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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                               April 18, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Jean Robinson
   
   MONAHANS Jean Robinson, longtime Monahans resident, passed away
   Monday, April 16, 2001, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans.
   
   Jean was born Aug. 20, 1931, in Wichita Falls to Raymond and Judith
   Ellis. Jean married Dan D. Robinson Jan. 31, 1953, in Monahans. Dan
   preceded her in death July 22, 1985.
   
   Jean was a very active, civic-minded person, serving her community in
   many areas. Jean was a three-year past president of the Desert Sands
   Garden Club, past two-year president of the Tau Lambda Study Club and
   president of the Episcopal Church Womens Group.
   
   Jean was preceded in death by two sons, Stephen Paul Robinson and
   Timothy Paul Robinson; a daughter, Nancye Kathryn Robinson; a brother,
   Kenneth Engebretson; and a sister, Joy Engebretson.
   
   Jean is survived by a son, Paul Richard Robinson of Monahans; five
   brothers, Ronnie Ellis of Bedford, Lolan Ellis of Anaheim, Calif.,
   Nolan Ellis of Castro Valley, Calif., David Madding of Ratan, Okla.,
   and Tommy Engebretson of Aubrey; and three sisters, Lou Elam of
   Monahans, Jacqulyn Minor of Louisville and Sonja Engebretson of The
   Colony. Jean is also survived by three grandchildren, Kristen Elaine
   Robinson and James Austin Robinson of Greenwood and April Kahle of
   Midland.
   
   Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2001, at St.
   James Episcopal Church in Monahans with Father Malcolm Slater
   officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Harkey Funeral
   Home.
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   Eleanor Giddens
   
   CLEBURNE Eleanor Giddens, 94, a retired school teacher, died Sunday,
   April 15, 2001, in Alvarado.
   
   Funeral graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19,
   2001, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation will be from 7 to
   8:30 p.m. today at Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home of Cleburne.
   
   Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association and Society for
   the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
   
   Eleanor Giddens was born April 22, 1906, in Commerce and was a
   resident of Cleburne for 20 years. She received her masters of
   education degree from East Texas State University and taught third
   grade in Ector County, Bono, Lone Willow and Alvarado, Texas, public
   schools. She also served in the U.S. Army from 1944-45 and was a
   member of the Veteran Womens Army Corps.
   
   Survivors: Brother-in-law, Alfred Kennon Sr. of Cleburne; two nephews,
   Alfred Kennon Jr. of Dallas and Alan Kennon of Amarillo; and niece,
                          Eleanor Moore of Austin.
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