Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 17 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 17, 2001 Frank Glier PECOS Frank Joe Glier, 82, of Jasper died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Lufkin Memorial Hospital in Lufkin. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Ernie Waggoner officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Eunice, N.M. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Edna Glier of Jasper; daughters, Deanne Glier Phillips of Los Alamos, N.M., Jane Glier Swanson of Meridian, Miss., and Janan Glier Page of Austin; sister, Mary Glier Kirklin of Austin; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hazel Kendrick RANKIN Hazel Click Kendrick, 75, of Rankin, a homemaker, died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Mesa Springs Nursing Center in Abilene. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the Rankin Church of Christ with Mickey Chambliss officiating. Burial will follow at the Rankin Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Llano County and had been a longtime resident of Rankin before moving to Abilene. SURVIVORS: Husband, T.J. Kendrick of Rankin; sons, Joe Kendrick of Greenwood and Roy Kendrick of Lubbock; daughter, Johnnie Sue Wright of Lawn; sister, Helen Maxwell of Johnson City; and nine grandchildren. Virginia Luna MIDLAND Virginia Luna, 61, of Midland, a homemaker, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, in Midland. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Stephens Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Vogel officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Shafter and had been a resident of Alpine. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Gabriel P. Luna Jr. of Midland; sons, Gabriel Luna III of Amarillo, Tom Luna of Midland and Orlando Luna of Norman, Okla.; daughter, Linda Franklin of Midland; sister, Dora Richartz of Memphis, Tenn.; and four grandchildren. Carlos Melendez MARFA Carlos Melendez, 49, of Laredo, a funeral director in Laredo, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: Son, Noe Melendez of Hobbs, N.M.; brothers, Rafael Melendez of Marfa and Manuel Melendez of Odessa; sisters, Corine Melendez of Marfa and Rose Mary Tovar of Hobbs; and a grandson. Louis Miller ODESSA Louis James Miller, 76, of Odessa, a laboratory technician for Southwestern Portland Cement Co., died Monday, May 14, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony Miller officiating. Burial will be at the Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in McGregor and was a resident of Odessa for 52 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jerrye Miller of Odessa; sons, Anthony Miller of Dallas, Charles Baker of De Soto, Gayneal Baker of Livingston and Marvin McNeal of California; daughters, Zenda Rivers of Austin, Kathy Miller of Odessa, Earlene Quinn and Charlene Baker, both of Mesquite, and Shirley Cooper of Dallas; sisters, Opel Jones of Los Angeles; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Jeremiah Natividad BALMORHEA Jeremiah Natividad, three months old, of Alpine died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 7 p.m. today at the Balmorhea Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was a Jehovahs Witness. SURVIVORS: Mother, Lorraine Natividad of Alpine; grandmother, Bernadette Castillo of Alpine; and great-grandparents, Cesaria Alvarez, Clemente Alvarez and Bertha Garcia, all of Balmorhea. Daniel Secker MIDLAND Daniel Fishburne Secker, 61, of Midland, a certified public landman, died Monday, May 14, 2001, in Midland County. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Dyer officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Heflin Cemetery in Brown County. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Charleston, S.C. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Margaret Secker of Midland; daughter, Meredith Secker of Dallas; sons, Daniel Secker of Coleman and Walker Secker of College Station; stepson, Paul Byrom of Midland; stepdaughter, Marietta Metcalfe of Midland; parents, William and Mette Secker of Midland; brother, William Sheffield Secker of Fort Myers, Fla.; and six grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.