Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 10 Aug 2000 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Obituaries. August 10, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ J.W. Green ODESSA J.W. Green, 78, of Odessa, a retired machinist for Meither Machines and Bearing, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, at New Horizons Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Floyd Green Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. He was born July 11, 1922, in Winchester to Willie Jackson and Herman M. Green. He was an Army veteran. He was Methodist. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife, Mattie Green of Odessa; daughters, Carolyn Sue Wilson and husband, Ken, of Corpus Christi, Lois Jones and husband, Edward, and Brenda Medlock, all of Dallas, and Carolyn Fears and husband, Richard, of Odessa; son, Carl Medlock and wife, Marilyn, of Odessa; brother, Floyd Green of Big Spring; and sisters, Beatrice Clark of Smithville and Mozell Bluford of Sweetwater; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Leon Danforth Turman ODESSA Leon "Dan" Turman, 73, of Odessa, died Aug. 9, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born April 28, 1927, in Comstock to Matt and Martha Turman. Dan was raised around Sonora and served in the Army during World War II. He returned to Sonora after the war and married Vada "Jean" Sessom in 1948. Dan was recalled to active duty in the Army during the Korean War and again returned to Sonora upon his discharge. He worked in the oilfield and did various jobs until 1957 when he went to work for Clark Oil Company. He moved his family to Iraan for four years and was then transferred to Odessa in 1961 to serve as foreman for Clark Oil. In 1967, he went to work for Delta Drilling as a self-employed rig motor mechanic. He worked 17 years for Delta until 1985 when he retired. Dan loved his family and enjoyed telling war stories to his grandchildren and always loved to brag about the fish that got away. Dan never said a bad word against anyone. He was a gentle man who appreciated the small things in life. Dan was very proud of serving his country and was very patriotic in all things regarding his country. He was very adamant about how his country should be run. Dan and Jean volunteered for the VFW flower shop, overseeing many volunteers and happily engaging in many projects. Dan was also a 32nd degree mason in the lodge in Iraan. Although he didnt attend church regularly, he was a true Christian. He was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters and one grandson. Dan is survived by wife, Vada "Jean" of Odessa; daughter Dana Allen of Odessa; and sons, Ronnie Turman of Casper, Wyo., and Lin Turman of Odessa. He is also survived by two brothers, J.M. Turman of Fort Stockton and J.T. Turman of Fort Davis; numerous nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VFW Post 4372, 208 E. 63rd St., Odessa, Texas, 79762. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Dorothy Jewel Walden was born April 2, 1916, in Talco to Johnny S. Northcutt and Mary Ann Adams Northcutt Bond. She passed away at her residence Aug. 8, 2000. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Dorothy married Charles Walden in March of 1938 in Dallas. They came to Odessa in 1946. She had worked for the Orr Sandwich Shop and also for Sunshine Donuts for several years. She enjoyed sewing and also just liked to watch people. Her husband, parents, a sister and a half sister preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Doyle and his wife, Shirley Walden, of Odessa and Marvin Dennis Walden of Aztec, N.M.; her half brother, Carlee Patterson of Odessa; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Services are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.