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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
July 21, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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    Truman "Harold" Birdwell
   
   ODESSA Truman "Harold" Birdwell, 72, of Odessa, passed away peacefully
   with  his  family  by  his  side,  July  19,  2000,  at Medical Center
   Hospital.
   
   He  was  born  Oct.  22,  1927,  in Hurlwood. He married Della Deloris
   Garrett June 9, 1956, at First Baptist Church in Roseburg, Ore.
   
   Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday July 22, 2000, at Frank W. Wilson
   Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Johnny Dickerson officiating. Interment
   will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   Mr. Birdwell was a Navy veteran of World War II. He moved to Odessa in
   1957  from  Roseburg, Ore. He was employed by General Tire Company for
   32  years.  He  liked  to tinker and rebuild old tractors and cars. He
   also  liked  to  fish,  hunt,  work in the yard and enjoyed their lake
   house  in  Brownwood.  He  especially  enjoyed  spending time with his
   family and friends.
   
   He  was  preceded  in death by his parents, Clive and Doshia Birdwell;
   and a sister, Gladys Abernethy.
   
   Mr.  Birdwell  is  survived  by  his wife, Deloris Birdwell of Odessa;
   daughters,  Ronda  Harlene  Thomas and Vanda Gail Dickson and husband,
   Ronnie, all of Odessa; granddaughter, Ava Nicole Thomas of Lewisville;
   grandson,  Sean  Addison  Thomas of Odessa; brothers, Willard Birdwell
   and  wife, Pat, of Ponca City, Okla., Lyndon Birdwell and wife, Wilma,
   of  Oklahoma City and Jerry Birdwell and wife, Carroll, of Fort Worth;
   sister,  Mary  Sunderland  and husband, Neil, of Garland; and numerous
   nieces and nephews.
   
   Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   (www.wilsonfuneral.com)
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    Billy Weldon "Willie" Robinson
   
   Please notice changes in time of service.
   
   ODESSA  Billy  Weldon  "Willie"  Robinson, 69, of Odessa died Tuesday,
   July 18, 2000, at Veterans Hospital in Big Spring.
   
   Services  will  be  at 10 a.m. Monday, July 24, 2000, at Hubbard-Kelly
   Funeral  Chapel.  Burial will be Tuesday at Dallas-Fort Worth National
   Cemetery in Dallas.
   
   He was born March 15, 1931, in Portales, N.M.
   
   Mr.  Robinson  moved to Odessa in the 1960s from Hobbs, N.M. He worked
   in the oilfield most of his life. He was Baptist.
   
   Survivors  include  his  daughter,  Susan  Woodard of Odessa; and four
   grandchildren,  Benjamin  and  Brandie  Woodard,  Jennafer  and Shelby
   Tomlinson.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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