Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 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. Permian Basin Obituaries Copyright © 1999 - 2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 08, 2002 Elaine Ballard ODESSA - Elaine Ballard, 55, of Odessa, a licensed vocational nurse, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dean W. Duckett officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Husband, James "Jim" Ballard of Odessa; sons, Chuck Sims of Midland and Mike Sims of Odessa; daughter, Charlotte Sims of Odessa; sister, Barbara Grove of Odessa; and four grandchildren. Fritz Christman POTTSBORO - Fritz Christman, 94, of Andrews, a retired farmer, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Georgetown Baptist Church with Austin Ryan officiating. Burial will be at Georgetown Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Pottsboro and moved to Andrews in 1996. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Alice Christman of Andrews; son, Paul Christman of Tyler; daughter, Lois Ketcham of Andrews; sister, Emma Rogers of Denison; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Adolfo Garcia FREER - Adolfo Homero Garcia, 55, of Fort Stockton, an employee of the Department of Criminal Justice in Fort Stockton, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, in Odessa. Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial was at Hahl Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Alice. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Olivia Cantu Garcia of Fort Stockton; sons, Paul Jimenez and David Garcia, both of Fort Stockton; daughters, Amanda M. Garcia of Fort Stockton and Amy P. Garcia of Freer; mother, Diamantina Lichtenberger of Freer; brothers, Leopoldo Garcia of Sweet Home, Ore., and Rick Garcia of Hobbs, N.M.; sisters, Elda McPhearson and Dena Grason, both of Freer, Belinda Franco of Monahans and Rosalinda Carreon of Hobbs; and two grandchildren. Ira Lawrence MENARD - Ira Davis Lawrence, 74, of Carlsbad, an oilfield pumper, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, in San Antonio. Graveside services were at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Rest Haven Cemetery with Steve Tompkins officiating. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home. He was born in Hamilton. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Carolyn Craig of Ennis; sons, Ira Lawrence Jr. of Sterling City and Troy Lawrence of San Antonio; stepson, Alan Phillips of Alba; a sister; four half sisters; two half brothers; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Bobbie Moxley ANDREWS - Bobbie Moxley, 70, of Andrews, secretary of the Andrews Senior Citizen Center, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Gunter officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Roscoe. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, James Moxley of Andrews; son, Kenneth Hicks of Japan; stepson, James Edwin Moxley II of Andrews; mother, Kittie Mae Hudson of Andrews; sisters, Martha Sutherland of China Springs and Janice Hudson of Webster; two grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren. Melba Williams DENVER CITY - Melba Louise Berry Williams, 79, of Denver City, owner of Carpenter Oilfield Construction Co., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Yoakum County Hospital in Denver City. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Gene Benningfield and the Rev. Bob Webb officiating. Burial will follow at Denver City Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ratliff Funeral Home. She was born in Vashti. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Larry Don Williams of Frisco, Richard Delaney Williams and Samuel Wallace Williams, both of Denver City; daughter, Sandra Sue Thompson of Denver City; brother, Andy Berry Jr. of Bowie; sisters, Billie L. Black of Blossom and Betty Thomas of Nocona; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.