Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online December 18, 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 18, 2001 Kim George ODESSA - Kim Yoneko George, 66, of Odessa, an electronics technician, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Dennis officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Naha, Okinawa. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Cathy George of Odessa; sons, Michael Anthony George of Wylie and Christopher David George of Dallas; brothers, Wesley Taira of Hawaii, ShinZan Taira and ShinTaRo Tiara, both of Okinawa; sister, Haruko Sakumoto of Okinawa; and six grandchildren. B.F. Godbold PINE BLUFF, Ark. - B.F. "Buck" Godbold, 76, of Pine Bluff, Ark., a retired oil well serviceman for Miller Construction Co. in Odessa and Midland, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Lex Eaker officiating. Burial will be at Lee Cemetery. Arrangements by Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors. He was born in Cotton Plant, Ark., and had been a resident of Odessa. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, John Godbold of Pine Bluff and Terry Davis of Pana, Ill.; daughter, Cathy Adkins of Pensacola, Fla.; several stepchildren; sisters, Vera Weathers of Slidell, La., Sue Warren of Eudora, Ark., and Glenda Cotner of Pine Bluff; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Betty Keisler McKINNEY - Betty Jo Keisler, 71, of Wylie, a homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, in Dallas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel with the Rev. Amon Langston officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park. Arrangements by Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home. She was born in Melbourne, Ark. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Derenda Keisler of Wylie; and sister, Martha Langston of Odessa. Lizzie Murphey ODESSA - Lizzie Faye Murphey, 88, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, at her residence. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Central Baptist Church with the Revs. David Johnson and Amon Langston officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Nocona. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Kenneth Murphey and Tommie Murphey, both of Odessa, and Robert Murphey of San Angelo; sisters, Dora Oxford of Nocona, Fannie Sims and Kate Sturdivant, both of Haltom City, and Roma Hill of Portland; 23 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Mary Simpson CRANE - Mary Ann Simpson, 62, of Crane, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at Crane Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Craig Rhoton officiating. Burial will follow at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Owens and was a longtime resident of Crane. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, A.P. "Chief" Simpson of Crane; sons, Ricky Rives of Crane, and Randy Rives and Rocky Rives, both of Monahans; daughters, Rebecca Smith of Monahans and Sonja Allmon of Crane; sister, Lois Baker of Crane; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Ofer Katzman ODESSA - Ofer Katzman, 48, of Odessa died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.