Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online December 10, 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 ============================================================================================ December 10, 2001 Ruby Carter MIDLAND - Ruby E. Carter, 91, of Midland, a former employee of Kimbles Canning Company, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at Trinity Haven Nursing Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ellis Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Zephyr with the Rev. Paul McClung officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Brown County. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, Charles J. Duke of Midland; stepdaughter, Sandra Smith of Brownwood; brothers, C.L. Henderson of Graham and J.T. Henderson of Florence, Ore.; one grandchild; nine stepgrandchildren; and 20 stepgreat-grandchildren. Clara Dennis ODESSA - Clara Irene Dennis, 92, of Fort Worth, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at Manor Care in Fort Worth. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Merkle. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Demetra Larremore of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren. Genaro Gonzalez ODESSA - Genaro Bustamante Gonzalez, 68, of Odessa died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Danny Willis officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Stockton. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Eulalia Weaver of Odessa; son, Abel Gonzalez of Odessa; sisters, Antonia Dominguez and Tome Delgado, both of Austin; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Opal Hester SEMINOLE - Opal Irene Hester, 88, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Community Chapel with the Rev. Sam Mills officiating. Burial will follow at Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Electra and was a longtime resident of Seminole. She was a member of a non-denomination church. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Maye Martin of Odessa and Faye Copeland of Stanford; brothers, Delbert Beeman of Fort Worth and Jessie Ray Beeman of Azle; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Rosa King ODESSA - Rosa E. King, 95, of Odessa, a former employee of Douglas Aircraft Factory, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at Memorial Rehab Hospital in Midland. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Indian Territory, Okla. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Madeleine Marshall of Odessa; sisters, Christine Rutledge and Faye Grounds, both of Ardmore, Okla.; eight grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great grandchildren. Homer Sparks ODESSA - Homer Edward Sparks, 88, of Odessa, a former employee of Haliburton & Texaco, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at Hospice House. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Steve Trout officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Rosebud. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Nephew, Larry Sparks of Odessa. Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.