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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
April 01, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  -- Gerald "Hud" Huddleston, 63, of Odessa died March 30, 1999,
   at  Midland  Memorial  Hospital.  He  was  born  March  16,  1936,  in
   Grassland.
   
   Hud  graduated  from  Andrews High School. He was a member of Crescent
   Park Baptist Church and he was associated with Huddleston Equipment in
   its  early  years.  He  was  presently owner of Gerald Huddleston Pipe
   Company.  He  loved  to  fish  and  hunt  and to watch Nimitz and Mojo
   football.
   
   He  was preceded in death by his first wife, Gary Lamarr Huddleston in
   1990.
   
   Mr.  Huddleston  is  survived by his wife, Vickie Maddox Huddleston of
   Odessa;  son,  Doak Huddleston of Odessa; daughter, Dr. Sherri Gillham
   of  Midland; mother, Carrie Lee Huddleston of Monahans; brother, David
   Huddleston  of Monahans; grandchildren, Bailey Jo Huddleston and Dylan
   Lee Huddleston.
   
   Family  visitation  will  be  held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 1,
   1999,  at  Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Funeral services will be
   held  at  2  p.m.,  Friday,  April 2, 1999, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral
   Directors  Chapel  with  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jimmy  Braswell  officiating.
   Interment  will  follow  at  4  p.m. Friday, April 2, 1999, at Andrews
   Cemetery in Andrews.
   
   If desired, memorials may be made to a local Hospice organization.
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   ODESSA  --  Donald  Harold Tidwell, 61, of Odessa ended his courageous
   battle  with  pulmonary hypertension "lung disease" on March 30, 1999,
   at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Don was born April 19, 1937, in Hot Springs, Ark., and shared 38 years
   of  marriage with Lucy Alice Sloan. Together, they raised two children
   and spoiled three grandchildren. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
   
   Don  moved  to  Odessa from Carlsbad, N.M., in 1969 to start a 13-year
   career with Hershey Foods.
   
   In 1979, he started Tidwell Business Forms and retired in 1998.
   
   He  is survived by his wife, Lucy, of Odessa; son, Ty Nathan and wife,
   Natalie,  of  Odessa;  daughter,  Lisa  Taylor  and husband, Scott, of
   Odessa; three grandchildren, Ashley "Nickle" Tessaro, Tyler "Teelaroy"
   Tidwell  and  Brayden "Hoss" Tidwell, all of Odessa; sister, Katherine
   Collier  and  her  husband,  Howard,  of  Benton, Ark.; brother, Larry
   Tidwell and wife, Linda, of Keller; and numerous nieces and nephews.
   
   Funeral  services  will  be  at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 1999, in the
   chapel  of  Frank  W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy
   Braswell officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   The  family  requests  any  memorials  be  made  to Children's Miracle
   Network at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Funeral arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
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