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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
August 18, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  -- Manuela Gomez Abila, 73 years of age, passed away on August
   13, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   She  was  born  on  September  29,  1925, in Barstow. Mrs. Abila was a
   member of St. Joseph's and St. Anthony's Catholic Church. She was also
   a  member  of  the  Lady's  Altar  Society,  the  Carmelites  and  the
   Crusillistas.
   
   Mrs.  Abila  was preceded in death by her son, Cepriano Abila, and her
   sister,  Elauteria  Salgado;  and  her  parents, Demetrio and Catalina
   Gomez.
   
   She  is survived by her husband, Antonio Abila of Odessa; sons, Felipe
   Abila  and his wife, Maria, of Odessa, Paul Abila and his wife, Lydia,
   of  Brownwood,  Greg Abila and his wife, Annette, of San Antonio, Tony
   Abila  Jr.  and  his wife, Lupe, of Odessa and Manuel Abila of Odessa;
   one  daughter,  Mary Abila Heredia and her husband, Manuel, of Odessa;
   brothers,  George  Gomez  of  Odessa, Epifanio Gomez of San Francisco,
   Calif.;  sisters, Maria Salgado of Midland, Paulina Ojeda of Pecos and
   Cecilia    Correra    of    Midland;    14    grandchildren;   and   8
   great-grandchildren.
   
   A  Rosary  was said Saturday and Sunday at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass
   was  celebrated  Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial was at
   Rose Hill Cemetery.
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   ODESSA -- Harold Diller, 87, of Odessa, died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at
   his residence.
   
   Graveside  services  will  be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial
   Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
   
   He  was  born  April 20, 1912, in Tahlequah, Okla. He married Margaret
   Watts in April 1949 in Kermit.
   
   Mr.  Diller  moved  to  Odessa in 1992 from Kermit. He was the retired
   owner  of  a  retail lumber company. He was a Navy Seabee during World
   War  II.  He  was  a lifetime member and past master of Kermit Masonic
   Lodge  #1258  and  a member of Toyah Lodge #1077. He was a 32nd Degree
   Master  Mason.  He  was  a  member of the N.R.A. and past president of
   Kermit   Chamber   of   Commerce  in  1971  and  1972.  He  loved  his
   grandchildren very much.
   
   Survivors include his wife, Margaret Diller of Odessa; son, Jim Diller
   of  Kermit;  daughter,  Pat Evans of Odessa; brother, George Diller of
   Thatcher, Ariz.; sister, Hazel Maher of Kermit; six grandchildren; and
   15 great-grandchildren.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   ODESSA  --  Inez Marie Hubbard (Mrs. Earl Hubbard), 79, of Odessa died
   Saturday, August 14, 1999, at her residence.
   
   She  was born August 26, 1919, in Santa Anna. She moved to Odessa from
   San  Antonio  in  1945.  She  married  Earl  Hubbard June 14, 1948, in
   Coleman.
   
   She was a homemaker and member of Terrace Hills Baptist Church.
   
   Mrs.  Hubbard  loved her family above all else and showed that love in
   many ways. She had a witty personality for everyone that came close to
   her.  If  you  had  a  short  encounter  with  her, you would know her
   uniqueness. She was a loving great-granny and mother.
   
   She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl, March 1, 1990; and two
   sons, Robert Earl and Jackie Glenn Hubbard.
   
   Survivors  include  her  children  and  their spouses, Earlene and Bob
   Barnes,  Maurice  and  Marcy Hubbard, Larry and Nancy Hubbard, Freddie
   Hubbard  and  Delores  Stone, Milton and Marion Hubbard and Leslie and
   Glinda  Hubbard,  all  of Odessa; sister, Geraldine Thompson of Marble
   Falls; 16 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren.
   
   Funeral services were held Monday, August 16, 1999, at Frank W. Wilson
   Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Danny Willis officiating.
   
   Interment  was  in  Sunset  Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W.
   Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   If  desired,  memorials may be made to Permian Basin Rehab Center, 620
   N.  Alleghaney Ave., Odessa, TX 79761 or Terrace Hills Baptist Church,
   3319 N. Golder Ave., Odessa, TX 79764.
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