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Tommy Rush
TALPA — Tommy Rush, of Talpa, Texas, noted horse breeder and trader, passed away August 4, 2003, following surgery in San Angelo Medical Center. Tommy was born December 9, 1939, in Coleman to Raymond and Frances Rush of Talpa, Texas who preceded him in death in 1997.
He is survived by two sisters, Peggy Martin and husband, Francis, of Midland, Texas and Ginger Sneed and husband, Bill, of Talpa, Texas; and a brother, Mike Rush and wife, Terry Allbright, of Odessa, Texas. He has three nieces and four nephews and several great nieces and nephews.
A service of remembrance in the cowboy style will be held on Saturday, August 9, at 2 p.m. at Lost Track Livestock Center, Talpa, Texas.
Tommy had a lifelong love of horses which he expressed in many ways. He bred and purchased horses for show, pleasure, work, rodeo and racing. He was known to many as an authority on the Foundation Quarter Horse movement and published a news magazine on the subject for several years called The Remuda. He established a successful regional horse auction in Talpa called Lost Track Livestock Center and West Texas Horse Sales. Auctions of all types, steer roping and other activities were held there regularly. He was a member of the National Foundation Quarter Horse Association (NFQHA) and American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).
A victim of polio since the age of two, Tommy overcame many obstacles in his life and left a mark of determination and perseverance we will never forget. He did not let his challenges keep him from having a great sense of humor and being a great storyteller. He wrote excellent cowboy poetry and was the historian for the Talpa area and the ranching history there. His grandfather Albert V. Livingston was a pioneer rancher in the area and supplied Tommy with inspiration.
Tommy was loved and supported by many people in his life and his family wishes to express their profound appreciation.
Memorial gifts in memory of Tommy may be sent to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, Abilene, Texas or to your local Rotary Club in support of their efforts to rid the world of polio forever.
Doris Rachel Beckham
ODESSA — Doris Rachel Beckham, 63, of Odessa died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at her residence. She was born September 1, 1939, in Haskell, Texas.
Rachel married
William L. Beckham Jr. August 1, 1957. Mrs. Beckham was a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church and a devoted loving wife, mother and homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, William L. Beckham Jr. of Odessa; son, Donald Wayne Beckham and daughter-in-law, Jeri Beckham, of Justin, Texas; daughter, Robbie Janell Phillips and son-in-law, Kenneth Phillips, of Odessa; sister, Hazel Moore of Bixby, Okla.; brothers, Lyndon Hudgens of Andrews and Eugene Sanders of Portage, Ind.; grandchildren Misty Janell Heifner, Jeremy David Heifner, Carolyn Diana Beckham Matthew William Beckham; step-grandsons, Justin Cupp and Jared Phillips; great-grandchild, Stormy Nichole Wofford; and many wonderful friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Chapel Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Law officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to Odyssey Hospice or Chapel Hill Baptist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Patricia Pauline Simpson
ODESSA — Patricia Pauline Simpson, age 74, died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at Hospice House in Odessa. She was born Sept. 5, 1928, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Homer Forrest Fox and Dorothy McAninch Fox.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at First Baptist Church with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Patricia moved to Odessa in 1937. She married
Kenneth Simpson June 1, 1946, in Odessa. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Simpson of Odessa; son, Ken Simpson of Houston; daughters, Sue Hoover of Austin and Micki Lawson of Albuquerque, N.M.; brothers, Ken Fox of Gladewater and Robert Fox of Kansas City, Kan.; sisters, LaVern Fox of Odessa, Michelle Mahan of Odessa and Lori Blake of Eustis, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Mary Ruth Downs
ODESSA — Mary Ruth Downs, 81, of Odessa died peacefully at home on Monday, June 2, 2003, with her friends and family by her side.
She was a member of Caprock Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Odessa.
Memorial services have been scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at the Kingdom Hall, off Loop 338 at 11th St., with Brother Clint Deborde officiating.
Allene Adams Brooks
ODESSA — Graveside services for Allene Adams Brooks, 72, of Odessa will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2003, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Services under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home.
She passed from this life June 8, 2003, at her residence.
Mrs. Brooks was born March 26, 1931 in Crowell, Texas, to Robert Alton and Leo Dale Beggs. She married
D.W. Brooks September 10, 1950, in Jal, N.M. He passed away January 5, 1981.
She has been a resident of Odessa since 1961, moving from Kermit and she was a Baptist.
Survivors include three sons, Dennis Brooks and wife, Juanita, Rodger Brooks and wife, Mariana, and Craig Brooks and wife, Tojia; three daughters, Cheyrl Clement and husband, Larry, Stacy Yarbor and husband, Doug, and Roxanna Mitchell and husband, Ricky, all of Odessa; one sister-in-law, Jenna Beggs of Kermit; 22 grandchildren; and 26 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers, Leon Beggs and O.J. Polk, and one grandson, Jessie Stringer.
The family extends a special thanks to Dr. Hendrickson and Home Hospice. Memorials are suggested to be sent to the Hospice House of Odessa.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Pallbearers for the service will be Dennis Brooks, Terry Yarbor, Felipe Torres, Michael Coston, Tony Brooks, Eddie Brooks, and Danny Dugger. Honorary pallbearers will be James Patterson, Gary Leonard, Michael Lipsey, and Eric Jarrell.
Julia Loretta Peters
HOUSTON — Today, June 5, 2003, at 10 a.m., our mother, Julia Loretta Peters, graduated into eternity and entered in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is already dearly missed. Instead of struggling with the constant pain brought on by cancer, she is now dancing on the streets of gold with Dad and is now seeing for herself what God tells us in his word “…that no eye has seen and no mind has conceived.”
Mrs. Peters is preceded in death by her husband, David Peters. She is survived by her sons, Walter Peters and wife, Cathy, of Georgetown, Texas, and Alan Peters and wife, Mechele, of Midland, Texas; brother, Ronald Gilbert and wife, Barbara, of Odessa, Texas; grandchildren, David Peters, Mandi Murphy, Paul, Sarah and Stephen Peters.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2003, at the Chapel of Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Fwy, Houston, Texas, with Minister Lamar Thomas officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to: Lone Star Hospice Foundation, 1212 Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78664, (800) 332-3982. They were a big blessing to Mom and the family over the last several months of her life. Or to: The Shepherd’s Way Church, 1225 Eagle Lake Road, Sealy, TX 77474-3103, (979) 885-1225, designate “Radio Ministry.” This ministry’s initial funding was provided by Mom and Dad in the last months of Dad’s life.
Our peace and joy comes from knowing that she no longer suffers pain but now laughs with joy. She has no tears but has a glowing smile.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Patsy ‘Pat’ Thomas
CONROE — Patsy “Pat” Thomas, 73, cherished wife, mother and grandmother, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Conroe Regional Hospital, after a brief illness. Pat was born on January 3, 1930, in Sands Springs, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her son, James “Jimmy” Thomas; and is survived by her husband of 54 years, James “Jim” Thomas; her daughter, Taune and son-in-law, Way Johnston; sister-in-law, Doris Riley; grandchildren, James Thomas, Kelli West and Brandy Hinton; and great-grandson, Kolton Hinton.
Pat had a full and diverse career, retiring after 27 years with Palais Royal. She lived a life of love and devotion to her family and friends and had a zest for life that was unaparalleled.
Pat was the light of our lives.
A celebration of her life was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24th, at Forest Park The Woodlands.
Services entrusted to Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home, 18000 I-45 South, Conroe, TX 77384, (936) 273-4922; fax (936) 273-4941.
Donald William Norton
ODESSA — Donald William Norton, 72, of Odessa passed away Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital.
Donald was born May 4, 1931, in Alamogordo, N.M., to Donald and Billie Jean Norton. He married
Lillian Catherine Cannon on October 20, 1956, in Lovington, N.M.
Donald was a member of the U.S. Navy, serving his country proudly during the Korean conflict. Donald was very active in his community. He was a Mason, a member of the VFW and a member of the American Quarterhorse Association. Donald was a volunteer with the Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary popping popcorn. He was a history lover and had a knack for mechanics. He enjoyed helping others by keeping things repaired. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Jess Little officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Donald is survived by his wife, Catherine Norton of Odessa; sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Becky Norton of Ennis, Texas, Eddie and Judy Norton of Muskogee, Okla.; daughter, Donna Smith of Andrews; grandchildren, Jeremy Norton and wife, Kendra, Chris Norton and wife, April, Michelle Norton, LCpl. Lance Norton, Justin Norton, Lauren Smith and Ashlyn Smith; great-grandchildren, Glen Norton, Allisha Norton, Dylan Norton, Bailey Norton and Garren Norton.
Pallbearers will be Joe Kinney, Thomas Stone, Eugene Batie, Charlie Brown, Bob Jackson and James Stone.
Arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Rooks H. Hallmark
ODESSA — Rooks H. Hallmark, 84, passed away Monday, June 9, 2003. He was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. He married
his wife, Ruth, on June 9, 1947, and celebrated 54 years of marriage together. After moving to Odessa, he owned and operated Hallmark’s Watch Repair in Odessa from 1958 until his retirement in 2001. He was proud to have been a Marine Veteran of WWII and a member of Temple Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ruth; son, Ronald Hallmark of Tyler, Texas; daughter, Betty Roberts of Odessa, Texas; sister, Omega Snyder and brother, John Hallmark, both of Tyler, Texas.
He is survived by daughter, Bobbie Parisher of Fort Worth, Texas; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
We love you PePa and will miss you.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. June 12, 2003, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Johnny Thomason.
Arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Joel Gregory Streger
ODESSA — Joel Gregory Streger went to be with his Savior Monday, June 9, 2003.
Funeral services for Mr. Streger, 37, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. Dean Kelm officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Streger was born March 28, 1966, in Houston, Texas, to his parents, James C. and Doris Brewington Streger. He came to Odessa in 1983 from LaGrange, Texas. He graduated from Odessa High School. He was a maker of gaskets in the oil and gas industry. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife, Tommie Streger of Odessa; his son, Gregory Streger of Odessa; his daughter, Savannah Streger of Odessa; his mother, Doris Streger of Odessa; his brother, Bill Streger and wife, Carolyn, of Memphis, Tenn.; three nephews, Jason, Kyle and Bryce Streger, all of Memphis.
The family requests memorials be made to Medical Community Credit Union, account No. 38282, in memory of Joel Gregory Streger.
Funeral services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
