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Mabel N. Wheeler
ODESSA — Mabel N. Wheeler (Mam-ma), beloved mother and grandmother, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at the blessed age of 90 while being lovingly cared for at the Hospice House of Odessa.
Mabel was a longtime resident of Odessa and a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was a past member of the Northside Senior Center Dance Club where she enjoyed country and western dancing into her 80s. She was a quiet lady with a sweet and loving spirit and kind and gentle ways. She was a hard worker, owning and independently operating a landscape service until her retirement in the mid-1980s. She was proudly independent.
Mabel always put others before herself, and she had an especially tender heart toward children and animals. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh.
She remained “young at heart,” (39, according to her) for many years!
She was born to Louis A. Witten and Myrtle Goddard Witten on Nov. 8, 1913, in Mountain View, Okla. She married
Oscar E. Wheeler on July 29, 1939; they had one daughter, Gail, who was the pride and joy of her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Alice Copeland and Della Bowerman, and her husband Oscar Wheeler who died in 1971.
She is survived by her daughter, Gail Gable Pool of Odessa; granddaughter, Tammy Hendricks and husband Steve of Odessa; grandson, Greg Gable and wife Shannon of Arlington; and her great-grandchildren, Tyler and Holly Hendricks, both of Odessa.
Mabel lived a life that seemed simple, but it was a life of significance and a great example of hard work, kindness, independence, selflessness and love.
We will miss her dearly on this earth, but we have great joy in knowing that she is now strong again and we will see her soon in Heaven.
Family will meet with friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Kyle Rodgers officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice House of Odessa or Temple Baptist Church.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Hiel A. Campbell
ODESSA — Hiel A. Campbell, 72, of Odessa and a resident of Seabury Nursing Center, passed away on January 25, 2004, at Regency Hospital of Odessa.
He was born October 3, 1931, in Waco.
He is preceded in death by his father, mother and one sister.
He is survived by his brother, Orton T. Campbell of Waco; sisters, Florimel C. Cunningham of Odessa and Agnes Peters of Lemoore, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.
A private family service will be held at Oakwood cemetery in Waco, Texas.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Martha Meinzer Floyd
ODESSA — Martha Meinzer Floyd, 83, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, at Manor Park in Midland. She was born Sunday, Feb. 15, 1920, in Breckenridge, Texas, to the late Stoke and Lottie (Martin) Hamil.
Martha was a member of the Christian Church and an Honorary Life Member of Ranchland Hills W.G.A. Association. She was a homemaker and resident of Midland for 44 years, having moved there from Odessa.
Those left to cherish her memory are one son, Larry Meinzer of Cresson, Texas; one daughter, Brenda Meinzer Gray and husband, Jerry, of Dallas, Texas; one sister, Juanita Stewart of Arlington, Texas; one brother, Ralph Hamil of Breckenridge, Texas; four grandchildren, Mark Gray and wife, Darla, Steven Gray and wife, Carrie, Coby Meinzer and wife, Laura, and Lance Meinzer; and six great-grandchildren.
Martha was preceded in death by her first husband, Archie Meinzer in 1958, and by her second husband, Bob Floyd in 1986.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa, with Steve Johnson officiating.
The family requests that memorials be sent to Hospice of Midland, 911 West Texas, Midland, TX 79701.
Arrangements are entrusted to Family Services Funeral Parlor of Kermit.
Jerry Dee Gleaton
ODESSA — Jerry Dee Gleaton was born on September 22, 1924, in May, Texas, to Leon F and Ann Gleaton. Jerry passed away on January 24, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital. He was 79.
Jerry married
Margaret Moran on August 29, 1946. Jerry came to Odessa in 1946. Jerry worked 17 years for Gulf Oil. He also worked for Oasis Oil Co. and spent 17 years overseas in Libya. Jerry retired from GQ Salmon and Son where he worked as a roustabout, pumper and foreman.
Jerry was a veteran of World War II. He served his country proudly in the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign as a member of the US Army.
He was a loving father and husband who cared for his family, so much in fact, that he traveled halfway around the world twice to take a job to be able to better provide for them.
Jerry is preceded in death by his wife Margaret, parents, sister and two brothers.
He is survived by his son, David Gleaton and wife, Christie, of Odessa; daughter, Dee Hamilton and husband, John, of Odessa; brother, S.H. “Dick” Gleaton of Monticello, Minn.; nephews, Joe Irby Gibson and Brian Gleaton; nieces, Linda Myers and Jeri Alice Gleaton.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
L. C. ‘Larry’ Grasty
GRANBURY — L. C. “Larry” Grasty, 71, passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, in Granbury. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, at the Mambrino Baptist Church in Hood County. Burial will follow at Nubbin Ridge cemetery in Hood County. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Wiley Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to Mambrino Baptist Church Building Fund.
Mr. Grasty was born April 30, 1932, in Palestine, Texas, to Leonard and Ruby Conoway Grasty. He married
Ann Campbell, September 6, 1998, in Whitehouse, Texas. Mr. Grasty was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a long-time Hood County resident and was a member of Mambrino Baptist Church and the board of directors for the Comanche Cove Owners Association. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Harold N. Grasty.
Survivors include his wife, Ann C. Grasty of Granbury; daughters, Linda Susan Grasty McCoy and husband, Terry E., of Dennis, and Kay Lynn Grasty Moths and husband, Kevin, of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Larry Clay Grasty and wife, Maggie, of White Settlement; step-children, Brenda Kelly and husband, John, of Odessa, and Don Stull and wife, Valessa, of Lubbock; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Roy L. Grasty and wife, Joyce, of Palestine, Texas; and sister, Fonda Jordan of Colorado City, Texas.
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
MIDLAND — Mary Elizabeth Thompson, 79, passed away at Pleasant Manor Living Center on Friday, Jan. 23, 2004. She was born in Big Spring, Texas, to Roy Judson Davis and Bertha Wadsworth Davis. She was a member of Faith Family Fellowship Church in Dallas and a charter member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Odessa, Texas.
She is survived by her son, Carroll R. Thompson and his, wife, Susan, of Spring, Texas; two daughters, Sharon Lewis and husband, Gene, and Charlotte Purcell and husband, Ted, all of Waxahachie, Texas; one brother, Vyrion Davis of Sedona, Ariz.; three sisters, Evelyn Cupp, Nelta Sue Norwood and Jeannine Bingham, all of Odessa, Texas. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Londa McCullough, Danny Thompson, Carroll Lewis, Scott Thompson and Mollie Savage; and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll S. Thompson in 1998, and a brother, Roy L. Davis in 2003.
The Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Fatih Family Fellowship at Kiest and Interstate 35E in Dallas with the Rev. C. Gene Lewis officiating. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Resthaven Memorial cemetery in Midland.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Wayne Boze Funeral Home of Waxahachie.
Margaret Mary Kirk
DEPEW, Okla. — Margaret Mary Kirk was born on Sept. 28, 1946, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the age of 57.
Margaret was the daughter of Earl Henry and Mary Moran Laughlin. She was a resident of Depew, Okla. Margaret married
Robert Kirk on Nov. 30, 1984. She was a homemaker. Her parents preceded Margaret in death.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Kirk of the home; sons, Calvin Kirk of Oklahoma City, Okla., Chris Lake of Oklahoma City, Okla., Donnie Kirk of Odessa, Texas, Mike Kirk of Oklahoma City, Okla., George Meccariello of Arlington, Va., Brian Kirk of Odessa, Texas, Brian Lake of Odessa, Texas, Hunter Lake of Odessa, Texas; daughter, Renea Lake of St. Petersburg, Fla.; brothers, Fred Laughlin of Denver, Colo., John Laughlin of Ashdown, Ark., Richard Laughlin of San Antonio, Texas, and Thurman Laughlin of Temple, Texas; sister, Linda Abels of Temple, Texas; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Depew, Okla., with the Rev. James Lame officiating.
Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Stroud.
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Emma Morales Montez
MIDLAND — Emma Morales Montez, of Midland, passed away Monday, March 1, 2004.
She was born July 27, 1927, to Frank Morales and Maria Garcia Morales in Fort Stockton, Texas, and was raised and educated there, graduating from Fort Stockton High School. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, where she was a member of the church choir and the C.Y.O. Organization.
On July 11, 1953, she married
Salome M. Montez in Fort Stockton. In Midland, she became a member of St. George’s (now Our Lady of Guadalupe) Church where she was secretary of the Legion of Mary Org. She was elected president of the Altar Society, the C.C.D. program and the Parish Council. She joined St. Ann’s, where she was a choir member.
Mrs. Montez also attended Midland College for two years. She taught in the Headstart program from 1969 until 1972. Later on, she worked as an outreach worker with the Midland Human Relations Council, Midtran and was secretary at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and director of the La Florecita Day Care Center. She was involved in several civic organizations including the Tape Lending Library, where she taped books in Spanish for the visually impaired and handicapped persons. She did volunteer work by tutoring elementary schoolchildren at Casa de Amigos, belonged to the Church Women’s Panel on prejudice and its effects on human values, was cultural arts chairperson for the Ben Milam Elementary School PTA, and served on the board of commissioners of the Housing Authority from 1988 until 1991.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Emma is survived by her husband, Sal M. Montez of Midland, Texas; her children, Tony Montez of Dallas, Texas, Diane Montez of Abilene, Texas, Richard Montez of Dallas, Texas, Edward Montez of Midland, Texas, and Tina Bernal and her husband, Able, of Austin, Texas; two brothers, Frank Morales Jr. and Eloe Morales, both of El Paso, Texas; one sister, Marcela Hall of Bodfish, Calif.; and ten grandchildren.
A rosary will be held at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel, Wednesday, March 3, 2004, and Thursday, March 4, 2004, both at 7 p.m.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Ray Wilhelm officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, 801 Andrews Hwy. Midland, Texas.
Cary Don Searcy
SAN ANTONIO — Cary Don Searcy went to be with our Lord on Monday, March 1, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas, under Hospice Care. He was born in Odessa on October 16, 1964. He courageously battled cancer for five years. He was our beloved Son, Husband, Father and Brother. He was Baptist.
He is survived by his wife, Michele Searcy; and their three children, Jon, Ryan and Amber; mother and stepfather, Ann and Leon Kirby of Odessa; father and stepmother, Donny and Tina Searcy of San Antonio; sister, Tamera Ingram; and brother, Daniel Searcy; stepsisters, Jeni Criswell and Debbie Goldston, all of Odessa, stepsister, Nandy Pickett of San Antonio; and many uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. He will be dearly missed by all. (Psalm 1)
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2004, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in San Antonio, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice of San Antonio In Patient Center, 9303 Cinnamon Hill, Bldg. C, San Antonio, TX 78240.
