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Jewel Laray Benefield
ODESSA - Jewel Laray Benefield, 81, of Odessa, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997, at her home.
Viewing will be at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home today.
She was born in Comanche, Okla. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal.
SURVIVORS: Son, Kenneth Reynolds of Odessa; sisters, June Zimmerman of Ohio, and Edith O. Potts of Albion, Mich.; and three grandchildren.
Harold Dee Holley
ODESSA - Harold Dee Holley, 72, of Odessa, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Parkview Church of Christ with Minister Charles Jones and Minister Joe Cross officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Wellington, and he served with the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was a retired sales manager for Odessa Spring and Axle and a member of Parkview Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patsy Holley of Odessa; daughters, Ann Martin and Charlotte Benton, both of Midland, and Jan Davis of Houston; son, Eddie Holley of San Antonio; sister, Evadna Foster of Channing; and three grandchildren.
Blane Smith
LAZBUDDIE - Blane Smith, 28, a Lazbuddie farmer, died Friday, Oct. 10, 1997, at the Muleshoe Area Medical Center.
Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Lazbuddie with the Rev. John Theisen and the Rev. Jim Watson officiating. Burial will be at the Lazbuddie cemetery.
He was a lifelong resident of Lazbuddie and an honor graduate of Texas Tech University. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jennifer Smith of Lazbuddie; son, Jerod Smith of Lazbuddie; daughter, Kendra Smith of Lazbuddie; parents, Jerry Lee and Donna Smith of Clovis, N.M.; brothers, Shawn Smith of Bloomington, Minn., and Shane Smith of Helotes; sister, Tazia Smith of Clovis, N.M.; and grandmother, Pauline Guinn of Muleshoe.
John Cobb
ANDREWS - John Clifton Cobb, 88, retired employee of Johnny Smith Ford, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997, at Permian General Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Golden officiating. Burial will be in Andrews North cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
He was born in Bennington, Okla. and moved to Andrews in the 1970s. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Linda Lea Cobb of Andrews; son, Kenneth Cobb of Rowlett; sisters, Ruth Sanders of Escondido, Calif., Thelma Larbee of Rancho Mirage, Calif. and Daisy Briscoe of Midway City, Calif.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Willie Galloway
HAMLIN - Willie Maurine Galloway, 87, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997, in an Abilene hospital.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster-Adams Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Turner officiating. Burial will be at Hamlin East cemetery. Arrangements by Foster-Adams Funeral Home.
She was born in Joshua and was a longtime resident of Hamlin. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church in Rule.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Marjorie Burnett of Crowley, Jane Boen of Odessa and Betty Lawlis of Sonora; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Bill Hutson
KERMIT - Bill Hutson, 70, a self-employed businessman, died Monday, Oct. 13, 1997 in Kermit.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eastside Church of Christ with Brian McGonagill and Russ Smith officiating. Burial will be at Kermit cemetery.
He was born in Denton County and lived in Kermit for 23 years. He was veteran of the Marine Corps in the Korean War. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lois Hutson of Kermit; sons, Phil Hutson of Austin and Rick Hutson of Monahans; daughter, Tammy Watson of Kermit; brother, Leland Hutson of Canyon; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Cecil Lee
PECOS - Cecil Jim Lee, 72, owner of a lumber company, died Monday, Oct. 13, 1997, at Reeves County Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Evergreen cemetery with the Revs. Bob Sebesta and Alice Monschke officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Pecos, and was a lifelong resident. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sue Lee of Pecos; sons, Charles Lee of Santa Fe, N.M., Clay Lee of Pecos, Curtis Lee of Arlington and Cecil Lee of Pecos; sisters, Selma Canon and Carol Clark, both of Pecos; and 12 grandchildren.
Beaman McDonald
ANDREWS - Beaman H. McDonald, 50, a retired employee of Central Freight Lines, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a lengthy illness.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Andrews Church of Christ with John Snider and Bob DuPont officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
He was born in Levelland and moved to Andrews in 1983. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was active with Andrews Girls Softball.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marilyn McDonald of Andrews; daughters, Kathrine Johnson and Tara McDonald, both of Andrews; son, Ronald Johnson of Lubbock; step-mother, Naomi McDonald of Levelland; sister, Charlotte Fails of Trinity; and one granddaughter.
Freddie Samples
MONAHANS - Freddie Samuel Samples, 69, a retired oilfield worker, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services were held Oct. 13 at Monahans Memorial cemetery with the Rev. William Watter officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
He was born in Benton, Ark., and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Son, Norman Samples of Monahans; daughters, Glenda Crocker of Monahans and Diane Myers of Abilene; brother, Charles Samples of Midland; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Paul Sweeney
ODESSA - Paul T. Sweeney, 93, retired from Phillips Petroleum Company, died Monday, Oct. 13, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy iillness.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
He was born in Charleston, Ill., and was a member of the Church of God. He was a member of the Elks Lodge for 50 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Grace Sweeney of Odessa; son, Bernie L. Thomas of Amarillo; daughters, Nancy Ratliff and Nelda Dickson, both of Odessa; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Sussana Vasquez
ODESSA - Sussana Vasquez, 15, a student, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, in Odessa.
Mass was celebrated Oct. 13, 1997, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Barney Rodriguez officiating. Rosary was said Oct. 12, 1997, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Rosehill cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
She was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Aurelio Vasquez of Mexico and Martha Vasquez of Odessa; grandparents, Faustina Vasquez of Odessa, Aurelia Carbajal and Pedro Carbajal, both of Mexico; brothers, Aurelio Vasquez Jr. and Ivan Natividad, both of Odessa; sisters, Patricia Vasquez Guillen, Elsa Vasquez, and Karina Vasquez, all of Odessa.
