Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 30 Dec 1998 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/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Death Notices. December 30, 1998 Permian Basin Death Notices Marcus Coker KERMIT -- Marcus E. "Coke" Coker, 84, a retired operator for El Paso Natural Gas Co., died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Lee Jr. officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel Inc. He was born in Brookhaven, Miss., and was a 46-year resident of Kermit. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise "Sis" Coker of Kermit; daughter, Louise Etheredge of Midland; brothers, Ned Coker of Lauren, Miss., and Pearcy Coker of Hennaker, N.H.; sisters, Benie Mae Whittington of Greenville, Miss., and Mildred Wallace of Gilbertsville, Ken.; and two grandchildren. Billie Friberg MIDLAND -- Billie Dale Wingrove Friberg, 70, of Midland died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Maura Garry officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Perry, Okla. SURVIVORS: Husband, John Floyd Friberg Jr. of Midland; step-sister, Marna W. Todisco of Bridgeport; daughters, Kathie B. Goode of Austin and Bobbie S. Brackbill and Mary B. Hargis, both of Houston; step-daughter, Charlotte F. Morris of Aurora, Colo.; step-son, John F. Friberg III of Marble Falls; and eight grandchildren. Ricardo Galindo ODESSA -- Ricardo Galindo of Odessa, 58, an insulator, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, in Houston. Services will be at a later date in Ojinaga, Mexico. Local arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Ojinaga, Mexico. SURVIVORS: Sons, Wesland Galindo of Denver City and Dario Salazar and Willie Salazar, both of Oklahoma; brothers, Socorro Galindo, Armando Galindo and Ramon Galindo, all of Ojinaga, Jesus Manuel Galindo of Presidio, Pedro Galindo of Odessa and Humberto Galindo of Eunice, N.M.; sisters, Armida Jordan of Persidio, Maria Galindo of Ojinaga, Zulema Gonzalez of Clovis, N.M., Dulces Viscaino and Guadalupe Diaz, both of Portales, N.M., and Eva Zaragoza of Odessa; and one grandchild. Maurine Hicks ODESSA -- Maurine Hicks, 77, of Odessa, a retired bookkeeper, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at her residence. Services were Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with Miles Goodpasture officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Anna and came to Odessa in 1953 from Oklahoma. SURVIVORS: Husband, Douglas Hicks of Odessa; sons, James Douglas Hicks and Jenkins Michael Hicks, both of Odessa; sister, Jimmy Lou Fought of Kingston, Okla.; step-mother, Dovie Mae Edelen of Kingston, Okla.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mary Pettit COMANCHE -- Mary Ash Tyler Pettit, 79, of Dublin, Texas, a retired school teacher, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, at Peoples Nursing Center in Dublin. Services were Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at the Comanche Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Calcote officiating. Burial was in Union Cemetery. Arrangements by Comanche Funeral Home. She was born in Athens. SURVIVORS: Husband, Kirk Pettit of Dublin; son, Louis Ray Tyler of Odessa; daughter, Marian Ferguson of Houston; step-sons, Kyle Pettit of Arlington and Paul Alan Pettit of Stephenville; step-daughter, Louann Pettit of Corpus Christi; brother, John Ash of San Antonio; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Surfronia Rogers ODESSA -- Surfronia Rogers, 76, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Texas & Clements Church of Christ with Billie Lemons officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Arcola, Miss., and came to Odessa 37 years ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Willie Rogers, Tommy Rogers and D.L. Rogers, all of Chicago, and Ernest Rogers, O'Neill Roger and Curtis Rogers, all of Odessa; step-son, Jerry Thomas of Forrest City, Ark.; daughters, Earnestine James Bradford of Odessa and Shirley Jones of Cumberland, Miss.; sisters, Susie Gipson of Champange, Ill., and Mozielee Roberson of Los Angeles; and 24 grandchildren. Thelma Williams ODESSA -- Thelma Elizabeth Coon Williams, 79, of Odessa, retired manager for the V.F.W., died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Zielger officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. today at Memorial Cemetery in Morton. Local arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Cash and came to Odessa in 1958 from Muleshoe. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bobby Williams and Larry Williams, both of Odessa, Clifford Williams of Kemp, Rick Williams of Kerrville, Troy Williams of New Caney, Leo Williams of Kingwood and Eddie Williams of Azle; 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1998 Odessa American. All rights reserved.