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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
September 11, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Paula Denise Bachman
   
   ODESSA -- Paula Denise Bachman, 44, of Odessa, died Thursday, Sept. 9,
   1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Services  will  be  at  2 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the
   Revs. Freida Bryant and Holly Ensey officiating.
   
   Visitation will start at Hubbard-Kelly at 1 p.m. Saturday.
   
   She was born July 24, 1955, in Tucson, Ariz.
   
   Denise  moved  to  Odessa  in  1970  from  Illinois.  She obtained her
   bachelor's  degree at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and
   a  master's  degree  at  Texas Woman's University. She was employed at
   Odessa  College  as  a  learning  resources  specialist  and  head  of
   technical services for 12 years.
   
   Survivors  include  her  daughter,  Erin  Bachman  and  grandchildren,
   Christopher  Frank  Fowler  and  Madison Nicole Fowler, all of Odessa;
   parents,   Harvey   and  Carolyn  Sue  Reed  of  Odessa;  brother  and
   sister-in-law,  Frank  and  Joyce  Reed  and children, Corbin Reed and
   Misty  Bassham,  all  of  Visalia,  Calif.; sister and brother-in-law,
   Falena and Ron Hurt of Baltimore, Md.; Uncle and Aunt, Rick and Sharon
   Singer and family of Mount Carmel, Ill.
   
   The  family  suggests memorials to the Odessa College Scholarship Fund
   in memory of Denise Bachman.
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   Rhonda Higginbotham
   
   STANTON  --  Rhonda Keys Higginbotham, 36, of Midland, died Wednesday,
   Sept. 8, 1999, near Sterling City.
   
   Graveside  services  will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery
   with the Rev. Robert Frazier officiating.
   
   She was born Oct. 13., 1962, in Atlanta, Ga. She lived in Midland four
   years  and was assistant manger at a Town and Country Store. She loved
   music, collecting Indian artifacts and spending time with her family.
   
   Survivors  include  her  son, Ricky Higginbotham of Midland; daughter,
   Amber  Higginbotham  of  Midland;  mother,  Sandra  Keys  of  Midland;
   brother, Randy Keys of Odessa; sisters, Tori Keys Steen and Staci Keys
   Baker,  both  of  Odessa; granddaughter, Taci Higginbotham; two nieces
   and a nephew.
   
   Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.
   
   Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
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   ODESSA  --  Gloria  Elizabeth Turner was born on March 9, 1928, in Los
   Angeles,  Calif.  She  passed  away  Thursday,  Sept. 9, 1999, after a
   lengthy illness.
   
   Services  will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
   Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   The  family  will  receive  visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Sunset
   Memorial Funeral Home.
   
   Mrs.  Turner  came to Odessa in 1954. She worked as a waitress for the
   Barn  Door,  the  Holiday lnn and also the Shrimp Boat many years ago.
   She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
   
   Gloria  is  survived  by  her sons, Sonny Turner and his wife Terri of
   Odessa   and   Ron   Turner  and  his  wife  Susan  of  Mesquite;  her
   grandchildren,  Sunni,  Lora,  Stuart,  Shonna  and Shannda Turner and
   Jason  and  Jamie  Hammick; her great-grandson, Trevor Michael Turner;
   and also her beloved pets, Tiffany and Tony.
   
   She  will  be greatly missed by her family and friends, whom she loved
   very much.
   
   The  family  requests  that  memorials  be made to the American Cancer
   Society, 811 Central Dr., Odessa, Texas 79761.
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