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Brown, 76, of Odessa died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born May 17, 1922, in Iowa Park, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Hawk officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He married Lucille Collins Nov. 1, 1941, in Midland and they moved to Odessa in 1946. He has owned and operated Brown Electric for the past 52 years. He was a loving father and husband, a strong civic leader, and active member of the community. He loved God, family, cars and Mojo. He was a proud member of the Downtown Lions Club, and he received the Jack Wiech Fellows award in 1997. He was Chairman of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors in 1974. He served on the Odessa City Council from 1974 to 1978. He has been an active member of the Electrical Advisory Board for many years, Board of Trustees member of Perkins School of Theology and McMurry Methodist University from 1976 to 1985. He worked with the Methodist Youth Fellowship for many years. He was Chairman of the Administrative Board of First United Methodist Church and served dutifully on many committees, including the Finance committee and the Staff Parish Committee. He was the Discussion Leader for the Booster Class at First Methodist for the past 20 years. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Brown of Odessa; son, Glenn R. Brown of Odessa; daughter, Debbie Brown Thompson of Edwardsville, Ill.; one granddaughter, Daniella Johnson of Fort Worth. Serving as pallbearers will be John Slaughter, Dallas Cooley, Edward Mata, Luis Mata, Pete Sandavol, Roy Galloway, Ruben Aguilar and Ben Sanchez. Honorary pallbearers will be Jay Trent, Fred Martin and Bob Childers. _________________________________________________________________ Nancy Royall ABILENE -- Graveside services for Nancy Royall, 48, of Odessa will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Garden of Memories Cemetery with the Rev. Ted Short officiating. Mrs. Royall died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Oct. 7, 1950, in Dayton. She married David Steven Royall Oct. 8, 1985, in Odessa. Mrs. Royall was a longtime peace officer and a retired Detective Corporal with the Odessa Police Department. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Clay Pennington in 1988; and mother, Bella Donna Prater Pennington in 1997. Survivors include her husband, David Steven Royall of Odessa; son, Stephen Andrew Royall of Odessa; daughters, Troy Leigh Beck of Amarillo, Tobi Lylle Beck of Cleveland, Texas, and Mary Elisabeth Royall of Odessa; brothers, Teddy Clay Pennington of Fort Gibson, Okla., John General Pennington of Muskogee, Okla., Stephen Odis Pennington and Wayne Douglas Pennington, both of Cleveland, Texas; grandchildren, Kalyn Nicole Payne of Amarillo, Nathan Henry Beck and Brooklyn Faye Frazier, both of Cleveland, Texas; mother and father-in-law, Jack and Norma Hambric of Abilene. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ MONAHANS -- Services for Denver Langston, 79, of Monahans will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Andress officiating. Burial will be in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Langston died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1919, in Anderson County and had lived in Monahans since 1950. He married Lenta Stohler Feb. 13, 1943, in LaFeria. She died Nov. 18, 1996. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his son, Dennis Langston of Rockdale; daughters, Linda Coffee of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Sherry Page of Evergreen, Colo.; eight grandchildren, Glenn Coffee, Logan Coffee, Justin Coffee, Shawn Page, Shelley Becker, Ryan Page, Jacy Langston and Kendra Langston; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Memorial services will be held for Theodore Schuyler (Ted) White, 64, of Odessa, at Asbury United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 3, at 10:00 a.m. Mr. White passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, at Midland Memorial Hospital with his loving family nearby. Born in San Angelo, Texas, December 27, 1934, Mr. White spent his early childhood years in that city. His family moved to GrandfalIs, Texas in 1937 and, in 1947, to Odessa, where he completed his high school education. His college years were interrupted by a two-year tour of duty (1954-56) in the U.S. Army. He was on the cutting edge of the NIKE Missile Program, receiving his initial training at White Sands, New Mexico, and serving in the 513th AAA NIKE Missile Battalion which pioneered the missile bases on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State. Upon completion of his military service, Mr. White met his future wife, Dorothy Marie Grogan, when he was best man for the wedding of her brother, Harold Grogan, with whom he had served in the Army. They were married the following year on Aug. 17, 1957, in Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. White then resumed his college studies, enrolling at North Texas State College. He graduated in 1959, earning a B.B.A. degree with honors and also becoming the first recipient of the N.T.S.C. award for the "Outstanding Student in Insurance." Following his graduation, Mr. White realized a long-held dream when he joined his parents, Charles D. and Marion G. White, in the family business, the White Insurance Agency. He became co-owner and later sole owner of the business upon the deaths of his parents, remaining in the latter capacity until his failing health made this no longer possible. He was a valued member of the Melton Insurance Agency in his final working years. During his 43 years in the insurance business, Mr. White gained widespread respect for his professional knowledge and personal integrity. He was elected President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Odessa and was twice selected "Boss of the Year" by the Insurance Women of Odessa. Mr. White was actively involved in many civic and community organizations, including the Odessa Jaycees, Odessa Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts of America, and Ector County Republican Party. He was a treasurer of the Ector County Republican Party and delegate to State Republican Conventions. His deep religious faith was a guiding influence throughout Mr. White's life. He became a member of the Methodist Church as a young boy and constantly sought to live as a true Christian witness. He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and on the Administrative Board of Asbury United Methodist Church and was a charter member of the Staff Parish Relations Committee, was active in many different youth activities, and was a member of the church choir. He spoke of two of his most treasured experiences as being his work as Director of Music at Asbury and his recent "Walk to Emmaus" and subsequent membership in the Emmaus Community. Music was always an important part of his life. His love for, and talent in, a wide variety of musical expression was first seen when, as a three-year-old, he joined with his mother and two sisters in singing three- and four-part rounds. In later years he learned to play the French horn, piano, and guitar. In addition to participation in his church choir, he was an enthusiastic member of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. No remembrance of Mr. White would be complete without a recognition of the boundless love which existed between him and his family. He leaves for them a boundless love which existed between him and his family. He leaves for them a precious legacy in memories of his generous heart, his strong sense of right and wrong, his gentle wisdom, and his incredible courage and grace in meeting life's challenges. Mr. White is survived by his wife, Dorothy; daughters and their husbands, Tammy and Kent Stallcup and Liz and Jeff Huckabee; granddaughters, Holly and Amanda Stallcup and Alexis Huckabee; grandson, Schuyler Stallcup; sisters, Marion Crume and Nancy Curry and her husband, Bud; brother, David White and his wife, Gretchen; uncles, Jack Gingrich and John S. White; nephews, Christopher Crume and David, Paul, and Mark White; great-nephew, Ty White; brother-in-law, Harold Grogan and his wife Leta; and cousins and their spouses, Mary and Ed Kuhn, Bill Walker, Helen and Howard Raeke; Mona and Leslie Leaton, Emory and Pat White, Mark and Patsy White, and Paul and Meg Gingrich. The family suggests that memorials may be made to the Ted White Memorial Fund, Asbury United Methodist Church. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.