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October 24, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries Obituaries Index Wendell Eugene Barron KERMIT - Wendell Eugene Barron, 42, of Wink passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, in Ward County. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Cotton officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. He was born June 5, 1959, in Kermit. He married Brenda Broome on Jan. 8, 1982, in Kermit. He was a member of the Church of God and was a resident of Wink for two and a half years. He was a self-employed welder. He was preceded in death by a sister, Angela Faith Barron; a brother, Doug Barron; a son, Wendell Eugene Barron Jr. in 1981; and his father, Elvin Barron. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Barron of Wink; mother, Lois Barron Moncrief of Kermit; son, Douglas Shane Barron of Midland; daughter, Shawna Lee and husband Shannon Sonnier of Kermit; brothers, Michael E. Barron and wife Carolyn of Kermit and Winiford Barron and wife Sunny of Gainesville, Fla.; sisters, Mary Still of Alexander City, Ala., and Darlene Lamberth and husband Jerry of Sylacauga, Ala.; and grandchildren, Jordan Lee Sonnier and Jayce Everett Sonnier. Pallbearers will be Tommy Frie, Robbie Wolf, Manuel Valenzuela, Tommy Hawkins, Jack Kline Jr. and Glenn Wolf. Honorary pallbearer will be Dennis Wolf. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel Inc. Joe W. Hill ODESSA - Joe W. Hill passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 23, 2001, at Avalon Place. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Masonic graveside services will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Andy G. Vaughn Lodge officiating. Joe W. Hill was born April 26, 1918, in Temple to J.J. and Alice Hill. He had worked as a police officer in Temple for five years before moving to Odessa on April 1, 1958. He married Rita T. Ratliff on Aug. 28, 1982, in Odessa. Joe worked for the Odessa Police Department for 24 years before retirement in 1981. He was a former constable of precinct No. 4 in Odessa and had also worked as a security guard at the American Bank of Commerce for five years after retiring from the police force. Joe was a member of the Andy G. Vaughn Masonic Lodge and the El Maida Shriners and the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang. Seven brothers, B.D., Glen, Stanley, Flay, Leonard, Earl and William Hill, and a sister, Virginia, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Rita T. Hill of Odessa; a daughter, Martha Jo Black and her husband Robert of Plainview; a stepson, Ned Lee Ratliff and his wife Nancy Jane of San Antonio; a stepdaughter, Jean Wills and husband Ted of Odessa; a brother, Wayland Hill of Temple; sisters-in-law, Johnnie Mae Hill and her son Johnny of Temple, Marjorie Hill of The Woodlands and Margie Hill of Huntsville; grandchildren, Clint and Kristen Black and their son Samuel Clint Black of Shreveport, La., and Sarah Ellen Miller of Waco; three nieces and 12 nephews. Thomas E. 'Ed' Shaver ODESSA - Thomas E. "Ed" Shaver was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Dallas to Herbert T. and Rosie Shaver. He married Billie Montgomery on Oct. 27, 1946, in Rockwall. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on Oct. 23, 2001. He had three brothers who preceded him in death, H.T., Palmer and Clifford. Ed was in the automotive parts and paints industry for 50 years, retiring as owner of Economy Auto Parts and Paints. He had a great sense of humor and delighted in making people laugh, especially his family. Ed asked Jesus into his life in 1952 at Second Baptist Church and was baptized at First Baptist Church in Odessa. He loved his family, his church, First Baptist, his Christian friends and most of all, his Lord and Savior. Ed is survived by his wife of 55 years, Billie; son, Billy Ed and wife Julia of China Spring; daughter, Teri of El Paso; "adopted" son, James Goodner and wife Cynthia of Rochester, Minn.; a brother, Roy Shaver and his wife Barbara of Odessa; and sister, Norma Chambers of Garland. He was "Paw Paw" to Jeremy Shaver of Waco, Kristie Kwan and husband Aaron of Austin and Alexander and Sophia Goodner. He adored and was adored by numerous nieces and nephews and his special brother-in-law, Claude Montgomery and wife Bobbie of Wylie. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ernest Easley officiating. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www.wilsonfuneral.com) Minnie Lee Perry ODESSA - Minnie Lee Perry, 64, of Odessa passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at her residence. She was born Nov. 7, 1936, in Farmerville, La. Mrs. Perry moved to Odessa in 1972. She was a longtime employee of T&L Grocery & AM Van Line. She was a member of University Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by a son, Toby Burns in 1996. She is survived by a son, James Paul Burns of Gatesville; daughters, Cathy Steadham of Odessa and Kim Hernandez of San Antonio; brothers, Mack Bearden, Vaughn Bearden and Bobby Bearden, all of Farmerville, La.; sister, Audrey Brooks of Pinebluff, Ark.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and former husband, Clyde Benford of Soddy Daisy, Tenn. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Robbie Van Stavern officiating. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.