Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online November 14, 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. Permian Basin Obituaries ============================================================================================ Dallas Absher ODESSA - Dallas V. Absher, 88, of Odessa, a retired oilfield perforator, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at Hospice House of Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Thomason officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Roscoe. SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Absher of Odessa; son, Ronnie Absher of Odessa; daughter, Lana Holcombe of Odessa; brother, John Henry Absher Jr. of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Karen Baumgardner ODESSA - Karen Elaine Baumgardner, 56, of Odessa, an employee of the records department of Medical Center Hospital, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.T. Pugh officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was Pentecostal. SURVIVORS: Husband, Sonny Baumgardner of Odessa; mother, Mildred Willis of Odessa; brother, Kenneth Sparks of Bullhead, Ariz.; and sister, Joyce Sirmon of Odessa. Bonnie Brown ODESSA - Bonnie J. Brown, 66, of Odessa, a retired house sitter for the elderly, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Avalon Place. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Watkins officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Oklahoma City. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Brothers, George Richard Brown and Milton Jet Brown, both of Odessa; and sisters, Ellen Louise Thorman and Patsy Jo Terry, both of Odessa, and Rose Ellen Murphy of Houston. Ruben Gamboa Jr. IRAAN - Ruben Gamboa Jr., 19, of Iraan, a courier for Pecos General Hospital in Iraan, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Wright and Jesus Galindo officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Chapel. He was born in Seminole and was a lifelong resident of Iraan. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Parents, Ruben and Guadalupe Gamboa of Iraan; sister, Miriam Gamboa of Iraan; and grandparents, Blasa Castro of Iraan, and Bartola Castro Gonzalez and Benito Gonzalez, both of La Rosita, Mexico. Patty Herring BROWNFIELD - Patty Bell Herring, 68, of Lubbock, retired owner of Joe's Pipeline Service in Brownfield, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brownfield First Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Randy Land officiating. Burial will be at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Brownfield Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring and had been a resident of Andrews. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe Herring of Lubbock; daughter, Patrica Peters of Lubbock; sons, Rocky Herring and Bobby Herring, both of Brownfield; stepmother, Lois Hall of Brownfield; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mabel Jones AMARILLO - Mabel F. Jones, 86, of Monahans, a homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at Monahans Managed Care Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery with Arthur Wright officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Rector, Ark. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Sons, John Paul Jones of Brookfield, Wis., and James R. Jones of Birmingham, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Murl Feemster LAKE KIOWA - Murl W. Feemster, 66, of Lake Kiowa died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Geo. J. Carroll and Son Funeral Home. Ella Sisco ODESSA - Ella M. Sisco, 44, of Odessa died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, in Odessa. Services are pending with Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel. Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved