Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 12 May 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. May 12, 2001 Victor Chavez ODESSA Victor Chavez, 65, of Odessa, a truck driver, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Pecos and had been a resident before moving to Odessa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sulema Chavez of Odessa; son, Alberto Rodriguez of San Angelo; brothers, Tomas Chavez of Pecos and Meliton Chavez of San Jose, Calif.; sisters, Santos C. Garcia and Bernice R. Chavez, both of Pecos; and three grandchildren. Billy Gresham EARLY Billy Gresham, 59, of Brownwood, a former worker in the paving business, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at a Brownwood nursing home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Heartland Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and had been a resident of Blanket before moving to Brownwood. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lavina Gresham of Blanket; sons, Allen Ray Gresham of Brownwood, Billy D. Gresham of Oklahoma, Gary Lynn Gresham and Jerry Glenn Gresham, both of Odessa; daughters, Gloria Jean Hendrix of Oklahoma and Paula Bishop of Brownwood; brother, LeRoy Gresham of Brownwood; sisters, Mary Farrington and Violet Hammond, both of Midland, Blanche Hienan of Tennessee and Pauline Webb of Oak Creek; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Marty Johnson ODESSA Marty Johnson, 44, of Odessa, a shop foreman for Big-Tex Trailers, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arragements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Abilene and moved to Odessa in 1981 from Pecos. He was an Air Force veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lisa Johnson of Odessa; son, Adam Johnson of Beaumont, Calif.; daughter, Marisa Johnson of Odessa; mother, Rowena Johnson of Bryan-College Station; and brothers, Butch Johnson of Mineral Wells and Tracy Johnson of Bryan-College Station. Israel Mendoza ANDREWS Israel Mendoza, 18, of Andrews, a student at Andrews High School, died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Andrews Central Auditorium with the Rev. Tedula Garcia officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Sundown and moved to Andrews in 1990 from Van Horn. SURVIVORS: Mother, Delma Mendoza of Andrews; and sisters, Nancy Lujan Mendoza and Sally Mendoza, both of Andrews. Frances Montgomery MONTICELLO Frances Lynn Montgomery, 68, of Odessa, a certified medical assistant, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Monticello Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Valley View. She was Lutheran. SURVIVORS: Sons, Randy Montgomery of Zap, N.D., and Joe Lynn Montgomery of Odessa; mother, Lula Mae Lee of Mount Pleasant; sisters, Ladell Hoover of Norman, Okla., and Carol Blair of San Angelo; and six grandchildren. Linda Coleman ALPINE Linda L. Coleman, 53, of Alpine died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at her residence. Services are pending with Geeslin Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.