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                         OA Online Death Notices. 
                                      
                             September 08, 1999
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                               Walter Gleaton
     COMANCHE — Walter Nabers Gleaton, 86, of Comanche, a retired
    self-employed building contractor, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in
                        Comanche Community Hospital.
     Services were held Monday, Sept. 6, 1999, at Hall and Sons Funeral
    Home. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Hall and Sons
                               Funeral Home.
            He was born in Comanche and was a lifelong resident.
    SURVIVORS: Wife, Imogene Gleaton of Comanche; daughters, Gail Rauhut
    of Houston, Judy Lacy of Comanche and Tina O’Donnell of Odessa;
        brother, G.T. Gleaton of Fort Worth; and five grandchildren.
                                      
                               Woodrow Hobbs
    LUBBOCK — Woodrow "Woody" Hobbs, 68, of Lubbock died Thursday,
                         Sept. 2, 1999, in Lubbock.
   Services were held Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at Sunset Church of Christ
     Chapel with Dan Rouse, Riley Turner and Johnny Evans officiating.
    Burial was at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene. Arrangements were by
                           Sanders Funeral Home.
    He was born in Abilene. He was a veteran of the Air Force and was a
                      member of the Church of Christ.
    SURVIVORS: Wife, Norma Kay Hobbs of Lubbock; sons, Clarence W. Hobbs
     II of Edmond, Okla., and Larry Derden of Fletcher, N.C.; daughter,
   Judith Ann Dudley of Gastonia, N.C.; stepdaughters, Kay Bailey of Big
     Spring; Karol Carlisle of Lake Belton and Kim Creel of Wolfforth;
     sisters, Marie Anderson of China Springs and Marjorie Clements of
        Odessa; eleven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
                                      
                             Elizabeth Hubbard
   MONAHANS — Elizabeth Hubbard, 79, of Monahans, a homemaker, died
                    Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, in Dallas.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with
   the Rev. A.J. Ramsey officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial
               Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
                 She was born in Aquilla. She was Baptist.
                          There were no survivors.
                                      
                                 Arva Jones
    ODESSA — Arva Clair Jones, 86, of Gardendale, a homemaker, died
            Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Highland United Methodist Church
   with the Rev. David Z. Ring III officiating. Burial will be at Sunset
      Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home.
     She was born in Harlan County, Neb., and moved to Gardendale from
                 Oxford, Neb., in 1947. She was Methodist.
    SURVIVORS: Husband, Paul D. Jones of Gardendale; sons, Dale Jones of
     Odessa and Calvin Jones of Austin; daughters, Katherine Sanders of
      Odessa and Glenda Harris of Gardendale; brothers, Virgil Luke of
   Oxford, Neb., and Theron Luke of Annandale, Va.; seven grandchildren;
                       and three great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                David Olivas
     HOBBS, N.M. — David E. Olivas, 35, of Hobbs, N.M., a teacher,
              died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, at his residence.
   Graveside services were held Tuesday at Prairie Haven Memorial Chapel.
      Arrangements were by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home in Hobbs, N.M.
   He was born in Lamar, Colo., and had lived in Odessa before moving to
                                   Hobbs.
   SURVIVORS: Wife, Linda Olivas of Hobbs, N.M.; sons, Eugene Olivas and
       Arthur Olivas, both of Odessa, Eugene Chavarris III and Arthur
       Martines Jr., both of Hobbs, N.M.; daughters, Candice Olivas,
    Catherine Olivas, Cassandra Balboa and Christabebbe Martinez, all of
    Hobbs, N.M.; parents, Jesus and Mercedes Olivas of Odessa; brothers,
    James Olivas and Jerome Olivas, both of Dallas; and one grandchild.
                                      
                                Nita Wright
   ANDREWS — Nita Wright, 72, of Andrews, a secretary, died Tuesday,
                      Sept. 7, 1999, at her residence.
    Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the
    Rev. H.A. Hanks officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery.
                   Arrangements by Andrews Funeral Home.
    She was born in Olney, Okla., and moved from Big Lake to Andrews in
                           1954. She was Baptist.
     SURVIVORS: Husband, James C. Wright Sr. of Andrews; son, James C.
      Wright Jr. of Andrews; daughter, Debbie Gaston of Ruidoso, N.M.;
   mother, Willie Ferguson of Andrews; brother, Robert F. Ferguson Jr. of
         Andrews; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
                                      
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