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March 07, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Wendell Weaver ODESSA Wendell Weaver, 61, of Odessa went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2001, in Odessa. Mr. Weaver was born March 19, 1939, in Henderson County and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He married Carol Fortner March 7, 1980, in Odessa. Wendell had worked for France Products for 15 years and Katty Industries of 17 years as an outside sales representative. Most recently, he was working for Safety Seal/Wesco Valve as the Odessa warehouse manager for the last five years. He was a longtime member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he had taught the Builders Class for 17 years and later he and Carol taught the Blended Family Class for four years. Wendell will be remembered as a devout Christian man, devoted husband and loving father. Wendell was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Weaver, in 1978. He is survived by his wife, Carol Weaver of Odessa; two sons, Paul Weaver and Dan Weaver and wife Kelly, both of Odessa; two daughters, Terri Everett and husband Charles of Odessa and Debbie Stevens and husband Scott of Brownwood; his mothers-in-law, Thelma Driggers of Clyde and Sally Fortner of Odessa; a brother, Larry Weaver and his Anita of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Betty Robison and husband Claude of Odessa; a sister-in-law, Marjie Weaver of Odessa; five grandchildren, Shatana, Don, Tanner, Annie and Nikita; and two great-grandchildren. Public visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, March 8, 2001, with the family to receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Memorial services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2001, at Immanuel Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Weaver and Terry Scott officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Gillham, J.D. Butler, Ken Hutson, Ron Adams, Charles Copeland, Larry Potter and Forrest Moss. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Joe Beene Benefit Fund or Hospice House of Odessa. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Josephine Henderson SAN ANGELO Josephine Henderson, age 73, of San Angelo passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at Regency House after a lengthy illness. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2001, at the chapel of Johnsons Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Fuller of the First Baptist Church of Ozona officiating. Interment will follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Jodie was born April 20, 1927, in Gouldbusk to Forest and Maidie Buck. She graduated from Mozelle High School in 1946. She went to work for Dr. G.C. Yarbough in Coleman. She moved to Odessa and worked for Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator. She married H. Ray Henderson in Midland July 21, 1951. She graduated from Aladdin Beauty School while living in Odessa. Although Jodie and her husband lived in several West Texas towns, they left Odessa in 1965 to move to Ozona, where she was a member of the First Baptist Church. There they owned and operated the Whites Auto Store until they retired in 1989. They moved to San Angelo in January of 1998. Jodie was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Thurman Buck and Leon Buck. Survivors include her husband, H. Ray Henderson of San Angelo; her daughters and sons-in-law, Nikki and Jimmy Dunn of Lamesa and Melissa and Mike Gustin of San Angelo; her son and daughter-in-law, Forest and LaVerne Henderson of Odessa; her twin sister, Maxine Riley Stevens and husband N.E. of Odessa; her sister, Betty Miller and husband Arbie of Wingate; her brother, Foy Jack Buck and wife Buddy of Abilene; two sisters-in-law, Carolyn Buck of Coleman and Nadine Buck of Odessa; five grandchildren, Sabrina, Amy, Rachel, Rayanna and Mitzi; two stepgrandsons, Bryan and Chris; and three great-grandchildren, Trevor, Shayla and Kayli. Jodie loved to be around people and her family. We will all miss her very much. Her family wishes to express their gratitude for the loving care provided by all her caregivers and family and also to the many people who kept them in their prayers during her illness. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Ozona or to Vista Care Hospice of San Angelo. Arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home, 435 W. Beauregard, San Angelo, (915) 655-3113. _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Joan Lee Ingram ODESSA Joan Lee Ingram passed away quietly Monday evening, March 5, 2001, after a short illness. She was born Dec. 15, 1931, in Atchison, Kansas. She married Wm. F. Ingram, May 24, 1951, in El Paso. Since the 1950s Joan has privately tutored individual students. After working in several small schools, and Fine Arts Day Care and Kindergarten, she opened the Montessori School of Odessa in the Fall of 1975. She has touched many young lives over the past 40 years. Joan is survived by her husband Bill; three sons and their families: Jules (Buddy) and Debbie Ingram of Houston, Steven Ingram and Clay Ingram, both of Odessa, and Tonia Chance of Midland; four grandchildren: Julie, Cole, Clayton and Sterling; cousins, coming from Glynn Ellen, Ill., Hobie and Ruth Mary Porter. She will be greatly missed by us all. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, March 8, 2001, at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord, 21st and Grandview Ave. with the Revs. Preston Weatherly and James Otterness officiating. The family request donations be made to: The American Cancer Association or Home Hospice of Odessa. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Viola Idell Simmons ODESSA Viola Idell Simmons, 85, of Odessa passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at her residence. She was born Jan. 18, 1916, in Thackerville, Okla. She was a retired schoolteacher. She taught many years in the Klondike Independent School District. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.L. Simmons; parents, James and Maggie Idell; and sisters, Iona Calvert and Marion Leddy. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Elizabeth Edwards and husband Bob of New Braunfels, Evelyn Carol Nix and husband Herschel of Fort Worth, Judy Charlene Stephens and husband David of Waterloo, Ill., and Janet Elaine Patton and husband Tom of Odessa; her son, Carl Douglas Roach and wife De of Nashville, Tenn.; brother, James C. Idell Jr. of Iraan; sisters, Helen Young of Gainesville, Mary Pace of Moore, Okla., and Lois Roberson of Gainesville; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2001, at Lamesa Memorial Park in Lamesa with Ronnie Rogers officiating. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.