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May 01, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Margie Davis ODESSA Margie Davis, 65, of Odessa passed away Sunday, April 29, 2001, at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. She was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Paul, Ala. She moved to Odessa in 1971 from Houston. Margie married Milton Davis on Nov. 19, 1960, in Houston. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a loving wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Milton Davis of Odessa; daughters, Deborah Vanley and husband Damon of Midland and Laurie Schlehuber and husband Mark of Odessa; mother, Verdell Turner of Conroe; brothers, Mike Turner of Houston, Royce Turner of Conroe and Thomas Turner of Spring; and sisters, Dorothy Goodwin of Conroe and Louise James of Brewton, Ala. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Watkins officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Adean B. Glover ODESSA Adean Betty Glover, a resident of Terrell, passed away April 28, 2001, at a Dallas hospital. The daughter of the late James Willis Brumley and Viola OMega Sanders Brumley, she was born May 1, 1924, in Jean. Mrs. Glover was married to Robert Henry Glover on March 1, 1947, and Mr. Glover preceded her in death March 16, 1998. Surviving are her two sons, Bobby Glover of Terrell and Danny Glover of Wylie; her daughter, Dianne Rackley of Tuttle, Okla.; two sisters, her twin, Adelle Bolling and Sealey Clayton of Jean; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2001, at the chapel of Goggans Funeral Home of Terrell with Danny Glover officiating. Graveside services are scheduled at 2 p.m. today, May 1, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. _________________________________________________________________ Antonia P. Garza ODESSA Antonia P. Garza, 75, of Odessa died Saturday, April 28, 2001, in Midland. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today, May 1, 2001, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. She was born July 28, 1925, in Delta, Colo., to Rafaela Aguilar and Dario Prieto, both deceased. She was a worker for Manuels Tortilla Factory. She was Catholic and a lifelong resident of Odessa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Santiago Garza; a son, Jose Garza; and her parents. She is survived by her daughters, Frances G. Rodriguez and husband Petronilo II of Midland and Susie G. Mireles and husband Joe Sr. of Odessa; sister, Soledad Belarde of Phoenix; grandchildren, Ann Marie Muniz, Jimmy Rodriguez, Pete Rodriguez III, Joe Mireles and Jeremy Mireles, all of Odessa; great-grandchildren, Faithmarie R. Muniz, Vanessa Christine Rodriguez, Joseph Dominic Mireles, Leslie Mireles, Gabriela Mireles, Nicolas Santiago Mireles and Damian Mireles, all of Odessa; and several nieces and a nephew. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Dr. Philip ONeill ODESSA Dr. Philip ONeill, M.D., F.A.C.S., 76, of Odessa passed away Saturday, April 28, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Jan. 15, 1926, in Skibereen, County Cork, Ireland, to Patrick ONeill and Julie Spilane ONeill. Dr. ONeill attended Trinity Medical School in Dublin, Ireland. He did his general surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic and surgical oncology fellowship at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Dr. ONeill was a flight surgeon for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Dr. ONeill started his practice of surgery in Arlington in 1963. He came to the West Texas area in 1972. Dr. ONeill retired from surgery in the early 1980s and pursued interests in pain management where he was a pioneer in this field. He moved to Odessa in 1989 from Albany. Survivors include his wife, Dayne Katherine ONeill of Odessa; son, Patrick ONeill of Charleston, S.C.; daughter, Julie ONeill of Houston; stepson, Don Undrewood of Nashville, Tenn.; stepdaughter, Penni Elliot of Japan; sisters, Mary OReagan and Eileen Stafford, both of Skibereen, County Cork, Ireland; granddaughters, Christie and Briget Elliot; grandson, Justin Elliot; and several nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with Father James Bridges officiating. The family wishes memorials be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Don Schaffrina MIDLAND Don Schaffrina, 53, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Hospice House in Odessa following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be conducted by lay minister Odell Crawford at 1 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2001, at Resthaven North in Midland. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. A native of Baird, Mr. Schaffrina graduated from Baird High School and served with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam before returning to West Texas to continue his education at Texas Tech University. He received a bachelor of science degree in horticulture and was named to the Deans List every semester. He moved to Midland in 1974 and was employed by Midland College. In 1979, he opened his own landscaping and lawn sprinkler business. He was also employed with BenMark Supply for several years and since 1996 had served as veterans representative for the Texas Workforce Commission. Don and Marjorie Hawkins were married Aug. 12, 1993, in Midland. In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Monica Schaffrina Teague of Abilene; stepchildren, Adria Cross, Rodney Morgan and Joshua Cross, all of Midland; two brothers, David of Midland and Carl of San Diego, Calif.; and two sisters, Laura Clepper of Midland and Jean Lafair of Winters. _________________________________________________________________ T.J. Stapp KERRVILLE Mr. T.J. Stapp, age 70, of Ingram and Fort Stockton passed away Sunday, April 29, 2001, at a Fredericksburg hospital. Mr. Stapp was born June 1, 1930, in Howard County to Acy Franklin Stapp and Carrie Josephine Harris Stapp. He served in the United States Marines from 1948 to 1952. He married Clara Ann Lumpkins June 9, 1951, in Mexico. He was a plumbing contractor and owner of T.J. Stapp Plumbing Co. Mr. Stapp was a member of the First Christian Church of Fort Stockton. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ann Stapp of Ingram; daughters and sons-in-law, Carrie and Bill Rothrock of Kerrville and Glenna and Virgil Carr of Pottsboro; a son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Brigette Stapp of Center Point; five brothers, Harold Stapp of Lubbock, Elmo Stapp of Fort Stockton, A.D. Stapp of Junction, Gene Stapp of Junction and Kenneth Stapp of McKinney; five grandchildren, Tori Lewis, Teresa Gonzales, Snapper Carr, Derek Stapp and Megan Stapp; and three great-grandchildren, Christina Gonzales, Christian Gonzales and Major Carr. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Grimes Funeral Chapels with the Rev. Ernest Waggoner officiating. Interment to follow at Center Point Cemetery in Center Point. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.