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April 15, 1999 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Mass for Adam Flores Sr., 76, of Odessa will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Mr. Flores died Monday, April 12, 1999, at Vencore Hospital in Fort Worth. He was born May 22, 1922, in Lubbock. He married Frances Flores on Jan. 15, 1982, in Odessa. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eulalio Flores and Teresa Chavez. Mr. Flores was a retired plumber and came to Odessa in 1950. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Frances Flores of Odessa; sons, Adam Flores Jr. of Colorado City, David Flores of Odessa, Hector Flores of Dallas; stepson, Miguel Hinojoza of Odessa; daughters, Lucinda Ramirez of Odessa, Enedina Harris of Little Rock, Ark., Mary Guzman of Houston, Anita Deleon of Dallas; Emma Dominguez of Odessa and Elizabeth Acosta of Odessa; brother, Ismael Flores; sister, Eva Chavez; 31 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. We will forever Love You Father and Grandfather and will always have you in our thoughts and prayers. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Jane McCurry, 79, of Gardendale passed away Wednesday, April 14, 1999, in an Odessa hospital. Mrs. McCurry was born January 14, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri in 1936 and went on to graduate from William Jewell College in 1940 with a B.A. in English. While there, she was a member of Beta Sigma Omicron and Zeta Ta Alpha. She married James E. McCurry on January 4, 1944, in San Diego, California. They owned and operated the Western Auto in Crane from 1955 to 1966 and she continued to work for Western Auto in Dallas from 1966 until her retirement in 1982. She was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Gardendale, the Order of the Eastern Star and a bridge club. She loved playing bridge and playing the piano for the church school. She was preceded in death by her brother, Paul Russell Richardson Jr. in April of 1930 and her husband in September 1971. She is survived by a son, David McCurry of Houston; a daughter, Nancy Rhoads of Gardendale; three grandchildren, Kalynn F. Robinson, David R. McCurry Jr. and Melissa Ann Isenhower. Public visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 1999, in the First Southern Baptist Church, Gardendale, Texas, with the Rev. Eric Seay and the Rev. Jimmy Hester officiating. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ELDORADO, Texas -- Mary Etta Stricklan went to be with the Lord on April 13, 1999, at her home in Eldorado. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Eldorado with arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. Burial will be at Eldorado Cemetery. Mary Etta was born August 21, 1928, in McCamey, Texas, to Mayme and Henry Davidson. Mary Etta graduated from McCamey High School, and while working in McCamey, met and married her lifelong partner, Leon Stricklan in 1946. Mary Etta is survived by her beloved husband, Leon; daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Toby Tripp of Odessa; son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Lori Stricklan of Eldorado; grandchildren, Bradley Beaty of Huntsville, Melanie Stricklan of Robbins AFB, Georgia, Brian Madison of Dallas, Traci Stricklan of Warner Robbins, Ga., Lori Gray of Odessa and Bryan Tripp of Phoenix, Ariz.; great-granddaughters, Megan and Kendall Gray of Odessa; sisters, Linda Walling of San Angelo and JoAnn Willhelm of Kermit; brother, Henry Davidson of San Angelo; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of beloved friends. Mary Etta was preceded in death by her parents Mayme and Henry Davidson, her sister, Charlotte Good, and her brother, Gary Davidson. Mary Etta was a member of First Baptist Church in Eldorado, where she was active in Sunday school, Senior Ambassadors, and youth craft activities. Mary Etta enjoyed traveling, particularly with the Senior Ambassadors. Our beloved Nana will be missed for her wonderful gift of encouraging others with her desire to help and counsel, for her excellent cooking, her talents in crafts and crochet, and her compassion and love that was an inspiration to everyone. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, P.O. Box 11062, Midland, Texas 79702; Hospice of San Angelo, P.O. Box 471, San Angelo, Texas 76902; or the First Baptist Church Senior Ambassadors, P.O. Box 458, Eldorado, Texas 76936. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.