Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 11 May 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. May 11, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices L.D. Byrd ROBERT LEE — L.D. Byrd, 77, of Robert Lee died Sunday, May 9, 1999, in a local care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pecan Baptist Church. Burial will be at Robert Lee Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. She was born in Rotan and moved to Robert Lee in 1984 from Odessa. He was a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth Byrd of Robert Lee; son, L.D. Byrd Jr. of Robert Lee and Carl Byrd of Edgewood; daughters, Barbara Clave of Robert Lee, Becky Barberousse of Jinks, Okla., and Beth Latham of Odessa; brother, Walter Lee Byrd of Rotan; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Alicia Carrasco FORT STOCKTON — Alicia F. Carrasco, 62, of Presidio, a homemaker, died Monday, May 10, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Church. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Presidio and moved to Fort Stockton in 1952 from Presidio. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Richard Carrasco of Fort Stockton; sons, Richard Carrasco and Oscar Carrasco, both of Odessa, Angel Carrasco of Midland and Tony Carrasco of Fort Stockton; daughters, Mary Lou Benavides, Norma Rojas and Elva Gutierrez, all of Fort Stockton, and Olga Carrillo of Midland; brothers, Joe Ybarra and Trinadad Ybarra, both of Fort Stockton and Felipe Ybarra of Lubbock; sisters, Maria Holguin of Crane and Petra Dominguez of Fort Stockton; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Robin Harris SEMINOLE — Robin "Rob" Harris Jr., 39, of Odessa, a welder, died Friday May 7, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home of Seminole Chapel with the Rev. Shane Kinnison officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home of Seminole. He was born in Comanche. He has lived in Odessa since 1984. SURVIVORS: Father, Robin Gray Harris Sr. of Odessa; mother, Barbara Martindale of Weatherford; brothers, Doyce Harris of Seminole and Galen Jay Harris of Weatherford; grandfather, Leonard Taylor of Gorman; grandmother, LaVohn Harris of McComb, Miss.; and great-grandfather, Versie Watts of McComb, Miss. Robert Lindley STANTON — Robert Martin Lindley, 75, of Midland, a retired employee of The Petroleum Club, died Saturday, May 8, 1999, in Midland. Graveside services were Monday at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements were by Gillbreath Funeral Home. He was born in Runnels County and moved to Midland in 1981 from Odessa. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Judy Craig of Odessa; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Norilla Littleton ALPINE — Norilla Bishop Littleton, 93, of Alpine, a retired postmaster, died Thursday, May 6, 1999, in an Alpine Hospital. Services will be Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Philip McCraw officiating. Burial will be at Marfa Cemetery with Eastern Star graveside services. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Shafter and moved to Alpine in 1926. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Nieces, Jamie Dollahite of Ithaca, N.Y., Alice Jane Dollahite Hustins of Bedford Nova Scotia and Faye Bowman Yarbrough of Alpine; and nephew, Jack Bowman of San Antonio. Arlene Longshore ODESSA — Arlene Longshore, 58, of Odessa, a florist shop owner, died Saturday, May 8, 1999, at her home in Odessa. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in McAllen and was a longtime resident of Odessa. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Wayne Longshore of Odessa; daughters, Cindy Jones of Andrews and Jodie Gonzalez of Odessa; brothers, Larry Reeves of California and Tommy Reeves of Odessa; sisters, Charlene Heart of Odessa and Jean Savage of Fort Smith, Ark.; and three grandchildren. Salome Munoz PECOS — Salome Munoz, 57, of Pecos, a retired driller, died Sunday, May 9, 1999, at Reeves County Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Polly Munoz of Pecos; son, Thomas Munoz of Pecos; daughters, Gloria Tarango of Pecos and Melissa Valles of Odessa; mother, Tomasa T. De La O of Monahans; sisters, Ageda Nunez of Pecos and Mercedes Anaya of Odessa; and one grandchild. William Preslar CRANE — William C. "Bill" Preslar, 91, of Crane, a lease operator, died Sunday, May 9, 1999, at Crane Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Craig Mull and Raquel Mull officiating. Burial will be at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in Crane. He was born in Taylor County and was a resident of Crane for 63 years. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Reba Preslar of Crane; sons, Billy Carroll Preslar of San Ramon, Calif., and Jim Preslar of Crane; brothers, L.W. Preslar of Crane and H.V. Preslar of North Richland Hills; give grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and five great grandchildren. Lela Kelley ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Lela Clyde Cole Kelley, 86, of Escondido, Calif., died Monday, May 10, 1999, in Escondido, Calif. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.