Ector Co. TX - Obituaries from the Odessa American Online Submitted by Sonny Hall shall@balista.com 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 =========================================================================== Tuesday September 03, 2002 C.D. Gale ODESSA - C.D. Gale, age 75, of Odessa, passed away at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland on Aug. 31, 2002. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Doug Herget officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. C.D. was born Nov. 19, 1926, in Mitchell County to Robert Lee and Lula Mae Gale. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1945. He attended college in Abilene for three years and then married Elena Marie Hendrich on March 11, 1949, in Colorado City. He and his wife came to Odessa in 1962. He had worked 31 years for Plains Machinery Company and retired as Vice President and General Manager. He was a member of Odessa Tabernacle. His parents; a sister, Lillian May; and brothers, retired Major Lewis Gale, Willie Lee Gale and Henry Gale preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Elena Gale of Odessa; a son, Dave Lewis Gale of Forney; two grandchildren, Preston Scott Gale and Ashley Elena Gale both of Forney; and two nieces and three nephews. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.