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August 12, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Martha Cook ODESSA Martha Cook, 82, passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She is survived by one son, Richard Cook of Stephenville, Texas; and one daughter, Christie Cook Bruner of Fairfield, Calif. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Kimberly Dowell, Bradley Dowell and Ashley Dowell of Stephenville, and Ellen Bruner and Kelly Bruner of Fairfield. She married Fred Cook on June 12, 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred, and two brothers and one sister. Martha was born Dec. 22, 1917. She graduated from Baylor University and began her career teaching at Odessa College. She continued her career teaching English at Permian High School for most of her career. She taught for 42 years and retired in 1991. She was a member of First United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She took great pleasure in her friends and students and in her family and grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jimmy Braswell and Bill Heggemeier officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2001, in Detroit, Texas. Memorials may be sent to First United Methodist Church at 415 N. Lee Ave in Odessa, Texas. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home in Odessa. _________________________________________________________________ Woodrow W. Eggleston ODESSA Woodrow W. Eggleston, 87, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. He was born May 16, 1914, to William Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Franklin in Denton, Texas. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Griffin Jones of Temple Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Mr. Eggleston married Leona Marie Williams on March 23, 1935, in Lamesa, Texas, and moved to Odessa in 1939. He was a measurement specialist for Phillips Petroleum, retiring after 34 years. After retiring, he moved to Hemphill, Texas, returning to Odessa three years ago to live at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and carpentry work. Leona Eggleston, his wife, sisters, Myrtle Pugh, and Georgia Rice; brothers, Bill, Ottie, Emmitt, and Earnest Eggleston, all preceded him in death. Survivors include son, Ramon Eggleston of Hemphill; daughter, Patsy Fisher and husband Gene of Odessa; brother, Carl Eggleston of Odessa; sister, Anna Bell Smith of Seminole and Ione Bradford of Lamesa; grandchildren, Joe Fisher, Sheryl Baker and Christie Powell; great-grandchildren, Brent, Christopher, and Audrey Baker; and Dane and Victoria Powell. Memorials may be made to Hospice. Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Arturo D. Munoz ODESSA Arturo D. Munoz, 65, passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. He was born May 21, 1936, to Juan and Maria D. Munoz in Barstow, Texas. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with Pastor Guadalupe Alvarez Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. A prayer service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Mr. Munoz moved from Pecos and had lived in Odessa for 33 years. He married Alice Bullis on Feb. 15, 1992, in Odessa, and he greatly loved his family. He worked for Miller/Gold for 20 years, and for Arrow Printing for five years and enjoyed playing the guitar. His parents, Juan and Maria Munoz, sister, Eloisa Vargas, and a step-grandson, Antony OBrien Jimenez, Jr., all preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Alice; sons, Joe Munoz and wife, Cleo, Arturo Munoz Jr. and wife, Celia, Danny Munoz and wife, Josie and Dr. Rick Munoz and wife, Georgina, all of Odessa; stepchildren, Mike Wright, Ruth Bullis, Joel Wright and Jimmy Jimenez, all of Odessa, Isaac Wright of Abilene, Abigail Mendoza of Amarillo, Raul, Lee and Anthony Jimenez, all of Georgetown; brother, Alfonso Munoz of Pecos; sisters, Ina Nunez and Oralia Lollie Olivas, both of Odessa, and Alicia Chavez of Pecos; eight grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorials can be made to the American Lung Association. Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Kathleen Thomas Williams DUNCAN, Okla. Graveside services for Kathleen Thomas Williams, age 80, of Lubbock, Texas, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at the Duncan City Cemetery in Duncan, Okla., with the Rev. Dan Standifer officiating. Burial will be at the Duncan City Cemetery under the direction of Chapel of Angels Funeral Home in Lubbock. Mrs. Williams died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Grand Court Retirement Home in Lubbock. She was born Nov. 9, 1920, in Bowie, Texas. She married Russell E. Williams on Nov. 16, 1941 in Waurika, Okla. He preceded her in death on Nov. 23, 1979. She attended grades one through 12 at Empire School in Duncan with a high school degree. Kathleen and Russell owned and operated Odessa Frozen Food Lockers in Odessa for 23 years. Survivors include her son, Gerry Williams of Lubbock; her daughter, Kaye Collins of Waco; her sisters, Coleete Brown of Ruidoso, N.M., Ruth Talley of Duncan and Gwen Daniels of Midland; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Grady R. Smith BIG SPRING Grady R. Smith, 60, of Big Spring, died on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at a Midland hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m Monday, August 13, 2001, at First Baptist Church Chapel of Big Spring. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. He was born on October 10, 1940, in Bandera, Texas, and married Judy Parrish on June 3, 1974, in Lovington, N.M. Mr. Smith was director of equipment services for the city of Odessa for 23 years until his retirement on June 30, 1998. He enjoyed life and was devoted to his family, which he took care of with all his heart and soul. He never met anyone who didnt like him and will be missed very much. Mr. Smith was a member of First Baptist Church of Big Spring and previously a member of Temple Baptist Church of Odessa. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958 to 1970. Survivors include his wife, Judy Smith of Big Spring; three sons, Grady Malcolm Smith of Lubbock and Michael Smith and Jeffrey Smith, both of Odessa; one daughter, Penny Hopkins of Talladega, Ala.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady N. Smith of Schertz; one sister, Linda Smith of Schertz; one grandson, Michael Andrew Smith of Big Spring; one granddaughter, Channa Smith of Big Spring; one niece, Shelley Delgado of Moore; one nephew, Kevin Delgado of San Antonio and 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Sandra Delgado on Sept. 24, 1991. The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, c/o Lucy Bonner, P.O. Box 2121, Big Spring, Texas 79721-2121. The family will receive friends from 7:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. www.npwelch.com _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.