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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
November 12, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Harvey Aaron O'Neal
   
   ODESSA -- Harvey Aaron O'Neal, 91, of Odessa, died Wednesday, Nov. 10,
   1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   He was born Sept. 9, 1908, in Novice. He married Katherine Flanagan in
   Coleman, Dec. 3, 1932.
   
   Mr.  O'Neal moved to Odessa in 1946. He was a heavy equipment operator
   for Midwest Equipment Inc. He was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church.
   
   He  is  survived  by  his  wife, Katherine O'Neal of Odessa; sons, Bob
   O'Neal  of Richardson, J.D. O'Neal of Odessa; daughter, Zona Fryman of
   Odessa;  brothers,  Raymond O'Neal of Kansas, Jesse O'Neal of Lubbock,
   Boyd  A.  O'Neal  of  McKinney; sisters, Ruth Reece and Ruby Flanagan,
   both of Brownwood; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
   
   Funeral  services  will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at
   Frank  W.  Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Tom Hiser and Dr.
   Mike  O'Neal  officiating.  Interment  will  follow at Sunset Memorial
   Gardens.
   
   Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors
   
   (www. wilsonfuneral.com)
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   ODESSA  --  Zelma  "Jean"  Pittman  passed  away  in her home with her
   children  and  grandchildren  at her bedside. She was a loving mother,
   grandmother  and  great-grandmother.  "Jean" was a wonderful friend to
   all  who  knew  her. Through her love and prayers she touched numerous
   lives.  She attended the First United Pentecostal Church of Odessa for
   many years. Jean encountered physical disabilities throughout her life
   but it never stopped her from reaching out and praying or sharing with
   others.  She  will  always be remembered for her strength and Faith in
   God. "Jean" exchanged her feeble, fleshly body for a glorious heavenly
   one on Nov. 11, 1999.
   
   She was born Nov. 19, 1925, in Idabel, Okla.
   
   Services  will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First United Pentecostal Church
   with  the  Rev.  Terry  Pugh  officiating.  Burial  will  be at Sunset
   Memorial Gardens.
   
   She  was  preceded in death by her loving husband, O.L. "Ted" Pittman,
   and her daughter, Gearline Pittman.
   
   Survivors  include  her sons, Teddy Pittman and Tommy Pittman, both of
   Odessa,  Dwaine  Pittman  of  Scurry  and  Ronny  Pittman  of  Odessa;
   daughters,  Diane  Kipp  of  Odessa  and  Earline  Simmons  of Austin;
   brother,  Jim  Turnage  of  Greenville, Miss.; sisters, Eveyln Yee and
   Agnes  Hattaway,  both of Shreveport, La., Mardella Coats of Metairie,
   La.,  Lela Bowyer of Austin, Betty Perkins of Springtown and Sue Lewis
   of Clinton, Miss.; 18 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   Ora Freeman Walker
   
   ODESSA  --  Ora  Freeman  Walker, 88, formerly of Odessa, died Sunday,
   Nov. 7, 1999, in Lewisville. She was born Dec 5, 1910, in Steele, Mo.
   
   Mrs.  Walker  moved  to  Odessa  in  1957 from Artesia, N.M. She was a
   homemaker  and,  when  living in Odessa, was a member of Crescent Park
   Baptist Church. In 1995 she moved to Carrollton where she was a member
   of Woodlake Baptist Church.
   
   She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Walker, and a daughter,
   Ann Smith.
   
   She  is  survived  by  daughters,  Mary Olsen of Walnut Creek, Calif.,
   Jimmie  Green  of  Austin  and  Kathy Belt of Carrollton; two sisters,
   Jenny  Highfill  of  Little  Rock,  Ark., and Helen Cox of Carrollton;
   brother,  J.T.  Freeman  of Sharadin, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; and nine
   great-grandchildren.
   
   Funeral  services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999, in the
   chapel  of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with her sons-in-law, Del
   Olson  and  Carroll  Green,  officiating. Interment followed at Sunset
   Memorial Gardens.
   
   Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   If desired, memorials may be made to Gideons or Focus on the Family.
   
   (www.wilsonfuneral.corn)
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