Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 20 Oct 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 Obituaries. October 20, 2001 Sam Cates Sr. KERMIT - Sam A. Cates Sr., 84, of Kermit, a retired self-employed laborer, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Beth Harrington officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Pontotoc and was a resident of Kermit for 50 years. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Johnnie Mae Cates of Kermit; son, Sammie Cates Jr. of Kermit; sisters, Loretta Smith of Birmingham, Ala., and Lucille Cozart of Pampa; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Jean Clemons BEAVER COUNTY, Okla. - Jean Clemons, 69, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fairview Methodist Church. Burial will be at Madison Cemetery in Madison, Okla. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Madison and moved to Odessa in 1974 from Monahans. SURVIVORS: Husband, Dan Clemons of Odessa; daughter, Regina Barnes of Denton; son, Glen Clemons of Seminole; sister, Marjorie Bradley of Odessa; and three grandchildren. Carl Driver ODESSA - Carl Driver, 85, of Odessa, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Don Hetherington officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Arp. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Driver of Odessa; sons, Jim Driver of Gilmer and Chris Driver of Midland; daughters, Carolyn Welch of Midland and Elizabeth Driver of Odessa; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Nell Fanning ODESSA - Nell Fanning, 78, of Odessa, a retired secretary, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Christopher Vore officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Fillmore, Utah, and was a longtime resident of Odessa. She was Mormon. SURVIVORS: Husband, Hal Fanning of Odessa; daughters, Coye Whetstone of Wichita, Kan., Laurel Vore of Odessa and Wendy Linde of Arlington; son, Alan Pitt of Odessa; sisters, Murel Sipple of Salt Lake City and Laurel Collings of Magna, Utah; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Pablo Flores HOBBS, N.M. - Pablo Garza Flores, 72, of Hobbs, N.M., a retired laborer, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Calvary Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tomas Flores officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Arrangements by Calvary Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Colorado City. SURVIVORS: Mother, Josefina Garza Flores of Hobbs; brothers, Tomas Flores of Odessa and Pedro Flores of Lovington, N.M.; and sisters, Adela Hernandez and Gloria Flores Velasquez, both of Hobbs, Alicia Flores of Brownwood, Elida Garcia of Chicago, Ramona Moreno of Odessa and Rosa Lopez of Linden. Jonathon Rios SARAGOSA - Jonathon Raul Rios, an infant, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Saragosa Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Florez officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Parents, Raul and Mary Jane Rios of Saragosa; brother, Raul Javier Rios of Saragosa; and grandparents, Felipe and Liboria Lopez and Estela Sanchez, all of Saragosa. Alice Robinson ANSON - Alice Gertrude Robinson, 83, of Jones County, a homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Walton and Jerry Pittman officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Arrangements by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home. She was born in Bosque County and moved to Jones County in 1952. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Frankie Sorenson of Odessa; brother, Melvin New of Sagerton; and three grandchildren. Gwendolene Shelburne BRECKENRIDGE - Gwendolene Peacock Shelburne, 91, of Hamilton, a retired schoolteacher, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, in Hamilton. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Jeanette Street Church of Christ with B. Shelburne officiating. Burial will be at Gunsight Cemetery in Gunsight. Arrangements by Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home. She was born in Gunsight and moved to Hamilton in 2000 from Houston. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Thelma Box of Hamilton, Elma Nunley of Odessa and Gwenell Jones of South Lake; stepdaughter, Ruth Ann Reimer of Houston; stepsons, B. Shelburne of Houston, Gene Shelburne and Jim Shelburne, both of Amarillo, and Curtis Shelburne of Muleshoe; sister, Christine Hibbert of Breckenridge; brothers, W.A. McIntire of Breckenridge and J.I. McIntire of Buffalo Gap; 11 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Ilene Stringer LAMESA - Ilene Stringer, 74, of Lamesa, a retired nurse, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Crestview Baptist Church with the Rev. Pat Githens officiating. Burial will be at Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrangements by Branon Funeral Home. She was born in Georgetown, Miss., and moved to Lamesa in 1959. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jeff Stringer of Lamesa; daughters, Katherine Sullivan of Odessa and Linda Brown of Lamesa; sons, Thomas Stringer of San Antonio, Jimmy Stringer of Greenwood and Bill Stringer of North Richland Hills; sister, JoAnn Mosley of Whistler, Ala.; brothers, Ozell Rutland of Whistler, Billy Ray Rutland of Fort Worth and Johnny Rutland of North Carolina; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Deborah White MIDLAND - Deborah White, 50, of Odessa, an independent consultant in the advertisement industry, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with Ronnie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Midland. SURVIVORS: Sons, Marshall Todd Cooper and Austin Michael Yengst, both of Boca Raton, Fla., and Paul Linton Cooper of Atlanta; mother, Grace Marie Olliff-Thomson of Santa Anna, Calif.; and brother, Bill Thomson of Orange, Calif.