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OA Online Death Notices.
February 25, 2000
Permian Basin Death Notices
Robert Davenport
ODESSA — Robert R. "Bob" Davenport, 66, of Odessa, a retired
sales engineer, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at his residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Northside Baptist Church with
the Rev. Clydel Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Tulsa, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1945 from
Illinois. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mona W. Davenport of Odessa; daughters, Karen
Duerksen of Iowa Park and Anita Day of Midlothian; sister, Maxine
Parks of Odessa; and four grandchildren.
J.D. Ellis
FORT STOCKTON — J.D. "Huck" Ellis, 78, of Fort Stockton, a
retired tool pusher, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Medical Center
Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at East Hill Cemetery with
the Rev. Skip Hill officiating. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral
Home.
He was born in Shamrock and had been a resident of Fort Stockton since
1949. He was an Army and Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Ellis of Fort Stockton; sons, Carl Dale Ellis
and Bill Ellis, both of Fort Stockton; daughters, JoAnn Walp, Dana
Byrd Ellis and Marla Baker, all of Fort Stockton, Melva Millo of
Hesperia, Calif., Mariwin Anogianakis of Lubbock, Melanie McCullar of
Nacogdoches and Carla Ellis of Millersview; stepson, Don King of
Alvarado; stepdaughters, Sybil Criner of New Caney, Linda Golden and
Georganna Barnett, both of Odessa; 40 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Dewey Hooten
KINGSLAND — Dewey Olvern Hooten, 75, of Buchanan Dam, a retired
iron worker, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Seton-Highland Lakes
Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne
Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne
Funeral Home.
He was born in Copperas Cove and moved to Buchanan Dam in 1978 from
Houston. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Judy Hooten of Buchanan Dam; daughters, Rebecca Voss
of Austin and Tena Boury of Paducah, Ky.; sister, Eunice Hanzel of
Midland; and brother, Richard Hooten of Midland.
Ruth McIntosh
ODESSA — Ruth Havens McIntosh, 78, of Odessa, died Tuesday, Feb.
22, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Mills County.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Gary Eldon Mclntosh of Odessa and Silas Edward Nepveu
of Denison; brothers, S.L. Havens of Midland, W.F. Havens of Gardena,
Calif., and C.C. Havens of Rockwall; sisters, Deen Brown of San
Angelo, Rosie Marie Haakenson and Lois Marie Anderson, both of Fox
River Grove, Ill.; and three grandchildren.
Katherine O’Neal
ODESSA — Katherine O’Neal, 85, of Odessa, a homemaker, died
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Frank W. Wilson Funeral
Directors Chapel with the Rev. Tom Hiser officiating. Burial will be
at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral
Directors.
She was born in Brownwood and moved to Odessa in 1946 from Sundown.
She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Bob O’Neal of Richardson and J.D. O’Neal of
Odessa; daughter, Zana Fryman of Odessa; sister, Helen Schott of
Brownwood; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Ethel Rector
ODESSA — Ethel Hallie Rector, 90, of Odessa, a homemaker, died
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors
Chapel with the Rev. James P. Bridges officiating. Burial will be at
Odessa Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
She was born in Mabank and moved to Odessa in 1934 from Corsicana.
SURVIVORS: Son, Dan Sikes of Anson; daughter, Johnnie Williams of
Odessa; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson.
John Rowe
ANDREWS — John E. Rowe, 79, of Andrews, a retired pumper, died
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Andrews Old Cemetery
with the Rev. Kerry Tilley officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral
Home.
He was born in Dangerfield and moved to Andrews in 1968 from Odessa.
He was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Barbara Hicks of Andrews, Carol Deshong of
Kansas, Okla., and Susie Powell of Plains; brothers, George Rowe of
Lufkin, Barney Rowe of Longview and Will Rowe of Avinger; sisters,
Corine Littlefield and Elvie Mae Croley, both of Dangerfield, and
Bonnie Pace of Avinger; nine grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
J. Alan Sanders
ODESSA — J. Alan Sanders, 42, of The Woodlands died Monday, Feb.
21, 2000, at his residence.
Services will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements by Frank W.
Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Lubbock and moved to the Woodlands in 1981 from
Lubbock.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Ann and Vincent Becker of Odessa;
and father and stepmother, John and Martha Sanders of Bedford.
Ruby Smith
ODESSA — Ruby Smith, 69, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday,
Feb. 18, 2000, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Chapel A.M.E. Church
with the Rev. Curtis Norris officiating. Burial will be at Ector
County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Odessa and was a lifelong resident. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Son, Larry Tucker Smith of Odessa; daughter, Diane
Darby-Morgan of Phoenix; brother, Raymond Walker of Odessa; sisters,
Jewell Haynes of Los Angeles, Dorothy McMarion, Bernice Smith and
Willie Mae Beck, all of Odessa, and Imogene Simms of Pampa; four
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Ada Welch
ARP — Ada Irene Welch, 86, of Arp, a homemaker, died Wednesday,
Feb. 23, 2000, in a Tyler hospice facility.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the
Revs. Mike Rice and Curtis Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at
Henry’s Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements by Cottle Funeral Home.
She was born in Troup and was a former resident of Odessa. She was
Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Burtis Welch of Arp; sons, Buford Welch of Houston
and Tony Welch of Moore, Okla.; daughters, Rachel Wheeler of Sachse,
Barbara Sue Wilcox and Carolyn Miller, both of Odessa, and Linda
Miller of Arp; sisters, Minnie Bailey and Gracie Mae Dowdy, both of
Troup, and Lula Ward of Whitehouse; brother, Ray Carlile of
Jacksonville, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
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