Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 1 April 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. April 02, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Sara Beth Wade ODESSA Sara Beth Wade, 46, of Odessa passed away Friday, March 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Jan. 20, 1955, in Odessa to Waylon and Ruth Flanery. A graveside service will be held Monday, April 2, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Pastor Jess Little of Sunset Heights Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Wade was raised in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1973. She married Henry Wade on June 7, 1973. Her life has been lived as a devoted wife and mother to her family and friend to the Odessa community. She was a member of the OHS swim team booster club. Mrs. Wade always had a booth at the VFW flea market. She attended Sunset Heights Baptist Church in Odessa. She is survived by her husband, Henry Wade of Odessa; two daughters, Sarena Weatherly and Rachel Wade, both of Odessa; a son, Travis Wade of Odessa; a grandchild, Willow Lamb of Odessa; a sister, Rena Elmore of Whitney; parents, Waylon and Ruth Flanery of Whitney; and her paternal grandmother, Bea Flanery of Hillsboro. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Ruby Kathryn Ward ODESSA Ruby Kathryn Ward, 79, of Odessa passed away Friday, March 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born May 31, 1921, in Sayre, Okla. She married J.D. Ward on Feb. 5, 1938, in Lovington, N.M. He preceded her in death in 1987. Mrs. Ward moved to Odessa in 1946 from Brownfield. She was a homemaker and a member of Belmont Baptist Church for more than 50 years. Survivors are her sons, James E. Ward of Midland, Henery E. Ward and wife Rita of New Braunfels, Norman L. Ward and wife Debi of Odessa; daughter Reba Heard and husband John of Odessa; sister Patsy Moore of Dallas; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family will meet with friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2001, at Belmont Baptist Church with Rev. Rex Clayton and Rev. Kerry Peacock officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Manuel Estrada Ybarra Sr. ODESSA Manuel Estrada Ybarra Sr., 57, of Odessa died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Mass is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Josephs Catholic Church with Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Rosary services are at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. Mr. Ybarra was born June 27, 1943, in Marfa. He was a journeyman pipefitter. He was Catholic. He was preceded in death by brother Rufino Ybarra. He is survived by his first wife, Alicia Ybarra of Odessa; son Manuel Ybarra Jr. of Odessa; daughters Angie Y. Sauceda, Maria Y. Gallegos, and Melissa Ybarra, all of Odessa, and Stephanie Y. Gonzales of San Angelo; parents Antonio Ybarra Sr. and Angelita E. Ybarra, both of Odessa; brothers Tony Ybarra Jr. and Hector Ybarra, both of Odessa, and Sammy Ybarra of Midland; sisters Hortencia "Tenchi" Gomez and Mary Pando, both of Odessa; and 16 grandchildren. He is also survived by special friend Maria Rodriguez and best friend Joe Ruiz; and 14 nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jose Ybarra, Tony Ybarra III, Rudy Rodriguez, Bobby Sauceda, Luis Gonzales and Joe Ruiz. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.