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July 30, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Donald Cole ODESSA — Donald Webster Cole, 77, of Odessa, an engineer, died Sunday, July 25, 1999, at Deerings Nursing Home. Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Heathton, Okla. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mary E. Foster of Fort Worth; sisters, Ethel Bell of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Anna Lee Harris of Corpus Christi; and one grandchild. Barry Gibson TALEQUAH, Okla. — Barry Vance Gibson, 48, of Tahlequah, Okla., died Saturday, July 24, 1999, in Tahlequah. Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Reed-Culver Chapel with the Rev. Don Finto officiating. Arrangements by Reed-Culver Funeral Home. He was born in Kermit. SURVIVORS: Son, Dillion Gibson of Tahlequah; daughter, Kate M. Gibson of Tahlequa, Okla.; mother, Geri Anthony of Brentwood, Tenn.; brother, Gregg Gibson of Odessa; and sister, Victoria Fourkiller of Brentwood, Tenn. A.J. Reeves SAYER, Okla. — A.J. Reeves, 91, of Midland, a farmer and truck driver, died Thursday, July 29, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rose Chapel Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Gayle Reeves and Roger Klopfenstein officiating. Burial will be at Berlin Cemetery in Berlin, Okla. Arrangements by Pipkin Funeral Home. He was born in Altus, Okla., and had lived in Midland since 1995. SURVIVORS: Son, the Rev. Gayle Reeves of Midland; daughters, Mayrene Carey of Sayer, Okla., and Vonell Black of Odessa; sister, Agnes Fair of Enid, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Clyde Robey SALINA, Kan. — Clyde A. Robey, 75, of Salina, Kan., a retired employee of Southwestern Bell, died Tuesday, July 27, 1999, at his residence. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Debbie Elwick officiating. Arrangements by Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home. He was born in Hunter, Kan., and was a lifelong resident of Salina, Kan. SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Robey of Salina, Kan.; daughter, Terry Mead of Salina, Kan.; sisters, Dorothy Skinner, Phyllis King and Glenda Warner, all of Odessa; two grandchildren; one great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren. India Tripp ODESSA — India June Tripp, 76, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home with the Rev. Frances Frey officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Worth. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Barbara June Roskopf of Denver and Judy McKenzie of Fallon, Nev.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. William Wheeler Jr. MONAHANS — William T. Wheeler Jr., 83, of Wickett, a retired employee of Gulf Oil, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, at Ward Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with John Driggers, Max Driggers and Sidney Driggers officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Waco and had lived in Wickett since 1945. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Gene Wheeler of Wickett; daughter, Gene Agnew of Odessa; brother, Ken Wheeler of Fort Worth; sisters, Marian Lippel of Teague and Jeanette Worry of Buena Park, Calif.; and two grandchildren. H.S. Whittenburg FORT STOCKTON — H.S. "Speck" Whittenburg, 89, of Fort Stockton, a rancher, died Thursday, July 29, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Fort Stockton with Harold Durham officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa and moved to Fort Stockton from Andrews in 1957. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mary Kay Hayman of College Station; brothers, Dick Whittenburg of Odessa and George Whittenburg of Deming, N.M.; sister, Louise Powell of Fort Stockton; and two grandchildren. Corine Williams ODESSA — Corine Newton Williams, 72, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 27, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Greater St. John the Baptist Church with the Rev. L.C. Rhea officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Chrisman. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, the Rev. Jasper P. Williams of Odessa; daughters, Mildred Lucille Shields, Connie Williams Turner, Britt S. Williams and DeShana Williams Tatum, all of Odessa; brothers, Willie Newton, Isiah Newton and Owen Newton, all of Odessa; and sister, Mildred Brown of Caldwell. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.