Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 3 March 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 Obituaries. March 03, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — David Lee Johnson, 29, died March 2, 2000, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 13, 1970, in Yuma, Ariz. He was employed as a roughneck for Roper Energy. David is survived by his mother, Marjorie G. Durbin of Odessa; father, Roger Durbin of Evansville, Ind.; grandmother, Elsie Bacon of Eureka, Calif.; brothers, Charles Edward Johnson of Tucson, Ariz., Christopher Lee Durbin and Anthony Johnson III, both of Odessa; sister, Debra Lynn Moreland of Evansville, Ind.; nephews, Clayton Roger Moreland and Shawn William Moreland, both of Evansville, Ind., and Noah Genaro Johnson of Tucson, Ariz. Visitation will be from noon until 9 p.m. today, March 3, 2000, at Odessa Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2000, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dewey Blevins officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Roger Perry, Anthony Johnson, Christopher Durbin, Jason Yearwood, Charles E. Johnson and William Moreland. Services will be at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Lawrence E. "Dusty" Rhodes, 78, of Odessa died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. The family will meet with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born March 31, 1921, in Perryton. He married Mary Margaret "Pat" Bennett June 26, 1949, in Lamesa. They shared 50 wonderful years together. Mr. Rhodes had worked for Lee Drilling Company and Oilwell Division of U.S. Steel. He was a member of Elks Lodge #1630 and V.F.W. #4372. He served in the Army during World War II. He devoted many hours and years of service to develop the Elks Little League Baseball Program. In April of 1994, the North Ector County Little League dedicated the L.E. "Dusty" Rhodes Field in his honor. Survivors include his wife, Mary Rhodes of Odessa; sons, Lawrence Rhodes and wife, Karen, of Midland, Tommy Rhodes and wife, Betsy, of Odessa and Jimmy Rhodes and his wife, Mary, of Midland; daughter, Mary Lou Kiphart and husband, Kenny, of Odessa; three grandchildren, Gregory Allen Rhodes of College Station, Jason Andrew Rhodes of Odessa, Karley Rene Kiphart of Odessa; brother, Gilbert Rhodes and wife, Helen, of Shidler, Okla.; sisters, Maudie Justice of Odessa, Texie Hillyer of Salem, Ore., and Edith Lee and husband, Larry, of Calera, Okla. The family suggests memorials to the charity of your choice. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ James Lester Butler ODESSA — James Butler, 86, of Odessa died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Jan. 6, 1914, in Gober. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2000, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Mr. Butler was employed by Starr Gas and Magnatex for 40 years until his retirement in 1982. He was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching TV, antiquing and flea markets. He loved his family, visiting with friends and spending time with his granddaughter, Kelly. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carmen Brown. Mr. Butler is survived by his daughter, Debra Bigler and her husband, Rex, of Houston; granddaughters, Kelly Bizzell of Odessa and Madison Bigler of Houston; and a special person in his life, Peggy Randolph. If desired, memorials may be made to Home Hospice, 3053 E. University Blvd., Odessa, 79762. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.