Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 25 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 24, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Wanda Brunson ODESSA Wanda Clydean Brunson, 72, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Munday. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Shirley Penn of Arlington and Tammy Patni of Odessa; brother, Glenn Underwood of Plainview; sister, Mary "Maveline" Miller of Gas City, Ind.; and four grandchildren. Mildred Howard MIDLAND Mildred B. Howard, 83, of Midland, a retired teacher, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Midland with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Hilton officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Scottsdale, Ariz. SURVIVORS: Sons, Randy Howard of Austin and Marc Howard of Abita Springs, La.; daughter, Nancy Howard of Austin; and four grandchildren. Reyes Melendez Fort Stockton Reyes T. Melendez, 86, of Fort Stockton, a retired farm hand, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, in Odessa. Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Haciendita and had been a resident of Fort Stockton for 20 years. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Matias Melendez of Phoenix, Luis Melendez of Snow Flake, Ariz., and Roberto Melendez of Fort Stockton; daughter, Lupe Melendez of Lubbock; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Ezzechiel Olivas ODESSA Ezzechiel James Jimenez Olivas, son of Jesse Jimenez and Maria Olivas of Odessa, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Odessa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Parents; sister, Abigail Jimenez of Odessa; grandparents, Mary Olivas and Robert Olivas of Odessa; and great-grandparents, Celia and Jesse Porras and Esperanza Jimenez, all of Odessa. W.F. Turner COLEMAN W.F. "Web" Turner, 81, of Brownwood, a retired welder, died Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Brownwood Regional Hospital in Brownwood. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount View Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Holcomb officiating. Arrangements by Walker Funeral Home of Coleman. He was born in Oklahoma. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Melba Swift of Brownwood; daughters, Karen Sue Turner of Odessa, Sally Joe Walton and Peggy Kay Smith, both of Crowley; brother, Wayne Turner of Coleman; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rita Gomez ODESSA Rita P. Gomez, 85, of Odessa, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at New Horizons Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Keesey Kimball ALPINE Keesey Kimball, 72, of Alpine, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Geeslin Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.