OA Online Obituaries. October 26, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries Obituaries Index Home _________________________________________________________________ [102600reeves.jpg] Cary David Reeves, Sr. ODESSA Cary David Reeves, Sr., died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Wimberley on Oct. 20, 2000, after a courageous battle against cancer. He was 54. He was born Jan. 24, 1946, in Pampa and moved to Odessa in 1953. He graduated from Permian High School in 1964 and attended the University of Texas at El Paso. On June 3, 1966, he married Kay Morton. A former realtor and homebuilder, he was involved with the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang and the Odessa Board of Realtors. He led a full and fun life in Odessa including enjoying weekends at his lake house at Oak Creek surrounded by family and many friends. In 1990, he moved to Austin where he reunited with his wife, Kay Reeves. Cary and Kay routinely hosted Sunday night dinners for family and friends of his children. In 1995, Kay and Cary moved to their home in Wimberley. Cary graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos that year. He and Kay then embarked on a job that he loved, traveling around the state as a candle distributor for Designs in Wax. Carys loves were home, family and friends, grocery shopping, cooking and reading newspapers from around the state and nation. He is survived and dearly loved by his wife, Kay; his daughter, Kelsi of Alexandria, Va.; his son and daughter-in-law, Cary David Reeves, Jr., and Patricia Jaramillo of Longmont, Colo.; his parents, Leon and Jean Reeves of Odessa; his sisters and their families, Shana McGill of Odessa and JoAnne York of Montgomery; his grandmother, Jimmy Mur Jordan of Pampa; and many wonderful friends and extended family members around the world. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Seton Fund Oncology Unit in memory of Cary Reeves Sr. at 1201 W. 38th St., Austin, Texas, 78705, or the Cary Reeves Special Fund c/o Ozona National Bank, Wimberley, Texas, 78676. _________________________________________________________________ Top | Obituaries Index | Home _________________________________________________________________ Raymond May ODESSA Raymond May, 87, a retired supervisor, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Odessa. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oak Grove Memorial in Irving. Raymond May was born May 28, 1913, in Proctor. Raymond May married Ruby Lucille in Sweetwater. He was a resident of Irving, former resident of Watauga and moved to Odessa in April. He worked for United States Gypsum for 36 years. He died at peace at the home of his family in Odessa. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Ruby Lucille May and son, Leland Wayne May. Survivors: Sons, Dellis May and wife Pamela of North Richland Hills and Dennis May and wife Rebecca of Odessa; brother, T.J. May of Nevada; sister, Ruby Rogenstein of Nevada; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Arlington Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Top | Obituaries Index | Home _________________________________________________________________ [102600rogers.jpg] Lois Jean Rogers ODESSA A memorial service for Lois Jean Rogers will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2000 at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Donnie Williams and Jim Cox officiating. Services are under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. A graveside service will also be held for Lois Jean Rogers at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock. Lois Rogers passed away Oct. 25, 2000. She was born May 9, 1923, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to George and Arvilla Pearce. On June 15, 1955, she married Henry Rogers in Denver, Colo. They moved to Odessa in April 1956 to open up a photo finishing business. She was a member of Friendship Chapter #1008 Order of the Eastern Star and past Worthy Matron. She was a 44-year member of the First United Methodist Church in Odessa. Survivors include three daughters, Kathie Squyres and her husband Matt of Odessa, Barbara Mandry and her husband Tom of Lubbock and Eleanor Edmondson of Odessa; grandchildren include Lyndsey, Jordan and Jared Squyres of Odessa, Thomas Mandry and his wife Elizabeth and Amy Mandry Cox and her husband Jim of Lubbock, Robin Edmondson Weinrich and her husband Darryl of Piano; great-grandchildren, Michael and Regan Weinrich and Mattison Cox; and one sister, Donna Nichols of Montrose, Colo. Lois was a kind, giving, caring woman who was loved and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church Youth Ministries. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Top | Obituaries Index | Home _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Refer comments to Webmaster.