Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 7 Oct 1999 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Obituaries. October 07, 1999 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Michael W. Nelson ODESSA -- Mike was born Dec. 4, 1960, in Odessa. He passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Melvin L. Warren of First Baptist Church and Craig Martindale of St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services were under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Mike W. Nelson was a lifelong resident of Odessa. He attended Permian High School and worked as a roughneck. He enjoyed being outdoors and especially fishing. He married Luz Divina Galindo on May 7, 1994, in Ector County. He was a member of First Baptist Church. His passion was to win souls for the Lord and to help those less fortunate. Survivors include his wife, Divina Nelson of Odessa; parents, Kay and Mary Nelson of Odessa; his brother, Larry Nelson of Odessa; his daughter, Juliet Carrera and her husband, Ricky Carrera II; father-in-law, Andy Galindo; grandchildren, Ricky Carrera III and Ramon Carrera; brother-in-laws, Eleno, Johnny and Ray Galindo, all of Odessa. The family requests donations be made to Clover House Affiliated Services, 1118B W. 12th St., Odessa, Texas, 79761. _________________________________________________________________ Arthur Clinton Atkins FORT STOCKTON -- Arthur Clinton Atkins passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, in Fort Stockton. He was 68. Clint was born Dec. 15, 1930, in San Angelo, to George Edwin Atkins and Rosa Burton Atkins. He was a resident of Fort Stockton since the second grade. He graduated from Fort Stockton High School in 1949. Clint attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman, graduating with honors and a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering. He and high school sweetheart Patricia Moody were married June 18, 1952. After a two-year enlistment in the Army at Fort Lee, Va., he worked for Mobile Oil and Refining Co. in Midland. Clint returned to Fort Stockton in 1956 to run the George Atkins Estate. He joined Clajon Gas Co. as vice president in 1967. After retiring from Clajon in the 1980s, he kept busy independently in oil and gas properties, real estate and ranching interests. He also served for many years on the board of directors of the Pecos County State Bank. Mr. Atkins was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Burton Edwin Atkins in 1966; his son Arthur Clinton Atkins Jr. in 1973; and his wife, Patsy Moody, in 1994. He is survived by his daughter, Myra Atkins of Fort Stockton; his brother, George Edwin Atkins Jr. of Weatherford, Okla., and many nephews and nieces and in-laws, each of which he loved very much. Clint also had a wealth of friends who probably never knew just how special that friendship was to the man. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at the First Baptist Church of Fort Stockton. Interment will follow at the East Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Fort Stockton Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Robert Huckaby, Delmon Hodges, Charles Ezell, Robert Truesdale, Clayton Parker, Bryan Parker, Bradley Parker and Ernest Woodward. Honorary Pallbearers will be Darr Snailum, Earl C. Wisler, J.L. Davis, Frank Pollard, James Scuddy, Walter Scuddy, Sam Pfiester, J.T. Ables, Dr. Omer D. Price, W.C. "Bill" McDonald, David Gomez, David Robbins, Ernest Triplett and Dr. Pat Cordero. Mr. Atkins' favorite charities were the Boy Scouts of America, the West Texas Boys Ranch and the Fort Stockton Public Library. "Daddy, Did you ever know that you were my hero? We all miss you so much." _________________________________________________________________ Jesusa Hollowell ODESSA -- Jesusa Mary Aleman Hollowell, 82, of Odessa, a licensed vocational nurse, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at her residence. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church with Bishop Alan Pitt officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 6, 1917, in Yorktown. She moved to Odessa in 1951 from Cuero. Mrs. Aleman came to Odessa in 1951 from Cuero. She was a licensed vocational nurse for 25 years, working in hospitals and nursing homes. She was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W., Royal Neighbors, Moose Lodge, George Knauff and Rebekkah Lodge #119. Many thanks to Barbara and Candace Reed for taking care of our Grandmother. Thanks to Hospice and Nurses Unlimited for all their care. Survivors include her sons, Santiago Aleman, Ray Aleman, J.D. Aleman and Richard Aleman, all of Odessa, Robert Aleman of Austin, Frank Aleman Jr. of Barstow, Calif., Alfred Aleman of Dallas; daughters, Susie Ash and Mary Ann Gahagan, both of Odessa, Betty Budge of Midland; brother, Leonardo Molina of Platteville, Colo., and Santiago Molina of Odessa; sisters, Clara Arredondo, Dominga Dirckson and Viola Jacobo, all of Odessa; 28 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ John Runyan "Jack" Neary ODESSA -- John Runyan "Jack" Neary, 78, of Odessa, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. He was born May 23, 1921, in New Brunswick, N.J. He married Jennie Hargett Jan. 18, 1946 in San Pedro, Calif. Mr. Neary came to Odessa in 1958 from New Brunswick, N.J. He was a truck driver in the oilfield. He was a jack of all trades and very handy with his hands. He always had a smile, because he enjoyed life. He enjoyed Louis L'Amour books, John Wayne movies, and fishing and was one of the original Grumpy Old Men. He was in the Army in the Infantry 44th Division from 1939 to 1945. He was proud that his first son had also served in the military. He was preceded in death by his son, John Runyan Neary II on May 1, 1968. Survivors include his wife, Jennie Neary of Odessa; son, Bruce Neary of Houston; daughter, Helen Wolf of El Capitan, N.M., and Rosemarie Yarborough of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Dorothy Lee Logsdon ODESSA -- Dorothy Lee Logsdon, a longtime resident of Odessa, was born to Ira and Nellie Young, June 11, 1914, in Metcalfe County, Ky. She passed away Monday morning, Oct. 4, 1999, at her residence. Graveside services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Chaplain Margaret Ledwith officiating. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She married Youl Logsdon, Dec. 24, 1936, in Owensboro, Ky. He and a son, Jimmy Dale Logsdon, preceded her in death. Dorothy was a licensed vocational nurse and retired from Medical Center Hospital in 1982 after 25 years of service. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Logsdon of Odessa; son and daughter-in-law, Darrell W. and Becky Logsdon of Odessa; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two nieces and two nephews. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.