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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
October 13, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   H.C. "Joe" Luther
   
   MIDLAND  --  Beloved husband, father, grandfather and dear friend H.C.
   "Joe"  Luther  was  called  home to heaven on October 10, 1999, at his
   residence.
   
   Funeral  services  will  be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at St.
   Luke's   United   Methodist  Church  with  the  Rev.  Richard  Edwards
   officiating.  Burial  will  follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery
   under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home.
   
   Visitation  is  scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home
   Chapel.
   
   Joe  was  born  in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Aug. 15, 1924, to Herman and
   Iona  Luther. He graduated from Slidell High School and joined the Air
   Force and flew bombing missions over Italy in World War II. He married
   Corrine Covington in San Antonio March 6, 1948.
   
   He  graduated  from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in
   geology.
   
   Joe  worked  for Chevron as a geologist, retiring after 28 years to go
   out on his own to do consulting work.
   
   Giving  of  himself  generously,  he lived and loved life with all his
   heart.  He  volunteered  at  the  Airport's  Information Booth and the
   Confederate   Air   Force   Museum,  being  instrumental  in  bringing
   recognition  to  the  Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Other countless
   hours  were  spent  as  a board member and a volunteer at the American
   Heart Association in the "Jump Rope for Heart" program. He volunteered
   at  Meals  On  Wheels, Midland Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, West Texas
   Geological Society and The Petroleum Museum.
   
   He  was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Denny Luther of
   SlideIl; and one sister, Burl Bauerle of Hammond, La.
   
   He  leaves  to  cherish  his memory, his wife, Corrine; his daughters,
   Cheree Smith and husband, Billy, Sheila McCright and husband, Dan, all
   of   Midland   and   Lisa   Jolley  of  Scottsdale,  Ariz.;  his  nine
   grandchildren,  Jessica  and  Travis  Smith, Michelle Watts, Blake and
   Natalie  Boyce,  all  of Midland, Brent Boyce and Cody Jolley, both of
   Scottsdale,   Ariz.,   and   Shane   Freeman   of   Dallas;   and  two
   great-grandchildren.
   
   Pallbearers  are  Mike  Jolley,  Larry  Hambek and his grandsons, Cody
   Jolley, Brent Boyce, Blake Boyce and Shane Freeman.
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