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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
June 22, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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William W. Hollis

   ALBERQUERQUE,   N.M.   Canon   William  W.  Hollis,  64,  resident  of
   Albuquerque, N.M., went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday,
   June 19, 2000. Bill died after a short battle with cancer.
   
   Bill  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Chris; two children, Elizabeth Ann
   Hollis  Scales  and  William Kirk Hollis and their spouses, Stephen G.
   Scales  Jr.  and  Rebecca  Vincent  Hollis;  four  grandchildren, S.G.
   Scales,  Samantha  Scales,  Shelby  Hollis  and  Robyn Hollis; mother,
   Margaret  Hollis;  sister, Helen Cherry; brothers, Joe Hollis and Nell
   Hollis; and extended family and friends.
   
   Bill  was  born June 6, 1936, in Hollis, Okla. He received his college
   degrees  at  Cameron  State  Agricultural  College  and Oklahoma State
   University, obtaining a bachelors and masters in accounting. He served
   his  country  in the Army, following completion of college. His career
   included  working  at  Fort  Lewis  College  in  Durango,  Colo., as a
   professor  and  assistant  dean  of faculty, as an executive for Great
   Western  Land  and  Cattle  Company and in several positions at Sandia
   National Laboratory.
   
   Bill  and  his wife, Chris, have been deeply involved in the Episcopal
   Church  both  in  Durango,  Colo.,  and  Albuqu-erque,  N.M.  Upon his
   retirement from Sandia, he continued his commitment to Christ, serving
   as  the  bishops executive. In October 1998, he was appointed canon by
   the  Right  Rev.  Dr. Bishop Terence Kelshaw and the Right Rev. Bishop
   Maurice Benitez.
   
   A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cathedral Church
   of  St.  John,  318  Silver  SW, Albuquerque, N.M. In lieu of flowers,
   contributions  can be made to the Diocese of the Rio Grande, in memory
   of Canon Bill Hollis.
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Ruby Lee Davis

   ODESSA Ruby Lee Davis, 79, of McKinney died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at
   North Central Medical Center in McKinney.
   
   Services  will  be  at  4 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2000, at Hubbard-Kelly
   Funeral  Home  Chapel  with  the  Rev.  Dr. Ernest Easley officiating.
   Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   She was born Sept. 8, 1920, in Sumrall, Miss. She married Thomas Davis
   in March 1938 in Sumrall, Miss. He preceded her in death in June 1975.
   
   She  was  also  preceded in death by her sons, Sidney and Wayne Davis;
   two brothers; and one grandson.
   
   Mrs.  Davis  lived  in  Odessa  from  1951  to  1988 and then moved to
   Mississippi  and McKinney. She was a retired licensed vocational nurse
   and  a  member  of  First  Baptist  Church  and  the  American  Nurses
   Association. She loved taking care of her family.
   
   Survivors  include  her sons, Gene Davis of Austin and Jimmie Davis of
   Odessa; daughter, Pamela Ramirez of McKinney; brother, Evan Dickens of
   Oloh,  Miss.;  sisters,  Alberta  Dickens  and  Vivian Stamps, both of
   Odessa;  four  grandchildren,  Courtney, Stephanie, Michael and Cathy;
   great-grandson,   Brandon;  four  nieces,  Sherry  L.  Spruill,  Janet
   Truelock, Mary Grayson and Linda Dickens.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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