Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 8 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 08, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Ignacia Acosta MONAHANS Ignacia Acosta, 66, of Grandfalls, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at Ward Memorial Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Johns Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Johns Parish Hall. Burial will be at Grandfalls Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Terlingua. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Pedro Acosta and David Acosta, both of Grandfalls, Rafael Acosta of LaPorte and Robert Acosta of Odessa; daughters, Yolanda Acosta and Juanita Brandenburg, both of Grandfalls and Maria A. Jordan of Midland; brother, Mike Cadena of Midland; sisters, Tomasa Vasquez and Tina Acosta, both of Grandfalls, Francis Dominguez and Mary Cavazos, both of Crane, Rosie Williams of Monahans, Isabell Salmon of Pecos and Lucy Prieto of Lubbock; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Lucille Huffman MCCAMEY Lucille Huffman, 89, of McCamey, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at Desert View Manor Nursing Home in Crane. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Fisher County and had been a resident of McCamey since 1928. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Kenneth Huffman of Grape Creek, Nelson Huffman of Littleriver and Bill Huffman of Fredricksburg; daughter, Delight Ahleneus of Arlington; brothers, Jimmy McKinnon of California and Loren McKinnon of Minnesota; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Cecil Jones LOVINGTON, N.M. Cecil Maurice Jones, 89, of Lovington, N.M., a porcelain artist, died Thursday, July 6, 2000, in Lovington. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Third and Central Church of Christ with Dan Morris officiating. Burial will be at Lovington Cemetery. Arrangements by Bethany Funeral Home. She was born in Haskell and was a longtime resident of Lovington. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Irma Lee Aduddell of Lovington; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Ethel Ratliff ODESSA Ethel Mae Ratliff, 84, of Odessa died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Crescent Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Johnny Dickerson officiating. Private graveside services will be at Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Sonora. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Brother, John B. Chilcoat of Knox City; sisters, Ladelle Abbott of San Angelo, Connell Houston and Dorothy Thomason, both of Spur, Mayre Jo Chilcoat and Crystal Fannin, both of Amarillo, and Gaye Barclay of Napa, Calif. Glen Sims ODESSA Glen Wayne Sims, 62, of Odessa, a retired truck driver, died Friday, July 7, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Danny Copeland officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Gladewater and was a longtime resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Beverly June Bridgestock of Abilene; sons, Glen Wayne Jr. and Chrispin Floyd Sims, both of Odessa; brothers, Jerry Don Sims of Berryville, Ark., Ronnie Sims of Gardendale and Rubin Leroy Sims of Odessa; sister, Leona Beverly Walters of Odessa; and seven grandchildren. Johnnie Fitzgerald ALPINE Johnnie Fitzgerald, 82, of Fort Davis died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at his residence. Services are pending with Geeslin Funeral Home. John Funk AMARILLO John William Funk, 56, of Penwell died Friday, July 7, 2000, in Amarillo. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.