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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
November 22, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Morris  Turner  Caffy, 67, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, November 21,
   1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Funeral  services  will  be  held  at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 23,
   1999,  at  Crescent  Park  Baptist  Church  with Rev. Johnny Dickerson
   officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   Mr.  Caffy  was born in Corsicana, Texas, December 17, 1931, to Turner
   and  Beulah Caffy. He graduated from Corsicana High School in 1948. He
   married Tommye Ruth McCormack August 12, 1950, in Tyler, Texas.
   
   Mr.  Caffy moved to Odessa in March 1951 and worked for Balie Griffith
   until  1970.  He  served  in the Armed Forces from 1953 to 1955. After
   returning  to  Odessa he joined Crescent Park Baptist in June 1955. He
   and  Tommye  joined  as  charter  members  of the church, and he later
   became  a  deacon and served on various committees. In 1970, he opened
   Morris Caffy TV and Appliance, and through the years received numerous
   awards for his outstanding sales and service.
   
   He  was  preceded  in  death  by  his father, Turner B. Caffy, and his
   mother, Beulah Caffy Moorehead, and one brother, James Caffy.
   
   He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Tommye Caffy of Odessa; daughter and
   son-in-law  Sharon  and  Bruce  Melton  of  Sherman,  Texas;  son  and
   daughter-in-law   David   and   Mellonie   Caffy   of   Odessa;  three
   grandchildren,  Taylor and Katie Beth Melton of Sherman and Lisa Caffy
   of Odessa; and one sister, Aubrey Green of Corsicana.
   
   The  family  will  receive  friends Monday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at
   Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   Memorial  gifts  may  be  made to Crescent Park Baptist Church, Chapel
   Fund,  3002  E. University, Odessa, Texas 79762. Arrangements by Frank
   W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   www.wilsonfuneral.com
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