Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 25 Aug 2001

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                          OA Online Death Notices.
August 25, 2001 

Clara Bates
FORT STOCKTON - Clara M. Bates, 82, of Fort Stockton, a retired sales clerk, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Bennett officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
She was born in Claremore, Okla., and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1957. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Vicki Ratliff of Rankin, Judi Ross of Kansas City, Mo., and Pam Peterson of Grand Junction, Colo.; sister, Makeline Hargis of Wagoner, Okla.; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Carol Denton
MIDLAND - Carol Renee Denton, 58, of Midland, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at a local hospital.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Blaine J. Bushman officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, and was a resident of Midland since 1975. She was Mormon.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Ralph Durwood Denton of Midland; sons, Ralph Michael Denton of Kingwood and Thomas Allen Denton of Provo, Utah; daughter, Patricia Lynn McShane of Katy; brother, Daryl Keele of Blackfoot; and nine grandchildren.

John Griffith 
ODESSA - John R. Griffith, 78, of Odessa, a retired employee of Sears, Roebuck and Co., died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, in Garland.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Gene Allen and Roger Griffith officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Olney. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
SURVIVORS: Son, the Rev. Paul Thompson of Odessa; sisters, Dorthy Gatlin of Stephenville and Janell Rector of Brownwood; and two grandsons.

Julia Powell
ODESSA - Julia Bell Powell, 83, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church with W.C. Kenan officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Smithfield. She was a member of the Church of God in Christ.
SURVIVORS: Son, John Anderson Powell Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Rose Mary Shepard and Vivian Ruth Ferguson, both of Odessa; brothers, Leroy Peterson and General Peterson Jr., both of Smithfield, Lawrence Earl Peterson and Robert Peterson, both of Houston, and John Peterson of Odessa; sisters, Lois P. Davis, Gladys Peterson and Jewel McMillan, all of Washington, D.C., Lillian Peterson of Smithfield, Mildred Calvert of Austin and Earnestine Peterson of Mansfield; 29 grandchildren; and 60 great-grandchildren.

Guadalupe Sanchez Jr.
MIDLAND - Guadalupe Sanchez Jr., an infant, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at St. Ann Catholic Church with the Revs. Arturo Pestin and Ernie Sanchez officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Stanton. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel.
He was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Guadalupe and Yvette Sanchez of Stanton; sisters, Ariel Sanchez, Marisol Sanchez and Araceli Sanchez, all of Stanton; grandparents, Felipe and Belia Segura of Harlingen and Francisco and Josefa Sanchez of Stanton; and great-grandmother, Ninfa Segura of San Angelo.

Alford Smallwood
ODESSA - Alford "Al" Smallwood, 58, of Victoria, a paint contractor, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, in Pensacola, Fla.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jerry Thorpe officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Winters and had been a resident of Odessa. 
SURVIVORS: Wife, Katherine Wright Smallwood of Victoria; daughters, Aly Smallwood of Victoria, Monica Harding of Land O' Lakes, Fla., and Sonja Ayers of Austin; father, A.W. Smallwood of Odessa; sister, Vada McCallum of Odessa; brother, Jimmy "Wimpy" Smallwood of Leander; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.