Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 2 Dec 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. December 02, 2000 Felipe Carrasco ODESSA Felipe S. Carrasco, 84, of Odessa, a retired farmer, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 6 p.m. Sunday at Martinez Funeral Home. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Ruidosa and had been a resident of Odessa since 1989. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juana Carrasco of Odessa; son, Jose Angel Carrasco of Odessa; brother, Nasario Carrasco of Los Angeles; and sisters, Rita Ramirez of Carlsbad, N.M., Rosa Aranivas of Pecos, Constancia Carrasco of Los Angeles and Maria Valenzuela of Monahans. Nina Eaves ODESSA Nina Robbins Eaves, 85, of Odessa, a retired employee for the state of Texas, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Terry Wright officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Woodville, Okla. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Fern Stark and Illa Fitzgerald, both of Odessa; sister, Ethel Upchurch of Weatherford; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Ava Lewis RED OAK Ava Lee Lewis, 86, of Red Oak, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Red Oak. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Red Oak Funeral Home Chapel with C.J. Josey officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Pine Mills. Arrangements by Red Oak Funeral Home. She was born in Crosstimbers. SURVIVORS: Sons, Billy Lewis of New York City and Bobby Lewis of Gardendale; daughters, Frances Sweatt of Red Oak, Ava Stallings and Sonjia Metzger, both of Shady Grove; sister, Agnes Witt of Longview; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Serenity Lund-Sanchez ODESSA Serenity Jewel Lund-Sanchez, 3 months, of Odessa died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Pecos. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Rex Clayton officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Mother, Melissa Lund of Odessa; father, James Sanchez of Pecos; brothers, Richard Sanchez of Pecos and Ashton Clary of Odessa; sister, Aubrie Lund of Odessa; grandparents, Lynn and Steve Overton of Odessa, Manuel and Mary Alice Benavidez of Houston and Kevin and Judy Lund of Kaycee, Wyo.; and great-grandmother, Stella Brock of Kaycee. E.L. Topper ODESSA E.L. Topper Jr., 77, of Odessa, retired owner of Topper Sheet Metal Co., died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Baptist Church with the Revs. Ernest Topper III and Don Forrester officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Wichita Falls and moved to Odessa in 1946. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Opal Topper of Odessa; son, Ernest Topper III of Johnson City; daughters, Treva Forrester of Midland and Janetta Kleier of Castle Rock, Colo.; brothers, George Topper of Garland and Byron Topper of Wichita Falls; sister, Peggy Lyle of Vernon; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Van Willson DENVER CITY Van Calvin Willson, 77, of Denver City, a retired employee of Santa Fe Railway, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Seminole. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Church of Christ with Skip Rodgers officiating. Burial was at Denver City Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ratliff Funeral Home. He was born in Elkins. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Irene Willson of Denver City; Lee Otis "Sonny" Wyatt of Garland; daughters, Sue Ann Harrison and Judy Tinley, both of Denver City; brother, Howard Willson of San Angelo; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. J.D. Kilgore ODESSA J.D. Kilgore, 95, of Midland died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Odessa Hospice House. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Ramon Ornelas MARFA Ramon Ornelas, 58, of Marfa died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Marfa. Services are pending with Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel. Debra White ODESSA Debra White, 44, of Odessa died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.