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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
July 19, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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Anna Marie Riddle Bowden

   ODESSA Anna Marie Riddle Bowden was born Dec. 9, 1942, in Stanton. She
   graduated  from  Lawrence  D.  Bell  High School in Hurst in 1961. She
   married Jeff B. Bowden on July 25, 1969.
   
   She  is  survived  by  her  husband;  her  sister, LaQuitta Webber and
   husband,  Harold,  of  Bella  Vista,  Ark.;  three  stepchildren; nine
   grandchildren;  a niece and nephew; several aunts, uncles and cousins;
   and many friends.
   
   Anna Marie was very active in the West Odessa Home Extension Club. She
   was  president  and  helped  to  start several other chapters. She was
   employed  with Dillards for several years and had been awarded several
   Pacesetter Awards. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
   
   Services  were  at  2  p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Chapel
   with Brother Earnest Easley officiating.
   
   Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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Charles "Chuck" Edward Conley

   ODESSA  Graveside  services  for Charles "Chuck" Edward Conley, 55, of
   Odessa,  are scheduled for 9 a.m. today at Rose Hill Cemetery with the
   Rev. Dick Brown officiating.
   
   Mr. Conley died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at his residence. He was born
   Dec. 3, 1944, in Warren, Ohio.
   
   Mr. Conley moved to Odessa in 1979 from Salem, Ore. He was an oilfield
   worker  and  a member of the Nazarene Church. He had a wonderful sense
   of  fun and always made everyone laugh. The family wishes to thank his
   caregivers from Home Hospice and his special angel, Karen Parks.
   
   He  was  preceded in death by his parents, John H. and Kathryn Conley;
   and brother, John C. Conley Jr.
   
   Survivors  include  ex-wife,  Margaret Conley of Odessa; son, Jeff Lee
   Conley  of  Akron,  Ohio;  stepson,  Bill  Winters  and wife, Suzy, of
   Odessa;  daughter,  Julie Ann Conley of Anderson, Ind.; stepdaughters,
   Mary  Sanchez  and  husband, Robert, of Uvalde, Margaret Navarette and
   husband,  Larry,  of  Odessa  and  Molly  Gray  and husband, Brady, of
   Arlington;  sisters,  Linda  Swiger  of Orlando, Fla., Alice Whaley of
   Davenport,  Fla.,  and  Mary  Ann  Reakes  of  Newton  Falls, Ohio; 10
   grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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Mildred Helmers

   GIRVIN  Mrs. Mildred Helmers, age 81, formerly of Girvin, died Monday,
   July  17,  2000, at her daughters residence in Colorado City. Her body
   was  cremated  and  a graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at
   Sherwood Cemetery with Dr. Ted Spear officiating.
   
   Mrs.  Helmers was born July 15, 1919, in Belcher, La. She married Arno
   Adolf  Helmers  on Jan. 30, 1935, in Mertzon. He preceded her in death
   March  13,  1983. She was a retired postmaster, having served 32 years
   with the U.S. Postal Service. She was a member of the Baptist church.
   
   Survivors  include  two  daughters,  Jan Lemons and husband, Bobby, of
   Colorado  City and Arna McCorkle and husband, Glenn, of Fort Stockton;
   two  sons,  Stanley  Helmers  and  wife,  Nelda,  of Monahans and John
   Helmers  of  San  Angelo;  a  sister,  Helen  Blankenship and husband,
   Smokey,  of  Beeville;  four  sisters-in-law,  Hope  Carlson  of Waco,
   Dorothy  Hoey  and  Irene  Willis,  both  of  Grand Prairie, and Selma
   Helmers;   a   brother-in-law,   Alfred   Helmers   of   Girvin,  nine
   grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
   
   In  lieu  of  flowers, the family requests memorials please be made to
   your favorite charity.
   
   Arrangements  are  under  the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home in
   Colorado City.
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