Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 21 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 21, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Elijah Armour ODESSA — Elijah Armour, 4 days, son of Latonya and Samuel Armour Jr. of Odessa, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1999, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. E.J. Miller officiating. He was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Parents, Latonya and Samuel Armour Jr. of Odessa; Grandmother, Janie Wilkerson of Odessa; grandparents, Maye Frances and Samuel Armour Sr. of Odessa. W.W. Bachus ODESSA — W.W. "Curly" Bachus, 76, of Odessa, a welder, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Newton officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Chapel. He was born in Cottonwood and moved to Odessa in 1962 from Farmington, N.M. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Geneva Bachus of Odessa; daughter, Carolyn Jean Kermicle of Odessa; one grandson; and three great-grandchildren. Jerrell Kelley RANKIN — Jerrell "Big Kelley" Kelley, 92, of Midland, a retired plant operator, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Rankin Cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Fulbright and moved to Midland in 1948. SURVIVORS: Sons, Rory Kelley of Oklahoma City and Ricky Kelley of Odessa; daughter, Rosemarie Whitlock of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Robert Maples MONAHANS — Robert Maples, 59, of Monahans, a salesperson, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Allie Balko. Burial will be East Hill Cemetery in Fort Stockton. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Stockton. SURVIVORS: Cousin, Pam Carter of San Angelo. Randy Nelson ODESSA — Randy W. Nelson, 54, of Odessa, a service manager, died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Westover Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Wright officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Kenmare, N.D. He was a Marine veteran of Vietnam. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sharon Nelson of Odessa; sons, Chad Nelson of San Angelo and Shawn Nelson of Canyon Lake; mother, Inez Nelson of Odessa; brothers, Robert Nelson of Odessa and James Nelson of Ramona, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Marcela Hernandez ODESSA — Marcela Hernandez, 75, of Odessa, died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.