Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 12 Jan 2000 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 Death Notices. January 12, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Annie Berry ODESSA — Annie Ruth Berry, 85, of Odessa, a retired caregiver, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Vondell Drinkard officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Garden of Memories in Charleston, Ark., with the Rev. J.L. Elton officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Pearl and moved to Odessa in 1993 from Charleston, Ark. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Robert Berry of Odessa; brothers, Ernest Raby Johnson of Austin and William B. Johnson of Sherman; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Flossie Ford DENVER CITY — Flossie May Byers Ford, 83, of Denver City, a retired employee of Yoakum County Hospital, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000, at Canterbury Villa in Denver City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Assembly of God with the Rev. Gene Benningfield officiating. Burial will be at Yoakum Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Kiefer, Okla. She was a member of the Assembly of God church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bill Ford of Angleton, Bobby Ford of Hermleigh and Gary Ford of Terrell; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Betty Flowers ODESSA — Betty Flowers, 51, of Odessa, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Langley officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Robert Lee Cemetery in Robert Lee. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa and was a longtime resident. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, James P. Flowers of Midland; daughter, Melissa L. Wynne of Midland; brother, Gene Travis McKandfles of Midland; and four grandchildren. Clark Hunt AUSTIN — Clark "Frog" Hunt, 62, of Temple died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, in Temple. Services were Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at All Faiths Funeral Service. Arrangements by All Faiths Funeral Service. He was born in Beggs, Okla. SURVIVORS: Sons, Tobin Mark Hunt, Mike Green and Kyle Cowan, all of Austin; brother, Howard Hunt of Midland; sisters, Shirley Irwin of White Pine, Tenn., and Beverly Durham of Jena, Calif.; and two granddaughters. Bobbie Ritchie MCCAMEY — Bobbie Lee Carnes Ritchie, 65, of Marble Falls, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at North Austin Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bryan Crittendon officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Elk City, Okla. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Dale Ritchie of Marble Falls; son, Bob Ritchie of Wichita, Kan.; daughter, Dayla Diane Mellenbruch of Seminole; brother, Billy Carnes of McCamey; and three grandchildren. Jesse Simpson HOBBS, N.M. — Jesse Dean Simpson, 68, of Ira, a retired truck driver, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, in Ira. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Belvue Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Kirby officiating. Burial will be at V.A. National Cemetery in Houston. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Worth. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Sons, Carroll Simpson of Houston and Larry Wayne Simpson of Pasedena; daughters, Beverly Dean Powell of California, Elizabeth Diane Smith and Kelly Pauline Espenosa, both of Louden, Tenn., and Theresa McSwain of Bryan; brother, Jim Simpson of Diamond, Mo.; sister, Lola Mae Tillitson of Tulsa, Okla.; and 21 grandchildren. Nellie Sleepin CARTER, Okla. — Nellie Sleepin, 85, of Monahans, a retired reflexologist, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Assembly of God with the Rev. Oliver Thompson officiating. Burial will be at Carter Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Carter, Okla. He was a member of Assembly of God. SURVIVORS: Sister, Helen Harris of Fort Worth. Selma Strickland EARLY — Selma Stickland, 83, of Early, retired employee of Gulf Oil, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Early First Baptist Church with the Revs. Calvin Knight and Jesse Smith officiating. Burial will be at Blanket Cemetery. Arrangements by Davis-Moore Funeral Home. She was born in Tow Valley. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Wiley S. Strickland of Early; Son, Harley Henry Strickland of High Point, N.C.; daughters, Virginia Hill of Ojai, Calif., and Carol Pyfer of Irving; brothers, James Cornelius of Brownwood and Harld Cornelius of Hurt; sisters, Hazel Morey of Fort Worth and Emma Jean Elder of Pasco, Wash.; 8 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Frances Wagoner ODESSA — Frances Iantha Wagoner, 97, of Odessa, owner of Wagoner Machine Shop, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Cisco and moved to Odessa in 1938. She was a member of First Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Son, Dan Wagoner of Odessa; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mary Walker KINGSLAND — Mary Peyton Walker, 81, of Kingsland, a business woman, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, in San Antonio. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Kingland Community Church with the Rev. George Belford officiating. Burial will be at Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. She was born in Winchester, Ind., and moved to Kingsland in 1982 from Odessa. She was a member of Kingsland Community Church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Fred Ira Peyton of Kingsland, Thomas Richard Petyon and Mark J. Peyton, both of San Antonio; daughter, Sara Kathryn Dwyer of San Antonio; brothers, Arthur Collins and Claude Collins of Traverse City, Mich.; sisters, Betty Gross of Traverse City, Mich., and Helen Wilson of California; and four grandchildren. Kenneth Warren SEMINOLE — Kenneth John Warren, 71, of Seminole, a plumber, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Lonnie Poe officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and had lived in Seminole for 65 years. He was a Navy veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Gary Warren of Bailey and Dana Lynn of Los Lunas; daughter, Vicki Aragon of Tome, N.M.; mother, Irah Jane Warren of Seminole. Mable Wheat ODESSA — Mable Wheat, 80, of McQueeney, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, in San Antonio. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Goetz Funeral Home. She was born in Dierks, Ark. SURVIVORS: Son, Harold Wheat of Dale; daughters, Perlene Haynes of McQueeny, Martha Payne of Fort Worth and Jeanna Allen of Sequin; sisters, Octavia Willes of Broken Bow, Okla., Susan Stewart of Victoria and Zella Barnett of Smiley; and six grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.