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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Saturday January 26, 2002 Eula Mae Wright ODESSA - Eula Mae Wright, age 94, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, at Seabury Center. She was born Feb. 11, 1907, in Minter, Lamar County. She was the oldest child of Walter Patterson and Melissie Brown Patterson. She married Hiram J. Wright on Nov. 22, 1930. He preceded her in death in November 1975. Her parents and her brothers, Elmer "Boog" Patterson and Homer Patterson, also preceded her in death. Eula lived in Bisbee, Ariz., for 35 years and moved to Odessa in 1978 to be near her daughter and family. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and enjoyed attending Jolly Seniors as long as she was physically able. Eula resided at Lincoln Towers for eight years. She worked as a welder in Portland, Ore., shipyards from 1943 to 1945. She is survived by her daughter, Bobbye Miller and her husband Eugene of Odessa; sons, Harold Wright of Yuman, Ariz., and Fred Wright and his wife Evelyn of La Habra, Calif.; brother, Leonard Patterson of Fort Worth; sisters, Joyce Hailey of Arlington, Dorothy Gledhill of Loveland, Colo., and Marie Briley of Hewitt; sister-in-law, Flore Mae Patterson of Midland; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family will receive guests from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at the Memory Gardens in Bisbee, Ariz., where she will be buried next to her husband. You are invited to leave a message or memory in the online guest book at www.wilsonfuneral.com. Services have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Odis E. "Curly" Nelson ODESSA - Odis E. "Curly" Nelson, 89, of Owasso, Okla., formerly a longtime Odessa resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Select Specialty Hospital. He was born July 27, 1912, to Robert and Ethel Nelson in Antlers, Okla. He was in the Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He was a master sergeant serving in the 44th bomber group stationed in England where he flew the B-224 bomber. He was twice decorated with an Air Medal and Bronze Star. He married Mary Goad on June 20, 1948, in Durant, Okla. That year they moved to Odessa from Oklahoma. He retired from Exxon as a pumper in 1975. He loved to travel by RV and go camping. He made friends easily and loved to talk and joke. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. His wife preceded him in death in 1993. Survivors include his daughter, Helga Bevel and husband Dennis of Owasso, Okla.; sisters, Viola Mullings of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Anna Belle Morgan of Longview; and a grandchild, Krystal Bevel of Owasso, Okla. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bill Heggemeier officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Earnest Kelly Bostick TYLER - Graveside services for Mr. Earnest Kelly Bostick, 76, of Tyler are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today, Jan. 26, 2002, at the Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery with the Rev. Mary Maxine Palmer officiating under the direction of Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Directors. Mr. Bostick died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in Tyler. He was born April 13, 1925, in Big Spring where he graduated high school and was drafted into the military. He served in the South Pacific during World War II with the Army Air Force. He flew in 25 missions including the Philippines, Dutch East Indies and Borneo and then received an honorable discharge. He graduated from TCU in 1948, moving to Odessa and working in the oilfields as an accountant with Sivalls Tanks for 14 years, moving then to Hobbs, N.M., and starting his own oilfield tank service company. He moved to Tyler in 1969 where he began operating his own building and remodeling company until 1980 and then began work for the City of Tyler as a department manager for numerous divisions for the city. He was retired from the City of Tyler at his death. His parents and three brothers precede him in death. Mr. Bostick is survived by his wife of 55 years, Libby Bostick of Tyler; sons, Earnest Kelly Bostick Jr. of Cody, Wyo., and Blake M. Bostick of Oklahoma City; daughters, Valenda Axelrad of Houston and Vanessa Bostick of Greenville; brothers, Hollis Lloyd Jr. of Austin, Leamon "Bud" Bostick of Florida and Horace Bostick of Snyder; sister, Ella Cox of Odessa; and six grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers are E.K. Bostick Jr., Blake M. Bostick, Hollis Lloyd Jr., Horace Bostick, Leamon "Bud" Bostick, Gus Bikerdike, Bud Brooker and Rick Finch. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.