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July 09, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Donald Campbell STANTON — Donald Keith Campbell, 54, of Midland, a welder, died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, in Midland. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Stanton. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. He was born in Slaton and has lived in Midland for 40 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Rebecca Campbell of Midland; sons, Shad Campbell of Iraan, Donald Keith Campbell Jr. of Quitman and Shane Burris of Midland; daughters, Keila McAnear of Adrian, Tammy Ross of Odessa and Shaunda Nelson of Midland; stepfather, Bill Renfro of Midland; sisters, Rhonda Smalley of Sarasota, Fla., and Patti Lee and Kathy Buffington, both of Denton, N.C.; and 12 grandchildren. Mary M. Henry ODESSA — Mary M. Henry, 81, of Odessa, a retired cook, died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Terry Pugh officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Paducah and had lived in Odessa since 1951. She was Pentecostal. SURVIVORS: Husband, Grover Henry of Odessa; son, Larry Henry of Odessa; daughter, Linda Tucek of Odessa; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Roy Huffman MIDLAND — Roy Jefferson Huffman, 76, of Midland died Thursday, July 8, 1999, at his home. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fairmont Park Church of Christ with Danny Holmes officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Merkel and had been a resident of Midland since 1960. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dannie Etheleen Huffman of Midland; daughters, Kristi Ann LaQuey of Odessa and Jennye Lynn Kincaid of Merkel; sister, Minnie Mae Kerr of Odessa; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Jimmie Jarrett LLANO — Jimmie Taylor Jarrett, 73, of Llano, died Wednesday, July 7, 1999, in Llano. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Llano with the Rev. Raymond Brothers officiating. Burial will be in Llano City Cemetery. Services by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. He was born in Red River County and had lived in Llano since 1991. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Assembly of God. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Jarrett of Llano; daughter, Shirley Hall of Granite Shoals; son, M.B. Jarrett of Austin; brothers, Lloyd L. Jarrett and Carroll Leroy Jarrett, both of Lamesa; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Eunice King HOBBS, N.M. — Eunice King, 89, of Odessa died Monday, July 5, 1999, at Seabury Nursing Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Shawn Drake officiating and Bill King assisting. Burial will be at Prairie Haven. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home Inc. She was born in Aspermont and had moved to Hobbs, N.M., in 1936. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ray King of Odessa and Roy King of Hobbs, N.M.; daughters, Mildred Mathews and Evelyn Barnes, both of Odessa; brothers, Ralph Wortham of Andrews and Hugh Wortham of Marysville, Calif.; sisters, Edna Burnett of Portales, N.M., Vivian Morris of Muleshoe, and Alva Phillips of Galt, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. William Melling MUSKEGAN, MICH. — William Richard Melling, 46, of Odessa, a roughneck, died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Father, Ralph H. Melling of Norton Shore, Mo.; mother, Joan C. Melling of Norton Shore, Mo.; and sisters, Lori Tanner of Ridgecrest, Calif., and Lynda Russo of Muskegan, Mich. Elidia Ramirez FORT STOCKTON — Elidia S. Ramirez, 62, of Fort Stockton, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 7, 1999. Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Chukwu officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Reyes Ramirez of Fort Stockton; daughters, Adelena Pina and Jo Anna DeLeon, both of Fort Stockton; brother, Pedro Subia of Fort Stockton; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. William Sherman ODESSA — William Leon Sherman, 71, of Odessa, a professor, died Wednesday at July 7, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ernest Easley officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Joan Sherman of Odessa; son, Ben Sherman of Austin; daughter, Londa Conner of Midland; brothers, Hugh Sherman of Victoria and Basil Sherman of Cuero; sister, Vera Simpson of Abilene; and six grandchildren. H.M. Smith ANDREWS — H.M. Smith Jr., 78, of Andrews died Wednesday, July 7, 1999 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Big Spring. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews with the Rev. Dr. H.A. Hanks officiating. Masonic graveside services will be in the Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Iowa Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary V. Smith of Andrews; daughters, Martha L. McFadden of Raleigh, N.C., and Winnie Leone Keith and Shirley A. Worley, both of Midland; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Elva Valdez BROWNFIELD — Elva Gloria Valdez, 60, of Brownfield died Wednesday, July 7, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Martin Pina assisting. Arrangements by Head Family Funeral Home. She was born in San Antonio. SURVIVORS: Sons, Albert Flores, Juan Hernandez and Manuel Lopez, all of Odessa, and Benito Valdez and Gilbert Valdez, both of Hereford, and Tony Valdez of Brownfield; daughters, Cecelia Contreras, Stella Zuro and Maria Dominguez, all of Brownfield; brothers, Joe Valdez of Irving, Albert Valdez of Corpus Christi and Baudelio Flores of Michigan; sisters, Carmen Rodriguez of Saginaw, Mich., Maria Gonzales of Houston and Margaret Campos of Andrews; 25 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Augusta Clark ODESSA — Augusta R. Clark, 80, of Odessa died Thursday, July 8, 1999 at her residence. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Jessie Tripp EASTLAND — Jessie Beth Tripp, 94, of Eastland died Thursday, July 8, 1999. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.