Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 7 May 2001

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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                                May 07, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Joe Handy Taylor
   
   KAUFMAN Services for Joe "Handy" Taylor, 92, of Kaufman were held at 2
   p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Brent Gentzel
   officiating.
   
   Interment will be held at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens in
   Odessa under the direction of Anderson Clayton Bros. Funeral Home of
   Kaufman.
   
   Mr. Taylor was born Aug. 9, 1908 in Abilene to the late William Henry
   and Lillie Adline Taylor and passed away May 3, 2001 in Kaufman. He
   had lived in Odessa for 44 years before moving to Kaufman in 1983. He
   was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kaufman. He was married to
   the former Aileen A. Jordan on Oct. 13, 1940 in Monahans. His
   daughter, Joyce Aileen Taylor, preceded him in death in 1959.
   
   Survivors include his wife, Aileen Taylor of Kaufman; sons, Marshall
   Taylor of Mesquite and Curtis Taylor of Los Angeles; grandsons, Brent
   Taylor of North Richland Hills and Kris Taylor of Mesquite;
   great-grandchildren, Lane Marshall Taylor of Allen, mason Dean Taylor
   of North Richland Hills and Kacie Lynn Taylor of Allen; and numerous
   nieces, nephews and other relatives.
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   Tony Volotko
   
   ODESSA Tony Volotko, 91, of Odessa, passed away Friday, May 4, 2001,
   at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Family visitation is scheduled for Monday, May 7, 2001, from 7 to 9
   p.m. at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
   
   Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at
   Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial
   Funeral Home.
   
   Tony Volotko was a Seabee in the Navy during World War II. He came to
   Odessa in 1956 and married Ruby Dale Cree on Aug. 18, 1979. He was a
   member of the First Christian Church, attended Rice University and
   belonged to various Veterans associations. As well as being a member
   of the Odessa Country Club, he was an avid golfer, loved animals, and
   was generous in his giving to charities. He retired from Mission
   Manufacturing after 32 years. After his retirement from Mission, he
   worked part-time for EMCO.
   
   Survivors include his wife, Ruby Cree Volotko of Odessa; brother,
   Eddie Volotko of Houston; sister, Mrs. C. Eberhardt of Pasadena,
   Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
   
            Memorials can be made to the charity of your choice.
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