Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 1 Oct 2001 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Obituaries. October 02, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries Obituaries Index Barney L. Alsobrook ABILENE - Barney L. Alsobrook, 87, of Waco died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at a local nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Baker Heights Church of Christ at 5382 Texas Avenue in Abilene with John Shero officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene. Mr. Alsobrook was born Aug. 1, 1914, in Lubbock. He married the former Elzabelle Watson on June 30, 1938. She preceded him in death Jan. 26, 1998, five months before they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. Alsobrook was an oilfield chemical salesman for Exxon Chemical for over 35 years. He was also a Bible class teacher and an elder at congregations in Alice, Abilene and Odessa. He was well known for his deep bass voice, his humor, his wise counsel, his generosity and his ability to fix almost anything for anybody out of almost nothing. He was preceded in death by a son, Barney James 'Jim' Alsobrook. He is survived by daughters, Judy Greene of Friendswood and Ila Thompson of Waco; daughter-in-law, Lynda Landreth of Dallas; brothers, Jerry Alsobrook of Laguna Beach, Calif., and Julian Alsobrook of Galveston; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Reeder of Dallas, Scott Greene of Friendswood, Jonathan Barney Alsobrook of Denver, Colo., Stephen Alsobrook of Dallas, James Thompson and Timothy Thompson, both of Waco; and a great-grandchild, Corey Reeder of Dallas. Memorials can be made to In Search of the Lord's Way, P.O. Box 371, Edmond, Okla., 73083. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donna Sue Hummer ODESSA - Donna Sue Massey Hummer went to be with her Lord on Sept. 28, 2001. She was born Dec. 25, 1952, in Kiowa, Kan. She lived in McCamey and worked for Midland International Airport Security. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today, Oct. 2, 2001, at Vine Baptist Church with Pastor Bobby Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her fiance, James Roberts; two sons, Robert W. Massey of Denison and Raymond Massey of Dayton; parents, Ray and Evelyn Lane; sister, Mary Massey; brother, George Jackson; niece, Windie Reed; and nephew, Billy Massey, all of Odessa. She had two wonderful grandchildren, 6-year-old Zachary Mathias Massey and 2-year-old D'nai Cassianna Massey. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Gale Kevil ARLINGTON - Linda Gale Kevil, 53, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harmony Baptist Church, 1814 W. Arkansas Lane in Arlington. Linda Gale Kevil was born March 24, 1948, in Fresno, Calif., to Frank and Elsa Delay. She was a customer service representative for Conway Transportation Services. Linda was a five-year resident of Arlington and a former resident of Odessa, where she was in property management. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors: Husband of 19 years, Robert Kevil of Arlington; children, Kimberley McGlothlin and her husband Patrick of Arlington, Jacey Stiles and her husband Gerald of Longview, David Kevil and his wife Lisa of Houston and Christina Heffernan of Houston; grandchildren, Coby, Christopher and Kianna Boyles, Clay Stiles, Troy and Shane Kevil and Jacqueline Heffernan; and sisters, Betty Wittie of Odessa, Frances Whitehead and her husband Bennie of Abilene, Sue McAnear and her husband Ronnie of Midland and Faye Roberts and her husband Jerry of Odessa. Arrangements by Moore Funeral Home, N. Davis Drive, Arlington, (817) 275-2711. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------