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Judge Paul McCollum
ODESSA — Judge Paul McCollum, 79, an Odessa resident since 1940, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004, in Odessa, in the company of his loving family.
Paul McCollum was born in Comanche, Texas, on March 13, 1925, the third child of Dr. Charles W. “Choc” McCollum and Atrelle Goodloe Mallory McCollum. His mother predeceased him in 1962, and his father in 1982. His sister, Mary Jane McCollum, was born in Comanche in 1920, and died in infancy. His brother, Charles Rector McCollum, was born in Comanche in 1922, and passed away in 1940.
At an early age, Paul moved with his family to Texon, in Reagan County, where he attended school through his sophomore year in high school. In 1940, at the commencement of his junior year in high school, the family moved to Odessa, and Paul attended Odessa High School, graduating from OHS in 1942. He was a Broncho football letterman, a member of the National Honor Society, and president of the student body/student council.
Judge McCollum was a WWII veteran. Following high school graduation, Paul attended college for one semester, and when he was 18 years old, was sworn in the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. He was transshipped to Kelly Field in San Antonio, where he was classified as a bombardier cadet, and sent for his training. He was graduated, awarded his bombardier wings and 2nd Lieutenant commission in October of 1943, at the age of 18 years and 6 months. The Bombardier Association, a few years ago, researched the matter and declared that McCollum was the youngest bombardier cadet ever to be graduated and commissioned. Upon graduation, Paul was transferred to the 463rd Bomb Group, 774th Squadron, Fifteenth Air Force.
McCollum was shot down as a result of anti-aircraft fire over Ploesti, Romania. He and his crew were interned by a neutral power, Turkey, from which they escaped and made their way to Egypt. He was sent back to the States and attended bombardier instructor’s school, and ended the War as an instructor at Childress (TX) Army Air Field. McCollum was awarded two air medals, the European Theatre of Operations medal with three battle stars, the Mediterranean-North African Theater of Operations medal with one battle star and the North American Theater of Operations medal.
Upon returning to the States, McCollum was honorably discharged and attended Baylor University, where he graduated with a J.D. Degree in 1950.
Judge McCollum married
Alice Holland on February 20, 1952, in Odessa, Texas. They have two grown children: daughter, Kathleen M. McCulloch, who is an attorney with Shafer, Davis, Ashley, O’Leary & Stoker Law Firm; and son, Rector Choc McCollum, who is a detective sergeant with the Dallas Police Department; and two grandchildren, Travis Paul McCollum and Hannah Kathleen McCollum.
Judge and Mrs. McCollum are members of First Baptist Church in Odessa.
Paul McCollum practiced law in Odessa, Texas, 1950-1953; he served as County Judge, Ector County, Texas, 1953-1955; served as District Judge, Ector County, Texas, 70th Judicial District, 1955-1960; and resigned from district court bench to practice law with Shafer, Davis, McCollum, Ashley, O’Leary & Stoker Law Firm, 1961-1993; served as Justice, 8th Court of Appeals, 1994. From 1995 to present, he served as Former and Senior Justice, 8th Court of Appeals; as such, he receives assignments to Courts of Appeal, District Courts and County Courts at Law, on an as-needed basis.
Judge McCollum is admitted to practice in all Courts of Texas; United States District Courts, in and for the Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court.
Judge McCollum’s memberships include: Ector County Bar Association; State Bar Association of Texas; American Bar Association; Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. His professional activities include: Served upon and chaired committees of the State Bar of Texas throughout his professional career. For several years he chaired the important and prestigious State Bar Conference of Lawyers and Claims Adjusters, and through the committee, aided in the enactment of legislation rendering the committee no longer necessary, resulting in its dissolution; he served four terms as Director and as Vice President of Texas Young Lawyers Association (formerly Texas Junior Bar Association, the membership of which is made up of Texas lawyers under age 36), Boss of the Year of the Odessa Legal Secretaries Association, 1963; Conferee World Law Institute, Atlanta, October 1997, one of 300 conferees invited to attend upon and participate in the World Law Institute hosted by former Presidents Jimmy Carter of the United States, and Mikhail Gorbachev of the USSR and the Russia Federation, the purpose of this Institute being to give direction and establish guidelines and law governing international trade.
Paul’s other affiliations include Odessa Chamber of Commerce; Odessa Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow; AF&AM Masonic Lodge #955, Odessa, Texas; Odessa Scottish Rite Association; Odessa Shrine Club; El Maida Temple AAONMS, El Paso, Texas; El Paso Scottish Rites Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion, Earl S. Bailey Post, Odessa, Texas; Fifteenth Air Force Association; 463rd Bomb Group.
Judge McCollum has served as past president of Odessa Town Hall Association; past director of Odessa Boys Club; past director, predecessor organization of now United Fund; Bombardiers Association; served as Government Appeals Agent of the Selective Service System 1952-1971 (the pro bono representative through initiation and appeal of any prospective draftee or inductee who wished to appeal his classification or status); chairman, March of Dimes, 1952; served on the Odessa Park Advisory Board; served as chairman Policy Advisory Committee, Permian Basin Regional Health Systems Agency, 1976-1980; Odessa Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee; served as chief timekeeper for the Odessa Regional Golden Gloves Tournament for 35 years; President, Odessa Naturalist Society; has for several years served as Director of the Odessa Crystal Ball Foundation (the primary funding organization of the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center); served as member of Mayor’s Liaison Committee to Confederate Air Force (now: Commemorative Air Force); Distinguished Associate, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine; founding member, University of Texas of the Permian Basin; member, Baylor Bear Foundation; chosen as the recipient of the Heritage of Odessa Foundation’s 1989 Award for Excellence in Community Service in Law.
Judge McCollum is survived by his wife, Alice Holland McCollum; his daughter, Kathleen M. McCulloch and husband, Michael; his son, Rector Choc McCollum and wife, Jill; and grandchildren, Travis Paul McCollum and Hannah Kathleen McCollum.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2004, at the First Baptist Church of Odessa with Rev. H. Bailey Stone and Delmon Hodges officiating.
Pallbearers will be Perry Davis Jr., Ray Stoker Jr., James M. O’Leary, Jim Bob Pharries, Bill Lane and Dr. John Hundley. Honorary pallbearers will be William J. Edwards, Bill Rash, Abner Burnett, Glen Flournoy, Dick Saxe, Berkley G. Craig, Howard Purvis and Wilmer Ray.
If desired, memorials may be made to Hospice House Foundation, 903 N. Sam Houston, Odessa, Texas 79761.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Mary Jean Moten
ODESSA — Mary Jean Moten, 73, was born in Carthage, Texas, on March 16, 1931, to the parentage of Bertha Lee and Leonard Everhart. Both parents preceded her in death.
She was the fifth of six children: brothers, the late J.C. “Mike” Everhart and the late Charles William “C.W” Everhart; sisters, Elav Jay Upshaw and Edith Jean Daniels of Los Angeles and Paramount, Calif., respectively, and Louise Cleaver (Frank) of Odessa, Texas. Jean was married
to Maywood Moten, who preceded her in death.
She retired from Medical Center Hospital in 1979. She was a loving housewife and a homemaker. She loved her family and was most proud of her son, Ronnie. She always strived to be the best wife to her husband and mother to her son.
Jean was a lady who found joy in life simple pleasures. Next to her faith in God through the authority from Jesus Christ, nothing was more important than her family. All who had the pleasure of knowing her became enchanted with her loving spirit.
Mary Jean Moten leaves to cherish her memory, her son, Ronnie E. Moten; grandchildren, Amber and Roshode McQueen and Rodney Baldwin, all of Odessa, Carol Margaret Freeman, Darlene Washington and Kathy Moten, all of Waco, Texas; great-grandchild, Kaebryl McQueen; sisters, Elva Jay Upshaw of Los Angeles, Calif., Louise Cleaver (Frank) of Odessa, Texas, and Edith Jean Daniels of Paramount, Calif.; one uncle, Rev. Roscoe Sutton; one aunt, Lucille Beck; a host of other relatives including nieces, nephews, cousins, and a huge following of faithful and loving friends.
Her warm smile will be missed forever!
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, April 2, 2004. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at the Greater St. John Baptist Church, 2125 Muskingum.
Services are under the direction of Martinez Funeral Home.
Dr. Paul E. ‘Red’ Pierce
ALPINE — Paul “Red” Pierce of Alpine, Texas, passed away in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 31, at the age of 89. He now joins his beloved wife, Lunelle, who had been missing from his life since 1978.
Dr. Pierce was born in Hill, N.M., on December 29, 1914, and grew up in Fort Stockton, Texas, graduating from high school there in 1932. He was an all-around athlete in high school and went on to attend Schreiner Institute in Kerrville, Texas, where he earned his associate of arts degree while playing football, basketball and track. He enrolled at Sul Ross State Teachers College in 1934, where he participated in football and basketball and graduated two years later with his bachelor of science degree in chemistry. He earned his Ed.D. degree from the University of Houston in 1961.
Dr. Pierce’s career as an educator began in Fabens, Texas, in 1936. He taught chemistry and biology and coached athletics for two years until he moved to Wink, Texas, where he also taught and coached. He served during World War II as a gunnery officer in the United States Navy and became the head football coach at the Bainbridge Naval Training Station near the conclusion of the war. After the war ended, he returned to Sul Ross as head football coach, leading the Lobos to 18 consecutive wins, four conference championships and two bowl games including the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla. In 1952, he became the head football coach, head track coach and athletic director at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas. His teams at Sam Houston won or tied for four conference championships and played in five bowl games. His 1964 Bearcat team won a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics co-championship. In 1965, he was named the Knute Rockne Little All-American Coach of the Year. He returned to Sul Ross in 1968 as professor of health and physical education and chairman of the Physical Education Department. Although better known for his football teams, he had an outstanding record at Sul Ross as women’s volleyball coach. From 1971-1975, he directed Sul Ross volleyball teams to the national tournament three times, won one national championship and placed fifth in the nation twice. This record was achieved despite the fact that, during this era of women’s volleyball, there was only one level of competition, regardless of college or university size. He was inducted into the Sam Houston State University Hall of Honor in 1978 and the Sul Ross State University Hall of Honor in 1986.
In addition to his many years of coaching NAIA teams, he was active in the NAIA at all levels. He served as president of the NAIA, as a member of the NAIA Executive Committee and in several capacities at the district level. He helped organize and develop the first NAIA national football championship game and the current play-off system. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee, as a member of the Executive Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union and on the Board of Directors of the World Student Games.
Following his retirement from education in 1978, Dr. Pierce served as mayor of the City of Alpine from 1976 to 1984 and 1986 to 1990. He was also active for many years on the Rio Grande Council of Governments including being Board Chairman from 1979 to 1980. He also served on the Advisory Committee for the Area Agency on Aging and the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee.
Dr. Pierce leaves behind to celebrate his life: his son, Paul Edward Pierce II of Houston, Texas; his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Thomas and Laurie Hunt; and his grandsons, Thomas and Jonathan Hunt. Also part of his extended family are the many student-athletes he taught and coached throughout his career as a college administrator, professor and coach at Sul Ross State University and Sam Houston State University. He always felt that working with young people was an honor and privilege.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDaniel were our father’s closest friends in Alpine; their care and support made his last years in Alpine joyous and enriched. Special love and appreciation to Mrs. Cruz Payne, who through 27 years took care of first our mother and then our father. Mrs. Wes Barrow of Albuquerque, N.M., who knew Red and Lunelle for over 75 years, was a constant source of inspiration and friendship to both our parents and to us.
The family also wishes to thank Russell Hoverman, M.D., Ph.D., and his staff and Texas Oncology; John Dieck, M.D., and his staff at Texas Cardiovascular Consultants for their care of our father. We also thank Rashad Dabaghi, M.D., for his vigilance and love for our father through many years. Ms. Patty Almond, R.N., at Hospice Austin was also invaluable in the care and guidance of our father’s last days.
Funeral services for Dr. Pierce will be held at the First Methodist Church of Alpine, Texas, on April 3, 2004, at one o’clock in the afternoon. Interment will follow at Elm Grove cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are Mr. Jack McDaniel, Mr. Rooster Andrews, Dr. Chet Sample, Mr. John Robert Prude and the men and women student-athletes that Dr. Pierce coached and taught at Sul Ross and Sam Houston State Universities. Pallbearers will be current student-athletes that attend Sul Ross State University.
In lieu of flowers, our family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Pierce memorial Endowed Scholarship, Box C-114, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas 79832.
Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home of Alpine, Texas.
Ronnie Wheeler
MIDLAND — Ronnie Wheeler of Midland, Texas, loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at the HospiceMidland Inpatient Unit at Midland Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 11, 1957, to Willie Dee Wheeler and Bonnie Mae Storey Wheeler in Midland, Texas, and was raised and educated there.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother-in-law.
Ronnie is survived by his wife, Barbara Wheeler of Midland, Texas; one brother, Dale Wheeler of San Angelo, Texas; two daughters, Sarah Jones and Dannon Wheeler, both of Illinois; one granddaughter, Sarah Jane Jones, one niece and several nephews.
The family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home, Friday, April 2, 2004, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 3, 2004, at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry L. Long officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park North. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, 801 Andrews Hwy., Midland, Texas.
Memorials may be directed to HospiceMidland Inpatient Unit, P.O. Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702 or American Diabetes Association, 10 Desta Drive, Suite 220-E, Midland, Texas 79705.
Rev. Marshall O. Bonds
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Rev. Marshall O. Bonds, the beloved pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, Va., for the past 37 years, went home to be with his precious Lord Monday, Feb. 9, 2004.
Marshall was born June 4, 1932, in Palo Pinto County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Winifred Bonds, and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Danielle McBryde.
He was a graduate of Odessa High School and played on the Odessa Bronchos football team from 1948-1950. He surrendered to preach at age 18 at Temple Baptist Church in Odessa December 1950. After graduation from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Mo., he founded and pastored Parklea Baptist Church (now Second Baptist Church) in Midland and was pastor 11 years before becoming Assistant Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Fairfax, Va. and then a Professor of Bible at Eastern Baptist College, Hampton, VA.
In February 1967, he became pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, and remained there until his death.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Sue Winn Bonds; four daughters, Susan Stell and husband, Philip, of Odessa, Janice Reynolds and husband, Jim, of Colonial Heights, Bobbie Gale Bonds of Prince George, Va., and Elizabeth McBryde and husband, Daniel, of Colonial Heights; 17 grandchildren including Jennifer Wallace and husband, Jason, and Britton Stell, all of Odessa; and one great-grandson; a brother, the Rev. John Bonds and wife, Georgetta, of Annapolis, Md.; four sisters; Vivis Irene Lemmons of San Antonio, Helen Kay Rodgers and husband, Michael, Marie Ann Cervantez and husband, Ernie, Mary Tom Holligan and husband, Darrel, all of Amarillo.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. John M. Bonds officiating. Burial will follow at Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Building Fund of Calvary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 334, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Dollie Mae Hogue
ODESSA — Dollie Mae Hogue was born in Kenton, Tenn., on Feb. 9, 1935. She went to meet her Lord on Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, after a long hard battle with cancer.
Dollie was a member of the Church of Christ. She came to Odessa in 1965 with her husband, Glen Hogue. Dollie worked her latter years as a sitter for the elderly. Her most successful role was being a good mother to her children. She never met a stranger. All her friends and family would describe her as a “good person.” She was always willing to offer a friendly word or helpful advice to anyone she met.
Dollie has one daughter, Glenda Brown of Odessa. Glenda is happily married
to Mike Brown. They have two wonderful children, Joshua Brown and Jessica Brown. Dollie also has one son, Glen Hogue Jr. of Odessa. Glen is happily married
to Annette Firestone Hogue. They have three wonderful daughters, Samantha, Christy and Michelle Hogue.
Dollie is survived by seven sisters and one brother, Sue Wilson of Martin, Tenn., Gerald Wiley of Sharon, Tenn., Grace McKay of Martin, Tenn., Kay Orr of Sharon, Tenn., Louise Loveland of Dresden, Tenn., Carol Garrett of Martin, Tenn., Linda Muzzall of Clarksville, Tenn., and Ann Gardner of Martin, Tenn.
Dollie was preceded in death by her father, Thomas K. Wiley; her mother, Vergie Wiley; and her sisters, Geneva Wiley, Eva Smith and Dessie McDonald.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with Lynn Money officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family would like to thank Home Hospice for helping take care of Dollie. Memorials can be made to Odessa Christian School.
Mom, Ninnie, Dollie, we love you and you will be missed.
Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Richard L. Redman
ODESSA — Richard L. Redman, 61, of Odessa, passed away Feb. 8, 2004, at Home Hospice.
Mr. Redman was born Aug. 16, 1942 in Monahans to Orville Lee and Edith C. Wright Redman. He united in marriage in Odessa on July 31, 1965, to Margaret A. Logsdon. He was a minister and a welder in the oil field industry.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; son, Ricky L. Redman and wife Denise; one brother, Larry Redman; and two grandchildren, all from Odessa.
Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Clark and the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment to follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Service by Odessa Funeral Home.
