Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 17 Feb 1999 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. February 17, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Lela Ballard ODESSA — Lela Ballard, 96, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Harlin officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born in Ellis County. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Minnie Ola "Teet" Isaac of Nursery, Texas; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Roy Lansford ODESSA — Roy Gene Lansford, 62, of Midland, an oilfield welder, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999, in Tye. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Don Heatherington officiating. Burial will be Monday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Local arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was a member of the Full Gospel River of Life Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Donna Lansford of Midland; daughter, Tonya Lansford McCall of San Antonio; mother, Charlottie Lansford of Clyde; sisters, Joan L. Crain of Clyde and Ann Weathersby of Round Rock; and two grandchildren. Huey Nickens MCCAMEY — Huey Nickens, 79, of McCamey, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McCamey Cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Homes. He was born in Burkburnett and resided in McCamey for the past 73 years. He was World War II veteran of the Air Force. SURVIVORS: Sons, Larry Nickens of Kermit and Richard Nickens of McCamey; daughters, Betty Linsley of Odessa and Rhonda Simon of Colorado City; stepdaughters, Wanda Gardner of Mesa, Ariz. and Marie Williams of San Angelo; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Charlotte Oliver ANDREWS — Charlotte Oliver, 84, of Andrews, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with Owen Sugg officiating. Burial will be at Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in La Planta County, Colo., and moved to Andrews in 1977. SURVIVORS: Sons, John L. Oliver of Andrews and Gary D. Oliver of Aztec, N.M.; sister, Ruby Fogle of Highland, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Dora Thurman ELIDA — Dora Blanche Thurman, 99, of Wylie, a homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at a Wylie nursing home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Elida Cemetery in Elida with the Rev. Travis Case officiating. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde. She was born in Kansas and moved to Clyde in 1972 from Odessa. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Verna Hare of Wylie, Norma Creighton of Tucumcari, N.M. and Lavon Webb of Clyde; sister, Bessie Slack of Portales, N.M.; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Lillian Birkla PECOS — Lillian Birkla, 87, of Pecos died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999, at Reeves County Hospital. Services are pending with Pecos Funeral Home. Newton King CRANE — Newton Clifton "Junior" King, 76, of Big Spring died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Homes & Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.