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Geneva W. Deckert
ODESSA — Geneva W. Deckert was born on July 1, 1920, in Brookhaven, Miss., to Samuel and Jesby White. Ms. Deckert passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, 2004, at Seabury Nursing Center in Odessa. She was 83.
Geneva married
Robert Deckert on May 7, 1942 in Roswell, N.M. They shared forty years together before his death in 1982. Geneva was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
She is preceded in death by her husband of forty years, Robert Nichols Deckert; daughter, Frances Jordan Ray, who passed away Feb. 27, 2002; sons, William Jordan, who passed away Dec. 19, 2002, and Leonard Ray Deckert, who passed away Nov. 14, 2003; and a son-in-law, Weldon Ray Rose, who passed away May 21, 2001.
She is survived by her three daughters, Rose Alice Ashby of Eldorado, Ill., Doris Fay D’Allesandro of Waco, Texas, and Linda Kay Rose of Garland, Texas; 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, at the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery in Odessa.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Margaret Watts Diller
ODESSA — Margaret Watts Diller, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at Sienna Care Center. She was born July 16, 1914, in St. Jo, Texas, to P.W. Watts and Etta Oakley Watts.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
Since 1948, she had been a resident of Kermit, Balmorhea, Gardendale and Odessa. Her husband, Harold Diller, and son, Eddie Joe Wood, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Evans and her husband, Forest, of Odessa; her grandchildren, Dr. Kash Biddle of Tulsa, Okla., Corby Biddle of Chandler, Ariz., Leslie Strifler of Plano, Texas; and eight great-grandchildren.
Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors is privileged to serve the family of Margaret Diller.
Herminia Dominguez
ODESSA — Herminia M. Dominguez, 83, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, March 1, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Uecker officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home.
She was born in Presidio. She was Christian Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Son, Carlos Dominguez of La Puente, Calif.; daughters, Virginia D. Navarrete and Terry D. Llanez, both of Odessa; brother, Ray Mata of Odessa; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Jack Duke
PECOS — Jack Duke, 75, of Pecos, a car dealership owner, died Monday, March 1, 2004, at Reeves County Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Randy Foster officiating. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Naravisa, N.M., and was a longtime resident of Pecos. He was an Army veteran and was Presbyterian.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Marjorie Duke of Pecos; sons, Kevin Duke of Pecos and Craig Duke of Midland; brothers, Ross Duke of Clovis, N.M., Jim Duke of Amarillo, Gene Duke of Brownfield and Darell Duke of Broadview, N.M.; sisters, Jessie Clark of Washington state, Martha Burke of Amarillo, Helen Jocobi of Lake Charles, La., Donnie Frost of Albuquerque, N.M., and Connie Lamb of Denver, Colo.; and four grandchildren.
Earl Fitzgerald
ODESSA — Earl W. Fitzgerald, 89, of Odessa, a retired oilfield worker, died Monday, March 1, 2004, at the Hospice House.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Tapley officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Comanche, Okla.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dollie Fitzgerald of Odessa; son, Mike Fitzgerald of Odessa; daughters, Pam Wesley of Magnolia and Nancy Sweeden of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Vina Koelzer
ODESSA — Vina Hodges Koelzer, 72, of Odessa, a retired nurses’ aide, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Belmont Baptist Church with the Rev. Bryan S. Saffle officiating. Burial will be private at a later date. Arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home.
She was born in Tampa, Fla., and moved to Odessa in 1994 from Arizona. She was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Dolly Kolb of Haughton, La., and Shirley Marie Smith of Arkansas; sons, John Michael Richardson of Monticello, Ark., Wade Richardson of Arlington and Joe Benefield Jr. of Buckeye, Ariz.; sisters, Velma Pardo of Tampa, Fla., Vivian Hodges of Charlotte, N.C., and Vera Webb of Asheville, N.C.; brother, John Hodges of Land-O-Lakes, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Epifanio Lopez
SANDERSON — Epifanio Lopez, 83, of Odessa and formerly of Andrews, a ranch hand, died Monday, March 1, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. James Catholic Church in Sanderson. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at Santa Rita cemetery. Arrangements are by McNett Funeral Home of Andrews.
He was born in Rosenfeld and moved to Andrews in 1966 from San Angelo. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVOR: Sister, Ogapita Chalambaga of Odessa.
Francisco Nieto
FORT STOCKTON — Francisco A. Nieto, 93, of Fort Stockton, a retired general laborer, died Monday, March 1, 2004, in Fort Stockton.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at the Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
He was born in Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico, and had lived in Fort Stockton since 1920. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Frank Nieto Jr. of Austin, Ismael Nieto of Dallas, Roy Nieto of Fort Stockton and James Nieto of Seminole; daughters, Arcilia Garza of Midland, Elida Boswell of El Paso, Anabel Weber of Salem, Ore., Norma Terrazas and Evelyn Nieto, both of Fort Stockton; sisters, Mary Nunez and Socorro Gonzales, both of Fort Stockton, and Enemencia Almanza of Odessa; 21 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Grady Stringer
ODESSA — Grady Lee Stringer, 75, of Odessa, died Monday, March 1, 2004, at the Covenant Hospital in Lubbock.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Chilicothe. He was an Army veteran and a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nadine Stringer of Odessa; sons, Grady Lee Stringer and Martin Stringer, both of Fort Davis; stepson, David Mount of Miami, Fla.; brothers, Rex Stringer of Stillwater, Okla., and Dean Stringer of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
Roy Thompson
ODESSA — Roy Darrel Thompson, 77, of Salem, Mo., a retired machinist, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in Salem, Mo.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Mark Riley officiating. Arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Hardage, Mo.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Elmo Thompson of Eminence, Mo., Wayne Thompson of Eureka, Mo., Donald Thompson of St. Louis, Mo., and Stanley Thompson of Imperial, Mo.; and sisters, Thelma Chappell of Alton, Ill., Mabel Weller and Erma Young, both of Salem, Mo.
Frank Caudle
ODESSA — Frank ‘Abe’ Caudle, 82, of Odessa, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Byrle Rigsby
ANDREWS — Byrle Rigsby, 91, of Andrews, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, in Lubbock.
Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.
John Dennison
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — John Melvin Dennison, 74, of Branson West, Mo., a retired chief appraiser for the Missouri State Highway Department, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at his residence.
A private family service will be held at a later date at the Missouri Veterans cemetery in Springfield. Arrangements are by Stumpff Funeral Home-South of Kimberling City, Mo.
He was born in Maitland, Mo., and had been a resident of Odessa. He was a veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Son, David Averitt of Red Oak; sister, Marcella Appleton of Springfield, Mo.; and two grandchildren.
