Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online December 29, 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 29, 2001 Rudolph Busse ODESSA - Rudolph Irving Busse, 53, of Odessa, a self-employed worker, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Elgin, Ill. SURVIVORS: Sons, Carl Busse of Palatine, Ill., Russell Busse of South Elgin, Ill., and Wesley Busse of Lake in the Hills, Ill.; father, Allen Busse of Elk Grove, Ill.; and brother, Tim Busse of Elk Grove. Ralph Kidd Jr. MENARD - Ralph Daniel Kidd Jr., 60, of Odessa, a construction welder, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Rest Haven Cemetery with Scott Tompkins officiating. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home. He was born in Brady. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Tracy Pace of Menard, Kay Wylie and Mandy Kidd, both of Bangs; son, Paul Wesley Kidd; mother, Velta Mae Bailey of Odessa; sister, Phyllis Payne of Buchanan Dam; and six grandchildren. Joseph Mickley ODESSA - Joseph H. "Mickey" Mickley, 90, of Odessa, a retired civil service painter, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001 at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Tom Hiser officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Ohio. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Bettie Shipman of Jal, N.M.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Marie Thurman ODESSA - Marie C. Thurman, 85, of Selma, Ala., a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, at Selma Baptist Hospital in Selma. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Catherine, Ala. She was Methodist SURVIVORS: Sons, Willie James Thurman of Pittsburg, Curtis Thurman of Midland, Leon Thurman of Sacramento, Calif., and Maurice Thurman of Dallas; daughter, Mozel Jones of Folsom, Calif.; brothers, Wilmore Clark of Birmingham, Ala., and the Rev. Moses Clark of Atmore, Ala.; sisters, Cemtial Lewis of Pensacola, Fla., Betty Cox of Prichard, Ala., Ida M. Clancy and Rebecca Jenkins, both of Camden, Ala., Estelle Pointer of Tuskegee Institute, Ala., Lucille Hill and Susie Westry, both of Detroit; 20 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren. Kenneth Turner LOVINGTON, N.M. - Kenneth Turner, 47, of Lovington, N.M., an oilfield roughneck, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. MST Sunday at the Lovington Cemetery with the Rev. Harry Pittam officiating. Arrangements by Bethany Funeral Home. He was born in Hobbs, N.M. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Christye Granado of Lubbock; son, Shawn Turner of Kermit; mother, Opal Brown of Lovington; stepfather, Lee Brown of Lovington; brothers, Luther Turner of Las Cruces, N.M., Pearl Turner of Midland, Tommy Turner of Austin and Bluford Turner of Fritch; sisters, Helen Holt of Eunice, N.M., Frances Hillard of Lovington and Betty Vaughn of Amarillo; and three granddaughters. Bobby Gaines ODESSA - Bobby Ray Gaines, 3, of Odessa, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.