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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
December 18, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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Houston Branam

   MONAHANS  Houston  Branam  of  Monahans  went  to  be with our Lord on
   Friday,  Dec. 15. He died at home after a lengthy iIlness. Houston was
   68  years  old, born in Camp, Ark. on April 28, 1932. At the age of 4,
   he  moved  to Crane with his family. The family then moved to Monahans
   in 1941.
   
   Services  are  scheduled  for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at First
   Baptist  Church  of  Monahans  with  the  Rev.  Gene Tone officiating,
   assisted by the Rev. Jeff Box.
   
   Houston  graduated from Monahans High School in 1951 and served in the
   Air Force from 1952 until 1956. He married his high school sweetheart,
   Sue  Zimmerman, on June 14, 1954, at First Baptist Church in Monahans.
   He  began work for Richardson & Bass in 1956, then worked for 30 years
   for  Sinclair  Oil  &  Gas,  which evolved into ARCO Oil & Gas. He was
   retired from ARCO at the time of his death.
   
   Houston   was   actively   involved   in   the  Monahans-Wickett-Pyote
   lndependent  School  District. He served on the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote
   School Board for three years and also served on the Monahans Appraisal
   District  Board  of  Directors for four years. He loved the Loboes and
   was  a member of the Booster Club for many years. In 1982, Houston was
   named Booster of the Year.
   
   Houston was a member of First Baptist Church of Monahans for 57 years.
   He  actively  supported his church, serving as an usher for many years
   and as a preschool Sunday school teacher for 15 years.
   
   He was preceded in death by his parents, Troy and Minnie Branam, and a
   brother, Curtis.
   
   He  is survived by his wife; two daughters, Suzanne Bloodworth and her
   husband,  Marty, of Midland and Dianne Solum and her husband, Matthew,
   of  Spokane,  Wash.  He  is  also survived by six grandchildren, Brent
   Bloodworth  of Lubbock, Alaina, Lindsey and Lara Bloodworth of Midland
   and Kristi and Nicole Solum of Spokane, Wash.; two sisters, Faye Capps
   of Jal, N.M., and Helen Jordan of Monahans.
   
   Pallbearers  will  be  Gloyd  Walsh,  Leonard Perryman, Kenneth Reamy,
   James  Ward, Joe Montez, David Cutbirth, Jerry Larned, Connie Bean and
   Henry  Ridings. Honorary pallbearers will be Waylan Martin and current
   and  former  Lobo  coaches, Larry Hannah, Mickey Mitchell, Doug Roark,
   Bren Holland, Gary Gaines and Maurice Hodges.
   
   Services will be conducted by Harkey Funeral Home of Monahans.
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