Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 26 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 26, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices W.D. Law MONAHANS — W.D. "Wayne" Law, 74, of Denton, a retired employee of Cabot Corp., died Monday, May 24, 1999, at Lewisville Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Monahans Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Raies officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Savanna, Okla., and has lived in Denton for two years. He was a Marines veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mickey Law of Denton; son, Ronnie Law of Monahans; daughter, Linda Law Fanning of Dallas; brother, Don Law of Magnolia, Ark.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Robert Duran FORT STOCKTON — Robert G. Duran, 62, of Fort Stockton died Monday, May 24, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home with the Rev. Mickey Munoz officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Stockton and moved to Fort Stockton from Los Angeles in 1963. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lupe Duran of Fort Stockton; brothers, Fred Duran and Joel Longoria, both of Fort Stockton and Juan Duran of Midland; sisters, Lucila Ramirez of Fort Worth, Mary Helen Avila, Isabel Acosta and Eva Quintela, all of Fort Stockton, and Connie Tamayo of San Jose, Calif., and Anita Valenzuela of San Angelo. Tina McCulley ELK CITY, Okla. — Tina McCulley, 51, of Elk City, Okla., died Monday, May 24, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Grandview Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Mark Little and Kurtis Ivey officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery in Elk City, Okla. Arrangements by Whinery-Savage Funeral Service in Elk City, Okla. She was born in Durant, Okla. She was a member of Grandview Assembly of God Church. SURVIVORS: Husband, Tim McCulley of Elk City, Okla.; daughter, Tanya Rascon of Sentinel, Okla.; son, Trent McCulley of Elk City, Okla.; sister, Elaine Coe of Garland; brother, Kipp Talley of Odessa; mother and stepfather, Billie and Clovis D. Talley of Odessa; and three grandchildren. Maria Olivas ODESSA — Maria Olivas, 89, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, May 24, 1999, in Odessa. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Ray Wilhelm officiating. Burial will be at Mitchell County Cemetery. Arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home, She was born in Mexico and moved to Odessa in 1981. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Robert Olivas of Big Spring; daughters, Alice Loe of Odessa and Alejandra Hernandez of Amarillo; stepdaughters, Angelita Gomez of Colorado City and Maria Barrera of Tulia; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Precilia Melton FONTANA, Calif. — Precilia Sanchez Melton, 45, of Bloomington, Calif., a homemaker, died Friday, May 21, 1999, at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, Calif. Services will be at noon Friday in Fontana, Calif. Burial will be at Rialto Park Cemetery in Rialto, Calif. She was born in Pecos and lived in Odessa for two years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, George Melton of Bloomington, Calif.; sons, Manuel Mora Jr., Jose Sanchez and Manuel Corona, all of Fontana, Calif.; daughters, Maria Sanchez and Virginia Sanchez, both of Fontana, Calif.; parents, Isabel and Mary Munoz of Fontana, Calif.; brothers, Larry Sanchez of Florida, Isabel Munoz Jr. of Riverside, Calif., Raymundo Sanchez of Downey, Calif., Hector Munoz of Fontana, Calif.; half brother, Alex Bitolas of Odessa; sisters, Lucila Gomez of Odessa, Telvina Gutierrez of San Bernardino, Calif., and Grace Rosales of Fontana, Calif.; half sisters, Rosa Chavez and Eva Lopez, both of Odessa; and two grandchildren. JoAnn Ward ODESSA — JoAnn Ward, 67, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, May 25, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel. Burial will be at Crane Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Springfield, Ill., and has lived in Odessa for 25 years. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Ward of Odessa; sons, David Billing and Gus Billing, both of Fort Davis; mother, Catherine Quinn of Los Angeles; brothers, Tom Offield of Cold Water, Kan., Bill Offield of Haysvile, Kan., and Jerry Gill of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren. Elauterio H. Bersosa ODESSA — Elauterio H. Bersosa, 74, of Odessa, died Tuesday, May 25, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Jimmy E. Rose BIG SPRING — Jimmy E. Rose, 67, of Big Spring, died Monday, May 24, 1999, in Big Spring. Services are pending with Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.