Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 6 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 06, 2000 Ulys Barber MIDLAND Ulys Pratt Barber, 88, a retired rancher, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gale Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memo-rial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in near Sher-wood and was a longtime resident of Midland. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Dian Wilkerson of Midland, Priscilla "Prissy" Pense of Cedar Park and Beverly Cowan of Round Rock; step-children, Sandy Driver, Les Driver and Jake Driver, all of California; eight grand-children; eight step-grand-children; and six great-grandchildren. Sylvia Fuentez ODESSA Sylvia Fuentez, 42, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Fidelo Lugo officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Pecos and was a lifelong resident of Odessa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Abram Fuentez of Odessa; son, Abram Fuentez III of Odessa; daughters, Melissa Fuentez and Joanna Fuen-tez, both of Odessa; father, Jose Payen of Odessa; mother, Lydia Payen of Odessa; and sister, Lupe Payen of Odessa. Emogene Griffin CRANE Emogene Bolles Griffin, 76, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Crane County Cemetery with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Chickasha, Okla. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, P.B. "Pete" Griffin of Odessa; sons, Ernest Gene Bolles of Georgetown and Thomas Dudley Bolles of Tucson, Ariz.; daughters, Georgia Ernestine Northcott of Odessa and Rhonda Dew of Ruidoso, N.M.; brothers, J.R. Sullivan of Pasadena and Kenneth Sullivan of Dallas; sister, Francis Landers of Dallas; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. M.C. Hollinshead MIDLAND M.C. "Holly" Hollinshead, 86, of Midland, retired owner of M&M Food Market, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel with Steve Smith officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Thomas Funeral Home. He was born in Augburn. SURVIVORS: Son, Joe R. Hollinshead of Midland; brothers, Richard Hollins-head of Lubbock and Calvin Hollinshead of San Antonio; sister, Margaret Stratton of Ohio; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mary Kelley SWEETWATER Mary A. Mathews Kelley, 97, of Gunter, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at Hilltop Haven Nursing Home in Sweetwater. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McCoy Chapel of Memories with several family members officiating. Burial will be at Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born in Hobart, Okla., and had been a resident of Odessa. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Juanita Mathews Clayton of Del Rio, Imogene Mathews Jones of Gunter and Frances "Toots" Mathews Hynum of Phoenix; son, Billy Roy Mathews of Sweetwater; 16 grandchild-ren; 33 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Terry Marin FORT DAVIS Terry E. Marin, 50, of Korea, a physical security specialist, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at William Beaumont Military Hospital in El Paso. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Josephs Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at St. Josephs Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Davis. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Sons, Steven Marin of Germany, Daniel Marin of Pennsylvania and Tommy Marin of Korea; stepdaughter, Justine Marin of Korea; mother and step-father, Gloria and Joe Dominguez of Fort Davis; and sisters, Jane Granado of New Braunfels and Sally Lauro of Gilbert, Ariz. Elbert May Jr. HOPE, Ark. Elbert N. May Jr., 82, of Hope, Ark., a retired oilfield mechanic, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Hope. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Herndon Funeral Home Chapel with Delvas Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Shover Springs Ceme-tery. Arrangements by Hern-don Funeral Home. He was born in Bodcaw, Ark. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Judy G. Gordon May of Hope; son, Jack G. May of Odessa; daughter, Carol May Hanson of Hope; brother, Mack May of Mexia; sister, Margarite Chowski of Castle Rock, Colo.; and two grand-children. Irene McCoy SEMINOLE Irene Stark McCoy, 79, of Oklahoma City, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gaines County Cemetery South with the Rev. Derrel Evins offici-ating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Seminole. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Terry G. McCoy of San Antonio; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wyneta Nunley JACKSBORO Wyneta Nunley, 93, of Ruidoso, N.M., a retired nurses aid, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Ruidoso. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at the Oakwood Cemetery with Joe Williams officiating. Arrangements by LaGrone Funeral Chapel. She was born in Jacksboro and had been a longtime resident of Odessa. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, L. Ray Nunley of Ruidoso; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Randall Pinn HOUSTON Randall Pinn, 43, of Houston died Monday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Houston. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.