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Oran Dewaine Adcock
ODESSA — Oran Dewaine Adcock, age 58, of Odessa, passed away on December 27, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital.
Dewaine was born on June 14, 1945, in Wingate to Oran and Mearl Adcock. He married
Sylvia Calhoun on September 29, 1978, in Odessa. He worked for Joe White Lincoln Mercury for over 20 years. He had worked for N C Sturgeon for the past four years. He enjoyed fishing with his friends and family.
His father Oran and a brother J.W. Adcock preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife Sylvia Adcock of Odessa, his mother Mearl Adcock; two brothers, Gary Adcock and Larry Adcock; sons, Richard Adcock and Patrick Bryant all of Odessa; daughters, Melissa Brown of Naples and Cheyann Pye of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Justin Adcock, Brian Bryant, Colton Bohannon-Pye, Will Adcock and granddaughter, Alexandria Pye along with several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive visitors Monday night at Hubbard-Kelly from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Laura Lerma Alcorn
ODESSA — Laura Lerma Alcorn, 41, of Odessa passed away Thursday, December 25, 2003, at the Hospice House. She was born January 28, 1962, in El Paso. She married
John Alcorn Oct. 30, 1999, in Odessa. She was a homemaker, a Christian and a Catholic.
She is survived by her husband John S. Alcorn of Odessa, son, Fabian Lerma of Odessa, daughter Cassandra Alcorn of Odessa, mother, Paula Lerma of Odessa, brother, Steve “Nylo” Lerma of Odessa, sisters, Marie Salinas, Grace Lerma & Norma Ruiz all of Odessa.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2003 at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Rosehill cemetery.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Jack Harper Brewer
ROBERT LEE — Jack Brewer is survived by his wife of 51 years. He had one niece, Kay Shaddox Clements and husband Roger of Fairbanks, Alaska; one nephew Troy Shaddox and wife Susan and their children, Grace and Sam of Tonasket, Washington; brother-in-law Kenneth Shaddox and wife, Fern of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents W.A. (Hap) and Maragerite (Margie) Brewer of Stilwell, Oklahoma and his sister Peggy Shaddox of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Jack was born in Stilwell on November 29, 1927. He attended public school there. After graduation, he volunteered for the Navy and served until the end of World War II. Following his discharge, he played football at Oklahoma Eastern A & M and graduated from Northeastern State at Tahlequah. After graduation, he moved to Borger, Texas to start his coaching career which lasted for 36 years.
While in Borger, Jack married
Nina Starkey who was also a coach-teacher. They had no children but had many young friends that they “claimed” as their own.
After coaching in Borger for 3 years, Jack moved on to the college level of Howard Payne University where he coached for 3 years. HPU won the Conference Title (1954). His next move was to La Vega High School of Waco as Head Coach (1956-1958). Jack was named Central Texas Coach of the Year in 1957.
Jack and Nina moved to Odessa, Ector County ISD, (1958 to 1986) where Jack held the following positions; Odessa High Assistant Coach (under Hayden Fry), Odessa High Head Coach, Assistant Athletic Director, Permian High School Assistant Principal, Hood Junior High Principal and ECISD Athletic Director. During Jack’s 17 year tenure as ECISD Athletic Director, the Odessa schools had the 10 year best win-loss record of schools in Texas AAAAA football. This included 4 state football championships. The Odessa schools under his leadership also had a state championship in basketball and 8 consecutive district titles in track. Under his direction, Odessa built a “state of the art” football stadium. It was completed in 1982.
Some of the many honors received: Texas Hall of Honor, Top of Texas Hall of Fame, Board of Directors for the High School Athletic Directors Association, National Athletic Association Board member, “Outstanding Alumnus” of his hometown of Stilwell, Okla., Top of Texas Football Magazine “Hall of Fame:, Who’s Who in Texas Education, Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in International Education, Award for outstanding service to the youth of Odessa, “Outstanding Leadership” award. There are several more awards too numerous to mention.
He retired and moved to Robert Lee in 1986. Jack and Nina were avid fishermen and spent much time at Lake Spence and Lake Ivie.
The Brewers spent much time in church and civic work. At the time of his death, Jack was serving on the Upper Colorado River Authority Board of Directors. He was appointed to this board by the then Governor George W. Bush.
Because of his illness (Myelodysplasia-Leukemia), Jack no longer served on other boards such as the Housing Authority, Community Economic Development, EMS or as a consultant for Coke County Juvenile Prison. He no longer held offices in his church or the Retired Teachers organization. Because he had no resistance to infection, he stayed away from crowds and spent all the time he could fishing when his health permitted, and he read. Jack was such a “people-person” that staying way from his friends, “coffee-drinking buddies” and especially church services was very hard for him.
He was blessed by his many friends from his coaching and teaching days. He was honored by the Howard Payne Texas Conference Champs of 1954 on September 20th of 2002. Every football player that could be contacted attended this gathering which was a tremendous honor 48 years after he coached that wonderful group of men. He was blessed by a great many athletes, coaches and friends that kept in touch with him over many years. He had a knack for loving everybody and was loved in return. He will be missed very much, not only by his wife, family and extended family, but by his many friends.
To honor and celebrate his life, a graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at the Robert Lee cemetery in Robert Lee, Texas, and a memorial service will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Robert Lee.
A scholarship fund has been established for the youth of Robert Lee. In lieu of flowers, you may honor Jack Brewer with your contribution to the Jack and Nina Brewer Scholarship Fund, 2201 Sherwood Way, Suite 205, San Angelo, TX 76901.
Celia Rauma Stahl Gellman
AUSTIN — Celia Rauma Stahl Gellman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away Dec. 26, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a valiant fight with many challenges over the past sixteen months.
Celia was born to Florence Picard Stahl and Dr. Louis J. Stahl in Gonzales, the oldest of three children. She played piano and xylophone in her high-school orchestra, participated in theatre and graduated as salutatorian of Gonzales High School class at age 15. Celia attended Louisiana State University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Sigma Delta Tau. Celia was a social worker in charge of the State Department of Public Welfare office in Orange, Texas for Orange County. From Orange, Celia moved to San Antonio, where she worked in the Fourth Army Headquarters at Fort Sam Houston until those headquarters were relocated to Dallas, at which time she moved to Austin where she worked for the Commanding Officer of the sub-depot of Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Celia married
Saul Morris Gellman, then a Sergeant in the US Army, Aug. 31, 1943, at her parents’ home in Gonzales. They honeymooned briefly in Dallas. Saul had just returned from Guadalcanal where he was part of the 25th Lightning Division of The U.S. Army, having been sent there from Pearl Harbor. He had been ordered stateside to attend Officer Candidate School at Camp Barkley in Abilene. Upon receipt of his commission in January 1944, Celia accompanied him for a period of time to his various posts. In camp Van Dorn, Miss., one of those posts, she secured a position working for an army officer. In November of 1945, Celia and Saul returned to Austin to make their home after Saul’s discharge as a First Lieutenant and the birth of their first child. Celia was married
to Saul for 46 years until his death Dec. 27, 1989.
Celia, known as Cele by her friends, was active in the Austin Jewish community. She founded the Austin chapter of B’nai B’rith Women in 1950 and served as organizational chairman and first president of that chapter. In addition to being a life member of BBW, she was also a member of National Council of Jewish Women and a life member of Hadassah and Temple Beth Shalom Sisterhood. She was a member of Congregation Beth Israel for over 50 years and was a founding member of Temple Beth Shalom.
Active for many years in the family’s business, Gellman’s Department Stores, Cele was a wiz with numbers. An avid reader and a devotee of crossword puzzles, she always dazzled those who knew her with her incredible vocabulary. Cele knitted and created beautiful needlepoint designs, many of which hang in the homes of her children. Another favorite pastime of hers was playing bridge. She was not only a talented player but enjoyed a special friendship with her fellow players. Celia was kind and caring and always there to listen.
Celia was an SDT while in college and an active alumna for many years. In 1989, Cele was honored for her more than thirty years of service, acting both as a chapter advisor to Tau Chapter at The University of Texas at Austin and as SDT alumna representative to Panhellenic Council at UT. She always had fond memories of the many fine young women she met and grew to respect and enjoy through her affiliation and involvement. She too touched the lives of many of those same women.
Celia was a loving and devoted mother to her three children, Picce, Tobi and Steven. There was no sacrifice too great for her to make for her children; she was always there for them. Celia was always a gracious lady and well spoken. Celia was a loving mother-in-law and grandmother and cherished her relationships with each of her six grandchildren. They too adored their Mama Cerama. She was always there for every special occasion. She always said that as long as her grandchildren wanted her to come, she was delighted to be there.
Celia was predeceased by her parents, by her brother, Henri Edward Stahl, and by her husband, Saul Morris Gellman. She is survived by her three children, Celia Gellman Glast and her husband Bob, Tobi Kay Gellman and her husband Michael Lebowitz, and Steven Mark Gellman and his wife Lynne. Cele is survived by her six grandchildren, Rachel and Deborah Glast, Joshua and Zachary Lebowitz, and Jay and Rebecca Gellman. She is survived by her beloved brother, Dr. Marion L. Stahl and his wife Marilyn; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Flora and Leon Slatko and Golda Jean and Herman Schmidt. She will be deeply and profoundly missed and will be forever in our hearts. We love you, Mama Cerama.
Honorary pallbearers are Morris Polsky, Irving Ravel, Milton Smith, Benard Laves and Sandy Dochen. Pallbearers are Paul Saper, Elliott Silverstone, Pacey Laves, Stuart Stahl, Brent Stahl and Herman Schmidt.
Services will be held Monday, Dec. 29, at noon at Cook-Walden Funeral Home on North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas, with burial services at Congregation Agudas Achim cemetery on Hancock Drive. Rabbi Alan Freedman will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Temple Beth El of Odessa, the building fund of Temple Beth Shalom or the David and Saul M. Gellman Youth Fund of Congregation Beth Israel.
Billy Gean Moore
CRANE — On December 26th, 2003, God looked down and said come home. Our husband, Dad, and Papa was finally out of pain. Billy Gean Moore was born January 20th, 1929, in Rising Star, Texas, to William Perry and Etta Mae Moore. He married
Doris Marie Walters on May 15, 1948. He served his country during the Korean War in the United States Air Force. He retired from El Paso Natural Gas after 33 years of service. He was a member of the Dorothea Street Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge. He loved to fish and hunt, but his favorite past time was caring for his pecan trees. He won numerous awards for his pecans. He will be missed by everyone who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 55 and half years, Doris Moore of Crane; his son, Jeff Moore and his wife Jackie also of Crane; a daughter, Chandra Hardesty and her husband Jay of Odessa. Five granddaughters, Heather Moore of Midland, Yvonne Sanchez and her husband Shaun, and Stephanie Moore, all of Crane; Jaci Hardesty of Lubbock, and Rachael Hardesty of Odessa. Four Great grandchildren, Makayla, Shayde, Tyus, and Isaac.
He is also survived by his brother Audy Moore and his wife Georgie of Cisco. Two sisters, Merle Rogers of Clyde and Anna Rae Hunt and her husband Elbert of Texarkana.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2003, in the Crane County cemetery with Ric Allen officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to a favorite charity.
Albert Duane ‘Flop’ Parsons
A.D. (Flop) Parsons died unexpectedly on December 24th, 2003. Flop was born in the town of Iraan on August 28th, 1930, to A.Y. (Albert Young) and Ruby Parsons. He was the youngest of four siblings, all of whom preceded him in death.
Flop graduated from Odessa High School in 1949, and attended Odessa College from 1949 to 1951. During the time he was enrolled at Odessa College he was voted junior and sophomore class favorite, Vice-President of the Student Council, played on the football, track, and basketball team, and made All-Conference in football and Co-Captain of the basketball team.
Flop came to Sul Ross in the fall of 1951. He was voted Class Favorite during the 1951-52 term and during the 1952-53 term he was voted Brand King, the highest honor a young man could then receive on the Sul Ross campus. Flop lettered in football, track, and Lobo baseball during those years while spending his summers playing for Hebert Kokernot’s legendary semi-pro baseball team, the 06 Cowboys at Kokernot field.
Flop entered military service in 1954 and is a Korean War veteran. He spent his enlistment time in Asia where his division baseball team won several honors (including once earning a valuable 30 day furlough by winning the division title). He was honorably discharged in September of 1956.
He returned to Alpine and Sul Ross in September of 1956 and graduated from SRSU with a Bachlor of Science Degree in May of 1957. During that time he was a member of the Lobo baseball team that won the 1957 National Intercollegiate Baseball Championship. Flop also continued to play baseball on the 06 Cowboys roster through 1958, during the closing years of semi-pro baseball in Alpine.
While at Sul Ross, Flop met the love of his life, Joy Arnell Whitley. They were married
on July 1st, 1961 and began their life together.
Flop taught history and physical education classes along with his coaching duties at Post High School, Leveland High School, and Ft. Stockton High School from 1957 to 1968. In 1968, they moved to Alpine where Flop took a position as an instructor and assistant football coach as a faculty member of Sul Ross State University. He completed his Masters of Arts and Sciences at Sul Ross during this period and from 1968 through 1976, Flop continued teaching and coaching football as well as becoming the SRSU head golf coach.
Upon leaving Sul Ross, he joined his wife, Joy, as a Real Estate broker, forming Parsons Real Estate, a company that continues to serve the local community to this day (coming up on 30 years).
Flop and Joy raised their two sons, Brent and Tim, in Alpine and were tireless Alpine Buck supporters as well as being involved in the Sul Ross Alumni Association. Flop took great pride, just this past year, in watching his grandson, Matt Parsons, quarterback his High School football team, the Leander Lions, to the class 5A semi-finals. His granddaughter, Brittany Parsons, cheered those same Lions to victory as a Leander varsity cheerleader.
Flop was active in the community, twice serving as Commander of the American Legion, Post#79. He was also a member of the local Masonic Lodge.
Flop will be remembered best for his disarming sense of humor and his warm, easy-going personality. Known throughout the community simply by his nickname, he could make anyone feel instantly comfortable in his presence and always made time to chat with anyone who stopped by the Real Estate office. He was truly a one-of-kind: a loyal friend to many, a loving husband and partner to his wife for over 40 years, and a supportive, attentive, and caring family man. He will be greatly missed.
Flop is survived by his wife Joy, son Brent Parsons and wife Laura of Leander, Texas, son Tim Parsons of Alpine, Texas, grandchildren, Matthew and Brittany Parsons, sister-in-law Beth Parsons of Alpine and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Monday, December 29th at the First United Methodist Church of Alpine. Services will be at 10:00 am with burial to follow at Elm Grove cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be sent to American Legion Post #79 in the name of “Flop” Parsons.
Lonnie Petalcu
Lonnie Petalcu, 51, of Odessa passed Friday morning, December 26, 2003 at Medical Center Hospital. He was a respected member of the Odessa community and an active member of the Odessa Westside Lyons Club. The family will be receiving friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home although visitation is welcome anytime Sunday beginning at noon. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2003 in the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Petalcu is survived by his mother, Ruth Wilhite of Las Cruses, New Mexico, Sons, Tim Petalcu of Houston, Brian Petalcu of Water Valley, Texas, sisters Katheryn Browne of Houston, Betty, Rose Dolores, Mary, and Helen, brother, Jack Schaffer of Denver, Colorado, numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Kidney Foundation. Services have been entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
John Franklin Williams
ODESSA — Memorial services for John (Big John) Williams, 2804 Timberline, Odessa, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel.
John went home to be with our Lord, Dec. 16, at 10 p.m., in Wisconsin after a long battle with cancer.
He was born July 1, 1943, and was a lifetime resident of Odessa. His long oilfield career began in Odessa which took him to various countries around the world, the majority of his career being in the Middle East. After retiring, he continued as a consultant to various oil companies, thus being able to enjoy the experience of a few more countries, like Bolivia, Equador and Indonesia.
He was preceded in death by his father, Tom B. Williams of Odessa and his mother, Mildred (Greta) Weaver of Oklahoma.
Survivors include his children: daughter, Stacey and Jim Blomberg of Clayton, Wis.; son, John R. Williams of Houston and daughter, Tara and John Pena of Sulphur, La.; his grandchildren include Christopher Branam, now serving in Iraq, Brandon Blomberg and Joseph and Benjamin Pena.
The family requests memorials may be made to the Hospice House of Odessa.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Dorothy Agnew
ODESSA — Dorothy W. Agnew, of Odessa, died under the care of the Hospice House, Thursday, January 22, 2004. She was born May 11, 1912, in Bertram, Texas.
Mrs. Agnew came to Odessa in 1942 and taught second grade. She achieved a master’s degree from Sul Ross University and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was married
to two good men, Paul Hooker, who died of cancer and Paul Agnew who died Dec. 1981. She never had any children of her own, but she always considered her nieces and nephews her children.
Dorothy was a woman of immense character and compassion. She was loved and will be missed by all her children.
She is survived by two nieces Dorothy Baucum of Anson, Texas, Mary Belle Moore of Springfield, Mo.; and two nephews, Ronald W. Wood of Atlanta, Ga., and Ernest Steed Wood of Anson, Texas.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2004, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Brewer officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Lula Vance Allen
ODESSA — Lula Vance Allen, of Odessa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 22, 2004. Vance passed away at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren.
Vance is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Loper (Odessa) and Susan Gibson-Mueller (Austin); two sons, Duane Gibson (Kermit) and Michael A. Gibson (Ft. Worth); and, three step-daughters, Shirley Morrow (Abilene), Patricia Watts, (Littleton, CO), and Serena Nelson (Andrews). Vance was the beloved grandmother of twenty-six, great-grandmother of thirty-seven, and great-great-grandmother of four.
Born in Medina (Bandera County) April 7th, 1909, to Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Green, Vance was one of eight children, all preceding her in death.
As a young woman, Vance married
Charles James Gibson of Martin, County who preceded her in death. Vance later married
Roy Lee Allen of Andrews, who passed away in 1979. She resided in Andrews for twenty-nine years. In 1981, Vance moved to Odessa where she has lived for the past twenty-three years.
Vance was a long-time member of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Odessa, where she has had so many loving friends. She was also a charter member of First Presbyterian Church of Andrews.
Funeral services to honor the life of Vance Allen will be held at 2:00 P. M., Sunday, January 25, 2004, at Kimbrough Funeral Chapel, 300 W. 9th St., Cisco, Texas with her grandson, Reverend Mark Elliot, officiating. Burial shall follow at Sabana cemetery in Eastland County, entrusted to Kimbrough Funeral Directors.
The family wishes to extend a very special thank-you to the doctors and caring nurses on 9-C at Medical Center Hospital of Odessa. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The American Cancer Society.
