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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
November 27, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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Lois Patterson Cross

   TROUP  Lois  Patterson  Cross  of  Odessa was born in Salem Community,
   Smith County, Texas, to Carroll and Julia Patterson. She was raised in
   Smith  and Hale Counties in Texas. She died on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000
   at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   On  May 12, 1943, she married Robert Cross in Troup. They were married
   for  57  years.  Their son, Don, was born Dec. 5, 1945, in Troup. They
   moved to the Permian Basin in 1955.
   
   She  was  a  Baptist by faith. Lois was an accomplished artist and her
   hobbies were painting, golf and crafts.
   
   Mrs. Cross is survived by her husband, R.E. "Bob" Cross of Odessa; one
   son,  Donald  E. Cross and his wife, Elizabeth, of Lafayette, La.; two
   granddaughters,  Ashley Blanc and husband, Ken, of Lafayette, La., and
   Melissa  Cross  of  Lafayette,  La.; one brother, George Patterson and
   wife,  Carole, of Dallas; three sisters, Allene Williams of Plainview,
   Eulalia  Lacy  and  husband,  Bryan,  of  Pasadena,  Marian  Powell of
   Lubbock.
   
   She  was preceded in death by two sisters, Lou Ella Mahurin and Leotis
   McDaniel; and four brothers, James, Robert, Henry and Ryan Patterson.
   
   Graveside  services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at the
   Bradford  Cemetery  in Troup with the Rev. James Cheatham of the First
   Baptist  Church  of  Troup  officiating.  Arrangements are by Frank W.
   Wilson   Funeral   Directors  (www.  wilsonfuneral.com).  If  desired,
   memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
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Joshua Paul Parkinson

   ODESSA  Joshua  Paul "Josh" Parkinson was born Oct. 7, 1980, in Odessa
   and  died  Nov.  23,  2000.  He was the beloved son of Kathleen Mooney
   Foster and Jack David Parkinson.
   
   Josh was a 1999 graduate of Permian High School. All his life he loved
   sports  and  during  his school years he played football, baseball and
   basketball.  He  was  in  the  gifted  and talented classes throughout
   junior  and  senior  high  school. Josh attended Southwest Texas State
   University  in  San Marcos where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
   Fraternity.
   
   Josh  will always be remembered for his wonderful smile and his loving
   heart.  He was dearly loved by his family and many friends. Josh had a
   very  special  gift working with children. They were very drawn to him
   as  he  devoted  many  summers lifeguarding and teaching them to swim.
   Josh  loved to spend time with his many friends, and he truly knew how
   to be a friend.
   
   He  is  survived by his mother, Kathy Foster and stepfather, Dr. Niles
   Foster of Gardendale; father, Jack Parkinson of Leander; brother, Matt
   Parkinson  and  sister,  Elizabeth Bailey, all of Gardendale; maternal
   grandparents,  Frank  and  Mary  "Mimi"  Mooney  of  Odessa;  paternal
   grandmother,  Ann  Baucum  of Mesa, Ariz.; paternal great-grandmother,
   Mae  Baucum  of  Lubbock;  aunts and uncles, Frank and Sandy Mooney of
   Friendswood, Bobby and Karen (Mooney) Nimon of Houston, Jim and Monica
   Mooney  of  Odessa, Joan Firth of Scottsdale, Ariz., Jean Parkinson of
   Florence,  Ariz., and Janan Parkinson of Glendale, Ariz.; and cousins,
   Miriam  Mooney,  Taryn  Mooney,  Ashley Ellis, Emily and Martha Nimon,
   Jacob  Parkinson,  Jasmine  Parkinson,  Christopher  Eric  Firth, Nick
   Firth,   Ryan   Thompson,  Adam  Thompson,  Elizabeth  Parkinson,  Sam
   Parkinson and Travis Parkinson.
   
   Rosary  was  held  at  7  p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, in the chapel of
   Frank  W.  Wilson Funeral Directors. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m.
   Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with
   the Rev. Mark Woodruff, celebrant.
   
   Pallbearers  will  be  Blake Doran, Alek Skillern, Cortney Smith, Rick
   Dansby,  Joshua  Clark  and  Travis  Watkins. Interment will follow at
   Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   If desired memorials may be made to St. Marys Central Catholic School.
   
   Arrangements     by     Frank    W.    Wilson    Funeral    Directors.
   (www.wilsonfuneral.com)
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