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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
January 29, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   James "Sonny" Mitchell
   
   ODESSA  --  James  "Sonny"  Mitchell, 71, of Odessa, a retired welder,
   died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at his residence.
   
   Services  will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with
   the  Rev.  R.S.  Sutton  officiating.  Burial  will  be  at  Rose Hill
   Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
   
   James  "Sonny" Mitchell attended public school in Henderson and united
   with Smith Chapel Baptist Church at an early age.
   
   He  moved  to  Odessa  and  worked  for  Sunshine  Iron Works until he
   retired. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and barbecuing. He united with
   the Bethlehem Baptist Church in November 1998.
   
   Survivors  include  his  wife,  Dorothy  Jean; son, Darell Mitchell of
   Odessa;  daughter  and  son  in-law,  Alice  and Darryl Brewer of Fort
   Worth; five grandchildren, Carvin Lamont Mitchell, who preceded him in
   death, Nehemiah Nealy and Desiree Mitchell, both of Odessa, Robert and
   Christina  Brewer,  both  of  Fort Worth; his mother, OdeIl Roberts of
   Crane;  Aunt  Zenobia  Nelson of Henderson; and other loving relatives
   and devoted friends.
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   ODESSA --Barbara Elaine Smith died Jan. 26, 1999, in Dallas.
   
   A  memorial  service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 1999, at Frank
   W.  Wilson  Funeral  Directors.  A private interment will be in Sunset
   Memorial Gardens.
   
   Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 2910 Swiss Ave.,
   Dallas,   or   the   American  Parkinson's  Disease  Association  (c/o
   Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas).
   
   Barbara  Elaine  Marshall was born Nov. 2, 1927, in Shreveport, La. In
   1946,  she married Robert Dale Lindsay. She and Bob moved their family
   to  Odessa  in  1959, where they were members of First Baptist Church.
   After Bob's death in 1977, she married GaiI Smith in 1980. Barbara and
   Gail moved to Country Place in Carrollton in 1990 where they developed
   many   new  friendships.  Following  Gail's  death  in  1991,  Barbara
   continued  to  live  in  Country  Place  until  moving to Walnut Place
   Nursing Home in 1996.
   
   Survivors  include  a daughter, Sharon Wood and her husband, Clark, of
   Dallas;  a  son,  Richard Lindsay and his wife, Suzanne, of Grapevine;
   step-son,  Curt  Smith  and  wife,  Lynette, of Odessa; grandchildren,
   Jimmy  Wood,  Jerry Wood, Jamie Wood, Matthew Lindsay, Shane Smith and
   Aimee  Smith;  brother,  William  Marshall  of  Canada;  and a host of
   friends in Shreveport, La., Odessa and Carrollton.
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   Dr. E. Don Taylor
   
   ODESSA  --  After  a  proud  and  brave battle with cancer, Dr. E. Don
   Taylor died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999.
   
   Cremation  arrangements  are  under  the direction of Trinity Memorial
   Park  and  Frank  W.  Wilson  Funeral Directors. A visitation with Dr.
   Taylor's  family,  friends  and  students  will  be  from  2 to 4 p.m.
   Saturday,  Jan.  30,  1999,  at  Frank  W. Wilson Funeral Directors in
   Odessa.
   
   Dr.  Taylor  was  born  Sept.  30. 1940, in Clifton. He was a lifelong
   resident of Odessa.
   
   Dr.  Taylor's educational achievements include his Bachelor of Science
   in  Chemistry  from  the  University  of Texas at Austin, his Ph.D. in
   Physical  Chemistry  from  Texas Tech University and his post-doctoral
   studies at Texas A&M and Florida State University.
   
   In  the  fall  of 1968, Dr. Taylor joined the Odessa College Chemistry
   Department   as   an   instructor.   He   served   as   Chair  of  the
   Chemistry/Physics Department from 1982 to the present.
   
   Dr.  Taylor's  greatest professional accomplishments were his gift for
   teaching  and  his  dedication to his students. He was a member of the
   National  American  Chemical  Society and thc Permian Basin section of
   thc  American  Chemical  Society. He also served as the Odessa College
   Medical Advisor for pre-med and health-profession students.
   
   Dr.  Taylor  is  survived  by  his wife, Pat; his daughter, Dana Deann
   Taylor; and one sister, Evonne Woods.
   
   In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the University of
   Texas,  M.D.  Anderson  Cancer  Center,  Children's  Art Project, 1515
   Holcombe Blvd., Houston 77030 or a charity of your choice.
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