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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
September 15, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  Chella  French  Gonzales,  19, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday,
   Sept. 12, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center Hospital in Lubbock.
   
   She  was  born  Oct.  1,  1980,  in  Sidney, Mont., to Jesus and Tracy
   Gonzales.  Chella  and her family came to Odessa in 1985. She attended
   and  graduated  from  Odessa  High School in 1999. During her years at
   OHS,  she  was  a member of the soccer team and a member of the Future
   Homemakers  of  America. After graduation, she went on to continue her
   education  at  the  College  of the Southwest in Hobbs, N.M. Among the
   many  things  she  really  enjoyed  were  poetry,  art, music, movies,
   friends and family.
   
   The  family  will  receive friends beginning at 6 p.m. today at Sunset
   Memorial  Funeral  Home.  An  outdoor  service will be held at 11 a.m.
   Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   Survivors  include  her  parents,  Jesus and Tracy Gonzales of Odessa;
   grandparents,   Albert   and   Cleo   French   of   Flaxville,  Mont.;
   great-grandmother,  Nita  Cromwell  of  Flaxville;  brothers,  Charles
   French  Gonzales  of Odessa and Carlos Rene Gonzales and wife Mari and
   daughter  Andrea,  all  of Del Rio; 21 aunts and uncles; and a host of
   cousins and other family members.
   
   Services  are  under  the professional care of Sunset Memorial Funeral
   Home.
   
   Her  great  love  of  life  inspired so many. Chella, we will love you
   forever. Thank you for being our friend.
   
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   Thomas  O.  Inman, 79, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000,
   in Odessa after a lengthy illness.
   
   He  was  born  July  16, 1921, in Oil City, La., to John O. and Minnie
   Windmann  Inman.  While  serving in the Army Air Corp during World War
   II, he married Jo Laverne Hyde in 1943. In 1957, they moved to Odessa,
   where  he  worked as a welder in the oil industry until his retirement
   in  1989. They resided in the same neighborhood for over 40 years. Mr.
   lnman  was  a  member  of Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 1385. He was an
   avid Dallas Cowboys fan and relished their five Super Bowl titles. His
   entire life was devoted to his loving wife and three daughters.
   
   Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Laverne Inman, in 1993.
   
   He is survived by his three daughters, Linda Mitchell and her husband,
   Dudley, of Stephenville, Jan Hensley and her husband, Larry, of Odessa
   and  Billie  Jo  Galvin  and  her  husband,  Don, of San Antonio; five
   grandchildren, Natalie Nance (Harlan) of Stephenville, Nicole Mitchell
   of Stephenville, Melissa Hensley of Houston, Jason Bell of San Antonio
   and  Jessica  Bell of San Antonio; and two great-grandchildren, Justin
   and Jalynn Nance.
   
   Mr.  Inmans family would like to express their sincere appreciation to
   all  of  his  neighborhood  friends  for  their  kindness  and support
   throughout the years.
   
   Public  visitation  will  be  held  from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the
   Hubbard-Kelly  Funeral  Home with the family to receive friends from 6
   to 8 p.m. today.
   
   Funeral  services  are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
   at  the  Hubbard-Kelly  Funeral  Home  Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Ernest
   Easley  officiating.  Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens
   under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
   
   The  family suggests memorial contributions be made to Home Hospice of
   Odessa, 516 N. Texas, Odessa, Texas, 79761.
   
   Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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