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Vivian Ruth Ferguson
ODESSSA — A homegoing celebration for Sister Vivian Ruth Ferguson is scheduled for 2 p.m. today, April 7, 2004, at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church with the Rev. J.W. Hanson, pastor and Supt. W.C. Kenan officiating.
Mrs. Ferguson was born July 12, 1943, and departed to be with the Lord on March 31, 2004.
She leaves her daughters, Carolyn Powell and Melodie Ferguson Carden, both of Odessa; sons, Larry Powell, Barry Powell, Elton Powell and Edmund Powell, all of Odessa; 23 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.
Services entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home.
Barbara Cree Kistner
HOUSTON — Barbara Cree “Bobbie” Kistner passed peacefully at home on April 2, 2004, at the age of 59.
She was born April 11, 1944, in Mt. Pleasant, MI to Mel and Jeanne Cree. She married
Tom Kistner on December 25, 1986.
Bobbie is survived by husband, Tom of Houston; daughter, Erin Field of Incline Village, NV; son, Kyle Field III of Belmont, CA; sister, Julie Logsdon and husband, Weldon of Odessa, TX; daughters, Kristin Hall of Spring, TX, Marcia Roberg of Orangeberg, SC, Cheri Champagne, Montgomery, AL; son, Tim Kistner of Alexandria, VA; and 8 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, 2004, in the chapel of The Settegast-Kopf Co. Funeral Directors, 3320 Kirby Drive.
In lieu of flowers the family requested that donations be made to the following charities: Al-Anon Family Group Services, 10120 Northwest Frwy. Houston, TX 77092, Women’s Center Houston Area, 1010 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX 77018 or Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. (hospice) 2636 S. Loop West, Ste. 210, Houston, TX 77054.
Betty June Stamps
FORT WORTH — Betty June Stamps, 60, passed away Monday, April 5, 2004, in a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services are scheduled Thursday, April 8, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pioneer cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
Betty June was born May 26, 1943, in Rotan to the late Douglas and Bessie Lee (Winters) Eaton. She had been a resident of Graham for the past two years. She was a florist and a homemaker. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include; daughter, Dana Baber of Duncan, OK.; son, J.D. Parker and daughter-in-law Shaleen of Lavernia; niece and caregiver, Tana Carr of Graham; three sisters, Audrey Dyess of Kingsland, twin-sister, Billie Hanna of Graham and Vivian Tompkins of Noonday; four brothers, J.C. and Donnie Eaton of Knox City, Carol Ray Eaton of Abilene, and Gary Eaton of Rotan; five grandchildren, Jamison Parker, Kourtney Baber, Jace Dillon Parker, Sarah Baber, and Justus Parker; several nieces and nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Leo, Robert and Louis Eaton.
Coy Don Ward
ODESSA — Coy Don Ward, age 60, of Odessa, owner of Coy’s Barber-Styling, went home to be with the Lord on April 6, 2004 at the Hospice House in Odessa.
Coy Don Ward was born on April 25, 1943, in Salina, Kansas. Son of late Coy Benson Ward of Odessa and grandson of the late Joe Abner Ward & Ester Lefevre Ward of Foard County and great-grandson of late Frank R. Lefevre.
Coy Don moved to Odessa with his parents in 1948. He attended Odessa High and graduated from Permian High in 1962. He was a member of the West Odessa First Baptist Church on West University; served on the US Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War, and was an Odessa business owner for 30 years of Coy’s Barber Syling on West University.
Coy is survived by his wife, Cathy Denison Ward; mother, Yvonne Ward; sister, Dr. Linda Ward; and aunts, nieces & nephews.
Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with Rev. Kit Long, Minister of Youth at West Odessa First Baptist Church, Rev. Jimmy Braswell, Home Hospice Chaplain, and Dr. Yana Sanders officiating.
In accordance to his last request, Coy’s body is being donated to Texas Tech Health Science Center for research.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to West Odessa First Baptist Church, Odessa Hospice, or the Odessa College Foundation Memorial Fund.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Ted Bixler
NEDERLAND — Ted Bixler, 71, of Odessa, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 2004, at Broussard’s in Nederland with the Rev. Eddie Hillyer officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens cemetery in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary.
Mr. Bixler lived most of his life in Beaumont before moving to Odessa several years ago. He was self-employed as a mechanical contractor, working for Getty Oil Company in Odessa. Mr. Bixler was a graduate of South Park High in Beaumont, attended Lamar Technology in ’51 and ’52, and also served in the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his wife, Billie Jean Bixler of Odessa; one daughter, Jerrie Hagerman of Junction; one stepson, Noel Buff Jr. of Lumberton; and six grandchildren.
Mr. Bixler will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Jack Hans Jr.
GALVESTON — On Saturday, February 21, 2004, in the comfort of his home, Jack Hans Jr., 60, lost his second courageous battle with cancer.
Jack was born to Jack Hans Sr. and Billie M. Hans on May 27, 1943, in Mobile, Ala. He was raised in Oklahoma, New Mexico and West Texas before moving to Galveston in 1991. He was an islander by choice and loved the ocean.
Jack worked in sales all his life, and he belonged to the Masonic Lodge AF&AM, becoming a 32nd degree mason in 1982. Jack was also a member of Krewe Babalu, by which he was crowned King Baba II for Mardi Gras 2000.
There are no living relatives, but Jack is survived by three very close friends he considered his family, Jim Steele, Kathy Lawrence and Damon Shifflett.
All friends are asked to join in the memorial service to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 5405 Ave. R in Galveston. A wake will follow at O’Malley’s Stage Door Pub, located at 2022 Post Office St. For questions or further information, please contact Kathy Lawrence at (409) 740-1810.
Howard H. King
CORPUS CHRISTI — Howard H. King, 69, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at a Corpus Christi hospital.
He was born Oct. 20, 1934, in Magnolia, Ark., to Howard Edward and Carrie Stephens King. He was employed by El Paso Products in Odessa for 15 years, El Paso Natural Gas in Algeria for 2 1/2 years and retired from El Paso Products in Corpus Christi after 25 years of service. After his retirement from El Paso, he worked at the Hobson Plant in Karnes City for 13 years.
Mr. King was a member of Jackson Street United Methodist Church in Magnolia and enjoyed gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, David C. King.
He is survived by his wife, Ann King of Corpus Christi; his son, Howard R. (Patty) King of Kingwood; his daughters, Ruth (David) Paul of Drumright, Okla. and Kerri King of Corpus Christi; his brother, Tony (Paula) King of Hillister; a sister-in-law, Linda King of Magnolia; six grandchildren, Jennifer King of Austin, Ryan King, Stephanie King and Tyler King of Kingwood, Cody and Seth Paul of Drumright; nieces and nephews, Ed (Alicia) King of New Orleans, La., Tony (Wendy) King of Village Mills, Chad (Sunny) King of Woodville, Dava King of Magnolia; great nieces and nephews, Lauren, Kelsey, Dusti, Kylie, Will and Joshua.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at First United Methodist Church in Odem, with Rev. Carol Pifer officiating. Burial will follow in Robstown Memorial Park.
Sawyer-George Funeral Home, 12497 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas 78410 (361) 242-3205.
W.L. “Bill” Sibley
ODESSA — W.L. “Bill” Sibley went home to be with the Lord in the presence of his family and one very special nurse on February 25, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2004, at the Eisenhower Church of Christ at 2 p.m. in Odessa. Lynn Money will officiate. Eulogies will be delivered by Miguel Bustilloz and J.C. Nickens. A favorite poem will be read by James Michael Davidson and a prayer once lead by W.L. will be read by Jonn Morgan Sibley. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
W.L. was a Christian and a member of the Church of Christ which meets at the Sherwood Congregation in Odessa, Texas. He worshiped there faithfully for almost 40 years. One of his great joys was reading Scripture as the prelude to a sermon.
W.L. was born in the town of West, Texas, to William Leonard Sibley and Venice Myrtle Waters Sibley on October 3, 1936. His family moved to Odessa in 1944. He attended Odessa High School and joined the United States Navy in January 1955 where he became an aviation ordinance technician. He performed basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Base then attended aviation ordinance school training at Pensacola, Florida. He served at China Lake, California, and performed sea duty on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet; he was a Korean War Veteran. W.L. was honorably discharged in 1959 and subsequently attended Odessa College and Abilene Christian College. He graduated from ACC in 1962 with majors in English, speech, education and psychology. He later attended the University of Texas — El Paso and earned his Masters in school administration.
W.L. Sibley wed Patricia Ann Barber on August 28, 1960, in Odessa, Texas. Their first child, Jonn Morgan Sibley, was born in 1967, and their daughter, Laurie Paige (Sibley) Fulton, was born in 1971.
W.L. began teaching at Permian High School in 1962. He was a second generation ECISD employee. He began his career teaching speech, drama and debate, leading generations of students to state level competitions. He later taught vocational education, where he guided young people to make their way in the world. He served admirably as the halftime announcer for the Permian High School Marching Band, affectionately referred to over the years as “The Voice of Mojo.” By the 1970s, he was the official Master of Ceremonies at every Permian High School graduation commencement until his retirement from teaching in 1992. It was a great honor for him to be voted by his colleagues as the Teacher of the Year on two separate occasions.
W.L. lent his voice talent to the local airwaves in numerous capacities over the years. His first foray into radio was at KRKS in Ridgecrest, California, in the 1950s. Later he worked in various capacities at numerous Odessa stations, including KRIG, KOYL and KQIP. In the 1970s, he co-anchored a morning radio program with Don Ericson — “The Early Birds Show” on station KQIP, broadcasting high atop the old ABC Bank building. He also hosted a cable television interview show at Channel 10, interviewing visiting celebrities and actors performing in local theatrical productions, including James Drury, Bob Denver and Peter Breck.
W.L. had a wide variety of interests and pursued them with a wonderful vitality; his fondness for a certain cream yellow Volkswagen Beetle was well known. W.L. had a love of flying, and earned his pilot’s license flying a Piper J-3 Cub. He treasured his collection Bibles and biblical study guides.
W.L. served on the Board of Directors at the West Texas Educators Credit Union since the early 1970s.
W.L. was an accomplished actor and enjoyed performing at Odessa College, ACC, The Permian Playhouse and The Midland Community Theater. Some of his favorite performances were in the plays “J.B.” (a modern retelling of Job), “The Hollow,” “Little Foxes,” “Inherit the Wind” (where played Henry Drummond in two productions), “The Sound of Music,” “Life with Father,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Trip to Bountiful” among countless others.
After he retired from teaching, W.L. worked for the United States government at The Office of Personnel Management and H&R Block.
Most of all he enjoyed his family and friends. Many summers were spent on the road with a travel trailer in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas with Patricia, Jonn, Paige and many dear friends.
W.L. had an ineffable quality about him that was rare in life; he had a knack for making people instantly at ease. He loved what he did, and he loved who he did it for.
He is survived by his mother, Venice Waters Sibley; wife, Patricia Ann Sibley; daughter Laurie Paige (Sibley) Fulton and her husband, Tommy Fulton Jr.; son, Jonn Morgan Sibley and his wife, Deborah Ann Inman Sibley, and their sons Robert Brian Leonard Sibley and Kenneth Tate Irvin Sibley. His sister, Mary Kathrine Blackwell and her husband, Bill; a sister-in-law Opal Tolson. Niece, Kathy-Ann Bobbit and her husband, Roy, Elizabeth and Sandy Tolson, Jordana Hodges; nephews, Steve York, William Hodges, Sam Tolson. Uncle, Claude Waters; cousins, Clyde Waters and wife, Shirley, Rodney Waters, Barbara Waters Ross, Randy Delmasso and wife, Debbie. A special uncle, Robert Morgan Herbert and cousin, William Kenneth Herbert.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Leonard Sibley; and brothers, Lamar Tolson, Edward Leonard Sibley, Arthur Lester Sibley, Calven C. Sibley, Glen Allen Sibley, James Lucian Sibley; and a sister, Dorcus Sibley.
Pallbearers are Ronnie Anderson, Chris Cherry, James Davidson, Kelly Herbert, Charles Hostetter, Mark Tatum, Jeff Wesson and Steve York.
Honorary pallbearers are Robert Brian Leonard Sibley, Kenneth Tate Irvin Sibley, William Hodges, Jimmy Davidson, John Dungan, David Mitchell, A.V. Cates, Ray Pierson, Roy Bobbitt, Dr. David LeMaster, Dr. Robert Steve Brown, Dr. Tom El Rod, Mike Watts, Richard Daly, Jim Prichard, Paul Brown, Wayne Moad and Stanley Wallace.
The flag draping the casket was flown in honor of W.L. at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on February 26, 2004, and was presented to the family by State Representative and friend George E. “Buddy” West.
Memorial tributes may be made to Sherwood Church of Christ, Mission Fund, The Door of Hope Mission or The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Ave S FL 17, New York, N.Y. 10157-2238.
