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March 29, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Charles Bell ODESSA Charles Roy Bell, 58, of Odessa, a maintenance laborer, died Friday, March 23, 2001, in Galveston. Services will be at 3 p.m. today, March 29, 2001, at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Revs. R.S. Sutton and Newton Carey officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Stanford and moved to Odessa in 1985. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors are his daughter, Rayshell Onyeowelu of Houston; mother, Ruth Davis of Odessa; stepfather, Elmer Adanandus Sr. of Odessa; brother, Elmer Adanandus Jr. of Lithonia, Ga.; sisters, Shirley Arkadie and Frances Jackson, both of Odessa, Beverly Adanandus of Watauga, Sandra Babineaux of Leesville, La., Angela Taylor and Evelyn Adanandus, both of Fort Worth; and two grandchildren. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Veta O. Votaw ODESSA Veta O. Votaw, 93, of Odessa passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1908, to Robert O. and Simmie McCown Stuart in Paris, Texas. Mrs. Votaw moved to Odessa in 1927. She had lived in Odessa, Penwell and Goldsmith. She was a member of the Parkview Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Votaw; mother, Simmie S. Stuart; and sisters, Ninnie L. Steffey and Mildred L. Nolan. Survivors are her sister, Cleta Wineberg of Odessa; son, Gordon S. Votaw of Odessa; daughter, Sara Easley of Kermit; grandsons, Jon Easley of Kermit, Jay and Robin Easley of Kermit, Jeff and Sarah Votaw of Midland and Jill and Kevin McCoy of Floresville; great-grandchildren, Megan, Jared and Brittany Easley of Kermit, Erica, Jeffrey, Adam and Ashley Votaw of Midland; nephews, David Clark of Odessa and Lowell Steffey of Paris; and niece, Jene Brown of Midland. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, March 29, 2001, at Parkview Church of Christ with Charles Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Odessa Christian School. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Alton Lewis Richardson ODESSA Alton Lewis Richardson, 1st Sgt. (Ret.), age 70, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at his residence. He was born March 22, 1931, to Robert and Euta Richardson in Rising Star. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2001, at Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord with the Revs. Preston Weatherly and James Otterness officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Richardson graduated from Odessa High School. After graduation at age 17, he joined the U.S. Army. He served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. After retirement in 1968, he returned to Odessa where he served as an ROTC instructor and administrator with the Ector, Odessa and Permian high schools. He was a major influence in the lives of many young people throughout his entire career. He married Yvette St. Louis May 7, 1971. They shared nearly 30 years together. He was very active in his church, serving on the church council and was active president three times. Mr. Richardson was 32nd degree mason with Fellowship Lodge No. 1385, AF and AM. Until the last few years, he had been active in the Downtown Lions Club. He had been a band booster president and was very involved in his children and grandchildrens lives. He is survived by his wife, Yvette Richardson of Odessa; son, Laurent St. Louis of Odessa; daughters, Michelle Little and Linda Fry of Odessa; brother, Earl Richardson of Long Island, N.Y.; sister, Delma Creamier of Redwood City, Calif.; grandchildren, Scott St. Louis, Adam St. Louis, Sean Little, Hayley Fry and Patrick Fry. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.