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Nadeene Ballenger
JAL, N.M. - H. Nadeene Ballenger, 83, a retired nurse, died Friday, Oct. 24, 1997, at Hobbs Transitional Care Unit in Hobbs, N.M.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Jal, N.M., with the Rev. Jim Green officiating. Burial will be at Kermit cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel in Kermit.
She was born in Carrington, Mo., and was a resident of Jal. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Son, R. Lewis Ballenger of Ridgecrest, Calif., and James E. Ballenger of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter, Kathryn F. Slagle of Austin and Susan E. Bellinghausen of Houston; sister, Alma Erwin of Kansas City, Mo.; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Jack Dean Sr.
MAY - Jack D. 'Dizzy' Dean Sr., 69, a former Phillips Petroleum Co. plant operator and leak detector, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at May First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Hester officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley cemetery. Arrangements by Heartland Funeral Home in Early.
He was born in Thrifty and was a resident of Lake Brownwood. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Glenna Dean of Lake Brownwood; sons, Jack Dean Jr. of Odessa, James Dean of Bryan, Jerry Dean of Abilene, Sammy Dean of Oceanside, Calif., Tony Dean of Brownwood and Orvil Tidwell of Corpus Christi; daughters, Judy Dean of Koror Palau and Doris Cotton of Fort Worth; brother, Ralph Dean of Andrews; 24 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Dwain Elliott
IMPERIAL - Dwain Arthur Elliott, 78, a retired heavy machine operator, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Imperial cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
He was born in Gypsum, Kan., and was a longtime resident of Imperial. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Carolyn Jeter of Abilene, Peggy Joyce Irvin of Odessa and Patty Graham of Imperial; sisters, Gladys Zeitler of Benton, Ark., and Wilma Duty of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Johnnie Estes
JASPER - Johnnie M. Estes, 70, died Friday, Oct. 24, 1997, in Jasper.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen cemetery with the Revs. Tom Brown and Cecil Pemberton officiating. Arrangements by Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper.
She was born in Patricia and was a longtime resident of Odessa before moving to Jasper in 1983.
SURVIVORS: Son, Norman G. Estes of Jasper; daughter, Lanelle Davis of Jasper; mother, Lillian Bridgers of Walters, Okla.; brothers, James Bridgers and Lindley Bridgers, both of Walters, and Gary Wayne Bridgers of Duncan, Okla.; sisters, Dorothy Hasty and Mary Giles, both of Duncan, Okla., Maxine Holt of Camchee, Okla., Shirley Wharry of Custer City, Okla., and Darlene Cecil of Walters, Okla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Andres Flores
MONAHANS - Andres Flores, 32, an oilfield worker, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, in Imperial.
Rosary was said Friday at Harkey Funeral Home in Monahans. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church in Monahans. Burial will be in Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
He was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and was has been a resident of Monahans since 1986. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Evangelin Flores of Monahans; son, Elias Andres Flores of Monahans; father, Elias Flores of Jalisco; brothers, Juan Manuel Flores of Jalisco, Umberto Flores, Rajelio Flores, Francisco Flores and Ricardo Flores, all of El Paso, and Ignacio Flores of Monahans; and sisters, Elida Espinoza of Wisconsin, E. Erosina Cierra of Oklahoma City, Leticia Flores and Elvia Flores, both of Mexico, and Maria Flores of Odessa.
Kim Neil
IRAAN - Kim Ann Neil, 42, a licensed vocational nurse, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, at her residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Iraan with the Rev. Steve Swisher officiating. Burial will be at Restland cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home.
She was born in Bryan and was a resident of Iraan before moving to Midland. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Parents, F. Charles Laffoon and Jane Laffoon of Iraan; brother, Kye Laffoon of Katy; sister, Amy Daniels of Midland; and grandmother, Opal Cole of Grand Falls.
Johnnie Stocks
ODESSA - Johnnie Stocks, 81, a construction worker, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 1997, at his residence.
Services were held Friday at Martinez Funeral Home with the Rev. H.L. Lewis officiating. Burial was at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
He was born in Calvert and was a resident of Odessa. He was Baptist.
Lois Wilcoxson
KERMIT - Lois Marie Wilcoxson, 68, a retired insurance underwriter with Melton Insurance Agency, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, at Southern Manor Nursing Home in Lubbock.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Kermit with the Rev. Dean Kelm officiating. Burial will be at Kermit cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
She was born in Crane and was a resident of Odessa before moving to Lubbock. She was Lutheran.
SURVIVORS: Son, Warren Keith Wilcoxson of Lubbock; daughters, Laura Rose Morris of Lubbock, Marsha Suzanne Prestridge of Jackson and Debra Kay Unger of Odessa; mother, Grace L. Ponter of San Angelo; stepmother, Genevieve Schneider of Riverside, Calif.; brother, Danny Schneider of Enunclaw, Wash.; sisters, Betty Eickenhorst of San Angelo, Karlene Vinson of Glen Avon, Calif., and Debbie Greenfield of Kent, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Hazel Cope
ODESSA - Hazel Delora Cope, 79, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1997, at Crane Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Terry Wright officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
She was born in Sand Creek, Okla., and had been a resident of Goldsmith since 1947. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: sons, Billy Dean Cope of Iraan and Bennie Wayne Cope of Goldsmith; daughter, Charlotte Lou Buckles of Goldsmith; brothers, Charles Terrell of Sacramento, Calif., and Robert L. Terrell of Aurora, Colo.; sisters, Colene Mooney of Sacramento, Calif., Bessie Ray Kaping of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Dessie Mae Starnes of Idaho Falls, Idaho; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Camilla McBride
EARLY - Camilla McBride, 82, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 1997, in Early.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel in Early with the Rev. Jerry Galloway officiating. Burial will be at May cemetery. Arrangements by Heartland Funeral Home.
She was born in Rising Star and was a longtime resident of Odessa before moving to Early in 1976. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Stanley K. McBride of Early; sons, Johnny McBride and S.K. McBride Jr., both of Odessa; daughters, Mae Claire McCoard of Arlington, Barbara McBride of Grand Prairie and Nelda Holman of Mesa, Ariz.; brother, Roger Smith of Lubbock; sister, Geneva Miller of Mayfield Heights, Ohio; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Maria Ortiz
OJINAGA, Mexico - Maria Gloria Ortiz, 64, a homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 24, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home in Odessa. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at Nstro Padre Jesus De Nazareno in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. Burial will be at El Ultimo Refugio. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Placer De Guadalupe, Mexico, and was a resident of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, before moving to Odessa 10 years ago. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Son, Oscar Ortiz of Kermit; daughters, Leticia Brito Lindberg and Yolanda Ortiz, both of Odessa and Ofelia Sanchez of Kermit; brother, Dolores Morales of Chihuahua City, Mexico; sisters, Socorro Morales of Odessa and Lupe Morales of El Paso; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
W.J. Owen
MIDLAND - W.J. 'Bill' Owen, 79, a retired employee of U.S. Steel, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Porterfield officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
He was born in Malakoff and had been a resident of Midland since 1967. He was an Army veteran and a member of the First Christian Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Kathleen Owen of Midland; daughters, Barbara S. Thomson of Roswell, N.M., and Judy Ann Bergsma of New York; brothers, Ernest Owen of Eustace, Newburn Owen of El Paso, Lester Owen of Dallas, Durwood Owen of New Orleans and Jimmy Owen of Largo, Fla.; sisters, Gladys Brown of Mabank and Gettys Johns of Seguin; and five grandchildren.
