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All rights reserved ================================================================================ Tuesday April 30, 2002 Dorothy Anne Aishman IRAAN - Dorothy Anne Aishman, our beloved wife and mother, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2002, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dorothy was born Aug. 2, 1926, to Thomas Boyd and Auda Williams Osborne in Caddo. She moved with her parents to Iraan in 1928 and lived much of her life there. She graduated from Iraan High School in 1943 and from Shannon Hospital School of Nursing in San Angelo in 1946. She was married to Will Edward Aishman on March 7, 1947, in Iraan. Will and Dorothy celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary just a few weeks ago. Dorothy was a registered nurse and served on the staff of Iraan General Hospital from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. After moving to Snyder in 1976, Dorothy served on the staff of Cogdell Memorial Hospital until her retirement in 1980. Dorothy and Will moved to San Angelo in 1991 and resided happily at Rio Concho Manor. Dorothy attended the First Christian Church and the First United Methodist Church in Iraan and the First United Methodist Church in San Angelo. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Will Aishman of San Angelo; by her sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy and Judy Aishman of Houston and Ed and Sheree Aishman of Iraan; by her son, Rick Aishman and special family friend Tom Phipps, both of Dallas; by her grandsons, Jon Aishman of San Angelo and Rance Aishman of Lubbock; by two sisters-in-law, Francys Noland of Hurst and Lucille Whitlock of Del Rio; by other members of her extended family; and by a host of friends in Iraan, Snyder and San Angelo. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today, April 30, 2002, at Johnson's Funeral Home and a graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Restland Cemetery in Iraan. Dorothy received loving care from the staff of Hospice of San Angelo during her final months and from the staff of Baptist Memorials Center Nursing Home during her final days. The family gratefully acknowledges all those who cared for Dorothy and encourages memorial contributions to either organization or to another favorite charity in lieu of floral remembrances. Makala Shea Spoon ODESSA - Makala Shea Spoon, infant daughter of Benjamin and Teresa Spoon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 28, 2002, in Odessa. She was born March 15, 2002, in Odessa. She was a member of Zion Fellowship Church. She is survived by her parents, Benjamin D. and Teresa Spoon of Odessa; brother, Joshua Levi Spoon of Odessa; sister, Keisha Elizabeth Wagoner of Odessa; grandparents, Peggy and Kenny Walters of Odessa, Sally Duck of Carlsbad, N.M., and Wayne Spoon of Lafayette, La.; great-grandparents, Neatsy and Dwight Dunn of Loving, N.M., and Gene Spoon of Kermit; and numerous family and friends. Visitation will be Tuesday and Wednesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Zion Fellowship Church with the Rev. Dewey Blevins officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Wanda V. Tuck LAWTON, Okla. - Funeral service for Wanda V. Hornbeck Tuck, 81, of Lawton, Okla., will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Randy Robertson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Anadarko, Okla., officiating. Mrs. Tuck died Sunday at her residence. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. Mrs. Tuck was born Sept. 14, 1920, in Alvoid to Bill and Mabel Goalden Hornbeck. She married H.F. "Pete" Tuck Jr. on Aug. 10, 1949, in Henrietta. He preceded her in death May 21, 2000. Mrs. Tuck was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a past president of The Doe's Drove No. 52. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband; her son, Jerry N. Johnson; two brothers; and four sisters. Survivors include three children, Harold C. Johnson of Lawton, Donnie Tuck and his wife Ellie of Lawton and Susan Lanier and her husband Kim of Edmond, Okla.; three sisters, Ruby Cree of Odessa, Betty Burns of Waurika, Okla., and Irene Sanner of Oklahoma City; brother, Bill Hornbeck of Duncan, Okla.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lawton Area Inc., 1930 N.W. Ferris Ave., Lawton, Okla., 73507, or to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 715 S.W. H Ave., Lawton, Okla., 73501. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at www.beckerfuneral.com. Scott Edward Slankard ODESSA - Scott Edward Slankard, 51, a glass glazer, passed away Friday, April 26, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1950, in North Platte, Neb. The family will receive friends at 912 E. 21st St. from 6 to 9 p.m. today, April 30, 2002. He was a man who was loved by all. He had few enemies and was loved by everyone in Odessa. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by a brother, Michael Glenn Slankard of Boardman, Ore.; a sister, Sharon Hoosier of San Antonio; and a special friend, Dollie Boddie of Odessa. Services are entrusted to Memorial Services, 404 N. Washington Ave., Odessa. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.