Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 24 Feb 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. February 24, 2001 Callie Barnes BIG SPRING Callie Barnes, 89, of Lubbock, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Olive Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Cook officiating. Arrangements by Myers and Smith Funeral Home. She had been a resident of Big Spring before moving to Lubbock. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Jim Barnes of Odessa; and daughters, Dorothy Cook and Peggy Cain, both of Odessa, and Nita Harden of Lubbock. Peggie Brazeal CRANE Peggie Francis Brazeal, 70, of Crane, a retired self-employed hairdresser, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Smackover, Ark., and was a resident of Crane for 45 years. She was a member of the Assembly of God. SURVIVORS: Son, Danny Brazeal of Andrews; daughters, Linda Bailey and Terri Newby, both of Crane; brothers, Karl Edgmon of Carthage and Russell Edgmon of Conroe; sisters, Faye McClure of Overton and Maggie Howell of Kilgore; and four grandchildren. Julia Gonzales ODESSA Julia P. Gonzales, 81, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of San Juan Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark Woodruff officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at her daughters residence at 924 Edgeport Drive. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Roseville and moved to Odessa in 1961. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Manuel Alvarez of Fort Worth, Luis Gonzales Jr. of Lyons, Kan., and Joe Gonzales of Odessa; daughters, Maria G. Perez and Juanita Madrid, both of Odessa, Stefana Vasquez of Corpus Christi and Sundie Sliter of Baytown; stepdaughters, Patsy Vasquez of Corpus Christi, Gracie Zamora of Greeley, Colo., Eugenia Perez and Victoria Perez, both of Fort Worth, Dominga Gonzales of San Angelo and Flora Morales of Illinois; and sisters, Dolores Rizo and Mary Lou Perez of Greeley. Joe Johnston ODESSA Joe P. Johnston, 79, of Odessa, a retired industrial mechanic for General Machine and Supply Inc., died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Ernest Easley and Bill D. Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Alvarado and moved to Odessa in 1948. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Vera Johnston of Odessa; sons, James J. Johnston of Odessa and Delbert R. Johnston of Dale; daughter, Sheila Prather of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Parish King ODESSA Parish Victor King, 81, of Granbury, a retired rancher, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at a Granbury nursing home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Downsville, La. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Velma King of Granbury; sons, Leonard King of Odessa and Victor King of Las Vegas; sisters, Ruth Meier of California and Mary Hennington of Odessa; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Lucile Laws STANTON Lucile K. Laws, 85, of Stanton, a homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at a Stanton Care Center in Stanton. Services were private. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Nelson, Okla., and moved to Stanton from Andrews a year ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Husband, Ladd Laws of Stanton; daughter, Rita Foster of Andrews; brother, Reed Cole of Granbury; and two grandchildren. Melva Riddle LEVELLAND Melva Mae Riddle, 80, of Lubbock, a retired licensed vocational nurse, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Head Family Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Jantzen officiating. Burial will be at the City of Levelland Cemetery. Arrangements by Head Family Funeral Home. She was born in Dillard, Okla., and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Karen F. Scholz of Tucson, Ariz., and Paula M. Westbrook of Lubbock; sons, Cecil E. Riddle Jr. of Levelland, Michael L. Riddle of Odessa and Melvin W. Riddle of Midland; sisters, Marie Lusk of Bakersfield, Calif., and Bernice Russell of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Josephine Fulton LUBBOCK Josephine Fulton, 82, of Odessa died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Bobbie Garland FORT STOCKTON Bobbie Garland, 76, of Iraan died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.