Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 4 March 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. March 04, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices James Chenault ODESSA — James Leon Chenault, 58, of Laurel, Miss., died Monday, March 1, 1999, in Jackson, Miss. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Brown officiating. He was born in Temple, Okla. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Chenault of Laurel, Miss.; sons, Mark Chenault and Scottie Chenault, both of Dallas; daughter, Melinda Chenault of Dallas; stepsons, Chuck Lee and Joey Lee, both of Odessa; stepdaughter, Donna Lee of Ovett, Miss.; brothers, Bill Chenault of Kenai, Alaska, and Bobby Chenault of Bloomfield, N.M.; sisters, Juanita Wilkerson of Lovington, N.M., Betty Moore of Levelland, Gaylene Rogers of Vernon and Patsy Hurst of Tyler; and 13 grandchildren. Sulema Dutchover ODESSA — Sulema Dutchover, 71, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at Deering Nursing Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Nixon and was a 52- year resident of Odessa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Johnny G. Dutchover of Midland and Frank G. Dutchover of Odessa; daughters, Bertha Newman of Midland, Idann Dutchover, Blanca Nunez and Margaret Salazar, all of Odessa, Joann Barrera of Brownwood, Francis Alvarez of Dallas and Ninefa Castillo of Del Rio; brothers, Domingo Garza Sr., Juan Garza Jr., Santos Garza and Salvador Garza, all of Odessa, Victor Garza of Big Spring and Thomas Garza of Fort Worth; sister, Inez Mendez of Lubbock; 23 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Betty Guenthner SAN ANGELO — Betty Mae Guenthner, 69, of Ballinger, a homemaker, died Monday, March 1, 1999, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating. Arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home of Ballinger. She was born in Abilene. She was a member of the Christian church. SURVIVORS: Husband, Orville Earl Guenthner of Ballinger; sons, Steven E. Guenthner of Odessa, Larry Alan Guenthner of Ballinger and Orson Guenthner of Midland; daughter, Cathy Dee Werner of Winters; brothers, Carl E. Baldwin of Albuquerque, N.M., and Larry R. Baldwin of Bullard; sister, Lilah Marie Fowler of Odessa; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Alice Kelley SEMINOLE — Alice Jenett Kelley, 55, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Seminole. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Community Chapel with the Rev. Shane Kinnison officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Fountain Hill, Ark., and moved to Seminole in 1983 from Montecillo, Ark. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Billy Don Kelley of Seminole; mother, Lillie Kesterson of Molton, Ala.; sons, Billy Eugene Coulter of Star City, Ark., and Billy Dewayne Kelley of Andrews; daughters, Bobbie Allen Aberett of Dermont, Ark., Vickie Lynn Howerton of Joplin, Mo., and Susan Gail Parker of Seminole; sisters, Ruby Kelley of Seminole and Norma Jean Blevins of Molton, Ala; and 12 grandchildren. Frank Thomas LOVINGTON, N.M. — Frank E. Thomas, 87, of Odessa, a retired carpenter and painter, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at Ward County Hospital in Monahans. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Lovington Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Millsap and moved to Odessa in 1962 from Comanche. SURVIVORS: Son, Bobby E. Thomas of Odessa; sisters, Bernice Melot of Lubbock and Mildred Flodin of Moses Lake, Wash.; and two grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.