Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 20 Mar 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. March 20, 2001 James Bates ALPINE James B. Bates, 88, of Alpine, a retired tool and dye supervisor for General Motors Co. in Pittsburgh, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center Hospital in Alpine. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Garman officiating. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Borgland, Mich. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth Bates of Alpine; and sisters, Elizabeth Schmidt and Shirley Young, both of California, and Nancy Singer of Venoc, France. Mary Brownlee PECOS Mary A. Brownlee, 76, of Pecos, a retired lab technician, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Alcuino officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Pecos. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Brother, Floyd Brownlee Jr. of Pecos; and sisters, Gail Murray of Houston, Geraldine Reed of Midland and Midge Halsell of Denton. Ethel Dockery-Hillard FORT DAVIS Ethel Sarah Dockery-Hillard, 70, of Fort Davis Mountain Resort, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at a later date in Murphy, N.C. Arrangements by Townsend-Rose Funeral Home. She was born in Cherokee County, N.C. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Walt Hillard of Fort Davis; daughters, Robin Hancock of Monroe, N.C., Tonya Anjard and Shena Baylog, both of Kansas City, Kan.; brothers, Steve Dockery, Frank Dockery, Albert Dockery and Roy Dockery, all of Murphy; sister, Lena Owens of Kingman, Ariz.; and 13 grandchildren. Mavis Hainline VERNON Mavis Ann Hainline, 88, of Iowa Park, a former employee of Goldfeders Department Store in Vernon, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Eastview Cemetery with the Rev. John Payne officiating. Arrangements by Sullivan Funeral Home. She was born in Honey Grove and had been a resident of Vernon and Wichita Falls before moving to Iowa Park. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patsy Ramsey of Vernon; sister, Ileta Marie Schrimsher of Odessa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Orville Newcomb DE LEON Orville Newcomb, 81, of Gorman, a retired mechanic for Ford Motor Co., died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Christian Church with the Rev. Lenward Caraway officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Brown County. Arrangements by Nowlin Funeral Home. He was born in May, Texas, and had been a resident of De Leon for 21 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Virginia Newcomb of De Leon; sons, Gerald Lynn Newcomb of Odessa and William Ira Newcomb of Norman, Okla.; daughter, Judy Gayle Carnes of Norman; sister, Mary Harris of Brownwood; three granddaughters; and two great-granddaughters. Lou Taylor Reid ALPINE Lou Taylor Reid, 94, of Alpine, a retired teacher, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at a Fort Stockton nursing home. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ed Waddill officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Frisco and was a longtime resident of Alpine. She was Presbyterian. SURVIVOR: Sister, Nell Taylor Grauke of Fredericksburg. Rodrigo Muniz MIDLAND Rodrigo Muniz, 35, of Kermit died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Services are pending with Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.