Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 18 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 18, 2001 John Avary MONAHANS John Calhoun "J.C." Avary, 85, of Odessa, a retired insurance salesman, died Sunday, April 15, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with Basil Love officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Toyah. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Bobby "Bob" Avary of Odessa; daughter, Patricia Cosper of Odessa; brother, Robert Avary of Marble Falls; sisters, Eva Rose Haynes of Monahans and Sophia Barnwell of Hobbs, N.M.; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. J.B. Cates HOBBS, N.M. J.B. "Bob" Cates, 81, of Hobbs, N.M., retired manager of Jim Bob Boots, died Sunday, April 15, 2001, at Lea Regional Medical Center in Hobbs. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Prairie Haven Cemetery with the Revs. Bob Bratcher and Jerry Kaskela officiating. Arrangements by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. He was born in Powell, Okla. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Irene Cates of Hobbs; son, Robert Alan Cates of Hobbs; daughter, Linda Parker of Odessa; brother, A.W. Cates of Amarillo; sister, Margie Smith of Clovis, N.M.; and a grandson. Bennie Ellis Sr. ODESSA Bennie "Ben" Lee Ellis Sr., 71, of Odessa, a retired auto mechanic, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Kiowa County, Okla. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jerry Ellis of Odessa; son, Bennie Ellis Jr. of Midland; daughter, Elaine Dickman of Odessa; brother, Gene Ellis of McDonald, N.M.; sisters, Wilma Priddy of Littlefield and Iris Matthews of Eunice, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Rachel Hickey CRANE Rachel Hickey, 79, of Crane, a homemaker, died Monday, April 16, 2001, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Crane County Cemetery with Greg Van Court officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Decatur and was a longtime resident of Crane. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Dannes Boyd and Jackye Van Court, both of San Angelo; brother, Dan Shults of San Antonio; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wanda Pipkin SEMINOLE Wanda LeJean Pipkin, 66, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Monday, April 16, 2001, at Covenant Lakeside Hospital in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Seminole Community Chapel with the Rev. Dan Dale officiating. Burial will follow at the Seagraves Cemetery in Seagraves. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Gaines County and was a lifelong resident. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ronny Pipkin of Seminole and Monty Pipkin of Flower Mound; daughter, Sue Hutson of Sugar Land; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Bessie Cooper ODESSA Bessie Cooper, 85, of Odessa died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Richard Henderson CRANE Richard Henderson, 89, of Odessa died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, in Crane. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Gertrude Wells ODESSA Gertrude Wells, 85, of McCamey died Monday, April 16, 2001, at Home Hospice in Odessa. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.