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                          Permian Basin Obituaries
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Saturday April 13, 2002 
 
 Dorothy Weatherly Peery Harris
ODESSA - Dorothy Weatherly Peery Harris was born April 29, 1910, in Wilburton, 
Okla. She died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, in Odessa.
She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Clifford Van Buren Peery and 
Janie Elizabeth Wingo; a brother, Clifford Wingo Peery; two sisters, Virginia 
Alice Peery and Elinor Peery Funkhouser; and her husband, Rufus Byrd Harris.
She is survived by her brother, Arch Robinson Peery of Santee, S.C.; son, Rufus 
David Harris and his wife, Judith Bailey Harris of Fairfax Station, Va.; son, 
Cliff Andrew Harris of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Janie Harris Henderson and 
husband Walter T. Henderson of Dallas; grandson, Robert Andrew Harris and wife 
Camille Butterfield Harris of Albuquerque; grandson, Cliff Nelson Harris of 
Fairfax Station; great-grandson, Douglas Andrew Harris of Albuquerque; and 
honorary granddaughter, Shirley Rea of Odessa.
Dorothy and Rufus moved to Odessa in 1945 with their two small sons and joined 
First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy was an active member of the Church Circle and 
Twentieth Century Study Club having served as president of both organizations. 
She graduated from the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Chi 
Omega sorority. After graduation, she taught in rural schools in western 
Oklahoma. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend who left behind three 
children whom she taught to love one another and to appreciate the beauty of 
nature. The family deeply appreciates the kindness of the friends, caretakers 
and medical professionals who looked after their Mother in recent years. In 
particular, the family thanks Sara Marin for her loving attention.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today, April 13, 2002, at First 
Presbyterian Church, after which the family will receive friends in the 
fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of 
Odessa at 1401 N. Sam Houston Ave. or Hospice House Foundation Inc. at 903 N. 
Sam Houston Ave. or the charity of your choice.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.  

 
 Shannon Raburn-Wyatt
Shannon Raburn-Wyatt, 29, passed away on April 2, 2002, in Frisco, Texas.
She was born July 12, 1972, in Odessa, Texas and graduated from Permian High 
School in 1990.
Shannon married Michael Roy Wyatt in the home of her stepfather Stacy Thatcher 
and her mother Shelley Thatcher on May 8,1993, in Odessa, Texas.
Shannon and Michael moved to Mannheim, Germany where they lived for three years.
Shannon and Michael moved to Odessa from Germany in 1995 and then moved to 
Carrollton in 1996.
Shannon is survived by her husband, Michael Roy Wyatt of Carrollton, Tx., whom 
she was married to until her death; their son, Hayden Ray Wyatt who resides with 
his father; her stepdaughter, Jessie Wyatt of Lubbock, Tx., father-in-law 
Kenneth Ray Wyatt; stepmother-in-law, Rebekah Wyatt; stepsister-in-law, Candace 
Perry; stepsister-in-law, Victoria Perry; brother-in-law, Steve Wyatt; sister-
in-law, Paula Wyatt; niece, Bethany Wyatt; nephew, Jonathan Wyatt all of Odessa, 
Texas; sister-in-law, Mitzi Wyatt of Brownwood, Tx; and brother, Shane Thatcher 
of Odessa.
Funeral services were held April 4, 2002, at 3 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Shannon fought a courageous battle with cancer with the support of her husband, 
Michael Wyatt and son, Hayden Wyatt and other family and friends.
She was very loved and will be deeply forever missed. The family requests 
memorials to the American Cancer Society or Hospice House.  
 
 
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