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March 28, 1999 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Kathryn Kelsch Bosch, 81, of Odessa passed away Friday, March 26, 1999, after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 29, 1999, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with interment to follow in Lodi, Calif. Mrs. Bosch was born Dec. 15, 1917, in Linton, N.D. She married Andrew I. Bosch on Sept. 25, 1939, in Linton, N.D. In 1952, she and her family moved to Lodi, Calif., where she lived for 43 years. In 1992, she relocated to Odessa. Mrs. Bosch worked for Diamond Walnut Company in Stockton, Calif., from 1957 until her retirement in 1979. She enjoyed homemaking and spending time with her family. Her hobbies included crocheting and playing pinochle and bingo. She was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church of Odessa. She is preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Andrew I. Bosch; and a daughter, Florence Bosch, who died in infancy. Survivors include one son, Arnold Bosch of Wallace, Calif.; four daughters, Louella Holland and Deloris Harper, both of Weatherford, Marie Hill of Alvin, Shirley Gayoso of Odessa; two brothers, Alex Kelsch and Pious Kelsch, both of Bismark, N.D.; three sisters, Rose Baumstock of Mandan, N.D., Jean Sabe of Billings, Mont., and Irene Wittmire of Springfield, Ore.; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home of Odessa. _________________________________________________________________ HOLDENVILLE, Okla. -- Services for Ruby Irwin Huffman will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Holdenville, Okla. Burial will be at Holdenville Cemetery. Ruby Huffman, 95, of Odessa passed away Thursday, March 25, 1999, in a local nursing home. Ruby was born Feb. 24, 1904, in Indian Territory, Okla., to Charlie and Fannie Irwin. She grew up in Atwood, Okla. She married Lester Huffman in 1934 in Wewoka, Okla. They later lived in Holdenvolle where she worked for Empress Clothing Store for 45 years. She was a member of the Methodist Church and moved to Odessa in 1970 to live with her sister, Lorene Notley. Ruby managed the Notley Lingerie for 11 years and retired in 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a brother, Ray Irwin. Survivors included her sister, Lorene Notley of Odessa; three nephews, Tommy, Charles and Richard, all of Odessa; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Graveside services for Harriet Tessier Johnson, 89, of Odessa will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Laura Deaderick officiating. Mrs. Johnson died Friday, March 26, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born July 3, 1909, in Pike, W.Va. She married Rowland L. Tessier in April of 1929 in Big Lake. He died in December of 1957 in Roswell, N.M. She married F.L. "Swede" Johnson in December of 1980 in Hobbs, N.M. He died in October of 1997 in Odessa. She was a homemaker. The Satterfield family moved to Texon, Texas, in 1924 at the height of the first West Texas oil boom. Her brothers helped bring the Santa Fe No. 2 well, and her dad built most of the houses in Texas. She and her parents managed the Marland Oil Company boarding house in McCamey when drilling began in that area. She later worked at the post office in Texon. She and Swede made their home in Roswell, N.M., prior to moving to Odessa in 1992. They were members of First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clinton and Columbia Carmichael Satterfield; brothers, Roy Satterfield, Clint Satterfield, Sanford Satterfield and Ray Carmichael; and sisters, Roxie Garrison and Ruth Carmichael. She is survived by a son, Rowland L. Tessier of Comfort; a daughter, Sandra T. Mock and her husband, Bill, of Odessa; stepdaughter, Lorrayne Reynolds and her husband, Bob, of Albuquerque, N.M.; seven grandchildren, Denise Tessier of Albuquerque, N.M., Rowland Tessier II of Las Vegas, Danny Tessier of Austin, Eric Tessier of Las Cruces, N.M., Kevin Mock of Las Vegas, Mark Tessier of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jenna Mock of Fort Worth; great-grandchildren, Jordan and Kamryn Mock of Las Vegas, Matthew and Emilia Goldfarb of Albuquerque, N.M., Jennifer, Rowland III and Jessica Tessier of Las Vegas, Travis, Tamara and Tyson Tessier of Austin, and Ben, Rachel, Nikki and Katherine Tessier of Las Cruces, N.M.; great-great-grandchild, Andrew Tessier of Las Vegas. She is also survived by her brother, Okie Satterfield of Portsmouth, Va.; sister-in-law, Gertrude Doak of San Angelo; nieces, Lois Banzet of Mertzon, Corinne Newbrough of San Angelo and Shirley Lamp of Portsmouth, Va. The family requests that memorials be made to Harmony Home of Odessa. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- T.L. Kennedy, 82, of Gardendale passed away Friday, March 26, 1999, at the V.A. Medical Center in Big Spring. T.L. was born Sept. 19, 1916, in Matador to Thomas and Fannie Kennedy. He was in the Army Air Corps during World War II serving in squadron B 1045th, stationed on the Aleutian Islands from 1941 to 1945. T.L. came to Odessa in 1945 from Lubbock. Mr. Kennedy owned Kennedy Lumber on South Jackson in Odessa building numerous homes in south Odessa. In 1950, he started Kennedy's, which at that time was the largest discount store in Texas. Mr. Kennedy received a degree in Agriculture from Texas Tech. In 1971, he moved to Gardendale where he sold apples and other vegetables. He loved his family and his church family. He was a member of Crescent Park Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at Crescent Park Church of Christ with Paul M. Smith officiating, Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Survivors include a brother, Houston Kennedy and his wife, Ida, of Gardendale; two nieces and several grand nieces and nephews. _________________________________________________________________ Luke Armstrong MIDLAND -- Luke Armstrong, 65, a longtime resident of Midland, passed away Friday, March 26, 1999. Luke was born May 22, 1932, in Eastland. He graduated from Odessa High School. He worked many years in the oil industry as well as the insurance business. Luke was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed lodge activities and took pleasure in helping children in need of being referred to the Shriner's Hospital. He was a member of Midland Lutheran Church. Mr. Armstrong was preceded in death by a son, Glen Gregory, on February 6, 1999. Survivors include mother, Jamie Price of Eastland; sister, Jean Parsons of Odessa; daughter, Lisa Greenhaw of Plainview; daughter-in-law, Mickie Gregory of Plainview; a granddaughter, Amanda Ramby; three grandsons, Christopher Gregory, Jamason Gregory and Nathan Gregory, all of Plainview. He also has two nieces, Beverly Phillips and Sherry Pinkerton, both of Odessa; and a nephew, Ronnie Joe Armstrong, of Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, March 29, 1999, at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be held in Resthaven Memorial Park. Scottish Rites will be given by Masonic Lodge members. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.