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 ============================================================================================ Saturday February 9, 2002 Dorothy Ann Bates Martin ODESSA - Dorothy Ann Bates Martin passed away in her sleep Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. Dorothy, a longtime resident of Odessa, was born June 1, 1928, in Odessa. She was a local artist and longtime employee of TG&Y and Wal-Mart. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, James A. and Dona Martin of Odessa; her daughter, Sue Clark of Seguin; and her daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Ronnie Adams of Seguin. She is also survived by her two brothers, Tom Bates and his wife Jennie of Spring and Frank Bates of Odessa. Dorothy was blessed and is survived by three grandsons, James Martin Jr. and his wife Sarah, Michael Charles Adams and his wife Francis and children of Lakeside, Calif., and David Eric Adams of Corpus Christi. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Ruth Bates, and her sister, Betty Ann Clark. She will always be our Nanny Martin. Services are pending, and in lieu of flowers, the family wishes memorials be directed to a local charitable organization. George L. Meason ODESSA - George L. Meason, age 87, a resident of Odessa since 1939, passed away at the Hospice House in Odessa. Graveside services are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today, Feb. 9, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Clydel Chapman of Northside Baptist Church officiating. George Lahn Meason was born March 23, 1914, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Julius and Ida Krug Lahn. George was adopted at age 6 by John and Josie Brock Meason. George was the former president of the Orphan Train Heritage Society. He rode the train in 1920 from New York City to Whitewright, where he was adopted by the Measons. He married Audie Henderson on Aug. 13, 1937, in Bailey. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. George was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was the former owner of the Victory Village Grocery. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 21 years and later was co-owner of Yesterday's Treasures. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Audie Meason of Odessa; his son, Joe Meason and wife Bette of Amarillo; daughters, George Ann Baker and husband George of Granbury, Patty Higdon and husband Charles of El Reno, Okla., and Dawna Alsabrook of Mansfield; sisters, Elizabeth Grisham of Leonard, Carolynn Watson of Leonard and Anna Ross of Bonham; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials to Hospice House. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Nina Lenora Langlie Winjum ODESSA - Nina Lenora Langlie Winjum, 95, of Odessa died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at the Hospice House of Odessa. Mrs. Winjum was born April 16, 1906, in Pelican Rapids, Minn., the daughter of Gunnleig and Antonette Langlie, the ninth of 11 children. After graduating from Pelican High School, she earned a teaching certificate from Moorhead State College. While teaching school in Middle River, Minn., she met and married James Winjum on June 11, 1931. The couple moved to Thief River Falls, Minn., where he owned Hartz Supermarket until his death in 1963. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Hospital Auxiliary. She remained in Thief River Falls until 1994 when she moved to Odessa. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, six sisters, four brothers and a grandson. She is survived by her son, James and his wife Kathleen Winjum of Pelican Rapids, Minn.; her daughter, Diane Cunningham and husband John of Odessa; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 9, 2002, at First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls, Minn. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Odessa or to a favorite charity of your choice.