Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 8 June 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. June 08, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices LUBBOCK H. Crume, 87, of Ransom Canyon, a retired plant operator, died Monday, June 5, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. today at Resthaven Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Winfred Walker officiating. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Arrangements by Resthaven Funeral Home in Lubbock. He was born in Carruthersville, Ill., and moved to Lubbock from Odessa in 1999. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Brother, Floyd A. Crume of Clovis, N.M.; sisters, Loraine Hall of Sunray, Fredia Randolph of Union Gap, Wash., Lenore Randolph of Yakima, Wash., and Mada Carter of Pioneer, La. Russell Giles ANDREWS Russell Giles, 85, of Andrews, a retired mechanic, died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Chapel with the Rev. Dr. H.A. Hanks officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Athens, Texas, and moved to Andrews in 1970 from Corsicana. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Rosemary Farmer of Andrews, Diane Quarles of Corsicana and Joan Tindle of Odessa; brothers, Frank Giles of Houston and Richard Giles of Corsicana; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Leland Murphy MITCHELL COUNTY Leland E. "L.E." Murphy, 81, of Odessa, a government trapper, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at Lea County Regional Hospital in Hobbs, N.M. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Iatan Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Baker officiating. Arrange-ments by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was born in Mitchell County. He was an Army veteran of World War II . SURVIVORS: Daughter, Joyce Beard of Hobbs, N.M.; sons, K.V. Murphy and Clayton Murphy, both of Crane, and Byron Edwin Murphy of Odessa; brother, James P. Murphy of Odessa; sisters, Earlene Slaton of Socorro, N.M., and Lena Flo Lyons of Waco; and seven grandchildren. Nola Pipkin ANDREWS Nola Pipkin, 75, of Andrews, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at Permian General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Andrews North Cemetery. Arrange-ments by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Compton, Ark., and moved to Andrews in 1957 from Henderson. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Pipkin of Andrews; son, Jackie Pipkin of Houston; two grand-children; and one great-grandchild. Hilda Rodriguez STANTON Hilda Rodriguez, 44, of Stanton, a homemaker, died Saturday, June 3, 2000, in Stanton. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Arturo Pestin and Ernie Sanchez officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Musquiz, Coahuila, Mexico. SURVIVORS: Husband, Pete Rodriguez of Stanton; parents, Elidio and Francis Navarro of Del Rio; brother, Elidio Navarro Jr. of Del Rio; and sister, Rebecca Navarro of Del Rio. Manuel Soza ALPINE Manuel Guadalupe Soza, 87, of Presidio, a retired farmer, died Monday, June 5, 2000, in El Paso. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Santa Teresa Catholic Church in Presidio. Burial will be at Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in La Haciendita and was a longtime resident of Presidio. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Evangelina Juarez of El Paso and Maria Guadalupe Shields of Bensalem, Penn.; sons, Robert Soza of Alpine and William Soza of Falls Church, Va.; sisters, Bernarda Gonzales of Fort Stockton, Carmen Carrasco of Presidio, Josephina Rede, Librada Hernandez and Beatrice Sewell, all of El Paso; brother, Ruben Soza of El Paso; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Nep Stafford MIDLAND Nep Stafford, 90, of Midland died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, in a McCamey nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ellis Funeral Home with Bob Loe officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Haskell County. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, W.R. Stafford of Rankin and D. Paul Stafford of Palestine; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Walter Ringo ANDREWS Walter Carlile Ringo, 94, of La Cresenta, Calif., died Friday, May 19, 2000, in Sundland, Calif. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. Jesus Yanez ODESSA Jesus Yanez, 46, of Odessa died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at his residence. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.