Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 5 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. Click here for OA Online Yellow Pages. March 05, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Bennie Christian ODESSA — Bennie J. Christian, 65, of Odessa, a construction supervisor, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at his residence. Services were Thursday at Crescent Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Dickerson officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Hollene, N.M., and served in the Navy. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sue M. Christian of Odessa; sons, Gary W. Christian and Terry L. Christian, both of Odessa; daughter, Jane E. McKeel of Odessa; sisters, Elizabeth King of Elsinore, Calif., Verta Simington of Salem, Ark., and Betty Jo Byers of Fullerton, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Gregorio Galvan ODESSA — Gregorio Garcia Galvan, 74, of Odessa, former owner and operator of G.G. Galvan & Sons, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in San Benito and came to Odessa in 1957 from Harlingen. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Gregorio Galvan Jr. of Midland, Isidro Galvan, Antonio Galvan, Domingo Galvan and Danny Galvan, all of Odessa; daughters: Vicenta Villarreal, Paula Rivera and Diana Sauseda, all of Odessa; brother: Juan Galvan of Odessa; sisters: Trine Angiano of Harlingen and Maria Langley of California; 21 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. Flora Madrid STANTON — Flora Lujan Madrid, 83, of Midland, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, in Big Spring. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stanton with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating. Rosary was said Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. She was born in Fort Stockton and moved to Midland in 1985 from Stanton. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ben Madrid of Pecos, Frank Madrid of Austin, Leopoldo Madrid of Denton, Richard Madrid, Armando Madrid and Raul Madrid, all of Midland; daughters, Eva Johnson of San Antonio, Gloria Martinez of Austin, Rosa Arista of Big Spring and Lupe Madrid of Midland; brothers, Manuel Lujan and Alvardo Lujan, both of Odessa, and Simon Lujan of Presidio; sisters, Elvira Calderon, Victorina Acosta and Maria Hernandez, all of Odessa, Rosa Levario of California, Isidra Pedraza of Midland, Graciela Brito of California, Anita Carro of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico and Aurelia Carro of Chihuahua, Mexico; 28 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Nick Jurado PECOS — Nick Jurado, 61, of Pecos, a retired truck driver, died Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at noon Saturday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Manuel Munoz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa and had lived in Pecos since 1955. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Isabel A. Jurado of Pecos; sons, Rudy Jurado of Pecos and Larry Jurado of Santa Fe, N.M.; daughters, Margaret Stanton of San Francisco, Calif. and Patsy Buchanan of San Antonio; brothers, Esteban Jurado and Antonio Jurado, both of Marfa; sister, Juanita Duran of Torrence, Calif., and six grandchildren. Ina Swanson STANTON — Ina Lucille Swanson, 86, of Stanton, a restaurant cook, died on Thursday, March 4, 1999, in Big Spring. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. She was born in Jack County and moved to Stanton in 1996. She had also lived in Odessa and Midland for many years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was also a homemaker. SURVIVORS: Sons, Harold W. Swanson of Iowa Park and Bobby R. Swanson of Odessa; daughters, Norma L. Wren of Stanton and JoAnn Lane of Odessa; a brother, Calvin Jackson of Bristow, Okla.; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Kenneth Wayne Terry SEMINOLE — Kenneth Wayne Terry, 69, of Denver City, an auto mechanic, died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at his residence in Denver City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Aulds offlciating. Burial will be at Denver City Memorial Park. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. He was born in Holdenville, Okla., and moved to Denver City in 1954 from Holdenville. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jerry Don Garvin of Holdenville, Roy Wayne Terry of Irving and Alan Terry of Venus; brother, Edward Terry of Hughes Spring; sisters, Vantrice Burks of Ruidoso, N.M., June Johnson of Holdenville and Diana Silverthorn of McAlister, Okla.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Al Bannister ANDREWS — Al Bannister, 85, of Andrews, died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at Permian General Hospital. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. Courtney Watson ODESSA — Courtney Watson, 89, of Notrees, died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.