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Steve Larnell Mosley
DALLAS — Steve Larnell Mosley, 50 years old, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, at his residence in Dallas.
Services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Jim Street Christian Church in Waxahachie. Burial will follow in Wakefield cemetery under the direction of Community Funeral Home of Waxahachie.
Steve was born Oct. 11, 1951, in Amarillo, Texas, to the late Earnest Mosley Sr. and Artria Mae Blake.
Steve Mosley moved to Odessa in 1971 where he later met Janice Taylor in 1972. Steve later married
Janice in 1977. Steve worked for Featherlite, Inc. as a forklift operator and later became supervisor. Steve moved to Dallas in 1988. He enjoyed music, playing the drums, and his motorcycle.
Steve is survived by his sons, Nathan Stephens of Odessa and Steven Lamont Mosley of Dallas; daughters, Octavia Rochelle Mosley of Odessa and DeShaun Lanette Mosley of Dallas; his ex-wife, Janice Mosley Foster of Odessa; aunt, Laverne Love of Odessa; niece, Emma King and husband, Pearcy King, of Midland; brothers, Larry Mosley and Earnest Mosley Jr., both of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Jean Mosley and Dorothy Mosley, both of Albuquerque, N.M.; six grandchildren; and many cousins and relatives in Dallas.
Lola Sober
ODESSA — Lola Sober, age 89, of Odessa passed from this life Thursday, January 23, 2003. She was born October 29, 1913 in Henderson County, Texas, to John and Mary Self. She married
W. B. Sober in Harlingen, Texas December 3, 1942.
Lola was a member of Eisenhower Church of Christ and worked as a flower designer for Strike It Rich. She also worked as a clerk for Whites Auto and for Gibson’s. Her husband preceded her in death.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary S. Green of Odessa; her brother, Rayford Self of Marshall, Texas; her sisters, Nelta Senn of Tyler, Allona Slayton of Lindale, Texas, Joann Lunceford and husband, James, of Mineola, Texas, and Gladys Sims and husband, Buddy, of Lindale, Texas; her grandchildren, Bernadene Johnston, Leon Johnston, Bryan Green, Sherrie Plummer and Timothy Green; five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2003, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Burt Groves will be officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.
Cleo Blanche Yarbrough
ODESSA — Cleo Blanche Yarbrough, 94, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, January, 22, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born January 8, 1909, in Marquez, Texas.
Cleo was a retired school teacher having taught at Odessa High School, Odessa College and one year in Japan. She received her masters degree from Columbia University. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Order of Eastern Star.
Funeral services wil be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 24, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Young officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Carbon cemetery in Carbon, Texas.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Elmer William Gray
ODESSA — Elmer William Gray, 68, of Odessa died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Sept. 28, 1934, in Shreveport, La. He was a retired toolpusher in the oilfield.
He is survived by his sons, Anthony Gray of Odessa and Daniel Gray and wife, Becky, of San Angelo; daughters, Debbie Langston and husband, Gene, of Odessa and Jennifer Rizo and husband, Ray, of Odessa; mother Frankie Lorene Gray of Odessa; brother, Leon Gray and wife, Diantha, of Odessa; sister, Carrol Sue Bunn and husband, Wayne, of San Angelo; six grandchildren, Stormy Gray, Abigail Gray and Devon Gray, all of San Angelo, Donovan Rizo, Matthew Langston and Brandy Langston, all of Odessa; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Odessa cemetery.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Effie Richardson Mathews
BANGS — Effie Richardson Mathews, 103, passed away at 8:25 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, in Brownwood, Texas. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home, with Brother William Campbell officiating. Burial was at Bangs cemetery.
Mrs. Mathews was born June 16, 1899, in Brown County. On June 29, 1919, she married
Clarence Larry Mathews, also in Brown County. Mrs. Mathews lived in Bangs and Brownwood her entire life.
Survivors include one son, Clarence Lee Mathews of Bangs; two daughters, Irene Bishop and husband, Marvin, of Brownwood and Novelean Plummer and husband, Jay, of Odessa; three granddaughters, Barbara Cornell and husband, Bob, of Midland, Sandy Everett and husband, Don, of Hutto and Jamie Worley and husband, Ron, of Katy; one grandson, Tony Mathews of San Angelo. There were three great-grandsons, one great-granddaughter, four great-great-grandsons and one great-great-granddaughter.
Effie Mathews was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Margurette Edwards; son-in-law, Joe Edwards; and great-grandson, Jack Alton Everett, who died Oct. 4, 2002.
Leanda D. Adkins-Thurston
MIDLAND — Leanda D. Adkins-Thurston went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. She was born in Birmingham, Ala., June 18, 1960. She moved to Arizona when she was six years old. She graduated cum laude with honors from Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas, in 1983. She worked at Richardson Medical Center as a Licensed Registered Dietitian and moved to Midland in 1991, going to work at Region 18 Education Service Center as a Child Nutrition Specialist.
She is survived by her husband Phil of Midland; father, Tom and his, wife, Avis Adkins, of Tucson, Ariz.; and family friend Sandy Peebles of Tucson. She was loved and will be missed by a host of friends and a special companion Champ.
She was a member of the American Dietician Association and the Texas Dietician Association
Leanda was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene Adkins.
Leanda was a member of Crestview Baptist Church in Midland. All those that knew her through her church work were deeply touched through her Christian kindness and love and she will be dearly missed by those that knew her as a devoted and devout Christian.
Services have been scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday Jan. 23, 2003, at Crestview Baptist Church. Interment will be at East Lawn Palm cemetery in Tucson, Ariz. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, 801 Andrews Hwy. Midland, Texas.
Memorials may be directed to Women’s Bible Ministries at Crestview Baptist Church, 3300 Thomas Ave., Midland, Texas 79703, or Hospice of Midland, P.O. Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702.
‘Jewel’ Martin
ODESSA — “Jewel” Martin, 87, of Odessa passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Sept. 15, 1915, in Waxahachie, Texas, to John Lee and Mary U. Dora Lawson.
Jewel was raised on farms and ranches in East Texas and came to Odessa in 1936. She married
Jessie Claude Martin May 20, 1938, in Odessa. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her family immensely. Her husband, Jessie Claude Martin; and her brothers, Melvin, Gilbert, and Dee Lawson, all precede her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanne Baker of Odessa; two grandchildren, Don McCarver and wife, Martha, and Chip McCarver and wife, Chris; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Rev. Jimmy Dennis will be officiating. Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.
Felix Wilson
ODESSA — Felix Wilson, 75, a retired truck driver of J. H. Rhodes Trucking Company, where he worked for 12 years, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at Hospice House in Odessa, Texas. He was born Oct. 8. 1927, in Huntsville. Mr. Wilson lived in Odessa for over 40 years and previously lived in Huntsville, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Dovie Wilson of Odessa; son, Edward L. Wilson of Amarillo, Texas; brother, O. D. Wilson of Odessa; sisters, Elizabeth Parrish and Jearline Parrish, both of Houston; and granddaughter, Tynell Wilson of Colorado Springs, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Wilson, and his mother, Ella Jefferson-Wilson.
Visitation hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at The Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronald VanDyke officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa.
Services entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home.
Ernest Martinez
ODESSA — Ernest Martinez, 74, died at his home Thursday, January 23, 2003. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Odessa, Texas, with Rev. Serafin Avenido officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Ernest was born April 10, 1928, in Marfa, Texas, to Ernesto and Longina Martinez, who preceded him in death. He was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Odessa. Also preceding him in death was his son, Ernest Martinez Jr.
Determined to serve his country during World War II, he lied about his age and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 2, 1944, at the age of 16 years and 7 months. He received an honorable discharge in 1947 and made Odessa home in 1948 where he worked for Pioneer Natural Gas Company and Glacier Distributing Company.
In 1958, he became full partner with Ben Mancha at Ben’s Little Mexico, located on South Dixie — a partnership that continued until 1983, when El Meson Restaurant was sold. In 1958, when the need for a Hispanic service organization became evident, together with business partner Ben Mancha and other Odessans, the decision was made to organize a Lions Club. In 1959, the Basin Lions Club was chartered. The club remains active to date.
In 1968, Ernest became the first American of Mexican descent to be elected to the Odessa City Council — a position he held until 1972. Though initially reluctant to seek the position due to his lack of formal education, he recognized the importance of becoming the Hispanic that would “break the ice” in city politics and thus open opportunities for other Hispanics to follow. It was during his tenure that the need for paved streets in South Odessa was first stressed and acknowledged as needed by the city council.
His position on the Council added to the credibility he had already earned as a Hispanic businessman. So much so, that it can be said that he played a large part in laying the foundation for what is now called “affirmative action” in the workplace. Representatives from companies such as Shell Oil came to talk to Ernest and Ben about finding “qualified” Mexican Americans to work for them. This was a feat easily accomplished. One of the first persons that Ernest recommended to Shell will soon be retiring — from Shell. He was also instrumental in the hiring of Mexican American in the electronic media.
In 1970, in a joint venture with several friends, the Pan American Ballroom was built in South Odessa. When it was built, it was hailed as the nicest Hispanic ballroom between El Paso and Dallas.
Though the brainchild of Odessa businessman Raymond Chavez, Ernest spent many hours encouraging Raymond to make the dream of starting a golf association a reality. In 1970, the Pan American Golf Association was formed, with Ernest as one of the charter members. That organization also remains active.
The City of Odessa’s Housing Authority honored Ernest by naming of a new housing development in Odessa’s southside, the Ernest Martinez Addition.
Ernest was a loving father and grandfather, and a devoted and loving husband. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 27 years, Lorina Martinez; daughters, Shirley Martinez of San Jose, Calif., Julie Grace and Norma Martinez, both of Arizona, Peggy Baldazo and husband, Frank, of Lubbock; stepdaughter, Stacey Huerta of Odessa; sons, Leo Martinez and wife, Carolyn of Odessa, Rene Martinez of Dallas; stepsons, Sisto Huerta and wife, Melva, of Austin, Rick Huerta and wife, Annette, of Katy; and daughter-in-law, Terry Martinez of Odessa. Also surviving him are sisters, Gloria Nichols and Lydia Gutierrez, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. He also leaves many treasured friends who both loved and respected him. It can truly be said that he did not make the community of Odessa as he found it, rather he saw the need to change it and leave it better than he found it.
Ken Cook
ODESSA - Ken Neth 'K.C.' Cook, 41, of Odessa, a construction worker, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at his residence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Odessa. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Father, Kenneth R. Cook Sr. of Gardendale; mother, Ellen Cook of Odessa; brothers, Kellen Cook of Odessa and Kenneth Cook of Gardendale; and sister, Keeney Miles of Odessa.
Patsy Evans
ALPINE - Patsy Diane Evans, 60, of Valentine, a self-employed home care provider, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Big Bend Medical Center in Alpine.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Alpine cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born in Colorado City.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Shari Hawkins and Shelley Boettcher, both of Alpine; step-son, Hal Evans of Balmorhea; and step-daughter, Nikki Word of Longview; and six grandchildren.
