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Henry Morgan
ANDREWS — Henry E. “Buddy” Morgan, 86, of Andrews died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003.
Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.
Josephine Beard
ODESSA — Josephine Beard, 93, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at Hospice House.
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Burial will be in Mint Hill, N.C. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Clint. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Frances Paynter of Odessa and Lucye Nichols of Austin.
Stephen Farmer
ANDREWS — Stephen E. Farmer, 70, of Odessa, a former employee of the city of Odessa, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at his residence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. H.A. Hanks officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews Old cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
He was born in San Angelo. He was Baptist. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Stepmother, Treva Farmer of Andrews.
Harvey Moore
PECOS — Harvey Moore, 76, of Toyahvale, a farmer, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at Christ the King Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Burial will be at Balmorhea cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Balmorhea. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, John Harvey Moore Jr. of Iraan, Charles Robert Moore of Toyahvale and Joseph Edgar Moore of Odessa; daughters, Peggy Moore of Midland and Janet Ellen Sessom of Lawton, Okla.; sisters, Josephine Harrington of Monahans and Ellen Lethco of Cherokee; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Henry Morgan
ANDREWS — Henry E. “Buddy” Morgan, 86, of Andrews, a welder and farmer, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at Permian Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Andrews North cemetery with the Rev. Ivy Shelton officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
He was born in Granbury. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Blanch Morgan of Andrews; sons, Don Morgan of Dallas and Buddy Morgan of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; daughters, Patricia Bryan and Lena Mae Wilson, both of Midland; sister, Flossie Talbert of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Eva Morrow
COLORADO CITY — Eva Morrow, 96, of Whitney, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in Fort Worth.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Colorado City cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Shepherd. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Kenneth Morrow of Whitney and Donald Morrow of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Cameron Phillips
ODESSA — Cameron Michael Phillips, 3 months, of Odessa, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in San Antonio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Terrace Hills Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Willis officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen cemetery in Stanton. Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton.
He was born in Landstuhl, Germany.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Chris and Courtney Phillips of Odessa; maternal grandparents, Steve and Debra Meador of Odessa; paternal grandparents, Terri and J.C. Rodgers of Brownwood and John and Janet Phillips of Odessa; maternal great-grandparents, Joe Boadle of Odessa and Dorothy and Foy Meador of Odessa; paternal great-grandparents, Roy and Rita Miller of Gardendale and Earnest Phillips of Brownfield; and many loving family members.
Thomas Stagg
MIDLAND — Thomas Richard “Dick” Stagg, 78, of Odessa, retired owner and operator of the Crane News, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Fairview cemetery with the Rev. Robert Kepple officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
He was born in Clinton, Iowa.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucy Ann Stagg of Odessa; son, Mark Stagg of New Braunfels; one step-daughter; two step-sons; sister, Elynor King of Clinton, Iowa; five grandchildren; six step-grandchildren.
Dorothy Lester
ODESSA — Dorothy Lester, 72, of Odessa died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at her residence.
Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home.
Viola ‘Teach’ Bayless
KERMIT — Viola was the eleventh child born to Howell and Nancy Caroline (Rankin) Bayless of Horatio, Arkansas. Horatio was her home until the death of her father during her freshman year of high school, her mother had expired when Viola was five. Viola was a victim of polio at 19 months and used crutches all of her life. Vernon, Texas, was her home for the next three years at which time her brother, A. B. Bayless, who gave her a home, was transferred to Iraan where Viola graduated from high school in 1931.
Miss Ruby Wallace, an English teacher from Vernon, insisted that Viola go to college, and she was instrumental in gaining admission for Viola. It had been her father’s constant concern that Viola gain an education. Miss Wallace, Tula Bayless and Viola attended North Texas State Teachers College during the summers of 1930 and 1931.
In June, 1934, following graduation from North Texas, Miss Bayless came to Wink where her brother was living. In September, she became a teacher in Wink High School where she continued teaching forty years. Four times since retirement she has been called back to complete a semester – twice to teach English, twice to teach Business. In 1982, she taught the entire spring semester.
Miss Bayless recalls that in her early years in Wink that “Our Post Office was in a “shack” of a building of rough lumber. Most of the sidewalks were either planks or dirt. In those days, Wink boasted three drug stores and two movie theaters. Wink was completely enclosed by a barbed wire fence. Through the years the population would decrease then there would be another “boom”.
Viola was a member of the Presbyterian Church which was a “Mission Church.” In about 1940 this church was disbanded because most of the members had been transferred away. “We gave our little church building to Alpine,” recalls Miss Bayless. For about three years, Viola drifted until the Reverend George Ditterline persuaded her to affiliate with the First Methodist Church where they put her to work immediately. As a child, Viola was brought up in both churches as their pastors were “Circuit Riders” and were in their churches only twice each month. Miss Bayless has served on most of the church committees; is secretary of literature, of membership, and to the Official Board. She has taught a Sunday school class most of the years and continued teaching until just recently. Several times she has been a Lay Representative to Annual Conference; the latest date was May of 1984.
The Wink Study club organized and began the Winkler County Library. The first books were donated, and Miss Bayless accessioned those books. She also helped to organize the Winkler County Museum and was its first co-treasurer. Viola was instrumental in organizing the Wink Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons and became its second president – serving in that office two terms. She still served on their Advisory Board. Viola served two years on the Board of Advisors for Winkler County Senior Citizens Center. She organized their art department and taught their first lessons in Oil painting and just recently took over that job again.
Miss Bayless was initiated into Kermit Chapter U. D. of the Order of the Eastern Star. Later she helped organize Wink Chapter No. 937 and became a charter member. She has held all line offices and was Worthy Matron in 1978-1979. Viola has served on several committees of the Grand Chapter of Texas or the Worthy Grand Matron’s special committees including the years of 1984-1985.
Among those honors bestowed upon Miss Bayless is a membership in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. She was initiated into Gamma Mu Chapter in 1941; served many offices including that of president for a two and one half year term. Under expansion, she became a charter member of Theta Tau Chapter. Viola was given honorary membership in the League of Golden Hearts of the Presbyterian Church of Vernon in 1952. She was named “First Lady of the Year” by Beta Sigma Phi in 1968 in Wink. She was nominated for Senior Citizen of the year for Winkler County for 1983 and was honored at a reception along with other nominees. She was listed as one of the “Most Prominent Educators of Texas” in 1983.
Miss Bayless said, “I appreciate all the honors that have come my way, but most of all I appreciate the privilege of teaching and working with the young people in our community all these years.”
After retirement, Viola lived in Dripping Springs, Monahans and was presently a resident at Lincoln Towers in Odessa. She will be greatly missed by her family friends and ex-students of Wink High School.
Survivors include her great niece and her husband who took loving care of her, Kay and Jim Mathews of Monahans; her nieces and their husbands, Mildred and Stanley Baker of Kermit and Lois and Joe Yoakum of Fort Worth, Texas; her great nephews Mike Yoakum of Forth Worth and Raymond Yoakum and his wife, Carol, of Weatherford, Texas. Also her niece, Helen Jones of Kermit. Another great niece, Marilyn Lambert of Aledo, Texas; and her great-great nephews, Roy Taylor and Joe Taylor of Odessa.
She was also proud of Amanda Taylor of Wink, Brandi Taylor of Kermit, Shane, Shanna and Dylan Taylor of Odessa. Also many more great-great-great nephews and nieces.
Services will be Thursday, February 20, 2003, at the First United Methodist Church in Kermit at 10 a.m. with Russ Smith Sr. officiating, interment at Kermit cemetery. Services entrusted to Cooper Funeral Chapel
Pall bearers are: Bill Beckham, Larry McCallister, Dale Carmen, Randy Gray and Russ Slaughter.
Honorary Pall Bearers: All her ex-students from Wink.
Margie Jean Hudson
ODESSA — Margie Jean Hudson, 73, of Odessa passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at her residence. She was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Compton, Calif.
Mrs. Hudson was a nurse’s aide and had worked for Nurses Unlimited for several years and retired 14 years ago. She had lived many years in the Bay Area in California.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Margaret Cissel.
She is survived by her husband, Frank Hudson of Odessa; sons, Dan O’Hearn and wife, Mary, of Odessa, Frank O’Hearn and wife, Bernadette, of San Jose, Calif., and Jeff Moyer and wife, Maureen, of Redding, Calif.; daughter, Peg King and husband, Rod, of Seattle, Wash.; eight grandchildren, John O’Hearn of Fort Worth, Kathleen O’Hearn of College Station, Chris Cox of Eatonville, Wash., Cheryl House of Des Moines, Wash., Mark Moyer of Redding, Calif., Ryan Moyer of Redding, Calif., Deanna Bermillo and Kenny O’Hearn, both of San Jose, Calif.; four great-grandchildren; Rosemary and Amanda House and Samantha and Hannah Cox.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Servants of The Poor or the American Heart Association.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
