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April 8, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Billy Hallmark ODESSA — Billy John Hallmark, 68, of Odessa died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services were Friday, April 7, 2000, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jess Little officiating. He was born in Kilgore and had been a resident of Odessa for 20 years. He was a roughneck in the oilfield, and he was a Baptist. Billy was a quiet man whose word was his bond. Survivors include his sister, Fayrene Mattingly of Leonardtown, Md.; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Edward "Eddie" Presley passed away Thursday morning, April 6, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in 1940 in Clarksville, Texas, to Porter and Ida Presley. Afterward, the family moved to Brownfield. Eddie moved to Odessa in 1951 to live with relatives. He joined the Army in 1959, serving in Europe, driving a truck, and was honorably discharged in 1962. Returning to Odessa, he married Peggy Sue Long and had a daughter, Tammy Renea Presley. He worked at several oilfield jobs before joining El Paso Products, where he became a pipefitter. In 1983, he married Glenda Clark and settled in West Odessa, where he enjoyed raising various livestock. Eddie retired from El Paso Products in 1989 after 18 years. He next joined Dupree Supply for two years before going to work for the Clover House, where he worked with parolees in various capacities before his health began to fail. Eddie was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Andy G. Vauhn Lodge 1421. He also was a member of Scottish Rites, a Shriner and the Knights of Columbus. Eddie is survived by his wife, Glenda Presley, and daughter, Tammy Renea Presley of Fort Worth. His stepchildren include, Kenneth Lee and wife, Janell, Brenda Coskrey and husband, Charles, Pamela King and husband, William, Donna King and husband, Russel, Kevin Lee and wife, Traci, and Patricia Bartlett and husband, Steve, all of Odessa, Henry Lee and wife, Nina, of Springfield, Mo.; and 30 grandchildren. His very large family and many friends will miss him dearly. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. The family suggests contributions to the Shriners in lieu of flowers. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Wanda Faye Ogle, a homemaker, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at her residence after a lengthy illness. Wanda was born the day after Christmas, Dec. 26, 1926, in Strang, Okla. She was one of six children, sandwiched in the middle. As soon as she was able, she became the babysitter for her younger sisters. Life was hard in Oklahoma in the wake of the Great Depression, and there wasn’t time or luxury for kids, like Wanda, to play and explore and just be children. She had to grow up in a hurry. So, even though she was very shy, she learned to be independent and strong, even if it meant being tough and callous and single-minded at times. Wanda’s dad died when she was 12 years old. Later, her mother married a man who was anything but kind and loving and gentle. Like so many families from the Midwest in those days, Wanda’s family migrated to California in search of a better life. Unfortunately, things only got worse. When she was only 15, she and her older sister, Pauline, struck out on their own. They went to El Centro, Calif., where in October 1944, she met a young sailor named Arthur Ogle. Two weeks later, they were married. Evidently, he was just what she needed. He was strong and resourceful, plus he knew how to cook! She devoted herself to him completely, and together, they made a life for themselves, having four children of their own and living all over the United States and Marshal Islands during her husband’s Navy career. Wanda remained steadfast and faithful to her husband over the years, enduring, among other things, the long months of separation while he was out to sea. After he died in 1969, she continued to honor his memory and never remarried. She devoted herself to her family — her children and grandchildren. As a mother, Wanda was often overly critical and abrasive. Sometimes, she lacked diplomacy and finesse. But she was always honest and fair, willing to speak the truth in love. And, in time, it was her core strength of character that held the family together. Her family always knew she was there for them. She was someone they could turn to and lean on and trust to be strong and dependable. She was deeply loved and will be sorely missed. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Art Ogle; her father and mother, Charlie and Birdie Price; her brother, Harold Tucker; and two sisters, Juanita Murray and Charlene Martin. Survivors include her sisters, Pauline Baker of Springdale, Ark., and Geneva Matthews of Ada, Kan.; four children, Carolyn Sue Wooten and Karen McKnight, both of Odessa, David Ogle of Grand Prairie and Doris Barnes of Helotes. She also is survived by 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.