Ector Co. TX - Death Notices 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 ============================================================================================ Saturday April 27, 2002 Henry Bailey KERMIT - Henry "Slim" Bailey, 75, of Kermit, a retired electrician for the Kermit Independent School District, died Friday, April 26, 2002, at Snyder Oaks Nursing Home in Snyder. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Wall officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Callahan County and was a resident of Kermit for 56 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ina Bailey of Kermit; daughter, Rhonda Bailey-Tatro of Kermit; brother, Warren Bailey of Clyde; sisters, Eva Parrish of Moran and Marjorie Barnhill of Brady; and a grandson. Eddie Dixon ODESSA - Eddie Lee Dixon, 74, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Rev. R. Sutton and Charles Martin officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Clarksdale, Miss. SURVIVORS: Sons, Natchez Dixon of Odessa, Steve Dixon of Dallas and Winston Dixon of Amarillo; daughters, Lillie Session of Dallas, Kattie Dixon, Dorothy Dixon, Florence Dixon and Tammy Dixon, all of Odessa; and brothers, Zeke Simpson and Harry Simpson, both of Chicago, Eddie Simpson and Joe Simpson, both of Syracuse, N.Y. Ramona Pierson ODESSA - Ramona Le Anne Pierson, 61, of Midland, a homemaker, died Friday, April 26, 2002, at Home Hospice House. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Memorial Services. She was born in Austin. SURVIVORS: Son, Jeffrey Pierson of Odessa; daughters, Janet Kelley of Largo, Fla., and Jean Driver of Longview; mother, Marie Phipps of Midland; brother, James Turner of Carrollton; sister, Lanue Gordon of Midland; and five grandchildren. Frances Thomas SEAGOVILLE - Frances Marcel Thomas, 74, of Seagoville, a retired office manager for a grocery store, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, in Seagoville. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Roselawn Chapel. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Roselawn Funeral Home. She was born in Strong, Ark. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bill Thomas of Odessa and Tony Thomas of Seagoville; daughters, Ann Edmonson and Anita Flynn, both of Seagoville; brothers, Bill Baker of Kaufman, Carey Baker of Arlington, Roy Baker of Italy, Texas, and Al Baker of Gardinia, Calif.; sister, Jean Hart of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Durland Weddle FORT STOCKTON - Durland D. Weddle, 67, of Fort Stockton, a retired truck driver, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. A.D. Jackson officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Crane. SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirly H. Weddle of Fort Stockton; sons, Garry Weddle of Fort Stockton and Terry Weddle of Midland; daughter, Laura Crowder of Midland; sisters, Yvonna Ordener and Lawanda Wilson, both of Midland; and eight grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.