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February 3, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Lucille Blount ODESSA Lucille Blount, 84, of Odessa passed away the morning of Feb. 2, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Lucille was born Sally Lucille Williams on Feb. 29, 1916, in Avery as the second of two children to Mary Marshall and Thomas Irvin Williams. Lucille obtained her bachelors degree in 1939 and then devoted her life to elementary education. She married Otho Blount in 1941, and they had a child, Beverly. Lucille taught elementary school at Gonzales Elementary in Odessa until her retirement in 1980. Lucille was an active member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Odessa, Texas Retired Teachers Association and many other community organizations. She greatly enjoyed being with her friends and family and was a great source of joy for all of us. We will miss her dearly. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Otho Blount; her daughter, Beverly Steppe; and her brother, Rhea Williams. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Charlene Williams; son-in-law, Ken Steppe; grandchildren, Lesley Reese, Erin Steppe and Andy Steppe; and three great-grandchildren, Alyssa Reese, Samuel Reese and Kyle Steppe. A memorial service for all friends and family will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. A reception will follow. Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church New Building Fund. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Earl K. Knight CRANE Earl K. Knight departed this life Jan. 31, 2001, after a long, hard battle with heart disease. His life began Nov. 16, 1928, in Jacksboro. He was the second of five sons born to Roy L. Knight and Chattie Leona Jamison Knight. He attended public schools in Jacksboro and graduated from high school in 1945. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when he was 17-years-old. After discharge, he returned to the work force, but was called back to active duty during the Korean Conflict. After his second discharge, he moved to Odessa and was employed by Totco Oil Tools for seven years in Odessa and Farmington, N.M. During the 1960s, he owned and operated several businesses in Odessa with his last employer being Basin Machine and Manufacturing. He married Mary Ann Howell on Oct. 25, 1975, and they lived in Crane until 1993. After living in San Angelo for a year and Midland for a year, they moved back to Odessa in 1996. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Knight of Odessa; daughters, Laura Corinne King of Garland and Theresa Elaine Knight of Bryan; stepson, Kenneth Wayne Howell of San Antonio; stepdaughter, Helen Marie Kashiwa of Pomona, N.Y.; mother, Chattie Leona Knight of Jacksboro; brothers, Roy L. Knight Jr. of Graham and Leonard Wayne Knight of Jacksboro; and five grandchildren, Kevin Kennedy and Kirk Kennedy of Garland, Christina Marie Knight of Bryan, Alyssa Kashiwa and Patrick Kashiwa of Pomona. His father, Roy L. Knight and two brothers, Francis Knight and Robert Knight, predeceased him. He is also survived by a host of friends who will miss his special sense of humor and rugged individualism. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 3, 2001, at the Crane County Cemetery on Highway 385 with Paul M. Smith officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. _________________________________________________________________ Sam L. Oates ODESSA Sam L. Oates, 44, of Odessa died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at his residence. He was born July 30, 1956, in Odessa. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and attended St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church. He was a 1974 graduate of Permian High School, attended Texas Tech University and graduated from Ron Bailey School of Broadcasting. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 3, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors are his wife, Janet Oates; sons, Nikolas and Kristopher; daughter, Samantha Oates, all of Odessa; sister, Susie Wheaton and husband Don of Arlington; and parents, C.W. and Gay Oates of Odessa. Arrangements were handled by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.