OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                               April 26, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Albert Thomas Brinson
   ODESSA Albert Thomas Brinson, 80, was called home to be with the Lord
   on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at his home.
   Albert was born Dec. 26, 1920, to Henry and Annie Brinson in Brown
   County. He was raised and educated in Rising Star. Albert joined the
   Coast Guard in 1942, and he married his wife and best friend Burnice
   on Dec. 15, 1942.
   Albert moved to Kermit in 1945 where he became an oilfield worker and
   went to work for Skelly Oil Co. He later moved to Penwell and Skelly
   then became Getty Oil Co., and he was moved to Odessa as a production
   foreman until he retired in 1982. Albert was a wonderful Christian
   man, husband and father and will be missed by all who knew and loved
   him.
   Albert was a longtime member of Temple Baptist Church and a faithful
   member of the Galilean Class. He was an avid golfer and sports fan.
   Albert was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Charlie and
   J.R. Brinson; and three sisters, Faye Cornelius, Oma Hinkle and Mary
   McClanahan.
   Albert is survived by his wife, Burnice Brinson of Odessa; daughter,
   Rita Robins and her husband Phil of Odessa; brother-in-law, Minor
   Browning of Odessa; sister-in-law, Jerry Brinson of Andrews; and many
   nieces, nephews and loving friends.
   Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2001, at Temple
   Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Griffin Jones and Johnny Thomason
   officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   Billy Wayne Boog Cozart
   MIDLAND When a Christian dies, he has just begun to live. Billy Wayne
   Boog Cozart, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle,
   nephew and friend, was born May 9, 1929, in the Lindale Community
   north of Bowie to Eddie Luck Papa and Addie Emaline Mama Cozart. He
   passed from this life to begin his new life with Christ on Monday,
   April 23, 2001.
   He will be dearly missed by his wife of 53 years, Hazel Ruth Diffee
   Cozart; his four children and their spouses, Linda Jane and Mike
   Coskey of Big Spring, Joe-Eddie Wayne and Rhonda Cozart of Odessa,
   Penny Emaline and Don Bateman of Midland and Kelly Ann and Ronnie
   Schneider of San Angelo; nine grandchildren, Chuck and Clark Coskey of
   Big Spring, Joseph and Tammy Cozart, also of Big Spring, Joe-Eddie and
   Crystal Cozart of Midland, Vonnie, Billy-Joe and Robba-Lee Cozart of
   Odessa, Jennifer Bateman, also of Odessa, and Kathy Schneider of San
   Angelo; four great-grandchildren; his sisters, Mary Beulah Sister
   Mershon, Ila Faye Toodie Hankins and Bobbie Joe Brokaw, all of Bowie;
   and his brother, W.B. Dub Cozart of Fort Worth. He was also loved and
   will be missed by many special nieces, nephews and friends.
   Bill married Hazel Ruth Diffee on Nov. 21, 1947, in Bowie; in his own
   words, The best, sweetest and most beautiful girl in the world. They
   moved to Iowa Park in 1961. He was employed by E.W. Moran Drilling Co.
   for 19 years as a tool pusher. In 1973, he accepted a position with
   Jake L. Hamon and moved his family to Midland. Bill retired as
   district operations manager for Hamon Operating in May 1989.
   After retirement, he started a business buying and selling used tools
   and tinkering in the flea market business. He taught himself to run a
   computer and worked intensively with his nephew and other family
   members to trace the familys genealogy. He and Hazel adopted a very
   special cat named Fred whose adoration for Boog was mutual. They were
   the very best of buddies.
   Boog was the youngest of eight children and was preceded in death by
   his brothers, Johnny Luck Cozart, Carlos Son Weldon Cozart and Luster
   Dewitt Dee Cozart. He had only the fondest of memories of his very
   special parents, Mama and Papa, and the sweet, simple life they
   provided for him and his brothers and sisters. Boog gave his gentle
   strength and forever loving devotion to his own family and to friends
   who knew him well. Although we will dearly miss his smiles, his winks,
   his humor and hugs, we will always hold precious memories of him in
   our hearts.
   Our family wishes to express our tremendous gratitude to the wonderful
   people of Home Hospice of Midland and the Hospice House of Odessa
   whose compassionate care was a true blessing to us all. In lieu of
   flowers, we would like to request that memorials be made in our loved
   ones name to Hospice House Foundation for Home Hospice, 903 N. Sam
                       Houston, Odessa, Texas, 79761.
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