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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
February 13, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  --  Services for Juanita Mae Stell Bell, 72, of Odessa will be
   at  10  a.m.  Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Bill Counts
   officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   Juanita  died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. She
   was born March 10, 1926, in Okemah, Okla.
   
   Juanita  moved  to  Odessa  in  1957  from Midland. She worked for Dr.
   Hayward  as a dental assistant for 19 years. She was a member of First
   Nazarene Church.
   
   She  was  preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Ethel Evans, and a
   sister, Betty Close.
   
   Survivors  include  her husband, Jack Bell of Odessa; daughters, Delma
   Anderson  of  Tuscola,  Carolyn  Courtney of Kingston, Okla., and Ruth
   Morgan  of  Garland;  son,  J.C.  Brown of Enid, Okla.; brothers, J.D.
   Evans  of  Phoenix  and  Harold Evans of Safford, Ariz.; sisters, Jean
   Langley  of  Meeker,  Okla.,  and  Rada  Ash  of Newalla, Okla.; eight
   grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
   
   Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
   
   Weston L. Shadow
   
   DUBBERLY,  La.  --  Weston  L.  Shadow, 84, passed away Feb. 11, 1999,
   after  a  short  illness. Weston leaves behind his love and wife of 63
   years,  Nellie Vice Shadow; and three children, Larry Shadow of Ogden,
   Utah,  Susan  Shadow-Scoggins  of  Houston and Steve Shadow of Denver,
   Colo.;  and  seven beloved grandchildren. He is also survived by three
   sisters,  Evelyn  Barthelemy  and  Wilma  Thaller  of New Orleans, and
   Bertha Mae Mattingly of Minden, La.
   
   He  was  born  and  raised  on  the  Dixie Nursery near Dubberly, La.,
   graduating  from  Dubberly  High  School in 1932. During World War II,
   Weston  was  a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy and was one of the
   first  electronic  technicians involved with developing aircraft radar
   systems.
   
   Weston  enjoyed  a  42-year  career  with  Gulf  Refining  Company  in
   Louisiana,  Arkansas  and  Texas and retired in 1981. He and Nell have
   resided in Minden, La., since 1988 where he continued his lifelong joy
   and talent as a horticulturist. Weston was loved by those who knew him
   and  his  death  leaves a void in the lives of his family and friends.
   His memory will be preserved at his childhood home, which was recently
   placed  on  the  National  Register  of Historic Places for its unique
   18th-century architecture and historic significance.
   
   Viewing  is from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, and from 3 to 5
   p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden, La.
   
   Graveside  services are at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Brushwood
   Cemetery in Dubberly, La.
   
   In lieu of flowers, donations in Weston's memory to Lakeview Methodist
   Church or Cultural Crossroads of Minden would be appreciated.
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