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Tom Larrison
Tom Larrison, 68, of Midland, died on Thursday, November 20, 2003. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2003, at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord in Odessa with the Rev. James Otterness, pastor emeritus, officiating. A graveside service and burial will be held in Odon, Indiana.
Tommy Joe Larrison was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana, on October 2, 1935, to Gladys Ester and Edward R. Larrison. In 1952, Tom graduated from Columbus High School in Columbus, Indiana. He worked in insurance management and sales for 35 years before becoming self employed. He was an active member of the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord, having served on the Church’s foundation board and sitting on the church council for three terms. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Carla Larrison; his children, Debbie Stewart of Odessa, Mike and Terri Schleter of Seymour, Ind., Paul and Rhonda Miller of Helotes, Texas, Ross and Stephanie Larrison of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and Jennica Larrison of Washington, D.C.; his brothers, Edward Larrison of Seymour, Ind., and Jack Larrison of Newburgh, Ind., and their spouses, his grandchildren, Jackie Sutton, Lauren Stewart, Josh Schleter, Ryan Schleter, Jessie Lynn Stewart, Colten Miller and Mason Miller. People are remembered, not for whom they were, but how they influenced and impacted the lives of others. Tom Larrison made you want to be a better person. Whether he was spending the afternoon landscaping his beloved yard or barbecuing on a Sunday afternoon, he always had a twinkle in his eyes divulging a secret joke he was waiting to share with the rest of the world. He was not one to throw the towel in easily and always strove to make his little piece of the world better, demonstrating to his family and friends that they were truly the conductors of their own opus. The family suggests memorials to the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord Foundation, 1603 N. Grandview Ave., Odessa, TX 79761 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4400 N. Big Spring St., Midland, TX 79705.
Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home of Midland. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com.
Kathleen Taff
Kathleen Taff, longtime resident of Odessa, recently of San Antonio, departed her earthly life Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003. Born Avis Kathleen Wilson at McCauley, Fisher County, Texas, on Sept. 13, 1915, to Clay H. and Sophia Wicker Wilson. She married
Walter F. Taff July 13, 1935; they had two sons, Bobby Ray, who lived only two years, and Bill M. Taff of San Antonio. She had two grandchildren, Colin Taff and Ashley Taff Gee, wife of Larry, and one great-grandson, Hayden Gee, the light of her life, all of San Antonio.
Walter, Kathleen and Bill moved to Odessa from Winters, Texas, in 1945. Two years ago she moved to San Antonio to live with Bill and his wife Suzan. Kathleen’s life was centered around her family. She loved gardening, homemaking, family get-togethers and traveling. She became the matriarch of her large family following the death of their parents. She volunteered at Medical Center Hospital for three decades. Kathleen was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Odessa for 58 years and a charter member of the Friendship Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Bobby Ray, sisters, Trophia Mae Wilson and Elaine Chapman, and brothers, Guy Banks Wilson, Ray H. Wilson and George Wilson.
In addition to her surviving son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandson, she is survived by sisters, Frances Bolotin and husband Alec of Newnan, Ga., Nina Jones of Dallas, Betty Smith and husband Ralph of The Woodlands, JoRita Sweatmon of San Antonio, Claydene Harman and husband Brooks of Emory, Texas, numerous nieces and nephews and their children.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at the First United Methodist Church, Fourth and N. Lee, Odessa, TX. At Kathleen’s request, there will be no graveside services. Honorary pallbearers will be her nephews and great-nephews.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Helen Wilson
DALLAS — Mrs. Helen Youngblood Wilson was born December 29, 1946 in Coolidge, Texas. She was the first child of Ida Mae and Tracy Youngblood Sr.
Helen was educated in the Odessa — Ector County Independent School District. She graduated from Blackshear High School. Helen receive degrees from the University of Texas at El Paso and from Prairie View A&M University.
Charles Burns
MONAHANS — Charles “Bass” Burns, 78, of Monahans, a carpenter, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Heritage Funeral chapel with Van Dickson and Jimmy Bryant officiating. Burial will follow at the Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home.
He was born in Sweetwater. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was Christian.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Maxine Burns of Monahans; son, John Elton Burns of Monahans; daughters, Lannis Sherbeck of Monahans and Valene Kemper of Sherwood, Ore.; brother, Richard Burns of Redding, Calif.; sister, Barbara Gemeson of Magnolia; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Eva Edgerton
MIDLAND — Eva E. Edgerton, 85, of Midland, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church Glass Chapel with the Rev. Jan Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
She was born in Mount Braddock, Penn. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert L. Huffman of Speedway, Ind., and Gerald E. Edgerton formerly of Odessa; daughter, Carol A. Wiginton of Lubbock; sisters, Carrie Humphreys of Greencastle, Ind., Bessie Ritz of Butte, Mont., and Virginia Sillett of Las Vegas; and six grandchildren.
Fermin Garcia
FORT STOCKTON — Fermin Garcia, 77, of Fort Stockton, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, in Odessa.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Stockton. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Manuela Sanchez and Patricia Ortega, both of Fort Stockton; and six grandchildren.
Raymundo Gonzales
MONAHANS — Raymundo G. Gonzales, 78, of Monahans, a retired custodian, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at Hospice House in Odessa.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John’s Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. A rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at the Family Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be at the Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangments by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
He was born in Marfa. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Amelia Gonzales, Frances Dominguez and Mary Elene Fierro, all of Monahans, Delores Mejia of Twin Hart, Calif., and Becky Fuentes of Mineral Wells; sons, Martin Gonzales of Odessa, Raymond Gonzales Jr. of Midland, and Beltran Gonzales, John Gonzales and Johnny “Moe” Gonzales, all of Monahans; six sisters, one brother; 38 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren.
Margarita Hinojos
ODESSA — Margarita Orona “Margie” Hinojos, 56, of Odessa, an employee of Lincoln Towers, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
She was born Dexter, N.M.
SURIVORS: Husband, Robert H. Hinojos Sr. of Odessa; sons, Robert Hinojos Jr. and Tim A. Hinojos, both of Odessa; daughters, Diana V. Lujan of Pecos, and Joanna Bolton and Vanessa Hinojos, both of Odessa; brothers, Ernie Orona of San Diego, Calif., and Fidel Orona of Fresno, Ca.; sisters, Alicia Orozco and Sally Muniz, both of Fresno, Calif.; five grandchildren.
Francis Vaught
ODESSA — Francis Elizabeth Vaught, 67, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
No services have been scheduled. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Aberdine, N.D. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Anne Knapp of Minneapolis, Minn., and Cathy Malson of Sioux City, Iowa.
Roberto Antillon
ODESSA — Roberto V. Antillon, 56, of Odessa, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Dorothy Louise Beavers
MONAHANS — Dorothy Louise Beavers, age 71, of Midland, Texas, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2003, at Odessa Medical Center Hospital.
Dorothy was born Feb. 3, 1932, in El Dorado, Ark., to Benjamin Scott Beavers and Lillian Hanry Beavers.
She moved to Wickett, Texas, on Dec. 6, 1942, when the Gulf Oil company transferred her father to West Texas.
Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Monahans High School. She attended Odessa College for one year and graduated from Texas Tech in 1954.
Upon graduation, Dorothy took a job in Edna, Texas, as a Home Demonstration Agent for a year. She came home to Monahans and started a teaching career that took her to many different locales. Dorothy taught in Monahans two years. She taught one year in Germany and one year in Japan for the armed forces. She returned to the states and taught on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Crownpoint, N.M. She taught in Kirtland, N.M., and Bloomfield-Aztec, N.M., and finished her teaching career in Pecos, Texas. She was a certified librarian and loved books all her life.
Dorothy enjoyed doing needlepoint with her friends in Midland, where she had retired. She became quite an expert and shared her talent with her family and friends. She enjoyed china painting and sewing. Dorothy did extensive genealogy on both parents’ families and shared her findings with her family and cousins.
Dorothy is survived by one sister, Betty Roeber and husband Walt of Monahans, Texas; two nephews, Robert Roeber and Doug Roeber and wife Candy of Monahans; one dearly beloved niece and best friend, Susan Roeber of Midland, Texas; one great-niece, Elizabeth Nichole Roeber; and one great-nephew, John Douglas Roeber, both of Monahans.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at the First Baptist Church of Monahans, Texas, with the Rev. Jeff Box officiating. Burial will be in Monahans Memorial cemetery.
Dorothy was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.
Services are under the direction of Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
Loretta Holcomb
ODESSA — Loretta Holcomb, our beloved mother and best friend, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, at the age of 70.
She loved her sons with all her heart and will continue to watch over them from the Heavens above.
Loretta moved to Odessa in 1994 from San Diego, Calif. Married to a naval officer, she relocated often, and was blessed to have spent nine glorious years with her family in Odessa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Holcomb Sr.; and her parents, Clarence and Truley Peterson.
She and Gordon Sr. married
June 5, 1953, in Washington, D.C., and their family grew to three sons.
Survivors include son, Gordon Holcomb Jr. and his children, Gordon III, Blake, Janell, and Trent; son, Brad Holcomb and wife Mary Ann and their sons, Austin and Justin; and son, Glynn Holcomb and his children, Danielle and Dalton; all of Odessa; sister, Janell Spitz and husband Fred of Oklahoma City; nephews, Rick Spitz of Simpsonville, S.C., Eddie Spitz of Tempe, Ariz., Kent Spitz of El Reno, Okla., and Fred Spitz Jr. of Frisco, Texas.
Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating and Loretta’s son, Gordon Holcomb Jr., delivering the eulogy. Burial will be at a later date at Fort Rosecrans in San Diego, Calif.
The family suggests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Online donations may be made to www.cancer.org/donate. The address to mail a donation is American Cancer Society, Attention: Web, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454, or you may call 1-800-ACS-2345.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
B. A. ‘Bill’ Wilson
ADA, Okla. — Graveside services for B. A. “Bill” Wilson, 74, of Ada, Okla., formerly of Odessa, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Konawa cemetery, in Konawa, Okla., with the Rev. Charles Henthorn officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson moved back to Ada three weeks ago from Odessa. Mr. Wilson died Friday, Nov. 14, at his home.
He was born Sept. 9, 1929, in Ada, Okla., to Robert F. and Lydia Coursey Wilson. He attended school at Vamoosa, Okla., and graduated from Vamoosa High School.
He was President and co-owner of WHB Inc. Pump Company in Odessa and Lovington, N.M., until his retirement in 1998.
He married
Dorothy Dean on Dec. 12, 1953, in Hobbs, N.M.
He was a 32 degree Mason and Shriner, Lodge #955, AF & AM in Odessa.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, serving in Germany.
Mr. Wilson was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Wilson of the home; one son, Brian Wilson and wife Sharon of Washington, D.C.; one daughter, Gwen Hicks and husband Andy of Canyon, Texas; two sisters, Nelma Burns and husband Gene of Konawa, Okla., and Kay Straughn of Oklahoma City; and three grandchildren, Jessica Wilson and Erin and Drew Hicks.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until noon Monday at Criswell Funeral Home.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to: First Baptist Church, 129 S. Broadway St., Konawa, OK 74849-2243.
Criswell Funeral Home, of Ada, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
