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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
August 03, 2001

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Winford Wilson Whalen

   ODESSA Winford Wilson Whalen, 84, of Odessa died Thursday morning Aug.
   2, 2001.
   He was born Feb. 8, 1917, in Melvin to William Thomas and Ellen Marada
   Whalen.
   He  moved  to Smackover, Ark., in 1922, after the death of his mother.
   Mr.  Whalen  graduated  from  Smackover  High  School  and  received a
   football  scholarship  to  play  for  Arkansas  A&M  University. While
   attending  college,  he joined the National Guard and was stationed in
   the  Aleutian Islands for 32 months at Hog Island. He later served his
   country overseas with the 70th Infantry Division, where he was wounded
   in  battle  in  France.  He  was honorably discharged from the Army in
   December 1942.
   He made his home in Odessa with his wife where he raised his two sons,
   Carey and Denn. He was a beloved father and grandpa who will be missed
   greatly by his family, friends and granddaughters.
   He  was  a  member  of Masonic Lodge 717, Smackover, Ark., as a Master
   Mason,  Veterans  of  Foreign Wars, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union No.
   558 and the Odessa Moose Lodge.
   He  is  survived by his two sons, Carey Whalen and Denn Whalen and his
   wife  Cheri,  all  of  Odessa;  granddaughters,  Lindsay  Whalen, Page
   Whalen,  Christian Whalen and Ellis Whalen; his brothers, Gilford Denn
   Whalen of Homer, La., and W.T. Whalen of Baton Rouge, La.
   Funeral  services  will  be  held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at
   Westminster   Presbyterian   Church   with  the  Rev.  Cheryl  Homsher
   officiating.  Masonic  graveside  rites will follow at Sunset Memorial
   Gardens under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
   Memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Odessa.
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   Beryl Polley Petrosky
   ODESSA  Beryl  Polley  Petrosky,  80, of Odessa passed away Wednesday,
   Aug.  1,  2001,  at  her  residence.  She  was  born  Aug. 9, 1920, in
   Lockhart.  She  married Clarence S. Petrosky on April 16, 1938, in New
   Braunfels. He preceded her in death Jan. 13, 1995.
   Mrs.  Petrosky  moved to Odessa in 1957 from Blanco. She was a retired
   bookkeeper.  She  was  a  founding  member  of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
   Catholic Church.
   She was also preceded in death by her father, William Stadler Polley.
   She  is  survived  by  son,  Craig  Petrosky and wife Diana of Odessa;
   daughter,  Vickie  Kilian  of  Odessa;  mother,  Una Polley of Blanco;
   brothers,  L.B.  Polley  of  Buda and Billy Polley of Naples; sisters,
   Doris  Johnson of Red Oak and Helen Schaeferkoeter; two grandchildren,
   Stephanie  Long and Jennifer Wyatt; and two great-grandchildren, Brett
   Long and Scarlett Long.
   Rosary  will  be  said at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 3, 2001, at Hubbard-Kelly
   Funeral  Home.  Mass  will  be  celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4,
   2001,  at  St.  Elizabeth  Ann Seton Catholic Church with Father James
   Bridges and Father Mark Woodruff officiating. Interment will follow at
   Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   Pallbearers  are  Arnold Schaeferkoeter, James Etheridge, Dale Polley,
   Brett Petrosky, Mark Petrosky and Jerry Johnson.
   In  lieu  of  flowers,  memorials may be made to Catholic Charities or
   Home Hospice.
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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