyn Hopie Hancock of Odessa; brother, Dwight Wallum of Midland; sister, Marsha Lynn Hughes of Odessa; two granddaughters and five great-grandchildren. Maxine Gambrell ANDREWS -- Maxine Gambrell, 97, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 1998, at the Andrews Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending with McNett Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1998 Odessa American. All rights reserved.