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Christopher Ray Tillman
WEBSTER — Christopher Ray Tillman passed away on April 26, 2003. He was born on June 29, 1989 in Odessa, Texas. He attended Webster Intermediate School and is a member of the First Baptist Church in Webster.
Christopher is survived by his mother, Georgia Tillman of Odessa; father, Ray Tillman of Webster; sister, Michelle Tillman of Odessa; brother, Clifford Tillman of Webster; and numerous cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2003, from 5 through 8 p.m. at Crowder Funeral Home, 111 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster, TX 77598 (281)280-9000; with the funeral service on Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Webster. Interment will follow on Friday, May 2, 2003, at 9 a.m. at Galveston Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Webster, 420 Clossen, Webster, TX 77598.
Kay Edward Morris Jr.
COLORADO CITY — Mr. Kay Edward Morris Jr., 68, of Colorado City died Monday, April 28, 2003, in Midland at his residence.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Westbrook cemetery with Rev. Paul Smith officiating, under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
Mr. Morris was born in Colorado City to Sam Kay and Fannie Frances Hays Morris on October 28. 1934. He started school in Westbrook and then graduated from Odessa High School. He was a resident of the Conway and Himen Communities of lake Colorado City during his lifetime. He worked at the Sweetwater Cotton Oil Mill from 1973 until his retirement in 1996. He was a Baptist and loved fishing and horses.
He is survived by two sons, Eddie Morris of Midland and Ronnie Morris of Odessa; five grandchildren, Ashley Kay Morris, Justin Morris and Donnie Wayne Morris of Waxahachie, Sheena Kay Morris of San Marcos and Jody Lynn Morris of Midland; and one sister, Ruth Finley of Austin.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons, Donnie Morris and Freddie Morris.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Alejandro Valenzuela
ODESSA — Alejandro Jesus Valenzuela, 22, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2003, in Odessa. He was born January 3, 1981, in San Antonio to stepfather, Edmundo Armendarez, and mother, Maria del Socorro Armendarez. He was Catholic.
Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with Father Frank Chavez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Maria del Socorro Armendarez, of Odessa and stepfather, Edmundo Armendarez of Odessa; brother, Jesus Damian Valenzuela of Odessa; sisters, Carmen Lucia Valenzuela and Evelyn Armendarez, both of Odessa; grandparents, Manuel Valenzuela and Maria del Carmen Valenzuela, both of Odessa.
Services are under the direction of Martinez Funeral Home.
Rita D. Williams
ODESSA — Rita D. Williams, 88, of Odessa passed away Sunday, April 27, 2003, at her residence. She was born July 31, 1914, in Coffeyville, Kan., to Homer and Eva Smith Roberts. She married
Donivan R. Williams March 21, 1940, in Coffeyville. She moved to Odessa with her family in 1948.
Rita was active in the First Presbyterian Church women’s groups, Casa Bella Garden Club and the Odessa Country Club Women’s Golf Association. She participated with her husband in contributing to numerous civic causes including the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale, U.T.P.B. and the Texas Tech Teaching Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Juanita Green.
Rita is survived by her husband, Don of Odessa; sons, Denny Williams and wife, Judy, of Odessa and Dr. Michael E. Williams and wife, Toni, of Golden, Colo.; sisters, Cecilia Easky of Ponca City, Okla., Wilma Strong of Nevada, Mo., and Dorothy Harvey of Coffeyville, Kan.; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Steve Deines officiating.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Earl D. Shelton
ODESSA — Earl D. Shelton, 69, of Odessa, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at his residence after a long battle with cancer. He was born November 29, 1933, to Myrtle May and Joe Lee Shelton in Blackjack, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with Pastor Amon Langston officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Earl married
Syble Hooper September 27, 1955, in Lovington, N.M. They moved to Odessa in 1958 where he worked for AW Thomson/Santa Fe Drilling, retiring in April of 1989. He then worked for Superior Auctioneers until 2000 when his health forced him to retire.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Myrtle and Joe Shelton; stepmother, Gladys Shelton; two brothers, Willie Lee Shelton and Horace Wayne Shelton; three sisters, Hazel Sessions, Helen Miller and Nellie Graham.
He is survived by his wife, Syble of 48 years; four daughters and son-in-laws, Debbie and Cecil Black, Cindy and Allen Winkles, and Pam and Tim Fleetwood, all of Odessa, Barbie and Les Templin of Grand Prairie; eight grandchildren, Corey and Jason Black, James Bownds, Ashley and Kelly Templin, Bobby and Shayla Winkles and Megan Fleetwood; three sisters, Lucille Jackson of Midland, Joyce Smith and Brenda Shelton of Athens; two brothers, Danny Shelton of Brownsboro and Joe Don Shelton of Athens; nine nieces and thirteen nephews.
He had a long wonderful life. He was a great husband, the best daddy and Pa Pa anyone could ever ask for. He loved his life and family very much.
Special thanks to Janice, Rosie, Toni and Mary, nurses from Star Hospice, for their wonderful care and support. Also thanks to our many friends for their prayers and kindness.
Memorials may be made to Star Hospice in lieu of flowers.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home, Tuesday, June 17, from 6 to8 p.m.
Arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Robin Dane Allen
ODESSA — With great sorrow I inform our extended family, Tae Kwon-Do family, and friends of the loss of my beloved son, Robin Dane Allen. Robin was suddenly taken from us in a tragic accident on June 13, 2003, while visiting his extended family in Corpus Christi. Robin’s greatest passions in life were family, friends, his love of music and Tae KwonDo. Robin’s passion for music was only superseded by his talent to create his music, and share it with others. Through Robin’s guitar he poured out his heart and soul. He expressed his feelings in the music he created and played. Robin had planned to pursue his love of music at Texas A&M Corpus Christi this fall, and Robin’s future goal was to be a studio and performing musician.
Robin was born November 16,1982, in Odessa, Texas. He graduated from Odessa High School in 2001. While at OHS he was named ECISD Outstanding English Student 2001, was a member and Team Captain of the OHS Academic Decathlon Team, a member of Jazz Band, and participated in the OHS Marching Band.
Robin’s second home was Nunez’s Tae Kwon-Do Studio. He began his training at the age of five and reached the goal of second Degree Black Belt under Master Fabian Nunez. Robin’s accomplishments and accolades included: Assistant Instructor, Milam Elementary Tae Kwon-Do Instructor, and numerous awards for his performance at local and national tournaments. Robin was a certified referee, a founding member of the American Tae Kwon-Do Federation International and a Gold and Bronze medalist at the US National Tae Kwon-Do Championships in 1999. Robin was known to all as a dedicated, loyal, and conscientious student, as well as a patient, passionate, and knowledgeable instructor. He was a role model and mentor to many young adults. The Tenets of Tae Kwon-Do are:
Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit. Robin exemplified these tenets in his life. Robin faced the challenges associated with youth and developing into a young adult, and making the right choices and being a role model was not always the most popular or easiest avenue. However, Robin chose to have a positive impact on his peers and the children he had the opportunity to work with. His talent and knowledge were an asset to all.
Robin is survived by his mother, Peggy Allen; grandmother, Nell Day, grandfather Charles Harwell of Odessa, and brother, Russell Allen and his fiancé, L’Don O’Bannion of Frisco.; his uncle and aunt, Larry and Leslie Harwell of Paris, uncle, David Harwell of Washington, D.C., and aunt, Kris Farrow of Houston; and as Robin always referred “for all practical purposes, my dad, Fabian Nunez, and the Nunez family”, his long time and dear friends, the Estrada’s; Claudio, Pat, Adrian, and Jay and Jennifer, and his extended Tae Kwon-Do Family. In lieu of flowers or any sign of sympathy and love, the family needs assistance with the final arrangements for Robin. If you would like to make a donation please send or drop by your contribution to Western National Bank, 2710 N. Grandview, Odessa, TX 79762. Send to Peggy Allen c/o Robin Allen.
The services for Robin are as follows: Viewing is Wednesday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Chapa Funeral Home 1050 S. Dixie Blvd., however, the family will be present from 4pm to 9pm.
The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Temple Baptist Church.
In closing, my family and I would like to thank and acknowledge the out pour of sympathy and support during this difficult time. Your words of kindness and prayers are greatly appreciated.
Services entrusted to Chapa Funeral Home.
Cecil Daugherty
CRANE — Cecil Daugherty, 81, of Crane, died on Saturday, June 14, 2003, at his home.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, in the Crane County cemetery. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.
Cecil was born on September 5, 1921, near Coleman, Okla., to parents Rosa Anna (Mays) and John Camel Daugherty. He married
Vema McKee on February 18, 1946, in Roswell, N.M.
Cecil started his oilfield career by driving a mud truck for Cameron in Imperial, Texas. He followed that by owning a water deliver company in Imperial and being a ditch rider for the Imperial Water District. He went to work for Murphy Oil Company in 1952, in Imperial and retired as a Production Foreman in April 1985, in Crane. Before coming to Crane in 1960, he also lived in Winters, Texas.
Cecil was very active in the communities in which he lived. He served on the school board in Imperial for many years. He was on the Imperial Water Board for 30 years. He was elected Citizen of the Year in Crane in 2002. He loved to hunt, fish and garden. He was known through the community for his generosity and his neighborhood barbeques and fish fries.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Vema on July 18, 1992.
He is survived by his daughters, Kathy Doshier and husband, Tim, and Linda Akins, both of Kingwood, Texas. The light of his life was his six grandchildren, Jeff Sparks of Charlotte, N.C., Matthew Akins, a senior at the University of Houston, Annabeth Wright of Porter, Texas, Jared Akins a Sophmore at Texas A&M University, Patrick Doshier, a freshman at Kingwood Junior College, and Christopher Doshier, a junior at Kingwood High School. He was also a Great-Paw-Paw to Haley Sparks of Midland, and Kole and Kaleb Wright of Porter. He is also survived by two brothers, James Daugherty of Brookings, Ore., and George Daugherty of San Antonio, Texas.
The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, June 17, 2003, from 6 until 8 p.m.
Scottie DeArmond
ODESSA — Scottie DeArmond, 65, of Gardendale passed away Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born July 20, 1937, in Pharoah, Okla. He married
Annette Lester June 10, 1956, in Stanton. He was a member of the Salvation Army, Quarter Horse Association and the National Rifle Association. He loved to fish, race cars, ride horses and boating.
He is survived by his wife, Annette DeArmond of Gardendale; son, David DeArmond of Corpus Christi; daughters, Vickie Lyon of Odessa and Margie Torrance of Greenville; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Craig DeArmond officiating. Burial will follow at the Evergreen cemetery in Stanton.
There will be family visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Eva Roberts
ODESSA — Eva Bell Roberts was born March 7, 1909, in Joplin, Mo., and passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2003, in Garland, Texas.
Eva married
Arthur Roberts in 1928 in Chickasha, Okla. He preceded her in death in April, 1967.
She is survived by four children, George Roberts, Mary Smith and husband, Robert, Gladys Henson and husband, John, and Gene Roberts and wife, Jean; brother, George Harding; sisters, Jeanette Harding and Sylvia Harding; 16 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Services were held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2003, in the Grove Hill Chapel in Dallas. Burial was at 2 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2003, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Arrangements by Grove Hill Funeral Home of Dallas.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Luekemia Foundation.
Robert ‘Bob’ Hamilton
ODESSA — Services for Robert “Bob” Hamilton, 89, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Highland United Methodist Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Don Forrester and Larry Forrester officiating.
Born in Thurber, Hamilton worked for Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company in the late 1930’s before joining the U.S. Navy Seabees in 1941. He was assigned to the Twenty First Naval Construction Battalion in the Aleutian Campaign Area in Asiatic-Pacific. Being transferred to San Francisco to complete his service, he worked in Supply Warehouse Supervision Stock Control until his Honorable Discharge in October, 1945.
Returning to the Texas Coal and Oil Company after World War II, Hamilton worked in both Ranger and Breckenridge before coming to Odessa in 1946 to work in the oilfield. Among his accomplishments through the years in Odessa, he founded the Young Couples Sunday School Class at First United Methodist Church before moving to Highland United Methodist Church where he participated on the church’s administrative board and taught the Sunday School Class that bears his name today – the Hamilton Class.
During his 25 years of service in the Wildcat Toastmasters Club, Hamilton participated in all club officer positions, organized speech contests, planned social events and was elected Toastmaster of the Year as well as Area Governor.
He and his wife, Mary Hamilton, received the American Association of Retired Persons Volunteers of the Year certificates for exceptional service from the Northside Senior Citizens. He served as president while Mary worked as secretary/treasurer.
Hamilton is survived by his daughter, Jana Bland of Cedar Park; a granddaughter, Karoni Forrester Gonzales, her husbamd, Javier, and a great-granddaughter, all of Austin; a grandson, Seth Bland and his wife, Shannon, both of Plano; a nephew, Philip Hamilton and his wife, Carol Hamilton, both of Odessa; and two nieces, Val Beal of Grandview and Linda Caldwell of Abilene.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Foshall Hamilton; his son-in-law, USMC Capt. Ronald W. Forrester; a grandson, Ronald David Forrester; his mother and four brothers.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to caregivers Zalina Williams, Karen Williams, Sherry Williams, Clemith Houston, all of Austin, and Irma Eilenbarger of Odessa.
Pallbearers at the service include Javier Gonzales, Randy Nunley, Wayne Matney, Don Webb, Philip Hamilton, Shayne Hamilton and Grady Glenn.
Honorary pallbearers include Wayne Forrester, Eldon Bolen, Mike Bolen, Bobby Gamble, Bill Whitfield, Zaro Foster, Ray Fleeman, Marc Bland and Bobby Bland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Robert F. Hamilton’s memory to the American Cancer Society, to Highland United Methodist Church or to the charity of the giver’s choice.
