Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 27 Oct 2001

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OA Online Obituaries.

October 27, 2001 
Lucy Flowers
HOBBS, N.M. - Lucy Flowers, 83, of Hobbs, N.M., a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, in Hobbs.
Services were at 3 p.m. Friday at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Street officiating. Burial was at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home.
She was born in Burkburnett and moved to Hobbs in 1939. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patricia Wasson of Odessa; son, Harold Flowers of Tallahassee, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Victor Hewtty Sr.
BIG SPRING - Victor Hewtty Sr., 81, of Big Spring, a retired farmer, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at an Odessa hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Reagan officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel.
He was born in Dilley. 
SURVIVORS: Sons, Victor Hewtty Jr., Rudy Hewtty and Florencio Hewtty, all of Lenorah; daughters, Alice Briseno and Delores Hinojosa, both of Stanton, Mary Rodriguez of Midland and Patty Alvarado of Big Spring; sisters, Felipa Garcia of Lubbock, Reyes Lucio, Herminia Ortiz, Aurelia Campos and Leonor Garcia, all of San Antonio; 28 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.

Minnie Perry
ODESSA - Minnie Lee Perry, 64, of Odessa, an employee of T&L Grocery and AM Van Line, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at her residence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Robbie Van Stavern officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Farmerville, La., and moved to Odessa in 1972. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Son, James Paul Burns of Gatesville; daughters, Cathy Steadham of Odessa and Kim Hernandez of San Antonio; brothers, Mack Bearden, Vaughn Bearden and Bobby Bearden, all of Farmerville; sister, Audrey Brooks of Pinebluff, Ark.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Enrique Sabedra
ODESSA - Enrique Sabedra, 62, of Odessa, a retired construction worker, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
He was born in New Braunfels. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rosalinda Fernandez Sabedra of Odessa; son, Enrique Sabedra Jr. of Big Spring; daughters, Hilda Sabedra of Big Spring, Guadalupe Sabedra and Margarita Sabedra, both of Odessa; brothers, Victor Sabedra of Edinburg and Jose Sabedra of Chino Hill, Calif.; sister, Rosa Torres of Edinburg; and four grandchildren.

Olpha Ward
SEAGRAVES - Olpha Bertrice Ward, 95, of Seagraves, a homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at Memorial Healthcare Center in Seminole.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wesley Daniel officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Tahoka Cemetery in Tahoka. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home.
She was born in Dennis and moved to Seminole in 1950 from Tahoka. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Alvin Ward of Denver City, Donald Ward of Seminole and Charles Ward of Phoenix; brothers, Howard Moore and Arol Moore, both of O'Donnell, Wayne Moore of Seattle and Rupert Moore of Killeen; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

James Espy Sr.
ALPINE - James P. Espy Sr., 91, of Fort Davis died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, in Alpine.
Services are pending with Memorial Funeral Home.