Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 9 Nov 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. November 09, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Weldon Baker ANDREWS — Weldon E. Baker, 83, of Andrews, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Andrews Old Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Zap officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Throckmorton and moved to Andrews in 1965 from Abilene. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert Baker of Clyde and Eddie Baker of Okra; stepsons, Ron Alexander of Lubbock and Harry Alexander of Huntsville; sisters, Dollie Ricketson of Gravette, Ark., Lola Pack of Stephenville and Maurine Wagner of Odessa; five grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Alton Burkett Jr. SEMINOLE — Alton "Salty" Burkett Jr., 66, of Seminole, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at South Seminole Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Woodard and Jeff Gilliam officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Richland Parish, La. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lapane Burkett of Seminole; daughters, Loree Jarek of Midland and Thelesa Melon of Boise, Idaho; sister, Shirley Faye Parrish of Rayville, La.; brother, James D. Burkett of Gretna, La.; and six grandchildren. Fred Gerke Jr. PECOS — Fred Gerke Jr., 59, of Pecos, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Westwood Medical Center in Midland. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Port Neches and was a lifelong resident. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Fred Gerke III of Arlington and Michael Gerke of Odessa; brothers, Thomas L. Gerke of Pecos and Calvin G. Gerke of Barstow. Robert Hogan HOUSTON — Robert Wilson Hogan, 42, of Houston, a petroleum engineer, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. today at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Houston. Arrangements by Settegast-Kopf Comp. He was born in Crane. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lispah Hogan of Houston; son, Ryder Hogan of Houston; daughter, Abbey Hogan of Houston; parents, Ted and Pedie Hogan of Crane; sister, Jan Wilcoxon of Kansas; and brother, Ted W. Hogan Jr. of Odessa. Conrad Phillips ANDREWS — Conrad W. Phillips, 60, of Andrews, heating and air-conditioning technician, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Kerry Tilley officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Iredell and moved to Andrews in 1956 from Meridian. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Anna Hughes Phillips of Andrews; sons, William Jeffrey Phillips of Odessa and Michael Conrad Phillips of Midland; daughter, Sandra N. Scoggins of Andrews; sisters, Mary Duley of Andrews and Norma South of Lovington, N.M.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Casey Pritchett KINGSLAND — Casey Pritchett, 68, of Kingsland, restaurant owner and manager, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Llano Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Ken Harpster and Doug Lindly. Burial will be at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet County. Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. He was born in Abilene and moved to Kingsland in 1994 from Monahans. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sue Pritchett of Kingsland; son, Gary Pritchett of Midland; daughters, Barbara Rushworth of Victoria, British Columbia, and Kay Fisher of Round Rock; sister, Nell Blankenship of Plainview; and five grandchildren. Elouise Rogers MONAHANS — Elouise Rogers, 80, of Monahans, a retired restaurant worker, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Harkey Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon Cox officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Son, Perry Willard of Anchorage, Alaska; daughters, Margaret Blain of Monahans, Pearline Simmons of Norman, Okla., and Nancy Pisar of Valley Springs, Calif.; brother, Robert Rogers of Highlands, Calif.; sisters, Marie Staggs of Yaliat, Okla.; May Voyles and Wanda Rogers, both of North Sacramento, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.