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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 06, 2002 Permian Basin Obituaries Christino Alvarado DALLAS - "Christino Alvarado, of Dallas, joined his beloved wife on December 26, 2001, at Heaven's gates. Eldest son of Francesca Florez Alvarado and Ascencion Alvarado, one of Odessa's earliest Hispanic families, he was born July 25, 1920. "Al" graduated from Odessa High where he played football and trumpet, first chair. Multilingual, working in the Army Air Corps, 1940-1947, he helped escort First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on her South American tour, mapped terrain, flew and repaired planes, performed search and rescue missions. He married Phyllis Mary Fawcett in Bolivia. They had seven children. He owned a metal shop in Dallas, where he repaired and modified aircraft, and created furniture out of old metal from obsolete aircraft tools and parts. His family and friends are proud of his vast range of creative abilities, compassion, humor, generous nature, love of family and passion for Life. We love you Papa 'Rado!" Russell Reid Holster MIDLAND - Russell Reid Holster passed away on January 4, 2002, in a hospital in Tacoma, Washington, after suffering a stroke. He was born October 14, 1918, in Yoakum, Texas, the son of David Earl and Gladys Reid Holster. He graduated from Lampasas High School and Drauhans Business College in Lubbock. He volunteered for service in the U.S. Army on January 13, 1941, and served with the 36th Infantry (Texas) Division in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. He was awarded the Purple Heart, two Silver Stars for gallantry in Action, the Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, having received a Battlefield Commission in France. He married Brittie Neill on April 20, 1946, in Lovinton, New Mexico. He was employed by Honolulu Oil Company, then transferred to Amoco Oil Company in Odessa, and retired in 1987. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Midland and the Downtown Lion's Club of Midland and the Amoco Retirees Group. He is survived by his wife, and two children, Terri Lyn Grassbaugh of Maadi, Egypt, and Russell R. Holster, Jr, of Gig Harbor, Washington; two grandchildren, Emily Grassbaugh and William Grassbaugh, his brother, David Earl Holster Jr. and nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 2002, in Ellis Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2002, in First United Methodist Church Sanctuary with Reverend C. Lane Boyd officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. Marjorie Hill Weaver ODESSA - Marjorie Hill Weaver died on Jan. 4, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Leeds, Kansas, on Jan. 19, 1916, to Joseph Henry Hill and Bertha Miller Hill. She attended grade school in Chautauqua County, Kansas; high school in Moline, Kansas; and graduated from Wichita High School East in 1937. She qualified for a county teaching certificate and taught two years in Chautauqua County in a one-room schoolhouse. She later attended Emporia State Teachers College and then taught one year in Elk County, Kansas. She entered the Women's Army Corp. during WWII and served from 1942 to 1945. She returned to Wichita, Kansas, and attended Wichita University for one and a half years. While stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas, Marjorie met her future husband, Ewing Weaver, and they married Aug. 6, 1947, in Moline, Kansas. They moved to Sundown, Texas, where Ewing taught high school science. They lived there for 39 years until Ewing's death in 1987. Marjorie moved to Odessa, Texas, in 1989 to be closer to three of her children. She has been a resident of Lincoln Tower Retirement Center for the past four years. Marjorie was a longtime member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Levelland, Texas. After moving to Odessa, she attended services at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband; an infant daughter, Ruth Jan; son, James David Weaver; three brothers, Maynard, William (Hank) and Jim Hill; and two sisters, Doris Lampson and Alice Beazer. She is survived by a sister, Orien Walker Tanner of Moline, Kansas; three children, Donald Weaver and wife, Kathleen of Lubbock, Beverly Weaver of Odessa, Mary Lou Watts and husband, Danny, of Odessa; and daughter-in-law Diane Weaver of New Braunfels. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Michael Weaver of New Braunfels, Mark Weaver, Andrea Weaver and John Weaver, all of Lubbock, Courtney Watts of Odessa, step-granddaughters Brandy Watts of Odessa and Rachel Kevil of Austin, and stepgreat-granddaughter Katie Watts of Odessa. Pallbearers will be grandsons Michael, Mark and John Weaver, Danny Watts, Sam Watts and Tommy Bednarz. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association of American Heart Association. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel and Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. Monday afternoon, City of Sundown Cemetery, Sundown, Texas. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.