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Kenneth Robert Ross
ODESSA — Kenneth Robert Ross, age 81, of Odessa, died on Dec. 7, 2003, at Hospice House. Graveside services will be held today in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. He was born to Robert G. Ross and Clyde Davis Ross on July 19, 1922, in White Rock, Texas. He married
Othella Layton in Wareham East, Mass., on Oct. 27, 1942. He served his country in the United States Army with the 111th Engineers Battalion from Nov. 25, 1940, until the 28th day of July 1945. During his service in Italy, France, Germany, Central Europe and Africa, he was awarded five Bronze Stars and the Bronze Arrowhead, a Good Conduct Medal and the American Defense Service Medal. He was a 3rd Degree Mason and belonged to Masonic Lodge #955. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church for 48 years and served the church in many capacities during that time.
Kenneth was a loving person; he enjoyed people and loved to tease and joke. He never met a stranger. He retired from Shine Kuck Service and Supply as a diesel mechanic in 1988.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years Othella; a son, Kenney Ross and his wife Pam of Odessa; a daughter, Jeana Miller and her husband Marc of Odessa; grandson Eric Ross and wife Monica of Odessa; granddaughter Jennifer Childs and husband Wayne of Portales, N.M.; granddaughter, Elisa Bird and husband Matt of San Angelo; granddaughter, Krista Miller of Odessa; great-grandsons, Tristan Collin, Kegan Ross and Mac Childs; and a lifelong friend, Garland Hall. He will be missed by all. The family of Kenneth Ross received visitors on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Second Baptist Church or Home Hospice. Services entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Charles Kenneth Penn
CRANE — Charles Kenneth Penn, 66, of Crane, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, in Odessa. The Lord called him home. He was born Sept. 11, 1937, to Emma Owings and Cecil Penn in Cisco. Graveside services were held Monday at Crane County cemetery with the Rev. Jim Hester officiating. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
He graduated from Cisco High School in 1956. He pursued a career in construction. He worked for Well Servicing of Crane for seven years, and was co-owner of M&P Construction in Crane for eleven years. After retiring from the oilfield, he pursued a venture in the ostrich business. In 1997 he was employed by Circle H Construction in Crane as consultant/foreman.
On June 19, 1970, he married
Joyce Parker Ash. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Joyce; five children, sons, Eugene Penn of Crane, Tony Ash of Midland, daughters, Gina Reeves of Cisco, Kay Beth Ash of Odessa and Tobi Ash of Midland; nine grandchildren; one brother, Gregory Penn of Cisco; a sister, Joan Blackburn of Big Spring; his “band of brothers,” Larry Vanderveer, Dee Johnson, Kenny Smith, Alan Swinford, Bert Heiser Floyd Smith; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors.
He was predeceased by his father, Cecil Penn; his mother, Emma Owings; and a brother, Dwight Penn.
Kenneth loved to bird, elk and deer hunt. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle with his buddies. He was a member of the NRA all of his adult life.
He will be remembered and cherished as a devoted husband, loving father and bigger-than-life “Grande” as he was called by his grandchildren.
Memorials are requested to Bridges for Peace, PO Box 33145, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153-1145; Teen Challenge, PO Box 251, Midland, Texas 79702, or a charity of your choice.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the support of Brother Steve Baker and all who were praying for us and with us. Our prayers were answered. We serve a mighty God.
Mrs. Jimmie Clingan
LEVELLAND — Funeral Services for Mrs. Jimmie Clingan, 73, Levelland will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at First Presbyterian Church, Levelland, with the Rev. Jon Sharpe, pastor, officiating.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m., that afternoon in East Hill cemetery Fort Stockton, Texas, under direction of Geo. C. Price Funeral Directors. She died at 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at her home. She was under care of Hospice.
Mrs. Clingan was born April 30, 1930, in Smyer, Texas. She grew up and graduated from high school in Levelland and attended Texas Tech. She married
Harold E. Clingan, Jr. in June of 1948. They owned RPM Machine Shop in Fort Stockton, Texas, which she managed after Harold died in December of 1991. She lived in Jasper, Texas, from 1997 until 2001.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Levelland and a longtime volunteer for the Republican Party. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Tracy and Kenneth Starrett of Fort Davis, Texas, and Wynn Dee and Sam Baker of Montgomery, Texas; two sisters, Natha Allen and Jackie French, both of Levelland, Texas; seven granddaughters, Cammille DeLacy, Kareena Murrel, Celeste Beeman, Karley Starrett, Haley Baker, Clair Baker and Samantha Starrett; and four great-grandchildren, Samuel Dominguez, Annalisa Dominguez, Jill Murrel and Brandon Diab. Several nieces and nephews also survive her.
Memorials may be made to any Hospice or to the American Cancer Society.
Carolyn Ray McDavid
ODESSA — Carolyn Ray McDavid, 38, of Odessa, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at her residence.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at St. James Missionary Baptist church with the Rev. R.T. McNeil officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements are by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Odessa and was a lifelong resident of Odessa.
Survivors: Son, Nigel Johnson of Odessa; daughter, Kendra Shay McDavid of Odessa; father, Billy Ray McDavid of Odessa; mother, Shirley Ann Wright of Odessa; and grandmother, Christine Wright of Odessa.
Mildred Mae Mitchell
ODESSA — Mildred Mae (Donahue) Mitchell, 73, a longtime resident of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at her home of a lengthy illness. She was born January 26, 1930 in Vernon, Texas, to Alvin Clyde and Ellen Marie Priegel Donahue. She married
Lloyd Mitchell June 16, 1950, in Odessa.
She worked as secretary for her husband’s insurance company for many years. She was a member of Parkview Church Of Christ. When she attended Odessa High, she was a member of the Sub Deb’s at Odessa High School.
She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Mitchell of Odessa; daughter, Sharon Ritchie and husband Allen of Belton; and two grandchildren, Alyse and Andrew.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Parkview Church Of Christ with Charles Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
There will be visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Wanda Joy Roden White
ODESSA — Wanda Joy Roden White, age 71, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Alliance Hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Graveside service will follow immediately at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
She was born on Nov. 1, 1932, in Sweetwater, Texas. She moved to Odessa where she graduated from Odessa High School in 1948. She married
Billy D. White in 1957. She was preceded in death by her father Johnny Roden and her mother Myna Roden. She is survived by daughters, Susan Leathers and husband Gary Leathers of Odessa and Marcy Weatherby and husband Chas Weatherby of Odessa; her brother, Don Roden and his wife Pat of Missouri City, Texas; three grandchildren, Jessica Leathers, Casey Weatherby and Kyle Weatherby; and many lifelong friends.
The family will have visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors for those who want to come celebrate Wanda’s life. She will be remembered and cherished as a loving mother, friend and Grandma “MOO” as she is affectionately called by her grandchildren.
Guy Howard Williams
ODESSA — Guy Howard “Lefty” Williams, 83, a longtime resident of Odessa passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born April 8, 1920, in Ada, Okla. to Guy Henry and Edna Fine Williams. His father, also known as Lefty, was a left-handed pitcher and played semi-pro baseball for most of Guy’s early life. His father went to Iraan where he worked for Marathon Oil Co. and was pitcher for an Iraan baseball team. Guy finished high school in Iraan in 1938 where he excelled in basketball, track and football. After graduation he enlisted in the Navy and was stationed in San Diego until he was sent to Okinawa where he was when Japan surrendered.
He went to work for Humble Oil Co. in McCamey and was transferred in 1954 to Midland where he was Employee-Employer Relations Advisor. His territory was West Texas and Montana.
In 1955 he met Jane Rooney, who worked in exploration for Humble Oil Co. Jane was the daughter of Fort Stockton pioneers, William Patrick and Jessie Powers Rooney. Guy and Jane married
in the Rooney family home in Fort Stockton Sept. 15, 1957; this was the 42nd wedding anniversary of Jane’s parents.
Guy retired from Humble Oil Co. and his chief pastime was playing golf with his many good friends at the Odessa Country Club. He was an avid golfer.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jane Rooney Williams of Odessa; daughter, Barbara R. Dillard of Odessa; brother, Jack Houston Williams of Houston; and nephews, Grant and Greg Williams of Houston.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to your favorite charity.
David Howard Donaldson
ENID, Okla. — David Howard Donaldson, 81, a displaced Texan residing in Enid, Okla., died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, following a heart attack. A force to be reckoned with has left us and will be missed by all who knew him.
David Howard Donaldson was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, the youngest of nine children, and the son of Mark Thadius and Rossie Mae Donaldson. He grew up in Wichita Falls. After losing his parents in his early teens, he was raised largely by his older brother, Jerry, and his wife, Bonnie. And with his good friends, Joe Parker and William McGinnis, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he obtained a degree in mechanical engineering.
He graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1940 and started at UT that same year. After Pearl Harbor, he was accepted into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, who sent him to the University of Colorado at Boulder. While there, he played football for the University of Colorado as a blocking back, where he lettered in 1943.
He was trained as a tank commander and was in charge of Able Company of the 2nd Tank Battalion on Saipan. He was shipped to Saipan in the Pacific, where he trained in preparation for invasion of Japan. Japan surrendered before the attack began, costing Dave a substantial bet that he and several others had made with a better informed U.S. Army Air Force Lieutenant over when the war would end. He spent the remainder of his service in World War II in Nagasaki, Sasebo, then Kokuru, assisting in dismantling Japan’s war machine. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in January 1946, and he returned to Texas that summer, remaining in the naval reserve.
He resumed his education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed his degree in June 1947, earning a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering.
After graduation, he joined Shell Oil Co. and was ultimately transferred to Odessa, Texas, in June 1949, as a field engineer. In the summer of 1949, on a blind date, he met Joan Steinberger, who became his wife and lifelong companion on April 8, 1950.
Later in 1950, the Marines recalled him for active duty because of the Korean War. He was promoted to Captain and was assigned “A” company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (he used to say he got the command because he had a voice so loud he could be heard over the tanks) where he helped train Marines bound for Korea. Dave finished his Marine service in April 1952, but maintained lifelong pride and devotion to the Marines.
After Dave’s service in the Marines, he and Joan returned to Odessa, Texas, where they settled.
Dave continued his work as a field engineer and area trouble-shooter for Shell. Then, when Shell was planning to send him to Louisiana, he changed jobs so he could stay in the West Texas he loved. So, in 1954, he went to work for Rodman-Noel Oil Corp. Through that connection, he also did work for Odessa Natural Gasoline Co. There, he met L.R. French Jr., who was involved with Odessa Natural. In 1962, after leaving Rodman-Noel and a brief time in a consulting company, Dave went to work for L.R. French Jr. as his production superintendent. It was through L.R. French Jr. that Dave began exploring opportunities in Oklahoma for exploration and production, particularly in the four-county area of Kingfisher, Garfield, Major and Logan. After Mr. French sold all of his production in West Texas, he offered Dave the opportunity to go to Oklahoma to help with drilling and production in some of the newly developing oil and gas fields of Oklahoma. While he hated to leave Odessa and West Texas, he knew Oklahoma was a good place for a man to get into the oil business.
In September 1973, Dave and Joan and their youngest son, John, moved from Odessa, Texas, to Enid, Okla. Dave continued working for Mr. French until 1974, then consulted for a period of time before starting FCD Ltd. in June 1974. Dave helped form and operate FCD Oil Co., an offshoot of FCD Ltd., which formed eight drilling programs that were privately offered to investors. Later he sold his interest in FCD and formed D&J Oil Co. Dave was involved with the discovery of some of the major oil discoveries in Oklahoma, including the West Kremlin Field and the Ames Field. In October 1991, Dave's youngest son, John, joined him at D&J and has been involved ever since. Dave was still going to the office and involved in the daily activities of D&J Oil Co. until his death.
Throughout, he was supported by Joan, with whom he had a 52-year love affair. Their devotion to one another was a solid rock.
Dave was a hunter, fisherman and avid golfer. He passed along his passion and enjoyment of these sports to his sons. For nearly 30 years they joined together for the annual deer hunt in Fort Stockton, Texas. His sons also still recall the great times they had quail and dove hunting in West Texas and fishing in Mexico.
Dave's enjoyment of the game of golf was legendary. He met and made many friends on the golf course. He had three holes-in-one in his lifetime, and he won and placed in many tournaments. His passion for golf gave him an opportunity to play with such sports greats as Darrell Royal and Mickey Mantle. And while his ability to hit the long ball faded some in his later years, Dave still could teach his sons and friends a thing or two about golf.
Dave and Joan were members of the Odessa Country Club while they lived there, and they joined the Oakwood Country Club when they came to Enid. Dave and Joan thoroughly enjoyed their relationship with Oakwood Country Club and the club and regularly fellowshipped with family and friends.
Dave was proud of his sons and their accomplishments, including giving him seven grandchildren. His oldest son, David, is a successful lawyer in Austin, Texas. He lives in Wimberley with his wife, Susan. They gave Dave two grandchildren, Matthew and Shannon. Dave and Joan’s second son, Mark, was elected in 2000 as Sheriff of Ector County, Texas, where he lives with his wife Debbie. They also provided two grandsons, Luke and John. His youngest son, John, joined him in the oil business in Enid. John and his wife, Cindy, gave Dave three granddaughters that he could enjoy locally, Lauren, Jillian and Meredith.
Dave was always a stalwart supporter of the University of Texas at Austin. Even though he lived in a land of Okies, the Eyes of Texas were upon him.
While he could appear gruff and crusty and never hesitated to speak his mind, those close to Dave knew him to be a loving and compassionate father, a good and faithful friend and a tender and caring husband. His values were honest and just, and he was plainspoken about them. His extraordinary integrity and ethical sense taught his family and those who knew him what he meant when he would say “Right's right and wrong's wrong.”
Dave will lie in state for open visitation daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. through Tuesday at Henninger-Allen Funeral Home at 601 West Broadway in Enid.
A Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Enid. The Rev. Wade Burleson will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Texas.
Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army with Henninger-Allen acting as custodians of the fund.
Federico Armendarez
ODESSA — Federico Armendarez, 81, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Mr. Armendarez was born June 29, 1922 in Shafter, Texas. He enlisted into the U.S. Army on Dec. 16, 1940. He was married
to Manuela G. Morales on July 14, 1942. He was honorably discharged on Oct. 10, 1945. He proudly served his country in WW II. He is preceded in death by his father Jose Ramirez, mother Francisca Monje, wife Manuela G. Morales and daughter Francis Baca.
He is survived by sons, Eddie Armendariz of Odessa, Maj. Jose L. Armendariz and wife Audrey of New Windsor, N.Y.; daughters, Socorro A. Gomez, Maria and husband Arturo P. Vasquez, all of Odessa, Olivia A. Moreno and husband Pilar of Grand Prairie; son-in-law, Juan Baca of Odessa. He also has 19 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow mass at Odessa cemetery.
Services under the direction of Martinez Funeral Home.
