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All rights reserved =========================================================================== Saturday August 10, 2002 Willie Maude Batie ODESSA - Willie Maude Batie, 61, a housewife, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mrs. Batie lived in Odessa for 37 years and was previously from Corinth, Miss. She is survived by her husband, Bobbie Batie of Odessa; adopted sons, Dennis Alexander of Memphis, Tenn., and Billie Batie and David Batie, both of Odessa; adopted daughters, Shirley Simon of Odessa and Iris Fryer of Corinth; brothers, Henry Alexander and John Alexander, both of Odessa, the Rev. Terry Alexander of Corinth, Clayton Alexander of Florence, Ala., and Paul Alexander of Memphis, Tenn.; sister, Alice Young of Odessa; and a host of special nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Leathan Alexander; and her mother, Nancy Palmer. She was born Oct. 23, 1940, in Corinth, the daughter of Leathan and Nancy (Palmer) Alexander. Viewing will be today from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Martinez Funeral Home, and from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. There will be no viewing after the eulogy. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Darren Willis will be officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tony Alexander, Larry Batie, Marcus Pacheco, Todd Brogdon, Jimmy Alexander and Michael Alexander. Carol Evelyn Curry DAYTON - Carol Evelyn Curry, 57, of Crosby, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002. Funeral Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton. Interment followed at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Carol was born on Sept. 29, 1944, in Quesaltanango, Guatemala. Orphaned, most of her childhood was spent with missionary families. She came to America and became an American citizen with she was 11 years old. A homemaker, she had lived in Crosby for the last three years after living in Odessa for 23 years. She was an artistically gifted person who enjoyed and excelled at painting, macrame and poetry as well as all other types of arts and crafts. At 4’10" tall, she was short in stature but will be remembered as a giant of a woman. She had tremendous strength of spirit and battled cancer for 10 years. She will be remembered as a private person who chose her friends carefully and had a great, sometimes unusual, sense of humor. She was preceded in death by her son, Christopher Graham Curry. Carol is survived by her loving husband, James Curry of Crosby; her daughters, April Danielle Anderson of Crosby and Hollee Mignon Erlandson and her husband James of Farmington, N.M.; her foster brothers, John, James, Paul, Samuel and Phillip Hoggatt; her foster sister, Mary Barnett; and her four grandchildren, Stephen and Taylor Jackson and Kacey and Mitchell Anderson. She is also survived by numerous other nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Sonny Phelps ODESSA - Sonny Phelps of Missouri City, Texas, loving husband and father and proud grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 3, 2002, at the age of 56. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at Temple Baptist Church with Dr. Griffin Jones officiating. Graveside services will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Sonny was born Nov. 13, 1945, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Thurston H. Phelps Sr. and Juanita Phelps, but always called Odessa his home. He was a graduate of Odessa High School and Odessa College. Sonny married Jerry Thacker on January 15, 1966 and they raised two sons, Thomas and Tony Phelps. Sonny was a fourteen-year veteran of the United States Air Force and was a devoted employee of Chevron-Texaco for the past 22 years. Sonny had a servant’s heart and lived every day devoted to his family while constantly helping others. "PaPa Sonny" or "Pop" also enjoyed spending time with two granddaughters and a grandson, who were the joys of his life. Sonny was preceded in death by his father, Thurston H. Phelps Sr.; sister, Diana Gail Thacker; fathers-in-law, Lloyd E. Thacker and O.C. "Red" Hartman; and nephew, Chris Alexander. Survivors include his wife, Jerry of Missouri City; sons, Thomas Phelps of Abilene and Tony Phelps of Denton; daughters-in-law, Stacy Phelps of Abilene and Lisa Phelps of Denton; grandchildren, Toni and Brady Phelps of Abilene and Landry Phelps of Denton; mother, Juanita Phelps of Andrews mother-in-law, Lorene Hartman of Odessa; brother, Eddie Phelps of Portland; brothers-in-law, Jim Thacker of Odessa and Joe Thacker of Snyder; sisters-in-law, Judy Howk of Okemah, Okla., and Jody Phelps of Portland; as well as numerous nephews and nieces. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Archie Lee Taylor ODESSA - Archie Lee Taylor, 80, of Odessa passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born July 15, 1922, in Hendrix, Okla. He married Iris Ward on June 16, 1945, in London, England. Mr. Taylor served in the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1945. He moved to Odessa in 1941 from Oklahoma. He retired from Yale E. Key Well Service in 1988. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by brothers, Leamon and Edmond Taylor; sisters, Thelma Richardson and Ferne Harber; and parents, W.N. and Bertha Ann Taylor. He is survived by his wife, Iris Taylor of Odessa; daughter, Patricia Ann Faught of Georgetown; brothers, Donald Ray Taylor of Lufkin, Leon Taylor and William Taylor, both of Denison, and Kenneth Taylor of Hendrix; sisters, Gertie Sloan of Sellersburg, Ind., Richie Weger and Ida Delashaw, both of Colbert, Okla., Frances Rice and Mayhew Harrison, both of Odessa, Lawanda Duckworth of Cartwright, Okla., and Marilyn Mitchell of Denison. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ with Lynn Money and Roy Smalling officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. 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