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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
November 19, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Willie Isabell Fulton
   ELECTRA  Our  Lord and Savior came and gently took our precious mother
   and grandmother to her heavenly home Nov. 7, 2000.
   Willie  Isabell  Fulton  was  born  Oct. 25, 1910, to James Thomas and
   Beulah  Perry  Bryant  in  Goldthwaithe. At the age of six, her family
   moved  to Electra where she attended school and later met her husband,
   Henry  Newton Buck Fulton. They were married Nov. 20, 1927. Because of
   their childrens attendance at a small neighborhood church, she and her
   husband accepted the Lord as their Savior in 1936. They became charter
   members  of  this  fellowship,  which  later became known as the Bible
   Baptist  Church. She became a widow at the young age of 39 and devoted
   the rest of her life caring for her family and loved ones.
   In  1989,  due  to her failing health, she moved to West Texas to live
   with  her  daughter, Virginia. She had resided at Seabury Nursing Home
   in  Odessa since September 1994, where she was loved and adored by all
   who  knew  her.  Virginia  was a full time volunteer there so that she
   could be close to her mother and help care for her.
   She was preceded in death by her mother, Beulah Tice, father, husband,
   a sister, Zelma Lee Miller, and a brother, Horace Bryant.
   She  is  survived by two daughters, Kathrin Ward and husband Marcus of
   Electra   and   Virginia  Jennings  Thomasson  and  husband  Tommy  of
   Gardendale; and a son, Tommy Fulton and wife Wilma of Midland.
   She was a loving Big Mama to her 13 grandchildren, six of whom live in
   the  Gardendale-Odessa  area.  They  are Cindy Jennings Cooper, Marvin
   Jennings  Jr.,  Ricky  Jennings,  Martha Jennings Lemons, Nancy Fulton
   McCain  and  Tommy  Fulton Jr. She also had 25 great-grandchildren and
   five great-great-grandchildren.
   As  we  look  back  on her life, we are filled with love, respect, and
   admiration for this special lady. Her family and friends will remember
   her for her kindness and unconditional love.
   Services were held Nov. 9, 2000 in Electra.
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   ODESSA  William  Ernest  Hofer  was born Oct. 24, 1922, in Burlington,
   Wis.,  to  John  and Martha Lippe Hofer. He passed away Thursday, Nov.
   16, 2000, in Odessa.
   Military  graveside  services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2000,
   at  Sunset  Memorial  Gardens.  Services  are under the care of Sunset
   Memorial Funeral Home.
   Mr.  Hofer served in the Air Force for over 21 years, retiring in 1962
   as a Chief Master Sergeant, E-9. He had served 18 months as a prisoner
   of  war  in  Germany  during World War II. On Aug. 5, 1950, he married
   Markcille. They celebrated their 50th anniversary this year.
   Mr.  Hofer  was  a  lifetime  member  of  the  VFW and a member of the
   American  Legion.  After  his  retirement  from  the Air Force, he and
   Markcille  moved  to Odessa. He ran the Odessa Automotive Trade School
   for seven years and worked at Classic Car Restoration for five years.
   His parents and one brother, Robert Hofer, preceded him in death.
   Survivors  include  his  wife,  Markcille  of Odessa; a son, Robert M.
   Hofer  and wife, Marsha, of Aurora, Colo.; a niece and nephew, William
   and Mariann; and many friends.
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   ODESSA  Owen Charles Smokey Gandy, 80, was born Aug. 7, 1920, to Rolin
   and  Texie  Gandy in Healdton, Okla. He passed away Thursday, Nov. 16,
   2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
   Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, at Sunset
   Memorial Gardens.
   Mr.  Gandy  came  to Odessa in 1947 from Blanchard, Okla., and married
   Jewel Covey on Dec. 1, 1948, in Lovington, N.M. He was an Army veteran
   of  World  War  II  and  a lifetime member of the V.F.W. He was also a
   member  of  Eastside  Baptist Church. He was retired from Lewis Casing
   Crews.
   Survivors  include his wife, Jewel Gandy of Odessa; sons, Robert Gandy
   and  wife,  Mary,  of  Midland,  Roland  Gandy  and wife, Michelle, of
   Odessa,  and  O.C.  Chuck  Gandy  Jr. of Georgetown; daughter, Barbara
   Merrill  and  husband, Ron, of Fort Mohave, Ariz.; brother, Bill Gandy
   of  New  Blaine, Ark.; sisters, Earnestine Hastings of Encino, Calif.,
   Ruby  Moon  of  Elmore City, Okla., Bonnie Burris of Blanchard, Okla.;
   sister-in-law,  Lois Gandy of Odessa; grandsons, Chris Gandy and wife,
   Sunshine, of Amarillo, and Ty Gandy and Hunter Gandy, both of Odessa.
   His parents preceded him in death.
   Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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