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July 06, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ SAN ANTONIO -- LTC William Robert Green (Retired U.S. Army), age 67, of San Antonio passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2000. He was born Feb. 11, 1933, in Oklahoma City, to Claud and Francis (Armfield) Green. He married Lou Ann Wilkinson Dec. 23, 1955, in Coffeyville, Kan. Col. Green retired from the U.S. Army in 1975. After retiring he was the director of the Junior R.O.T.C. Program in the Odessa schools until 1985 when he accepted a position with the Department of Defense schools in Germany. He is survived by his wife, Lou Ann Green of San Antonio; sons, Richard Kyle Green and wife, Carol, of Manhattan, Kan., William Kurt Green and wife, Colleen, of Katy, Texas, Michael Keith Green and wife, Teri, of San Antonio; daughter, Andrea Keshtkar and husband, Khalil, of Frisco, Texas; and four grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, James C. Green of Oklahoma City and Richard Green of Cordell, Okla. Private graveside services were held at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio with military honors. _________________________________________________________________ MIDLAND -- Floyd D. Howell, 73, of Midland, Texas, died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, after a brief illness. He graduated from Clearfield High School and DuBois Business College in Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He founded Howell & Co. Inc., a public accounting firm in St. Mary's, Pa. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Midland, Bethesda Lodge #64 A.F. & A.M. in Truth or Consequences, N.M., VFW Post #4372 in Odessa and Disabled American Veterans. He also served as President of the Booster Club in St. Mary's, Pa. Previously, he was very active with the Toastmaster's. He was also an avid golfer and Penn State fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Carrie Hummel Howell; sister, Esther M. McDonald; brother, Robert L. Howell; and mother-in-law, Gretchen H. Flegal. Floyd is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy J. Howell; children, Floyd D. Howell III and wife, Marianne, of State College, Pa., Patricia Lee Miller and husband, Timothy, of Crestline, Ohio, William M. Howell and wife, Mercy, of Truth or Consequences, N.M., and Penni Howell Chambers and husband, Charles, of Odessa; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandson; brother, Fred L. Howell and wife, Reitus, of Lady Lake, Fla.; sister-in-law, Nancy E. Howell of Huron, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews. A private service was held for the family in Columbus, Ohio, followed by cremation. Pallbearers were: Floyd D. Howell IV, Chad Miller, Vince Jewell and Brian Weaver. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 7, 2000, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4501 Thomason Drive, in Midland. Honorary pallbearers for the memorial service will be his close friends and golfing buddies. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shriner's Burns Hospital, 815 Market St., Galveston, Texas, 77550-2725 or the Shriner's Orthopedic Hospital, 6977 Main St., Houston, Texas, 77030-7701, in his memory. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Charles C. Pickering, 85, of Odessa died Tuesday, July 4, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bill Cook officiating. He was born Dec. 22, 1914, in Vinita, Okla., to Albert Louis Pickering and Frances Howell Pickering. Mr. Pickering spent his early years in California during the Great Depression working in the fruit harvest then working in an airplane factory. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In the years following he worked in the oilfields overseas for a number of years, South America was more home to him than in the United States. He was preceded in death by his father in 1942 and his mother in 1989. Survivors include his sister, Lorene Martz of Odessa; brother, L.T. Pickering and wife, Imogene, of Monahans; nieces, Kay Martz McKinney, Janet Martz Evans and Ann Pickering; nephews, Mike Martz and Louis Pickering; 11 great-nieces and nephews; one great-great-nephew. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Margaret Shafer, (Mrs. W.O. Shafer), 83, of Odessa died July 1, 2000, at Presbyterian Hospital in Plano. She was born Dec. 22, 1918, in Fort Worth. She was a member of the first graduating class of Phillips High School and married W.O. Shafer, November 12, 1937, in Borger. They moved to Odessa in 1938 from Big Spring and she supported W.O. in his career in the legal profession. She was a league bowler for many years, an avid bridge player, and loved the horse races. She was preceded in death by her husband April 19, 1992. She is survived by sisters, R. Louise Hamilton of Ranger and F. Marie Howard of Pearsall; nieces, Deanna L. Hargis of Amarillo, Janet K. Smith of Plainview, Susan Largo of Dallas, and Patricia Formby of Kennedale; nephew, Mark A. Harley of Tulsa, Okla.; and great niece, Jeri Bond Charles of Shreveport, La. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 6, 2000, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.