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All rights reserved =========================================================================== Thursday, December 19, 2002 Permian Basin Obituaries Kathleen Cameron ODESSA - Kathleen Cameron, 84, of Odessa died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Sept. 27, 1918, in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Funeral mass will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Francis Frey officiating. Burial will follow in the Ector County Cemetery. Kathleen was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Catholic Women’s Organization, and auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary. She had lived in Odessa for 19 years after moving from Dearborn, Mich. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and friend. She was preceded in death by her husband Alex, son Wallace, sister Margaret McNabb, and brothers, Joe, Bill, Jack and Dan. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Cameron of Odessa and Mary Knorr and husband Tom of Odessa; and grandchildren, Nicholas Knorr, Jennifer Knorr and Katie Knorr. Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Joe Bradford Ervin ODESSA - Joe Bradford Ervin, 87 years of age, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at his Odessa residence. He was born April 9, 1915, in Tulia to Thomas and Myrtle Ervin. Mr. Ervin has been in the community since 1934, leaving only to serve his country in the Air Force. For 18 years, he was owner and operator of Ervin Plumbing until his retirement. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Charles and Thomas Ervin, sister, Billie Victor, a granddaughter, two grandsons and three wives. Surviving are his daughter, Betty Garvin and her husband Pete of Odessa; brother, Jerry and wife Connie Ervin of Odessa; sister, Frances Gerdes of Arkansas; grandchildren, JoEllen Ball of Dayton and Trina Roper of Odessa; great grandchildren, Dayna Ball, Marion Ball and Brad Ball, all of Highlands, Trey Johnston, Tara Roper and Justin Roper, all of Odessa; six great-great-grandchildren; four stepdaughters; two stepsons; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members. Visitation will be today from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Odessa Funeral Home. Military graveside service is set for Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Johnny Thomason officiating. Services by Odessa Funeral Home. De Alma Densman Fain BROWNWOOD - De Alma Densman Fain, 75, longtime resident of Odessa and formerly of Brownwood, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002. She was born April 2, 1927, in Rising Star. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Brownwood, Texas. Interment was at Blake Cemetery in Brown County. Survivors include two sons, Steven Fain and wife Debbie of Billings, Mont., and Jeff Fain of Odessa; sister, Flora Densman Harwell of Brownwood; niece, Betty Harwell Inglet of Lake Brownwood; nephews, Jerry Wayne Harwell of Bastrop and David Dee Harwell of Stillwater, Okla.; and a number of great and great-great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, John Fain Jr., her parents, Dave and Viola Donica Densman, and one brother, Abe Densman. Services entrusted to Davis-Morris Funeral Home. Lois Hoskins WINK - Lois Stringer Hoskins, 92, passed away and was lifted by the wings of angels to our Lord above Monday, Dec. 16, 2002. Visitation for Lois Hoskins will be Friday, Dec. 20, in Monahans at Heritage Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 21, 2002, at the Wink First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Redwine officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery under the direction of Heritage Funeral Home. She was born May 6, 1910, in Tipton, Okla., to John Stringer and Minnie Sutton. She married Charlie P. Hoskins April 17, 1926, in Lawton, Okla. In 1927, they moved to Wink. They owned and operated several businesses in Wink including Charlies Recreation Hall, Phillips 66 Service Station and The Justice Hotel. Lois also worked for several years in Kermit at Winklers Department Store. She was particularly proud of her lifetime membership to the Ladies Auxiliary of the V.F.W. No. 6248 in Kermit. Charlie preceded her in death in 1974. She then moved to Monahans to be with her son Bud Hoskins and sister Gladys Gigoux. Lois was preceded in death by both parents, her husband, her sisters and brothers, her son Bud Hoskins, and her granddaughter Debra Kay Hoskins. Survivors include her two sons, Donald Hoskins of San Antonio and Jerold Hoskins of Willis; grandchildren, Leslie Barnes of Midland, Diana Hoskins of Willis, Royce Hoskins of Roswell, N.M., Mike Hoskins of Hawaii, Clifford Hoskins of Fort Worth, Brad Hoskins of Victoria, Becky Houser of Cyprus, Van Hoskins of Lake Texacoma, Stacey Hoskins of Fairfield and Didi Hoskins of Corsicana; and 14 great-grandchildren. Her pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are Jesse Abila and Joe Gallander. The family is especially thankful to Complete Home Health in Midland for their dedication and care; Dr. Shylesh Ganta and his staff for their compassionate care of the elderly; and Hospice House of Odessa for providing such a comforting home during her last days. For many of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Lois was and always will remain Mammy. She will always be loved, never forgotten and always cherished. Services are under the direction of Heritage Funeral Home. Catherine Iaderosa ODESSA - Catherine Josephine Iaderosa, 81, of Odessa died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at Hospice House. She was born Oct. 14, 1921, in New York, N.Y., to Phillip and Lillian Uckele. Rosary will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Father James Bridges and Father Charles Vogel officiating. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church. She will be missed for her sweetness, strength and kindness. She is survived by her husband, Andrew Iaderosa of Odessa; daughter, Kathy Schlegel and husband Tom of Odessa; sons, Rudolph Cherney and wife Kathy of Middletown, N.J., and Thomas Cherney and wife Monica of Tom’s River, N.J.; sister, Dorothy Martin of West Haverstraw, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Ollie Ann Norman ODESSA - Ollie Ann Norman, 55, passed from this life Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002. She was born to James Orear and Bonnie Elizabeth Babcock Orear Aug. 30, 1947, in Hickman, Ky. Ann came to Odessa in 1959 and later married Billy Ray Norman Sr. March 18, 1969, in Big Spring. Her church membership was Assembly of God. Her pastimes included crocheting, fishing, helping with the elderly and spending quality time with her family. She is preceded in death by her daddy, Raymond Smith, and her younger brother, Sherman Ray Head. She is survived by her husband, Billy Ray Norman Sr. of Odessa; son, Billy Ray Norman Jr. of Austin; daughters, Becky Truelock of Odessa and Melissa "Lisa" Anderson of Gatesville; mother, Bonnie Elizabeth Smith of Odessa; brother, Norman Wayne Head of Odessa; sisters, Alice Marie Head of Odessa, Patty and Sheryl of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren, Lashawnda, Cody, James, Bobbie, George, Kim, Raymond, Danella, Devon, Shawn and B.J.; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Reverend Thompson will be officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2003 Odessa American. All rights reserved.