Ector Co. TX - Death Notices from the Odessa American Online Submitted by A. E. "Sonny" Hall shall@balista.com 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 ============================================================================= Wednesday October 09, 2002 Pedro Abila PECOS - Pedro "Pete" Abila, 78, of Pecos, a retired concrete mixer, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002, at his residence. Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Miguel Angel Sanchez officiating. Burial was at Barstow Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Barstow. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Paula Abila of Pecos; son, Robert "Fats" Abila of Pecos; daughter, Becky Silvas of Pecos; brothers, Luis Abila and Manuel Abila of Barstow and Jesus Abila of Andrews. Dennie Bailey ODESSA - Dennie Ray Bailey, 42, of Odessa, an oilfield driller, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Dewey Blevins officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Junction. SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Bailey of Odessa; stepson, Christopher Simmons of Odessa; daughters, Christy Bailey and Kami Bailey, both of Eden; stepdaughters, Samantha and Alyssa Simmons, both of Odessa; mother, Nell Bailey Murr of Menard; brothers, Delton Bailey of Paint Rock and Billy D. Bailey of Menard. Gearld Edward Crow ODESSA - Gearld Edward Crow, 56, of Odessa, a Lincoln Towers Retirement Center employee, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Deerings Nursing Home. Services were held privately. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Father, Harlan Edward Crow of Kennedy. Karen Gaule ODESSA - Karen Dianne Worth Gaule, 61, of Odessa, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Odessa Tabernacle Church with the Rev. Doug Herget officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill Gaule of Odessa; son, Jonathan Gaule of Odessa; daughter, Jennifer Heuman of Odessa; parents, Marvin and Lu Worth of Ottumwa; sisters, Pam Frederick-McKnight of Arlington and Linda Jones of Odessa; and brothers, Dennis Worth and Brad Lee Worth, both of Ottumwa. Ruth Ann Levens MIDLAND - Ruth Ann Levens, 21, of Midland, Wal-Mart department manager, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, in Fisher County. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Temple Baptist Church in Midland with the Rev. Darrel Martin officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Banning, Calif. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Chris Levens of Midland; daughter, Nikki Levens of Midland; parents, H.E. and Shirley Dennis of Midland; grandmother, Ruby Dennis of Brawley, Calif.; and brothers, Buddy Watkins of Redding, Calif., James Watkins of Kennedy and Matthew Watkins of Tulia. John Waller JAL, N.M. - John T. Waller, 49, of Jal, N.M., died Monday, Oct. 7, 2002, in Kermit. Services are pending with Calvary Funeral Home of Eunice, N.M. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.