Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 31 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 31, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Vernon Nichols ALPINE — Vernon W. "Buzz" Nichols, 70, of Pecos, a retired rancher, died Monday, March 29, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Alpine and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was a member of the Christian church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bobby Nichols of Colorado, Russell Nichols of Hale Center, and Joe Nichols of Lubbock; daughter, Martha Leonard of Littlefield; brother, Harold Johnson Nichols of Victoria; sister, Ina Bess James of Pecos; and seven grandchildren. Jerry Smith ODESSA — Jerry Dale Smith, 65, of Odessa, a retired car salesman, died Sunday, March 28, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at noon today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Monkstown and was a longtime resident of Odessa. He was an Army veteran. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jerry Smith of Houston and John Fenton Smith of Amarillo; daughters, Wilma Dempsey of Pampa, Texas, Sonja Jarrett of Virginia Beach, Va., and Alice Thompson of Sealy; father, Fenton Smith of Odessa; and nine grandchildren. John Smith ODESSA — John A. Smith, 87, of Odessa, a retired electrician, died Saturday, March 27, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bob Bratcher officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in DeLeon and moved to Odessa in 1989 from Santa Clara, Calif. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Winnie Mae Smith of Odessa; daughter, Patricia Cauthen of Odessa; two grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Donald Tidwell ODESSA — Donald Tidwell, 61, of Odessa, a retired business owner, died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Amity, Ark., and moved to Odessaa in 1969. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucy Tidwell of Odessa; son, Ty Tidwell of Odessa; daughter, Lisa Taylor of Odessa; brother, Larry Tidwell of Kellar; sister, Catherine Collier of Benton, Ark.; and three grandchildren. Domingo Flores ODESSA — Domingo Flores, 71, of Odessa died Monday, March 29, 199, at Deerings Nursing Home. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Alice Lynch ODESSA — Alice Lynch, 50, of Odessa died Monday, March 29, 199, at her residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.