Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 28 Oct 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. October 28, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Margart Bragg PECOS — Margart Bragg, 76, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, at Reeves County Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Abbott officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Benoit. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Mark Bragg of Pecos, Richard Bragg of Ozona and Rex Bragg of Carlisle, Penn.; daughters, Betsy Bragg of Pecos, Pat Morrison of Alpine and Claudia Conn of Sulfur, La.; sister, Louise Williams of Ballinger; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Albert Huddlestun CISCO — Albert Lee Huddlestun, 73, of Cisco, a pneumatic control engineer, died Friday, Oct. 22, 1999, at his residence. Graveside services were held Monday, at Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements were by Kimbrough Funeral Home. He was born in Centralia, Ill. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley Huddlestun of Cisco; son, Lyle Dean Huddlestun of Odessa; daughter, Linda Mae McCord of Cisco; sister, Jesse Baumbadairy of Stanton, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Eva Saenz STANTON — Eva Saenz, 46, of Stanton, a teacher, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, in Midland. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Arturo Pestin and Ernie Sanchez officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home She was born in Brownfield. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Matthew Saenz of Stanton; daughters, Maria Saenz and Hope Saenz, both of Stanton; sisters, Sally Hinojosa and Josie Armendarez, both of Stanton, Damiana Cordova of Austin and Andrea Aguirre of Odessa; and brother, Frank Arguello of Round Rock. Glotha Smith MONAHANS — Glotha Smith, 96, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Third and Dwight Church of Christ with Mike Hardaway officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Miller County, Mo. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Pete Smith of Burnett and Jack Smith of Del Rio; daughter, Maxine Lee of Odessa; 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Beverley Simmons ODESSA — Beverley Joan Simmons, 44, of Odessa, an office manager, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord with the Revs. Preston Weatherly and James Otterness officiating. Entombment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Odessa. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lanell Simmons and Erica Simmons, both of Odessa; parents, D.W. "Bud" and Phyllis Dudley of Odessa; brother, Dennis Dudley of Atlanta, Ga.; sister, Deborah Dudley of Odessa; and one granddaughter. Mildred Smetak FORT STOCKTON — Mildred Smetak, 76, of Fort Stockton, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, at Covenant Lakeside. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Resthaven Funeral Home. She was born in Arkadelphia, Ark., and moved to Fort Stockton in 1955. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Ben Smetak of Fort Stockton; sons, Sam Fletcher of Houston, Don Fletcher of Corpus Christi and Jerry Fletcher of Lubbock; stepson, Ben Smetak Jr. of Las Vegas; stepdaughters, Melissa Smetak-French of St. George, Utah, Pamela Smetak-King of Farmington, N.M., and Becky Hamblin of Odessa; sister, Doris Baker of Gladewater; 8 grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Frank Lively CRANE — Frank S. Lively, 81, of Crane, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in Fredericksburg. Services are pending with Richard W. Box Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.