Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 15 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 15, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Ward Abbott ANDREWS — Ward A. Abbott, 81, of Andrews, a retired electrician, died Friday, May 14, 1999, at Permian General Hospital. Military graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, and moved to Andrews in 1970. He was a WWII Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lahoma Abbott of Andrews; son, Jim Abbott of Seminole; daughters, Inaette Rider and Christy Torres, both of Andrews; brothers, Clarence Abbott of Sioux City, Iowa, Harold Abbott of Sloan, Iowa, and Jim Abbott of Yankton, S.D.; sisters, Dorothy Abbott and Alta Hood, both of Cross Plains; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Lee Armstrong CRANE — Lee Armstrong, 68, of Phoenix, a retired employee of the Arizona state government, died Sunday, April 11, 1999, in Phoenix. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. today at the Crane Cemetery with the Revs. Craig and Raquel Mull officiating. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. She was born in Oklahoma City and had lived in Phoenix since 1963. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Vicki Lee Awalt of Phoenix; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mary McBratney ODESSA — Mary McBratney, 50, of Odessa, died Thursday, May 13, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Odessa Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Lynn Money officiating. Burial will be at Elliot-Hamil Garden of Memories in Abilene. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. She was born in Covington, Tenn. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Wilbur McBratney Jr. of Odessa; sons, Wilbur C. McBratney III of Grand Prairie; and Kenneth W. McBratney of Abilene; daughter, Sandra K. Reid of Buffalo Gap; father, Leroy O. Jones of Ontario, Calif.; brother, Dale Jones of Ontario, Calif.; sister, Brenda Daniel of Upland, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Alice Heard ODESSA — Alice Geneva Heard, 82, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, May 14, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ector County Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Emmett Barnard officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Gainesville and moved to Odessa in 1951 from San Angelo. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Larry Cole of Killeen; daughter, Larynell Clay of Odessa; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Harold McDonald ODESSA — Harold Earl McDonald, 78, of Odessa, a painter, died Sunday, May 9, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly. He was born in Portland, Maine, and had lived in Odessa since 1970. He was a WWII Navy Veteran. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Stepson, Mitchell Moss of Odessa. Sara Seaton ODESSA — Sara Kathleen Seaton, 73, of Odessa, a retired administrative assistant, died Friday, May 14, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Crescent Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Dickerson officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Odessa in 1946. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Steve Seaton and Rick Seaton, both of Odessa; daughter, Suzanne Pierce of Grandview; brother, Howard Robinson of Ardmore, Okla.; sister, Leola Upshaw of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren. Marvin Jones ODESSA — Marvin Jones, 80, of Odessa, died Friday, May 14, 1999, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Wade Parkinson Sr. ODESSA — Wade Parkinson Sr., 42, of Odessa, died Thursday, May 13, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.