Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 1 Jul 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. July 01, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Francis Deavenport ODESSA Francis Lajuana "Sunny" Deavenport, 80, of Odessa, a retired seamstress, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Odessa. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Christ Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ron Rennegarbe officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Restlawn Memorial Park in Hereford. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Wellington and had moved to Odessa in 1992 from Hereford. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Jeff Deavenport of Broken Arrow, Okla.; daughter, Jo Frances Deavenport Boring of Odessa; sister, Jetta Breith of Midland; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Lonnie Southern ANDREWS Lonnie Southern, 69, of Andrews, a retired reverse rig operator, died Friday, June 30, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McNett Funeral Home with the Revs. Roy Ervin Southern and Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Baskin, La., and moved to Andrews in 1960. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Doris M. Southern of Andrews; sons, Bobby Dale Southern of Gilbert. La., Lonnie Gene Southern of Donaldsonville, La., George Allen Southern of Denison; daughters, Sharon Annette Southern, Treva Carol Southern and Patty Renee Acosta, all of Andrews, Evelyn Delphena Southern of Plaquemine, La., Barbara Elaine Carver of Haughton, La., and Cecelia Melvin Carver of Colorado City; brothers, Melvin Southern of Andrews, Edward Southern of Gilbert, La., and Roy Ervin Southern of Arcadia, La.; sisters, Georgia May Clark and Jaunita Bennett, both of Winnsboro, La., Barbara Denny of Lakesville, Minn., Nell Eley of Gilbert, La., and Sarah Holmes of Duck Hill, Miss.; 24 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Ygnacio Subia MONAHANS Ygnacio U. Subia, 79, of Midland, a retired janitor, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Midland. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at St. Johns Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Grandfalls. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Armando Subia and Ygnacio Subia Jr., both of Midland, and Arturo Subia of Pyote; daughters, Connie Valenzuela and Irma Lujan, both of Monahans, and Ofelia Sylvia Subia of Austin; brother, Frank Subia of Monahans; sisters, Loretta Carrasco and Patsy Armendariz, both of Odessa, and Epifania Subia of Monahans; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Jimmy Whetstone COLLEYVILLE Jimmy Ray Whetstone, 65, of Colleyville, an electrical engineer, died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Irving. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery in Wichita, Kan. Arrangements by Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. He was born in Abilene. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. SURVIVORS: Wife, Coye Whetstone of Colleyville; daughters, Kim Younger of Fort Worth, Karen Florence of Houston and Kristi Bliss and Kellie Bliss, both of Wichita, Kan.; 21 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.