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December 30, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Jeff Benney Bowden, 85, of Odessa, former owner of Ramco Fishing Tools and Astro Well Service, went to be with His Lord on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Parks Methodist Nursing Home. He was respected throughout the oilfield industry. He was a fisherman and was well known through his work with Red Adair, Blow Out Fires, Inc. After the out-of-control fires were snuffed, Jeff would go in and fish the oil pipes out of the hole. Jeff Bowden was loved and will be enormously missed by his family. He had a great sense of humor and was known for being a tremendous salesman. He could explain a complicated financial deal on a napkin. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Earnest Easley, pastor of First Baptist Church of Odessa, and Paul Cole, pastor of Hope Community Church in Southlake, will officiate. Memorial donations can be made to the Gideons International, Odessa Gideons Camp, P.O. Box 11227, Odessa, Texas, 79760, after Jan. 2, 2001, in his name. Jeff Bowden was born in Franklin County Oct. 18, 1915. He lived in Odessa from 1939 to the present. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Jeff was married to Anna Marie Bowden on July 25, 1969. His wife Anna preceded him in death July 14, 2000. SURVIVORS: Sons, Joe Bowden and wife Noilene of Odessa and Bill Bowden and wife Kathy of Odessa; daughter, Lynn Barrington of Dallas; brother, Roscoe Bowden and wife Marie of Mount Pleasant; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Bowden is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Norma Elizabeth Thoraldson Dougherty EDEN Norma Elizabeth Thoraldson Dougherty, Oct. 20, 1924, to Dec. 22, 2000. "The Lady" Her social manners beyond compare So regal and politically right, This proud and beautiful woman caught our daddys fancy One post-war starlit night. The highs were high The valleys low, But through it all, The "Dougherty Gang" would glow. Her life was good As she changed with the times, Even traveled to Norway On her nine childrens dime. Caddies, limousines and furs Celebrity acquaintances, Diamonds and pearls This gorgeous lady knew HOW to see the world. Family fame came with the name, military heroes Her husbands malaria after World War II, spanned her time frame, The 82nd Airborne, her brother and World War I The 82nd Airborne, and her youngest son. The Viking blood runs through our veins Her heritage lives on, through us, who remain, Our mother, our friend, from eacha good flight Say "Hi" to dad and Tom, as you smile down on our lives, And may the Great Spirits guide you gentlyto the other side. By Lana Rutter Norma Elizabeth Thoraldson Dougherty, age 76, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at Heritage Oaks Estate in Ballinger. A memorial service for friends and family will be held at 4 p.m. today, Dec. 30, 2000, at the Eden Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her father, Ole Thoraldson; her mother, Martina Bensen Thoraldson; her two brothers, Harry and Barney Thoraldson; her husband, Irvin S. Dougherty; and her son, Thomas James Dougherty. She has two surviving sisters, Lillian Rusick of South Dakota and Marion Brennan of Maine. Her eight surviving children are Donna Lynn Schwendinger of Dallas, Lana Diane Rutter of Odessa, David Harry Dougherty of Phoenix, SFC Robert Martin Dougherty of Fort Campbell, Tenn., Ramona Elaine Ulbricht of Ocean Park, Wash., Priscilla Ann Dougherty of Austin, Susan Marie Hodges of Phoenix and Norma Jane Cox of Paint Rock. She has 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and many other relatives in the United States and Risor, Norway. Her wit and charm will be missed by all who knew her well. _________________________________________________________________ Anna Forster Anna Forster, 96, of Odessa died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Avalon Place Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born June 25, 1904, in Mexia, Texas. She graduated from Henryetta (Okla.) School for Nurses in 1927 and was a registered nurse in Oklahoma and New Mexico. She married Fred E. Forster Sr. on Jan. 4, 1932, in Shawnee, Okla. She had lived in Odessa since the 1940s and was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Odessa. Her husband preceded her in death on April 16, 1979. Mrs. Forster survived five brothers and one sister. She is survived by four nieces and three nephews: Tressa Muntz, Olympia, Wash.; Susan Hammons, Martha Thomas and Ed Holleman, Fort Worth, Texas; Barbara Wood, Coahoma, Texas; James Holleman, San Francisco, Calif.; and Ken Holleman, Corvallis, Ore. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Ernest Easley officiating. Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________________ Floy Nanny Kelley ODESSA Floy Kelley, 96, of Odessa passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Deerings Nursing Home. Mrs. Kelley was born Oct. 12, 1904, in Dodson, La., and moved to Odessa in 1950 from Natchitoches, La. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Kelley. Survivors are sons, James M. Kelley and wife Evelyn and William Randal Kelley and wife Sharon, all of Odessa; daughter, Gladys Rowe and husband Bob of Amarillo; brother, George Gislar of Dallas; sister, Viola Kees of Pineville, La.; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild. Services are at 4 p.m. today, Dec. 30, 2000, at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Community Care Hospice. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.