Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 25 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 25, 2000 Jack Hankins BOWIE Jack Weldon Hankins, 77, of Stanton, a field superintendent for Mobil Oil and part-time Martin County deputy sheriff, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at an Odessa hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley Funeral Home Chapel in Bowie. Burial will be at Bowie Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. He was born in Bowie. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Hankins of Stanton; daughters, Sherry Sebastian of Monahans and Kaylynne Lucas of Stanton; and four grandchildren. Ruth Hatcher ANDREWS Ruth M. Hatcher, 79, of Andrews, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Andrews Health Care Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Gunter officiating. Burial will be at Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Graves County, Ky. She moved to Andrews in 1955 from Big Lake. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Pat Hatcher of Houston and Johnny Hatcher of Austin; brother, George H. Magnor Jr. of Copperas Cove; and four grandchildren. Joe Lawrence ROTAN Joe Don Lawrence, 65, of Rotan, a welder, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at a Fisher County Hospital. Services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Weathersbee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Holder officiating. Burial will be at Belvieu Cemetery. Arrangements by Weathersbee Funeral Home. He was born in Bonham. He lived in Odessa for 47 years before moving to Brownwood. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Patsy Blunt Lawrence of Rotan; daughters, Shirley Griffice of Odessa and Sharon Berg of Wichita Falls; son, Jimmy Lawrence of Odessa; sisters, Ruby Vassar of Mexia, Reva Lawson and Kathy Niblack, both of McGregor, and Virginia Howard of Forney; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Marcella McCabe BIG SPRING Marcella King McCabe, 86, of Big Spring, an artist, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at an Odessa hospital. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday with Ed Williamson officiating. Burial will be at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring and was a lifelong resident. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Jerry Fuqua of Midland; daughters, Jean Sneed and Eddie Johnson, both of Odessa; sister, Pauline Pearce of Odessa; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Harry Wayland JAL, N.M. Harry Wayland, 73, of Jal, N.M., a camp maintenance worker for El Paso Natural Gas., died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Covenant Lakeside Hospital in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. MST at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Alan Speed officiating. Burial will be at Jal Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel of Kermit. He was born in Boston, Mass. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Larry Wayland of Brownfield; daughters, Sue Barnes and Padgett Alexander, both of Hobbs, N.M., and Frankie Griggs of Liberal, Kan.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Jerry Frederick DALLAS Jerry Wayne Frederick, 38, of Odessa, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Arrangements are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Rebecca Huitron ODESSA Rebecca Huitron, 23, of Odessa, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Marie Horton BIG SPRING Marie Horton, 84, of Big Spring, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000. Arrangements are pending with Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home. James McNatt MIDLAND James McNatt, 82, of Midland, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at a Midland nursing home. Arrangements are pending with Ellis Funeral Home. Leonor Pridgen ODESSA Leonor Pridgen, 72, of Odessa, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Midland. Arrangements are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Bill Walker ODESSA Bill Walker, 75, of Odessa, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Midland. Arrangements are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.