Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 25 Aug 2001

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   OA Online Obituaries.

August 25, 2001 
Permian Basin Obituaries Obituaries Index


N.A. Ford
ODESSA - In my Father's house are many mansions. I go and prepare a place for you and there you will also be.
N.A. Ford left this world for his heavenly mansion Aug. 22, 2001.
He was born in Bogata to James Wesley Ford and Maggie Davis Ford. He was married to Allene E. Land. He and his family moved to El Paso in 1949 and then moved to Odessa in 1957. He was employed in the automotive field, belonging to several automotive organizations promoting that industry. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Odessa and was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, two sisters and granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Blair.
He is survived by his wife, Allene E. Ford; two daughters, Jerry Ford Bolling and husband Robert of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Jeannie A. Ford of El Paso; two grandsons, Clayton Ford Bryan and wife LaRie and James Blair, all of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; two great-grandchildren, Parker Elizabeth and Clayton Bryan; a sister, Edith Westbrook of Paris, Texas; and several nieces.
Memorial services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today, Aug. 25, 2001, at First Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1401 N. Sam Houston Ave., Odessa, Texas, 79761.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
 

James 'Ben' Swinney
ODESSA - James "Ben" Swinney, 85, of Odessa passed away Aug. 23, 2001, in Carlsbad, N.M. He was born June 30, 1916, in Smith County to Thomas and Sarah Swinney.
Ben married Daisy Irene Allen on July 14, 1943, in Houston. They moved to Odessa in 1952. He worked for Bowden Construction Co. for 30 years before retiring in 1982.
His wife and later his longtime friend, Stella Henderson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include son, James Swinney Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Sarah McCorcle of Odessa and Carolyn Kennedy of Carlsbad; a brother, T.W. Swinney of Longview; a sister, Ruby Smith of Tyler; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.