Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 19 Aug 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. August 19, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Harold Diller ODESSA — Harold Diller, 87, of Odessa, a retired owner of a retail lumber company, died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Tahlequah, Okla., and moved to Odessa from Kermit in 1992. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margaret Diller of Odessa; son, Jim Diller of Kermit; daughter, Pat Evans of Odessa; brother, George Diller of Thatcher, Ariz.; sister, Hazel Maher of Kermit; six grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. W.M. Groesbeck HOBBS, N.M. — W.M. "Bill" Groesbeck, 75, of Hobbs, N.M., owner of WMB Oil Co., died Friday, Aug. 6, 1999, at Covenant Health System in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leon Green officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home. He was born in Shreveport, La., and has been a resident of New Mexico since 1975. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Eunice Groesbeck of Hobbs, N.M.; sons, Don Groesbeck of Houston and Sonny Groesbeck of Tatum, N.M.; daughters, Jann Jones of Odessa and Shirley Roberts of Austin; brother, Herman Groesbeck of Shreveport, La.; and eight grandchildren. Charlotte Smith COLEMAN — Charlotte M. Smith, 60, of Coleman, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Walker Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Day and Sam Wilson officiating. Burial will be at Coleman City Cemetery. Arrangements by Walker Funeral Home. She was born in Levelland and moved to Coleman from Kermit in 1991. She was a Church of Christ member. SURVIVORS: Husband, Bobby Dale Smith of Coleman; sons, Phillip Wayne Smith of Midland, Stephen Dwayne Smith of Grapevine and Robert Dale Smith of Levelland; daughter, Sheryl Lynn Wright of Kermit; brothers, Billy Malcolm Cox of Novice and Alton Wayne Cox of Jal, N.M.; sister, Lois Marie Dakan of Coleman; and 13 grandchildren. Glen Tongate SEMINOLE — Glen Perry Tongate, 79, of Seminole, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1999, at Memorial Health Care Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Seventh Street Church of Christ with Leo Copeland and James T. Smith officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Brownwood and moved to Seminole in 1991. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and he was a Church of Christ member. SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Tongate of Seminole; sons, Glen Perry Tongate Jr. of Arlington; Eddie Tongate of Louisville, Ky.; stepsons, Melvin Scheller of Crandall and Gary Wayne Scheller of Bentonville, Ark.; stepdaughter, Mindy Fleming of New Caney; brothers, Scott Tongate of Bedford and Jack Tongate of Weatherford; sister, Rilla Stewart of Houston; 23 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Billie Wolter ODESSA — Billie K. Wolter, 69, of Odessa, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Phil Konz officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Son, Elton Wolter of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Marilyn Boyer of Hanau, Germany; brother, Myrte Nichols of Illinois; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.