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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
June 04, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  -- James LaRoque McKelvy, 21, of Odessa passed away Wednesday,
   June  2,  1999,  at  his  residence.  He  was  born March 11, 1978, in
   Andrews.
   
   Services  will  be  10  a.m.  Saturday,  June 5, 1999, at First United
   Methodist  Church,  401  N.  Lee  Ave.,  with  the Rev. Donny Williams
   officiating.
   
   James was a member of First United Methodist Church. He graduated from
   Permian  High  School in 1996. While at Permian, James was very active
   in  speech and debate and also in youth government, serving as senator
   and  speaker.  He  was very excited to be honored at a luncheon by the
   mayor  of  Odessa  and  Gov.  George  W. Bush for his efforts in youth
   government.  He  attended  Odessa  College and was to attend Texas A&M
   University in the fall.
   
   He  loved  music,  especially the Beatles, Pat Green, Robert Earl Keen
   and  Merle Haggard, and he loved to play golf. James was a very classy
   young  man  with  a  very quick wit. He had many longtime friends that
   meant  the  world  to him. He loved his family, friends and especially
   his  grandparents.  James  had  very  high  standards  for himself and
   others.
   
   James  is survived by his parents, Beckye and Keith McKelvy of Odessa;
   grandparents, Pat and Hubert McKelvy of Brackettville, Joyce Stacey of
   Baton  Rouge,  La.,  and Ruby and Jim LaRoque; three sisters and their
   husbands,  Kelly  and  Stacy  Mayfield  of  Giddings, Kassy and Justin
   Behrens  of Giddings and Summer Barnes of Odessa; two brothers, Dustin
   McKelvy of Tulsa, Okla., and Brian and wife, Misty Holloway of Odessa;
   two  nephews, Hunter Mayfield and Justin Holloway; and numerous aunts,
   uncles and cousins.
   
   Pallbearers  will  be  Justin  Johns, Kirk Plynell, Marcus Pennington,
   Sammy Gonzales, Ben Dixon and Justin Anderson.
   
   His many friends will serve as honorary pallbearers.
   
   Funeral arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
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   MIDLAND  --  Services  for Oneada Buchanan Mitchell are scheduled at 4
   p.m.  Friday, June 4, 1999, at the Pipkin Funeral Home Chapel with the
   Rev. Robert Frazier of Valley View Baptist Church officiating.
   
   Interment  will  follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction
   of Pipkin Funeral Home.
   
   Oneada  Buchanan  Mitchell was born Jan. 26, 1917, in Denton County to
   James  and  Martha  Robertson. She married Raymond Buchanan in 1933 in
   Midland.
   
   Mr.  Buchanan  passed  away in 1952. She later married Rad Mitchell in
   April 1960 in Odessa. He also preceded her in death in 1983.
   
   Mrs.  Mitchell  was  a  beauty operator in her own shop for years. She
   retired in 1958.
   
   She  was  a  member  of Cotton Flat Baptist Church, Women's Missionary
   Union, Eastern Star and a charter member of Immanuel Baptist Church in
   Odessa.
   
   She  is  survived by one son, Jesse Buchanan of Midland; one daughter,
   Doris  Swinney of Odessa; one brother, Billy Robertson of Midland; one
   sister,   Ora   Lankford   of   Midland;   four   grandchildren;  five
   great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
   
   Chris Buchanan, Michael Robertson, Curtis Robertson, LeGene Robertson,
   Mathew Beasley, and Charles Beasley will serve as pallbearers.
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