Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 8 Apr 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. April 08, 2001 Florence Beatty LAMESA Florence Beatty, 58, of Lamesa, a homemaker, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Second Baptist Church with the Revs. Clifton Igo and Larry Rienike officiating. Burial will be at Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrangements by Branon Funeral Home. She was born in Lamesa. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: husband, Garland Beatty of Lamesa; son, Dewayne Beatty of Lamesa; sisters, Helen Hobson of Lamesa, and Lagrace Wilkerson of Odessa; brothers, Edward Harris of Rankin, W. Lee Harris of Lamesa, and Jimmy Harris of Adkins; and three grandchildren. Audelio Cobos PYOTE Audelio "Delio" Cobos, 65, of Pyote, a retired maintenance technician for the highway department, died Friday, April 6, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Johns Catholic Church in Monahans with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Harkey Funeral Chapel in Monahans. Burial will be at Pyote Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Presidio. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Maria Cobos of Pyote; son, Junior Cobos of Monahans; daughters, Joann Bryant of Lubbock, Yolando Cobos and Rosemary Higgins, both of Monahans, and Corina Knight of San Saba; brother, Ismael Cobos of Kermit; sisters, Delma Garcia of Monahans, Celia Natividad of Pecos, Manuela Pelayo of Pyote, Ernestina Preciado of Norwalk, Calif., Lilly Villa of Round Lake Beach, Ill., and Martha Monarrez of Chicago; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. J.W. Harris ODESSA J.W. Harris, 75, of Odessa, a farmer, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bovina First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Morgan officiating. Burial will be at Bovina Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born at Anson. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Wesley Allen Harris of Minco, Okla., and Dana Jay Harris of Monahans; sisters, Vennie Vick of Littlefield, Bonnie Butler of Hamlin, and Dene Hall of Midland; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Alonso Hernandez Sr. FORT STOCKTON Alonso Hernandez Sr., 82, of Fort Stockton, a church caretaker, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Agnes Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Josephs Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Presidio. He was an Army veteran. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Munoz Hernandez; daughters, Paula Warnock and Ernestina Jiron, both of Fort Stockton; sons, Alfonso Hernandez Jr. of Fort Stockton, and Margarito Hernandez of San Angelo; stepson, Oscar Ramirez of Fort Stockton; stepdaughter, Elsa Hernandez of Fort Stockton; 10 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren Lee Hill KERMIT Lee Hill, 84, of Kermit, a retired oil pumper, died Friday, April 6, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Earnest Wall officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Monahans. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Evelyn Hill of Kermit; daughters, Janie Midgett of Hereford, N.C., and Lana Morrow of Lubbock; sons, Bill Hill of Austin, and Thomas Edwards of Cedar Creek; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Lela Johnson ODESSA Lela Johnson, 98, of Odessa died Saturday, April 7, 2001 at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Eddie Ray Sanchez CRANE Eddie Ray Sanchez, 37, of Crane, a gas plant operator, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at the Crane Exhibition Building with the Rev. Barry McClean officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the exhibition building. Burial will be at Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. He was born in Odessa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Martha Sanchez of Crane; daughter, Crystal Sanchez of Crane; son, Adrian Sanchez of Crane; parents Raul and Manuela Sanchez of Crane; and brother, Raul Sanchez Jr. of Crane. Emiliana Vasquez FORT STOCKTON Emiliana D. Vasquez, 96, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Stockton with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Stockton. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Maria Lezama of Odessa; sister, Candida Duran of Fort Stockton; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. O.L. Tipton Sr. CRANE O.L. Tipton Sr., 76, of Crane died Saturday, April 7, 2001 at his residence. Funeral services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.