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Maurice ‘Buddy’ Black Jr.
BROWNWOOD — Graveside services for Maurice “Buddy” Black Jr., 70, of Odessa, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Varga Chapel cemetery in San Saba County with burial to follow under the direction of Netherton Funeral Home of Brownwood, Texas. Mr. Black passed away Sunday, April 25, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
The family will receive friends from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Netherton Funeral Home.
Buddy was born December 16, 1933, in Ozona, Texas, the son of Maurice and Clafflin Black. He married
Wynell in 1976.
Survivors include his wife, Wynell Black of Odessa; daughter, Lisa and husband, Walter Hicks, of Brownwood; brother-in-law, Jackie Glasscock of San Angelo; uncle, Ed Black of San Angelo; grandchildren, Crystal Hicks, Jordan Hicks and Jared Hicks, all of Brownwood; nephew, Dan and wife, Sherene Glasscock of Christoval; and niece, Ann Glasscock of Abilene. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Dixie Glasscock; and nephew, J. D. Glasscock.
Lloyd G. Furler
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Lloyd G. Furler, 79, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2004, at his residence.
Born in Nixon, Ontario, Canada, he had been a resident of Port St. Lucie, Fla., for two years coming from Odessa, Texas.
Prior to retirement he was an inspector with Chevron/Warren Petroleum Co. in Texas for 17 years.
He was a veteran of the Royal Canadian Army having served during World War II and was at Normandy on D Day.
He enjoyed woodworking, crossword puzzles, and computer games.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Margaret Furler of Port St. Lucie; daughters, Diane and her husband, Richard Wilde, of Port St. Lucie, Brenda and her husband, Michael Szepanski, of Evanston, Wyo., and Karen Furler-Troit of Olympia, Wash.; one brother, Vincent and his wife, Dorothy Furler, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada; one sister, Doreatha Chivers of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; sister-in-law, Betty Furler of Carrying Place, Ontario, Canada; four grandchildren, John Troit, Michelle and her husband, Shane Tolliver, Richard Troit and Kelly Szepanski; four great-grandchildren, Jesse Troit, Jacob Troit, Rikki Ann Troit and Kaylee Tollier.
He was predeceased by brothers, Roy and Ross.
There was a funeral service held on April 26, 2004 at the Aycock Funeral Home in Port St. Lucie with Chaplain Barry Forrestal officiating.
Interment will be at Fernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart, Fla.
Those who wish may contribute to Hospice of Martin & St. Lucie, Inc., 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997.
Special thanks and recognition to Dr. Antonio Beltran, Dr. Siva Bellam and Dr. Dean Cohen and their office staffs.
Arrangements are under the direction of Aycock Funeral Home, Port St. Lucie.
Jeanne Garrett Leggett
HUNTSVILLE — Jeanne Garrett Leggett, 77, died Thursday, April 22, 2004, at Good Sheperd Hospital in Longview, Texas.
She leaves behind her husband of 55 years, W.G. Leggett, Elkins Lake, Huntsville, Texas.
She also leaves two daughters Debra and husband, Marc Wiegand, (San Antonio), Laura and husband, David Miller, (Longview); grandchildren, Emily, Austin and Meredyth Wiegand (San Antonio); brother Nolen Garrett and wife, Vicky, (San Antonio); niece, Yolanda and husband, David Welshan, (Damon); nephew, George Garrett and wife, Malisa, (Houston).
Jeanne was born in Shidler, Okla., September 4, 1926, to “Dutch” and Eva Garrett, graduated Hobbs High School and Columbia Business College.
In addition to being a wife, mother and homemaker, Jeanne was an executive secretary and assistant controller at Woolley Tool & Manufacturing in Odessa. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.
Memorial services will be held at noon, April 30, 2004, at First United Methodist Church, 1016 Sam Houston Ave., Huntsville, Texas 77340.
Service will be under the direction of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home.
Wayne McGrady
ODESSA — Wayne McGrady, 50, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2004, at his residence. He was born May 27, 1953, in Vernon. He was a roughneck in the oilfield.
He is survived by his brother, Darrell McGrady of Odessa; sister, Sherry Tuveson of Odessa; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a visitation from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 29, 2004, at the Crowell cemetery in Crowell, Texas.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Lt. Col. David E. Roberts
BRYAN — Services for Lt. Col. David E. Roberts USAF-Ret. Will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery and burial will follow at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Lt. Col. David E. Roberts was born October 31, 1938, in Monahans, Texas, and passed away Saturday, April 24, 2004, in the College Station Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Jean A. Roberts of College Station; son and daughter-in-law, David Emmitt Jr. and wife, Becky Roberts, of London, England; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shari Kay and Dennis Brown of Forney, Texas, Lynna A. and Ray Loviette of College Station; brother,
Barry Gene Roberts of Monahans; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association, P.O. Drawer C-10, College Station, TX 77844.
Curtis Callaway
ODESSA — Curtis Callaway, 76, of Midland passed away on April 21, 2004, at Hospice Midland Inpatient Unit at Midland Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 13, 1927, in Rhonesboro, Texas, to Fred and Ida Bolton Callaway.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bob Hopkins, the Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church of Midland, officiating. Military Honors will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the VFW.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and a sister.
Mr. Callaway graduated from SMU in 1952 with a degree in Civil Engineering and worked for Mobil Oil Co as a Process Engineering Advisor. Following his retirement, he formed and operated Callaway Engineering and Land Surveying. He was a member of the Board of Professional Engineers. He was a Veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was an Avid golfer, but his favorite activity was spending time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Betsy Callaway of Midland; two daughters, Teresa and husband, Allen Browning, of Abilene, Melissa and husband, Rodney Hatfield, of Midland; four sons, Mark Gibson of Kingfisher, Okla., Buddy and wife, Siegrid Beauvais, of Bryan, Bob and Kim Beauvais of Lincoln, N.M., Bill Beauvais of Lubbock; and Aunt Armor Edmunds of Longview; grandchildren, Brian Beauvais, Kacey, Chase and Kelsey Browning, Julie and Jennifer Hatfield, Justin Gibson, Gabriele, Tina, Mike Peter and Hans Beauvais, Danielle and Russell Beauvais.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to the Hospice of Midland.
Gordon Wallace Christopher
ODESSA — April 20, 2004… the day that Gordon Christopher is finally at peace after battling brain cancer for seven years. His parents, James and Lula Mae Christopher had no idea of what a dynamic person they were bringing into the world on that Easter Sunday of April 12, 1936 in Spur, Texas. He was quite the character, as his family and friends can attest.
Gordon’s family moved to Seminole, Texas, in the 1950s, and it was there that he met and married
Johanna Faith Sparks. They had their first two children, Michael and Billie in Seminole and moved to Odessa in 1957 where they had one more child named Mitchel.
Gordon worked extremely hard in the oilfield and eventually became a partner in the ownership of Yellowjacket Tools. It wasn’t long before he knew that he wanted to do more with his life and with his able and curious mind decided to go on his own. He designed, developed, and manufactured three types of oilfield equipment, all of which he owned the patents, including the hydraulic elevator that is still used on oil rigs today. With the help of older son Mike, who worked in sales for Gordon, and his youngest son, Mitchel, who worked hard to manufacture the equipment, Gordon built a successful business. Mitchel, to this day still manufactures the elevators and carries on his “Pop’s” tradition of high quality.
Gordon was very proud of his children and their spouses: Gordon Michael Christopher, Billie Lynn Hoestenbach and her husband, John, and Thomas Mitchel Christopher and wife, Mary, were also very proud of him. He loved his grandchildren, Heather, Chase, John Michael, Ryan, Andy and Cozy very much, along with his three great-grandchildren who live in Nashville, Tennessee.
Gordon grew up with three brothers, Neil, Wayne and Max Christopher of Lubbock; and one sister, Linda Marshall of Slaton, Texas, all of whom are still living today.
The Red Rose Christian Home in Midland is where Gordon has called “home” for the last three years, He received the utmost of care from Jolene, Wendy, Sherry and Janette at Red Rose, and his family will always remember their kindness and the “extra special touch” that they afforded him. Gordon always, “lit up like a Christmas Tree” when they entered his room, and it was noticed by all that visited him.
Although Gordon worked extremely hard to support his family, he also had time for fun. He was very “flamboyant”, wild, and funny and almost everyone he knew had a least one good funny or crazy story about him.
His family invites every one of Gordon’s friends to help celebrate his life in the oilfield tradition that he so loved. He led a very colorful life and accomplished so much in his short lifetime, and he would be honored to have you share your favorite memories of him with us.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church on North Grandview across the street from Ratliff Ranch Golf Course.
For those who wish to send a memorial, please send to Home Hospice of Midland.
We would like to send a special thank you to Brantley Harkins of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Brantley made himself available to us night and day to guide us through this sad time. We would never have gotten through it without his compassion, patience and knowledge.
Goodbye Daddy … we love you!
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Winston Francis Wells
ODESSA — “He was born on a farm up in Iowa…”
Winston F. Wells was born in Osceola County, Iowa, on November 6, 1916, to Chester Arthur Wells and Lenore Harriet Quiggle. He died in his home in Georgetown April 21, 2004, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Joan Mary Downing; his parents, Chester and Nona Wells; and his sister, Evelyn Wells Meader.
Winston married
Joan Wells on August 26, 1941, and had six children, Michael Francis, James Arthur, Thomas Eugene, Mary Judith, Mark Downing and Richard William.
After 25 years as a dispensing optician in Odessa, Mr. Wells continued his career in Beaumont, retiring to Georgetown in January of 1988. Mr. Wells also immensely enjoyed his second career in music as a percussionist in show music, marching and jazz bands. Most recently, he enjoyed playing with the Brushy Creek Community Band.
As a devout Catholic, he served in the Knights of Columbus and various choirs.
Mr. Wells leaves his children, Michael and wife, Charmaine, of Houston, James and wife, Janelle, of League City, Thomas Wells and Maria Czyzewska of Austin, Mary Judith Kemper and husband, William, of Georgetown, Mark of Austin and Richard and wife, Deborah, of Leander; his dear friend, Creta Thomas; 19 grandchildren, Darran Wells and wife, Stacey, Wendy Schofman and husband, David, Theresa Terry and husband, Steven, Brian Wells, Jason Wells and wife, Rebecca, Stephen Wells and wife, Brandy, Robin Rupe, Todd Kemper, Mary Elizabeth Solis and husband, Joe, Christina Boutchich and husband, Jaouad, Catherine Harrison and husband, Mark, Alice Anne Kemper and fiancé, Anthony Guajardo, Amy Kemper, Adam Kemper and wife, Lyndsey, Rose Michelle Kemper, Macy Micah, Andrew Wells, Dana Wells and Christopher Wells; 11 great-grandchildren, Sage Schofman, Lauren, Kristin and Logan Terry, Hunter James Wells, Zoe Rose Starnes Kemper, Cia and William Solis, Mariah and Alyssa Harrison and Luke Brady Kemper; and numerous friends.
Recitation of the holy rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home. Father John Timothy Pfeiffer will be celebrating a Mass at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2004, in the chapel of Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home in Georgetown. Interment to follow at I.O.O.F. cemetery in Georgetown.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.cookwalden.com.
Grandpa left us with these final words of wisdom from his youth, “Be good boys and stay away from… marble games.”
