Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 21 Sep 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. September 21, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Lloyd Colfax "L.C." Alcorn ODESSA Lloyd Alcorn, 96, a longtime resident of Odessa, died Sept. 19, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. One of 13 children, he was born Feb. 16, 1904, in Imboden, Ark., to James and Florence Alcorn. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. AIcorn moved to West Texas from Arkansas in 1924 and to San Angelo in 1928. He married Elsie Martin July 9, 1930, in Ballinger. He went to work for Shell Oil Company in 1934 and moved to Ector County. He remained in Odessa after his retirement in 1969. He was preceded in death by his parents, 11 brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife, Elsie of Odessa; three daughters, Maurine Sperry of Coppell, Imogene and husband Ned Pilcher Jr. of Odessa and Mary Grace Van Cleve of Arlington; and one son, Lloyd C. Alcorn Jr. and wife Suzanne of Waco. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Fred Douglas Deaver, born Dec. 20, 1925, to Mr. Willie Deaver and Mrs. Mary Lou Ashberg Deaver, was one of six children. He was born in Copeland. He united with Little Zion Baptist Church in Brownwood at an early age. After an honorable discharge from the United States Navy, he graduated from Morris High School in the Bronx, N.Y. He then attended Huston-Tillotson College in Austin and graduated with a bachelor of science degree. While in attendance there, he sang in the famous Glee Club and pledged into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Next, he obtained a masters of education degree from Texas Southern University in Houston. Additional studies were done at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, the University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at El Paso and Odessa College. From 1950 to 1952, he worked as a teacher on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Peach Springs, Ariz. He returned to Brownwood to run the community youth center. While living in Brownwood, he met and married Lillian B. Lynn of High Bank on June 21, 1953. They moved to Odessa in 1954. He began teaching at Carver Elementary School and later moved to Douglas Elementary. He taught science, reading and served as a coach at Blackshear Junior and Senior High School. Later as a counselor, he worked at Blackshear, Ector, Hood, Nimitz and Crockett Junior High Schools. His church affiliation was with Mount Olive Baptist Church, where he was a charter member and active in every aspect of the church. He was a founding deacon, teacher of the mens Bible class, a member of the senior choir and the church treasurer. His organizational affiliations were many. He was a founding member of Eta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Also, he was a founder of the Texas Council of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He held membership in the Mt. Rose Masonic Lodge, the Odessa Black Chamber of Commerce of which he was the treasurer, the ECISD Tri-ethnic Committee, the NAACP, a life member of TSTA and NEA, the Ector Lions Club where he served as president, treasurer, and tail twister, the American Legion, the Odessa City Wide Brotherhood of which he served as its only president, the Ector County Retired School Personnel of which he was treasurer, the AARP, the Past Scout Master of Troop 101 and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. A true public servant, he served as a board member for several organizations which included: The Gertrude Bruce Center, Odessa Parks & Recreation, the Phyllis Wheatley Day Care Center, the Odessa Boys & Girls Club and the R.F. Harding Museum in Brownwood. Among the numerous awards received were the Friends of Education Award from ECISD and the TCAC Hall of Fame award given by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at the statewide Alpha Life Members Breakfast, which was named in his honor. He received the National Pyramid Award for Outstanding Service to the community and the fraternity at the Year 2000 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity National Convention. His survivors include his wife of 47 years, Lillian, of the home; two daughters, Debra Irene and son-in-law Lennerd Byrd and Dr. Tara Yvette Deaver, all of Odessa; three sisters, Maude and brother-in-law Lonnie Lucas and Dorothy Pledge, all of Odessa, and Emma Glen of West Covina, Calif.; five sisters-in-law, Bernice Deaver of Odessa, Ernestine Evans, Annie Bell Lynn and Tommie Washington, all of Marlin, and Judy Young of Austin; grandson, Jaron Fredrick Byrd; granddaughter, Tamara Shani Byrd; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Viewing and visitation for Mr. Deaver will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home. Wake services will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1500 E. Murphy St. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, 1615 E. Murphy St. _________________________________________________________________ BIG SPRING William H. "Bill" Tucker, 79, of Odessa, formerly of Big Spring, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Mt. Olive Memorial Park with Dr. Claude Craven, retired Baptist minister, officiating. He was born April 17, 1921, in Breckenridge and married Helen K. Hunt in June 1970 in Lovington, N.M. She preceded him in death Feb. 5, 1997. Bill served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean conflict. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received while serving in the South Pacific. He was a Presbyterian and a member of the American Legion Post 470 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2013. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna and Pearlie Wilson of San Antonio and Theresa and James Kincaid of Odessa; seven grandchildren, Roy Swancy of Italy, Texas, Larry Swancy of Jacksonville, Fla., Donna Buchwald of San Antonio, Nancy Murray of Dallas, Benjamin Kling of Brownsboro, Jeni Vipperman and Steven Scott, both of Odessa; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Evelyn Tucker of Brownwood. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at the funeral home. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.