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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
November 29, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Glenn W. Casey
   
   AUSTIN Glenn W. Casey, 82, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Nov. 23,
   2000.  He  will  be  lovingly  remembered and missed by his family and
   friends.
   
   Casey,  as he was known to family and friends, was born Oct. 27, 1918,
   at  a  farm  in Cherokee, Iowa. He served in the Army Air Corps during
   World  War  II  from  Sept.  1943  to  Dec. 1944. Casey was a squadron
   bombardier over Omaha Beach on D-Day and was discharged as a captain.
   
   Casey  moved  to  Odessa in the late 1940s. While in Odessa, he was an
   active  member  of  the  First  Methodist Church and the Wesley Class.
   Casey was also active in many civic organizations and was president of
   both  the  Home Builders Association of Odessa and the Texas Area Home
   Builders Association.
   
   Casey was known as a "straight shooter" and was well respected for his
   trait as a businessman. He was part owner of R&C Construction Co. with
   T.M.  "Buddy"  Hawkins.  He  later was owner of The Home Mart Inc. and
   Glenn  W.  Casey  Construction Inc. with his business partner and good
   friend Dorr E. Hampton. Casey was also involved with other companies.
   
   Some  of  Caseys building ventures include First State Bank of Kermit,
   Sherwood  Shopping Center, the gym at Permian High School, some of the
   girls  dorms  at Odessa College and helping in the construction of the
   McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis.
   
   He  moved  to  Austin  in 1970. Casey continued his building career in
   Austin  until  he  retired  in  the mid 1980s. After he retired, Casey
   enjoyed  playing  golf, reading books and giving his grandchildren and
   great-grandchildren golf cart rides.
   
   He  was  preceded  in  death by his first wife, Virginia Rogers Casey,
   three brothers and his parents.
   
   Casey  is  survived  by  his second wife, Norma Ensi; his sister, Lois
   Brown;  son,  Pat  Casey;  daughter,  Joyce  Casey  Geers;  son, Steve
   Cranford;  daughter, Julie Cranford Border; 11 grandchildren; and nine
   great-grandchildren.
   
   Memorial  services  will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at
   Bethany United Methodist Church.
   
   In  lieu  of  flowers,  contributions  can  be  made to Bethany United
   Methodist  Church,  10010 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, Texas, 78750, or
   Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78759.
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   ODESSA  J.W.  Padgett,  66,  of  Odessa died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at
   Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
   
   He  was born July 15, 1934, in Colorado City to Jay and Odell Padgett.
   He  was  a  graduate  of Loraine High School. He married Jean Ann Hale
   June  5, 1954, in Midland. He was employed by Texas Electric from 1954
   until   his  retirement  in  1992.  He  was  a  member  of  the  North
   Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses in Odessa.
   
   A  memorial  service  will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at
   the  Kingdom  Hall  of  Jehovahs Witnesses, 3625 W. 11th St. in Odessa
   with Pete Klein officiating.
   
   SURVIVORS:  Wife, Jean Ann Padgett of Odessa; daughter, Pam Recker and
   her  husband,  Pat  Recker;  two  grandchildren,  Kim  Combs and Nikki
   Recker,  all  of  Odessa;  one brother, Tollie Padgett of El Paso; six
   sisters,  Lillie  Jo  Boring of Dallas, Charla Iglehart of Fort Worth,
   Meredith  Edwards,  Honey  Tarter and Marsha Drummond, all of Colorado
   City, and Sandra Barnfield of Lewisville.
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   ODESSA  Services for Robert Graham Scholl, 52, of Odessa are scheduled
   for 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the
   Rev.  Jack  Watkins  officiating.  Burial  will  be at Sunset Memorial
   Gardens.
   
   Mr. Scholl died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. He
   was born Sept. 7, 1948, in Allentown, Penn. He moved to Odessa in 1983
   from Fort Worth. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He was also
   an accomplished drummer.
   
   He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Scholl in 1989.
   
   He  is  survived  by  his mother, Mary Scholl; aunt, Marjorie Baker of
   Memphis,  Tenn.;  and cousins, Rita and Charles Evans, Tammy and Terry
   Crouch,  Beverly  and  Kelly  Evans and Robbie and Wayne Maass, all of
   Odessa.
   
   Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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