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Cleburne S. Warren
Funeral Services for Cleburne S. Warren, 83, of Odessa, have been set for 4 p.m. Monday at the Chapel Hill Baptist Church, located on the corner of 52nd Street and Bonham Avenue. The Rev. Jimmy Law, pastor of the church, will preside, with the service under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Family visitation for Cleburne’s family and friends will be from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bonnie of the home; and three sons, Gary Warren and wife Shelly reside in Odessa, as do two of Cleburne’s grandchildren, Heather and Megan. Johnny Warren and wife Marla reside in Cedar Park, as do two more of Cleburne’s grandchildren, Dustin and Brice Bruette. Wade Warren and wife Carolyn live in Snyder. Their children and Cleburne’s other grandchildren are Leslie Ann Hargrove and husband Rafe of Austin, along with their children and Cleburne’s two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Dylan. Other grandchildren are Shannon Warren of Austin, Jason and Shelly Warren of Dallas and Tyler and Kristen Warren of San Angelo.
Survivors on his mother’s side of the family include a cousin, Billy Ed Nance of Cedar Park and an aunt, Veet Dyer of Denton and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Franklin Warren and his mother, Mae Nance Warren, both of Del Rio; a brother, Joe Warren, and a sister, Jenni V Grimes.
Cleburne was a veteran of World War II, serving aboard the submarine the USS Hammerhead. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 and was honorably discharged in 1946. No one is sure why Cleburne decided to join the Navy, but the fact that he and a couple of cousins once tried to fly off a barn in Pecos using turkey feathers as wings might have helped him in this decision.
He used his skills learned in the Navy as a telegraph operator in his civilian life in Humble Oil and Refining Company’s Kemper Station near Big Lake, as he relayed what was going on in the station down the line to Houston via the telegraph.
His Navy connections continued after leaving Humble as he went into his own vending machine business through a Navy buddy. He made a good living for his family with the machines that were scattered all over West Texas and into Arizona and California and up into the Dakotas. Many an evening was spent around the kitchen table rolling coins after he returned from one of his trips. It took real dedication to operate a business like his, as he would leave Odessa with his station wagon loaded down with replacement machines, parts and merchandise. As a matter of fact, he was so dedicated in his job that he did not let a threat by the Arizona “mob” that he take all his machines out of that state or they would destroy them, deter him from making a living for his family.
Besides a car load full of coins, he always came back from one of his trips with something interesting, such as a Japanese-styled console television that he only gave up a couple of years ago — reluctantly, but gladly.
He was an avid Permian High School football fan and the holder of season tickets for many, many years. If he was on the road in central New Mexico on Friday nights, he would start driving toward Odessa until he could pick up the broadcast of the game on his car radio. Once he picked it up, he would listen to the entire game parked alongside the road.
Cleburne, Bonnie and neighbors, Bill and Flo Millhollon, made a number of PHS playoff games over the years, but perhaps none as memorable as one to Wichita Falls to play the Coyotes. They came across a dead coyote tied to a fence and they thought it would be a real show of support for the Panthers if they tied the coyote to their vehicle and drove around Wichita Falls with it tied to the back of the station wagon. They did just that, much to the delight of the other Panther fans following the team.
He was a hard worker, an honest man and a true friend to many in his neighborhood. His good natured jabs will be missed.
Cleburne always took pride in his yard, even worrying from his hospital bed the last couple of weeks following heart surgery, whether it had been mowed and watered. And while he wanted the neatest, greenest yard possible, he never objected to the countless Whiffleball games played in the backyard that ultimately showed the wear and tear of kids running bases.
He loved to grow tomatoes, and in his back yard now, are the grandest tomato plants you’ll ever hope to see. Despite being loaded down with tomatoes, they have seemed to be growing higher and higher over the last couple of weeks — just like they are reaching toward Heaven.
Maybe they are, so that he will be able to reach down and pluck one himself as he most surely deserves.
Pallbearers for Cleburne will be David Halbert, Haskell Williamson, Charles Weinacht, C.J. Warren, Billy Ed Nance and Tommy Milhollon. Honorary Pallbearers will be Brice Buette, Dustin Bruette, Dylan Hargrove, Rafe Hargrove, Jason Warren, Tyler Warren and James Smith.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Carl W. Koch
ODESSA — Carl W. Koch, beloved father and husband, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2003, at Seabury Nursing Center in Odessa after a short illness. He was 91.
Carl was born in Holton, Kan., on Jan. 24, 1912, to Ethel and John Koch. He grew up in northeast Kansas on the family farm and graduated from Holton High School in 1929. In 1932, he enrolled in Kansas University and graduated in 1936 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
After graduation, he went to work for Phillips Petroleum Company as an engineer, and after 41 years of service, retired in 1977.
Carl was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve Corps of Engineers in 1936 and was honorably discharged as a captain from the U.S. Army Bureau of Ordinance in 1946.
He married
Pauline “Polly” Saunders on Sept. 2, 1939, in Borger, Texas; they were married
for 64 years.
During World War II, he lived and worked for the Department of Defense in Torrance, Calif., and following the war, the family lived in Borger, Texas, and Bartlesville, Okla., until 1977 when they moved to Odessa.
Carl was preceded in death by his mother, father, wife and brother, Halstead Koch.
He is survived by sons, Carl T. Koch and wife Mary Ann of Odessa and Richard L. Koch and wife Margie of Keller, Texas; he has six grandchildren, Michelle Hawkins and husband Wade of Odessa, Kurt Koch and wife Heather of Tulsa, Okla., Carla and Chris Koch of Keller; and two great-grandchildren, John Thomas and Timothy Hawkins, both of Odessa.
Carl will be missed by the many friends made during his lifelong association with Phillips Petroleum Company in Borger and Bartlesville.
A chapel memorial service at Sunset Memorial Gardens will be followed by interment at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2003. The Rev. Dave Dineen of Asbury Methodist Church in Odessa will officiate the service.
Pallbearers are Don Koch, Kurt Koch, Christopher Koch, Wade Hawkins, John Thomas Hawkins and Timothy Hawkins.
The family of Carl Koch extends its deepest appreciation to Home Hospice and especially Seabury Nursing Center for their excellent care and concern.
Enrique DeAnda Sr.
FORT STOCKTON — Enrique Hernandez DeAnda Sr., 77, of Fort Stockton, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in Fort Stockton.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Bronte.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Socorro DeAnda of Fort Stockton; sons, Enrique DeAnda Jr. of Fort Stockton and Jose DeAnda of San Antonio; daughters, Raquel DeAnda, Elda DeAnda, Rosa DeAnda Leyva, Veronica DeAnda Parks and Teresa DeAnda Gonzales, all of Fort Stockton; brother, Jose De Jesus DeAnda of Presidio; sisters, Herminia DeAnda Valenzuela of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Rosa DeAnda Rey of Delicias, Chih., Mexico; and 13 grandchildren.
Agnes Gawlik
GEORGE WEST — Agnes P. (Dworaczyk) Gawlik, 83, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at the Hospice House.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the St. George Catholic Church. Burial will be at the St. George Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Panna Maria. She Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Charles E. Gawlik and Daniel David Gawlik, both of Odessa, Ben Gawlik of Tucson, Ariz., and Robert L. Gawlik of Fort Worth; daughter, Mary Ann Moore of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth Edwards
CRANE — Elizabeth Edwards, 80, of Odessa and formerly of Crane, a homemaker, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at her residence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Mobbs officiating. Burial will at Crane County cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
She was born in Ranger, Texas.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Pat Self of Sacramento, Calif., Dorothy Keeney of Crane, Frankie Hall and Linda Greene, both of Houston; brother, John Marquis of Universal City; sister, Marjorie Slagle of San Angelo; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
Marion Hakanson
FORT DAVIS — Marion Hakanson, 84, of Fort Davis and Sugarland, a homemaker, died Monday, April 28, 2003, in Fort Davis.
Memorial services have been scheduled for a later date. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born in Chicago, Ill.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Deborah J. Murphy of Fort Davis and Barbara J. Brescian of Sugarland; son, C. Herbert Johnson of Illinois.
Survella Holland
ODESSA — Survella Holland, 88, of Llano, a former employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at the Llano Memorial Hospital in Llano.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Curtis Brewer officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Jones County. She was a former longtime resident of Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Carolyn Lawson of Odessa; son, Don Holland of Tow; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Sybil Jeffrey
MIDLAND — Sybil Stacy Jeffrey, 90, of Midland, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Northwestern Baptist Church with Rev. James Aldridge officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Andrews County cemetery in Andrews. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.
She was born in Arkansas.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Eloise Vittetoe of Greenville; sons, Darryl Jeffreys of Midland and Doug Jeffreys of Odessa; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Margueritte Mitchell
ODESSA — Margueritte “Reet” Mitchell, 83, of Odessa, a retired Licensed Vocational Nurse, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Thomason officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Kimble County. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Janice Barron of Odessa; sister, Bobbie Henderson of Midland; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Macario Montoya
MCCAMEY — Macario “Mac” Montoya, 73, of McCamey, a retired superintendent for Texas Oil and Gas, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at his residence.
Rosary will be said at 5 p.m. today at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be at Resthaven cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
He was born in El Mulato, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Demetria U. Montoya of McCamey; sons, Joe U. Montoya of McCamey, Sebero “Billy” U. Montoya of Odessa, Epifanio U. Montoya of Crane and Luis Humberto U. Montoya of Houston; brothers, Manuel S. Montoya and Heriberto S. Montoya, both of Chihuahua City, Mexico; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
