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October 03, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries Obituaries Index Ira Verneil Cox ODESSA - Ira Verneil (Nell) Cox, 73, of Odessa died Tuesday morning at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. She was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Jayton and had been a longtime resident of Odessa for more than 40 years. She will be remembered as a loving and caring sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The joy of her life was spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.J. (Cotton) Cox. Survivors include four children, daughters Linda Harris and Louise Cox and sons Danny Cox and spouse Sherry Cox and Dean Cox and spouse Connie Cox, all of Odessa; sisters, Faye Franklin of Farmington, N.M., and Jo Schreiber of Llano; and brothers, W.L. Thigpen of Saginaw and James Thigpen of Marble Falls. She had 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Colorado City Cemetery. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carl Everett Hostetter Jr. ODESSA - Carl Everett Hostetter Jr., 71, of Odessa passed away Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at his residence in Evanston, Wyo. He was born Dec. 2, 1929, in Best, Texas. Carl was a man with a great heart, always helping family and friends. Carl worked in the oil business all his life. He worked for several major oil companies throughout many countries. He settled in Evanston in 1980. He started his own oil business HSD Services and Chaparral Well Service until 1987. Then he retired. He is survived by a sister, Thelma Hostetter of Cisco; three sons, Sammy Hostetter of Odessa, Ken Hostetter of Evanston and Trey Hostetter of California; three daughters, Carlene Hostetter Rhodes and Christine Hostetter, both of Odessa, and Tawny Stewart of Kilgore; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Ector County Cemetery with Emmett Barnard officiating. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R.W. 'Woody' Keen ODESSA - R.W. "Woody" Keen, age 82, of Odessa died Oct. 1, 2001, at Hospice House. He was born Jan. 17, 1919, in Gail to Olin and Delvia Keen. He graduated from high school in Sierra Blanca. While in high school, he met Betty Yarbro, and they were married July 15, 1940, at her home. They were married over 61 years. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II; he was stationed mostly in India. After the war, he worked for El Paso Natural Gas in construction and then at El Paso Products. They moved to Odessa in 1958 from Farmington, N.M. At age 70, he opened his own machine shop in Odessa, Keen Company. He was a member of Second Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge and Shriners. He was a "Jack of all trades" and could fix anything from soup to nuts and often did. He lit his family's light and changed their world. Two brothers, Tom and Billy Bob Keen, preceded Mr. Keen in death. He is survived by his wife, Betty Keen of Odessa; a daughter, Guida Gaconnet and husband Rick of Weatherford; and a grandson, Travis Keen Gaconnet of Weatherford. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Door of Hope Mission and Hospice House. Services have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top | Obituaries Index | Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bobby Blaine Roach ODESSA - Bobby Blaine Roach, age 73, of Odessa passed away Oct. 2, 2001, at Hospice House. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Hilton Chancellor officiating. Services are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Bobby Roach was born Sept. 11, 1927, in Wink. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II. Mr. Roach came to Odessa in 1947. He married Mary Louise Tolen in January 1949 in Lovington, N.M. He worked in the oilfield for Apache Service for 10 years before his retirement. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. His wife and four brothers, Buster, Wink, Skeet and Don, preceded him in death. Survivors include his son, Rory Roach and his wife Cindy of Odessa; a daughter, Jo Scott and her husband Steve of Odessa; a sister, Arlene Barker of Odessa; grandchildren, Jerrica Roach and Kyle Roach, both of Odessa; and a great-grandson, Seth Allen of Odessa. Memorials may be made to the Hospice House Foundation Inc., 903 N. Sam Houston Ave., Odessa, Texas, 79761, phone number 580-0067. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top | Obituaries Index | Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.T. 'Theron' Winn CRANE - E.T. "Theron" Winn, 75, of Crane died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 3, 2001, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Baker officiating. Burial will follow at the Crane County Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. Mr. Winn was born May 22, 1926, in Altus, Okla., to N.C. and Lola Winn. He married Joyce Ann Casselberry on Jan. 8, 1947, in Vernon. He had lived in Crane since 1968. He was a production supervisor for Chevron for 44 years, before retiring in 1991. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Winn of Crane; daughter, Barbara Webb and husband Richard of Lubbock; son, Ronnie Winn and wife Kama of Crane; three brothers, Arnold Winn of Red Springs, Wayne Winn of Seymour and Clarence L. Winn of Decatur; a sister, Joy Neithercutt of Spring; four grandchildren, Kimberly Crisler and Channing Crisler, both of Lubbock, Brandon Winn and Matthew Winn, both of Crane; and two great-grandchildren, Silas Crisler and Taylee Crisler, both of Lubbock. Pallbearers will be Ed Gallion, Joe Allen, Charles Stroder, Doyle Rogers, Charles Mapes and Keith Coburn. Honorary pallbearers will be Norman Wagner and John Hoestenbach. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top | Obituaries Index | Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose Aguirre ODESSA - Jose Aguirre of Midland passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, in Jal, N.M. He was born Dec. 14, 1969, to Jose and Alicia Aguirre in Cendradillas, Durango, Mexico. Jose married Areli Alvarado in August 1993 in Odessa. Jose loved his family very deeply. He was a member of the Apostolica DeLaFe En Jesus Cristo. He was a field hand in the oilfield business and was employed by Tim's Pumping Unit Services. He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Areli Aguirre; a son, Jose Aguirre Jr.; two daughters, Joseline Aguirre and Juliana Aguirre, all of Midland; parents, Jose and Alicia Aguirre; brothers, Humberto Aguirre of Odessa and Jose Angel Aguirre of Mexico; sisters, Irma Reyes Aguirre of Odessa, Elsa Lopez Aguirre, Bertha Villalobos Aguirre and Dora Corona Aguirre, all of Midland, Luzesther Aguirre and Blasa Olivia Palma Aguirre, both of Mexico. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. today, Oct. 3, 2001, at Assemblia Apostolica DeLaFe En Jesus Cristo, located at 5533 W. Mapp St., with wake service following at 7 p.m. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at the Assemblia Apostolica DeLaFe En Jesus Cristo with Roman Arreola officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.