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Wanda Elaine West
ODESSA — Wanda Elaine West, 62, a housewife, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas.
She is survived by her husband, Billy; son, Kerry West of Meade, Kan.; daughters, Wendy Aguero of Dodge City, Kan. and Amy Martinez of Odessa; brothers, Bill Creeden of Pensacola, Fla., Ben Creeden of Garden City, Kan., Bob Creeden of Pensacola, Fla., and Jim Creeden of Sublette, Kan.; sisters, Nita Sunderlaanad of Santana, Kan., Joan Moore of Dodge City, Janie Deewall of Coldwater, Kan., and Mary Allingham of Lakeside, Calif.; and grandchildren, Casey, Dominick, George, Louis, Victor, Melissa, Shalishia, Amanda, Chase, Chancelor and Jabin.
She was preceded in death by her father, E.C. Creeden; her mother, Henrietta Dye; and brothers, Jack Creeden and Dorsey Creeden.
She was born March 31, 1941, in Sublette, Kan., the daughter of E.C. and Henrietta (Dye) Creeden.
She went to the School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kan., and moved to Dodge City where she lived for 35 years. She did a lot of crafts and quilting, then moved to Odessa, Texas, and has resided there for four years. She was loved by everyone for her smiles.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2003, at University Heights Baptist Church. Pastor Cecil Maxey will be officiating. Burial will be in the Resthaven cemetery North in Midland.
John Lawson Stokes
ODESSA — John Lawson Stokes, formerly of Odessa, went to be with the Lord on June 12, 2003. He was born August 15, 1924, in Ranger, Texas, moved to Crane, Texas, in 1938, and graduated from Crane High School in 1942. He moved to Odessa in 1964 and worked for an insurance agent. He married
Mary Ann Mitchell lon June 10, 1966.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Ann; and three daughters, Kay Howard of Crane, Shorty Stokes and Pam Rogers, both of Odessa; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and the many loving members of the Thornton family.
Memorial services for Mr. Stokes were held at 11 a.m. in Binghampton, N.Y., at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Please make any memorial contributions to the American Lung Association.
His intelligence, wit and charm will be missed by all, but will forever remain in our hearts.
John Stokes, that guy was full of wit, cracked a wise one whenever he saw fit.
‘was a man of much intelligence and charm, and that lady named Mary always on his arm.
They loved, they lived and struggled, too, but somehow they always managed to pull through.
He lived a life full of laughs and fun, and wouldn’t be afraid to call you “Hon.”
He never let an entrepreneurial venture go by; but with Mary in the back waving her arms high,
She’d say “Stokes, I’m not gonna do this one more time!” But for all he heard, she might as well have been a mime.
So, they closed the book on that part of life and let the last few years be without strife.
Now the memories of him are bigger than life, and to be with the Lord will mean no more strife.
So, with that we’ll close the door on that book, and his brand new life will have a different look.
This new life he has will have no pain — no grief, no guilt and absolutely no strain.
His new life will be nothing but pleasure. Hs laugh, his love we will always treasure.
Nelle Moore
ODESSA — Funeral services for Nelle Moore, age 95, of Odessa are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mrs. Moore was born June 30, 1907, in Seymour, Texas, to her parents, Lindsay H. and Oda Ogden Jamison. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She married
Jesse F. Moore on October 12, 1926, in Coleman, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her son, Lynn Moore on September 11, 2001.
She is survived by her son Jesse B. Moore of Odessa; and her sister, Roxie Evans of Graham, Texas; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Floyd Stephens
ODESSA — Floyd Stephens of Odessa died June 11, 2003, at Regency Hospital. He was born August 26, 1911, to Maude Walls and Rogers Stephens in Center, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Belmont Baptist Church with Revs. Brian Saffle and Kerry Peacock officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Floyd moved to Roscoe, Texas, in 1923. He graduated from Roscoe High School in 1932. He married
Leta Brown, his high school sweetheart, November 20, 1934.
He farmed near Roscoe from 1934 to 1937. He worked for Texas and Pacific Railroad from 1937 to 1946 as a section foreman. He was deferred from WWII military service due to his job, keeping the troop trains moving. He lived in various places from Lorraine to Odessa on T&P railroad sections. In 1946 he moved to Goldsmith, and started working for Shell Pipe Line. He lived in Goldsmith, Wink and Odessa, working for Shell 30 years as a pipeliner, gauger, etc. He retired in Odessa in March 1976. He was a Mason for 60 years and a member of Odessa Lodge 955, holding many offices. He was baptized in 1932 and was a member of Belmont Baptist Church for 47 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Leta Brown Stephens; three daughters, Glenda Hudson of Odessa, Ann Matthews and husband, Larry, of Carrollton, and Joyce Wiersma and husband, Glenn, of Odessa; son, Ronald Stephens and wife, Marjorie, of McAllen; seven grandchildren, Stacey Nobles of Llano, Suzan Sands of Odessa, Marshall Matthews of Carrollton, Beth Mathis of Odessa, Mary Pace of Krum, Ronnie Stephens of Austin and Dwight Stephens of Frederick, Md.; eight great-grandchildren, Kenneth Thomas, Tommy Thomas, Preston Matthews, Bryce Mathis, Garrett Matthews, Jacob Nobles, Emily Mathis and William Matthews; also, many special friends, nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Belmont Baptist Church or Door of Hope Mission in lieu of flowers.
Special thanks to the nurses and doctors at Medical Center Hospital for their wonderful care and support, also to our many friends for their prayers and kindness.
He had a long and wonderful life. He loved life and lived it to the fullest.
Arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Rita Lorraine Muncy Webb
MIDLAND — Rita Lorraine Muncy Webb, of Midland, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at a local hospital.
She was born December 13, 1958, in Houston, Texas to Delwyn Russell and Gwendolyn King Russell. Rita was reared and educated in Odessa, Texas, and graduated from Odessa High School in 1977. She was an employee of Russ Chemical Company in Odessa.
She was preceded in death by her father, former husband, Bobby Muncy, and her grandparents, Tula and Herman Russell and Verna and Ryan King.
Rita is survived by her mother, Gwen Russell of Odessa, Texas; son, Chad Muncy and daughter, Raina Webb, both of Midland, Texas; sister, Holly Garza and her husband, Chino, of Mesquite, Texas; nephews, Jared and Jason Garza of Cincinnati, Ohio; and multiple aunts, uncles and their children.
The family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home, Friday, June 13, 2003 between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, 801 Andrews Hwy. Midland, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Jared Garza, Jason Garza, Chino Garza, P. T. Webb, Julian Hudgins and Randy Hutto.
Natalia ‘Neddie’ Molinar
PECOS — Natalia “Neddie” Vasquez Molinar, 41, went to be with her Savior on June 10, 2003. She passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston after a courageous battle against cancer surrounded by her loving family and dear friend, Peggy Salcido. So the byways will be more lonely now, from the interstates to the back country roads as Neddie made the last final trip on her journey back home to be together once again with her loved ones in Pecos.
Neddie was born in the West Texas town of Presidio on April 14, 1962, to Mariela Calif and Baltazar Vasquez and raised by her adoptive grandmother, Natividad Dominguez in Pecos, Texas. She married
Mike Molinar on November 10, 1979, in Pecos, Texas, and celebrated 24 years of marriage together. The joy of her life was her two beautiful daughters, LaCrishna and Dee Dee and grandson, Lane.
She was a staff member of the Pecos Independent School System for 19 years as a P.E. Coach and then as a Parental Involvement Assistan. During her education career, she was recognized as Educator of the Month and was secretary for the PTA. She absolutely loved her profession.
Neddie attended Odessa College and was a member of Santa Rosa Catholic Church. She was on this earth for only 41 short years, but she lived a life with such zeal that it seems like she was with us for an eternity.
Neddie was an optimist, a doer and above all, a person who everyone knew her could undoubtedly call her a friend. She was there for all times, the good and the bad, and ready to lend a helping hand, praise with a kind word or share her familys’ bounties. She always gave so much of herself without asking anything in return except friendship.
Neddie loved to decorate and was always happy to help her friends and family members with their own home projects.
She was always ready to help the less fortunate, particularly during Thanksgiving and Christmas and as best as she could afford, tried to make someone else’s suffering more bearable.
She loved to play racquetball, go biking in the long spring late afternoons and visit relatives and friends. She enjoyed sewing, creating wonderful desserts, listening to all those fabled Motown Classics and supporting the Dallas Cowboys.
She took pleasure in making the Pecos High School All Sports Banquet a great success and was always an active vounteer in all school functions, particularly those related to sports.
Neddie was the luckiest person in the whole world. She had it all, the best husband, the best daughters, the best family, the best friends, who she adored and the best town to live in.
Neddie was the best friend a person would ever want. She truly cherished her friends and loved to simply share happy moments with them. She leaves behind many wonderful memories as everyone who knew her was touched in a positive way by her wonderfully joy of living.
Neddie was the number one sports fan and team booster in Texas. She was always ready for those legendary out of town trips to support the home team. She and her dear friends would load up their vehicles and caravan to many near and distant destinations for an always-important game.
The simple pleasure of being together as their steel chariots ate up hundreds of Texas miles is what made Neddie and her comrades in sports so happy, always planning, strategizing and discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing team. But no matter what the outcome, she and friends were always ready for the next game and excursion thereto whatever that might be.
It should not be a surprise therefore, to know that dear Neddie, immediately after surviving radical heart surgery, and still in the ICU at Odessa Medical Center inquired of her visiting friends as to what the score was between the Presidio and Pecos baseball game. Indeed, she was the most loyal and best fan any team would ever have.
Yes, Neddie came back home one last time.
Neddie was preceded in death by her mother, Mariela Calif Vasquez in 1963.
Neddie will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband, Mike Molinar of Pecos; daughters, LaCrishna Molinar Zapien and husband, Mario Zapien, of Alpine, and Dee Dee Molinar of Alpine; by her father, Baltazar Vasquez of Pecos; by her parents-in-law, Delma Molinar and husband, Raul Molinar of Pecos; by her sister-in-law, Monette Molinar and Frank Hernandez of San Angelo, Texas; by her brother-in-law, Rene Molinar and wife, Belinda, of Odessa; by her grandson, Lane Zapien of Alpine; by her niece, Brittany Molinar and nephew, Quincy Molinar, both of Odessa; and by her half sister, Hazel Herrera of Pecos; and her many beautiful friends and her adoptive families of the Dominguez and Vasquez.
A rosary will be held at Pecos Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2003. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at the Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Graveside services following.
Pallbearers will be Genaro Rodriguez, Bobby Herrera, Daniel Hernandez Jr., Russ Salcido, Robert Dominguez and Manuel Rodriguez.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Neddie’s beloved friends, Peggy Salcido, Florinda Gallegos, Emma Aguilar, Terry Terrazas and Lucilla Valenzuela.
Clarence Osburne
ODESSA — Clarence Edward “Arkie” Osburne of Odessa passed away on July 15, 2003, at Crane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crane, Texas. He was born on April 24, 1932, in Crawford County, Mountainburg, Ark., to Ruben Daniel Osburne and Ruby Faye.
Mr. Osburne was a roustabout for the oilfield. He was an Air Force veteran. He is preceded in death by his father and a sister, Treva Marler.
He is survived by his son, Tommy Osburne of La Port, Texas; three sisters, Elva Blackman of Odessa, Laberta Martin of Odessa and Donna Brown of Odessa; six nephews; five nieces; and numerous great-nephews and nieces.
Military graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2003, with Rev. Jim Ray Brown officiating at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
