Winkler CO. TX OBITs Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net ************************************************************************ 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/ *********************************************************************** June 26, 1999 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [http://www.oaoa.com] Oma Bates KERMIT Oma Bates, 88, of Kermit, a homemaker, died Thursday, June 24, 1999, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Lee Jr. officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born in Utica, Kan., and was a resident of Kermit for 32 years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Billy Bates of Oklahoma City; daughters, Betty Johnson of Kerm it and Sue Henson of Odessa; sister, Edith Lang of Dighton, Kan.; nine grandchildr en; and 11 great-grandchildren. THE ODESSA AMERICAN NOVEMBER 10, 1988 G.R. BEATTY KERMIT---GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR G.R. "JERRY" BEATTY 68 OF ODESSA ARE SCHEDULED FOR 2:30 P.M. FRIDAY IN KERMIT CEMETERY WITH THE REVS. LARRY MCDANIEL AND JAME LEE OFFICIATING. MR. BEATTY DIED MONDAY IN BAIRD. HE WAS BORN JUNE 13, 1920 IN GREENSBURG, KANS AS. HE MARRIED DOROTHY JUNE LEE IN FEBUARY 1957 IN CLOVIS, N.M. MR. BEATTY WAS A RETIRED TRUCK DRIVER FOR STEERE TRUCK LINE WHERE HE HAD WORKED FOR 25 YEARS. HE MOVED TO ODESSA 30 YEARS AGO FROM KERMIT. HE WAS A MEMBER FO THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND WAS A WORLD WAR II U.S. ARMY VETERAN. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE, DOROTHY BEATTY OF ODESSA; A SON, JERRY BEATTY OF H OUSTON; SIX DAUGHTERS, ROBERTA FROST OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, LINDA O'CONNOR OF SAN ANTONIO , GLENDA CAMPBELL OF HOUSTON, BARBARA JOY OF BAIRD AND CHARLENE BEAUCHAMP AND AMY BEATTY BOTH OF ODESSA; THREE BROTHERS, CURTIS BEATTY OF HOUSTON, WARREN BEATTY OF WINK AND GENE BEATTY OF HOUSTON, SEVEN SISTERS, EDITH BLACK OF COLDWATER, KAN., GRACE COPELAND OF MULLINVILLE, KAN., IRIS COLE OF WICHITA, KAN., NETTIE GREEN OF ANAHEIM, CALIF., RITH KEITH OF ARIZ ONA, ANN HOLLISTER OF MISSOURI AND GERALDINE POIGNER OF ARKANSAS; 11 GRANDCHILDREN; AND A GREAT-GRANDCHILD. COOPER FUNERAL CHAPEL IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. May 29, 1997 Warren Beatty KERMIT _ Warren D. Beatty, 66, a truck driver, died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in Winkler County Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Belvue Baptist Church in Kermit with the Rev. Bill Camp" bell. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Greenburg, Kan., and was a resident of Wink for 40 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Violet Beatty of Wink; daughters, Louise Stanley of Wink and Delores Fickling of Eakly, Okla.; brothers, Gene Beatty of Coldwater, Kan., and Curtis Be" atty of Houston; sisters, Geraldine Poyner of Greenforce, Ark., Grace Copeland of Mullenville, Kan., Edith Black and Ruth Keith, both of Coldw ater, Kan., Iris Cole of Wichita, Kan., and Ann Hollister of Miller, Mo.; four grandchildre n; and two great-grandchildren. August 26, 1999 THE ODESSA AMERICAN ( http://www.oaoa.com ) Anna Berzoza KERMIT Anna Maria Berzoza, 33, of Kermit, a retired employee of Kermit Independent School District, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. She was born in Kermit and was a lifelong resident. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Andrew Berzoza of Kermit; brother, Pedro Garcia Jr. of Kermit; sister, Belinda Morales of Kermit; and grandmother, Eulojia Hernandez o f Kermit. December 14, 2000 THE ODESSA AMERICAN (http://www.oaoa.com) Thomas Michael 'Micky' Bickle ODESSA - Services for Thomas Michael "Micky" Bickle, 31, of Odessa are schedule d for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Mark Bristow officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Bickle died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, in Reeves County. He was born Dec. 23, 1968, in Kermit. Mr. Bickle worked for Epoch Well Services. He was a Navy veteran and served as a radioman. Survivors include his sons, Christopher Allen Bickle of Oklahoma, Christ-opher Scott Bickle of Ten-nessee, Camden Michael Bickle, Chase Paul Bickle and Cody Wrangler Bickle, all of Odessa; daughters, Tambre Ann Bickle of Odessa and Abbigal Faith Watts of Monahans; father, Armon H. Bickle of Kermit; stepfathers, Richard Boring of Maljamar, N.M ., and Jesse Paul Skinner of Midland; and brothers, Richard Bickle of Kermit, Carlton Bickle of Midland, Charles Bickle of Charles-ton, S.C., and Chad Bickle of Odessa. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. February 01, 2001 THE ODESSA AMERICAN (http://www.oaoa.com) Alma Birden KERMIT - Alma C. Birden, 65, of Kermit, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 200 1, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Belvue Baptist Church with the Revs. Emmett Upchurch and Bill Campbell officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born in Jenkins, Mo., and had been a resident of Kermit for 28 years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, John Thomas Birden of Kermit; son, O.E. "Jack" Birden of Ke rmit; daughters, Judy Nevill of Lufkin and Jeanie McCalib of Wink; brother, Eugene H all of Missouri; sisters, Alice Jay of Kansas, Georgia Kennedy of Texas, Jessie Hol t of South Carolina and Betty Davis of Missouri; and seven grandchildren. April 1, 2000 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [www.oaoa.com] Elmer Bliss KERMIT Elmer Bliss, 76, of Kermit, a retired tool pusher, died Friday, March 31, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Eddie Cotton officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. He was born in Erick, Okla., and had been a resident of Kermit for 54 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruby Bliss of Kermit; sons, Gary Bliss and Jimmy Bliss, both o f Kermit; daughter, Kathy Odom of Lakin, Kan.; brother, Chuck Prescott of Kermit; 13 gran dchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. August 16, 2000 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [www.oaoa.com] Gary Bliss KERMIT Gary Lawrence Bliss, 50, of Odessa, an oilfield technician, died Sunday , Aug. 13, 2000, in Gardendale. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church in Kermit with the Rev. Eddie Cotton officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Monahans and was a lifelong resident of Kermit before moving to Odessa. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ina Bliss of Odessa; son, Dennis Bliss of Carlsbad, N.M.; daug hter, Kari Bliss of Kermit; mother, Ruby Bliss of Kermit; brother, Jimmy Bliss of Ke rmit; and sister, Kathy Odom of Lakin, Kan. Jan. 31, 1998 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [http://www.oaoa.com] Clyde Bone KERMIT _ Clyde Bone, 92, of Kermit, a retired construction inspector for El Paso Natural Gas Company, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, at Medical Cent er Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Grace Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Lee Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home. He was born in Clifty, Ark., and was a 63-year resident of Kermit. He was Bapti st. SURVIVORS: Son, Clyde Merrill Bone Jr. of San Angelo; daughter, Virginia Ennis of Oklahoma City; two grandchildren and five great-gra ndchildren. March 8, 1998 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [http://www.oaoa.com] Evelyn Bradford KERMIT -- Evelyn Bradford, 79, of Fort Worth, a homemaker, died Thursday, March 5, 1998, at Columbia North Hills. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Brian McGonagill officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel, Inc. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors: Sons, Kenneth Bradford of Arlington; daughters, Cathy Menefee of Arlington and Donna Jackson of Fort Worth; brother, Elmo Morton of El Paso; sisters, Nell Chambless of Tyler and Sybil Chew of Dallas; and four grandchild ren. July 22, 2000 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [www.oaoa.com] Eva Brandon BAIRD Eva Brandon, 102, of Baird, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at a local nursing home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Parker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Gaumond officiating. Burial will be at the Ross Cemetery Annex. Arrangements by Parker Funeral Home. She was born in Callahan County and had been a resident of Baird for 40 years after moving from Putnam. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Marjorie Evans of Kermit, Leta Mitchell of Tyler and Bobbie Evelyn Jobe of Putnam; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Febuary 1, 1998 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [http://www.oaoa.com] John Briggs KERMIT _ John Golden Briggs, 90, of Kermit, a retired plumbing business owner, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in the Kermit hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, at Kermit Community Churc h with the Rev. Henry O. Freand officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home. He was born in Kosse and was 61-year resident of Kermit. He was a member of Kermit Community Church. SURVIVORS: Son, John F. Briggs of Odessa; daughter, Evelyn Briggs Martin of Arl ington; sister, Inez Briggs of Marlin; six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. February 03, 2001 THE ODESSA AMERICAN (http://www.oaoa.com) Ronald Browning KERMIT Ronald H. Browning, 65, of Kermit, a retired textile worker, died Thurs day, Feb. 1, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cooper Funeral Chapel with Allen Harris of ficiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Alexander City, Ala., and had been a resident of Kermit for 22 y ears. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Pentecostal. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lois Browning of Kermit; sons, James Browning, Leon Browning a nd Barney Browning, all of Kermit; daughter, Denise Speights of Kermit; brother, Charles Browning of Kermit; sister, Colleen Vickers of Kermit; and 12 grandchi ldren. APRIL 11, 1997 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [http://www.oaoa.com] Marggie Brown WINK _ Marggie ``McDougal'' Brown, 74, a retired teacher, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997, in Na" cogdoches. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Wink with the Rev. Tim Luttrall and Larry Landusky officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was a resident of Engle" wood, Colo. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack W. Brown of Englewood, Colo.; sons, Jack W. Brown II of Boulder, Colo., David Robert Brown of Englewood, Colo ., and Richard Brown of Atlanta, Ga.; daughter, Sandra Sue Sorter of Boulder, Col o; and sisters, Edna Earl Weger of Tulsa, Okla., Donnie Wright of Kermit and Jo J ohnson of Hobbs, N.M.