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All rights reserved =========================================================================== Sunday June 30, 2002 James Charley Brownlee ODESSA - James Charley Brownlee, 89, of Odessa passed away Thursday, June 27, 2002 at his home. He was born July 13, 1912, in DeLeon, Texas to John Jefferson and Nancie Anna Brownlee. Chapel services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Mike Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. James married Virginia Louise Gillis on Feb. 13, 1954. He was a retired owner operator of Brownlee Country Store. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 4372 and enjoyed fishing at Proctor Lake. His mother, father and several brothers and sisters preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Louise of Odessa; sons, Arthur Joe Cherry of Carson, Calif., Gary Wayne Cherry and Troy Dean Cherry, both of Odessa; twin sister Rachel Elizabeth O'Donovan of Leveland; grandchildren, Tammy Love, Sabrina Atenza, Jerry Terry Cherry, Marlene Laverne Shannon; 12 great- grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Joseph Hilton Nelson LINDALE - Masonic graveside services for Mr. Joseph Hilton Nelson, age 84, of Lindale, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday in the Lindale City Cemetery with the Rev. David Powell officiating. Services are under the direction of Caudle- Rutledge Funeral Directors in Lindale. Mr. Nelson died Friday in a Tyler Hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1917, in Huttig, Ark. and was formerly of Fort Stockton where he was in the welding business for the 30 years before moving to Lindale in 1972. Mr. Nelson was a member of the Lindale First United Methodist Church and the Grand Lodge of Texas for 57 years. He was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Joe Nelson, who died in 1939. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Louise Nelson of Lindale; two daughters and sons-in-law, Madonna and Martin Palmer of Longview and Linda and Ron Scott of Brownfield; sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and John B. Kendall of Byars, Okla.; cousin, Jackie Hicks of Lindale; seven grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Ann Thomas ODESSA - Ann Thomas passed away June 28, 2002, at Avalon Nursing Home, just shy of her 83rd birthday. She was born Anna Mae Taylor on July 14, 1919, in Paris, Ky. to Bennett Dana and Fanny Taylor. She grew up on her father's tobacco farm located between Paris and North Middletown, Ky. During World War II, she started her civil service career and Blue Grass Army Ordnance Depot, before moving to the Pentagon where she worked until transferring to Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas. Her career in civil service spanned 43 years. Ann was a primary and secondary substitute teacher for the Schertz, Cibolo and Marion, Texas Independent School Districts, numerous years after her retirement. Besides her love for little children, Ann loved horses, and knew almost every Kentucky Derby winner for the past 70 years. She believed in daily exercise, being the "country girl" that she was, and loved to rake and complain about the Magnolia leaves that littered her backyard. Ann was never one to watch TV, but she did enjoy teasing her brain with crossword puzzles and word jumbles. Ann prided herself on her independence and up until two months before her death, was able to manage her affairs and take of herself. She is survived by her son, Jon R. Thomas of Odessa, Texas; daughter-in-law, Dolly Thomas; and granddaughter Sarah Ruth Thomas. She is also survived by her youngest brother, Wallace Taylor and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Reid, both of North Middletown, Ky. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. There will be no services. Maudie Louise Prevost ODESSA - Maudie Louise Prevost, 66, of Andrews passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1936, in Olney, Texas. She was Baptist and a homemaker. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2002, at Westover Baptist Church, 2540 N. Torrance Ave., with the Rev. Don Noble officiating. She was preceded in death by her father, Loyd Hodges, and stepfather, T.R. Brooks. She is survived by her mother, Willie Lee Brooks of Cisco; husband, Joseph Prevost of Andrews; sons, Loyd McCurry of Odessa and Joel Prevost of Andrews; daughter, LynnDee Walters of Odessa; step-daughter, Kathy Prevost of Rotan; brother, Marshall Lynn Brooks of Odessa; sister, Frances Washburn of Odessa; and eight grandchildren. Services are entrusted to Memorial Services, 404 N. Washington Ave. Odessa, Texas. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.