Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 1 Jan 2001 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Death Notices. January 01, 2001 Maureen Curtis ODESSA Maureen J. Curtis, 65, of Odessa, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at her residence. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Otterness officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Chapel. She was born in Nottingham, England. She was Lutheran. SURVIVORS: Husband, Alfred W. Curtis of Odessa; son, Gerard A. Flannery; daughters, Nelda J. Moore and Kelly Anne Flannery, both of Odessa, Cindy Ida Ruth Knight of Gustine, and Shelagh Marie Phillips of Austin; brother, Michael Brooks of Forest Town, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England; fifteen grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Donald Dansby BRECKENRIDGE Donald Mark Dansby, 42, of Breckenridge, a carpenter and real estate salesman, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000 at his residence. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home Chapel, with Charles Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in the Breckenridge Cemetery. Arrangements by Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home. He was born in Carlsbad, N.M. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Heather Dansby of Odessa; father, Donald M. Dansby of Artesia, N.M.; mother, Francis Boyle of Comanche; brother, Richard Dansby of Odessa; sisters, Karon Jones of Comanche, Missy Olivas of Comanche and Glinda Kennedy of Okmulgee, Okla. Lesley Duffer BIG SPRING Lesley M. "Less" Duffer, 86, of Big Spring, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Trinity Memorial Park with the Rev. Robert Turner officiating. Arrangements by Myers and Smith. He was born in Bowie County. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sybil Duffer of Big Spring; son, Kenneth Duffer of Big Spring; daughters, Linda Strickland and Anna Mahan, both of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Juanita Prieto MARFA Juanita "Jane" Prieto, 82, of El Paso, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, in an El Paso medical center. Rosary will be at 7 p.m., Tuesday, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday at St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Merced Cemetery. She was born in Ruidosa and lived in El Paso for 50 years. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Brother, Gregorio Prieto of El Paso; and sister, Frances Perez of El Paso. Frank Tercero ODESSA Frank Hernandez Tercero, 75, of Odessa died Sunday Dec. 31, 2000, at his residence. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. He was born in Brogado. SURVIVORS: Wife, Basilia R. Tercero of Odessa; sons, Frank R. Tercero Jr. of Odessa, J. Carlos Tercero of Ft. Worth; daughters, Teresa Fierro of Odessa, Lily F. Tercero of Ft. Worth; brother, Billy H. Tercero of El Paso; sisters, Josepha Dalton of Fort Lee, N.J., Alicia Moody of Grafton, Ohio, Ellena Gonzalez of Marfa; and six grandchildren. Opal Young LUBBOCK Opal Young, 84, of Lubbock died Wednesday Dec. 27, 2000, in McAlester, Okla. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Resthaven Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Cliff Igo officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Resthaven Funeral Home. She was born in Gordonville. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Nadine Inzer of Odessa, Gloria Jean Hausler of Clarksville, Ark., Cherlyn Kay Dyer of Tacoma, Wash.; sisters, Lindell Siewert of San Diego, Calif.; Peggy Clinton of Tacoma, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Eunice Creekmore SEMINOLE Eunice Creekmore, 83, of Seminole died Sunday, Dec. 31. 2000, at Memorial Hospital. Services are pending with Boyer Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.