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Guy E. Allison
MIDLAND — Guy E. Allison, of Midland, formerly of Alpine, passed away Monday, June 7, 2004.
He was born July 12, 1917, to Ora Lee and Emmitt Allison in San Angelo, Texas. Guy attended school at Water Valley and McCamey, Texas. He served in the Navy during World War II. Guy was an electrician and horseman. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Midland. He formerly lived in Abilene, Lago Vista and Corsicana.
Guy is survived by his wife, Betty Allison of Midland, TX; brother, John Allison of Odessa, TX; sister, Bea Jones of California; niece, Gayle Harding of Mesquite, TX; and other nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at Fairmount cemetery in San Angelo, Texas with Reverend Charles Wright officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, 801 Andrews Hwy. Midland, Texas.
Suisan Baker
NOBLE, Okla. — Suisan Baker, 56, of Noble, Okla., formerly of Odessa, departed to her Heavenly home on Thursday, June 10, 2004, in Noble after a short illness.
She will be remembered for her strength and wonderful sense of humor. She brought more to our lives than words could ever say. We will miss her terribly, but look forward to the day we will reunite with her in heaven.
She was a loving wife, mother, sister, friend and grandmother. We love you, Mom.
Mrs. Baker was born April 1, 1948, in Odessa.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Baker of Noble, Okla.; sons, Corey Little of Moore, Okla., and Shayne Little of Odessa; daughter, Brandy Baker of Odessa; sisters, Lloydell Barnes of Odessa and Debra Barnes of Muskogee, Okla.; and grandchildren, Chase Berry, Kodi Little and Bradley Huff, all of Odessa.
Memorial services are pending.
Mrs. Thelma J. Leggett
ODESSA — Thelma Leggett passed from this life into the arms of her Savior on Friday, June 11. She had suffered for seven months from injuries sustained to her spine in a fall. She was briefly a resident of Deerings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Leggett was born Dec. 28, 1919, in Jones County, Texas, to Minnie Ann and Jesse Green. She was the last survivor among four sisters including a fraternal twin sister, Velma Bixler, of Dallas.
Mrs. Leggett married
the love of her life, Carlos S. Leggett in June of 1948 in Abilene. Carlos and Thelma eventually settled in Odessa in the early 1950s. Mr. Leggett preceded her in death in 1988. They loved to travel both in the United States and Europe and since 1953, were active in all aspects of the Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ, where Carlos served as Elder and Thelma taught Bible classes for children. She took great pride in her home, enjoyed cooking (especially coconut cream pies), loved her many friends and Odessa.
In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, Thelma was a dedicated educator and hundreds of children benefited from her passion to teach. A 1941 graduate of Abilene Christian University, she completed 33 years of teaching before retiring in May of 1981. Twenty-nine of those years were in Ector County. She came to Burnet Elementary in 1954, the year the school was opened. She taught all primary grades except kindergarten. She often reflected on the satisfaction she received in teaching children to read, as most of her experience at Burnet was instructing first-graders. After her retirement, she was active in the Retired Teacher’s Association, where she maintained her many friendships and kept current in the profession.
She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Brown and husband Bill and granddaughter Stephanie of Roswell, Ga.; and a son, David Leggett and wife Paula of De Soto, Texas, with his stepdaughters Deanna Branscum of Waxahatchie and Monika Neal and one great-granddaughter Brianna Branscum. She is also survived by two nephews, Harley Bixler of Arlington and Scott Mack of Lubbock; and two nieces, Martha Chappelle of Midland and Sue Yarbrough of Mesquite; as well as a first cousin, John F. Green of Fort Worth.
She was loved by her family and will be greatly missed. The family received friends and celebrated her life and homegoing on Saturday evening June 12th at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. today also at Hubbard Kelly in Odessa with Benny Keck and Roy Smalling, ministers of the Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ officiating.
Sharon and David would like to thank the many kindnesses of friends and neighbors, Dr. Scott Sanford for his years of devoted care as her primary physician, her spine surgeon Dr. Ramsey, the nurses and doctors of Medical Center and Alliance Hospitals, Health South and Regency Hospital, Odyssey Health Center and Deerings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center who loved and cared for our Mother and never gave up on her after her spinal injury.
Memorials may be made to the Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ or to Deerings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in her memory.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Bobby J. Mize
ODESSA — Bobby J. Mize, 76, of Odessa, passed away Friday, June 11, 2004, at his residence.
Mr. Mize was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Sweetwater, Texas, to David Monroe Mize and Ora Smithings Mize. He married
Mary Ann Smith on Dec. 7, 1986, in Odessa, Texas. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, A 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Shriners.
Bobby was also a member of the oilfield Pioneers and was very active in many civic and church organizations including the R.A.’s, the American Cancer Society drive and the Boy Scouts of America. He enjoyed being part of his children’s activities. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter.
Bobby is surived by his wife, Mary Ann; two sons, Bobby Lee Guyer and wife Denyce and George Mize; three daughters, Billie Marie Currie and husband Jimmy, Juanita Allison and husband Gene and Laura Ann Smith; sister, Maggie Hilburn; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Fred, A.J., Bert and Pete; and three sisters, Vera Ellison, Mildred Brown and Opal Willis.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Jones and the Rev. Owen Sharp officiating.
Internment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends fmo 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Funeral Home.
The Family request donations to the Shriners Children’s Hospital.
And a very special thanks to the staff of Odyssey Health Care and especially Vicki Thorton.
Services entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Eddy Dale Vann
VERNON — Eddy Dale Vann, age 55, of Odessa, Texas, left us on Saturday, June 12, 2004, after a courageous battle with colon cancer.
He kept his sense of humor and positive attitude throughout most of the fight. He touched a lot of people’s lives and will be missed by a bunch of us! Eddy didn’t fear death and was ready to be with his Maker and join the others who passed before him.
Eddy was the son of Barton E. and the late Edith Talley Vann. He married
Marge Wright on Nov. 9, 1987, in Odessa. He had lived most of his life in Odessa, where he was a General Manager of Petrol Travel Center. He served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant from 1969 to 1972.
He is survived by his wife, Marge Wright of Odessa; his son, Barton Roy Vann of Lawton, Okla.; his granddaughter, Ashtan Hill of Odessa; his father, B.E. Vann of Odessa; his brother and sister-in-law, Ronnie and Cathy Vann of Odessa; his sister and brother-in-law, Jerry Lee and Dale Ratliff of Pride, La.; his half sister and brother-in-law, Rosie and Rick Wiggins of Lafeyette, La.; mother and father-in-law, Mark and Tyke Wright of Waverly, N.Y.; sister-in-law and husband, Gina and Terry Moon of Odessa; brother-in-law and wife, Mark and Stacey Wright of Grand Forks, N.D.; and all his other in-laws from Waverly, N.Y., Jake Horvat, Paula Tompkins, Steve and Gina Wright, Jeff and Penny Wright, Beth Wright and Mark Annibel and Joe and Holly Wright; and several aunts, uncles, neices and nephews.
We love you, Eddy. We will miss you. No one can “spin us up” like you could!
In lieu of flowers, please give a book or donation to your local library.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2004, in the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel in Vernon, Texas, with the Rev. David Fox officiating. Interment will be in the Eastview cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Sullivan Funeral Home in Vernon, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Mike Talley, Danny Vann Sr., Danny Vann Jr., James Patton and Dale Ratliff.
Stanley Ball
ODESSA — Stanley Ball, 74, of Odessa, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born June 27, 1929, in Lorenzo to Murray and Ethel Ball.
Mr. Ball graduated from high school in Hobbs, N.M. He joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Europe. Mr. Ball studied economics at the University of Texas at Austin. He married
Joyce Sides in 1954 in Odessa.
He was a Right of Way Agent for Texas Electric until 1977, when he became an independent landman in Longview. He was a member of First Baptist Church and taught a men’s Sunday school class. He was a member of International Right of Way Association and Landman’s Association.
He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Earlene Kirksey and Wanda Merle Ball and brothers, Finis Ball and Glenn Ball.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Ball of Odessa; son, Larry Ball and wife, Dora of Garland; daughter, LeAnn Ball Hadden of Midland; sisters, Fern Barnett and Robbye Walker of Odessa; grandchild, Brandon Ball of Garland; step-grandchildren, Tiffany Butts of Midland, and Ben Hadden of Galveston; and step-great-grandchildren, Dawson and Britton Butts of Midland.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2004, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Brewer officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Dylen Scott Funnell
ODESSA — Dylen Scott Funnell, infant son of Randy Funnell and Rhonda Stifflemire, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2004, in Lubbock.
He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Ruth and Lewis Funnell, and maternal grandmother, Gayle Stifflemire.
He is survived by his parents; one brother, Bryar Ortiz of Odessa; and grandfather, Wendell Stifflemire of Lexington, Texas.
Jackie D. Hampton Sr.
ODESSA — Jackie D. Hampton Sr., 68, passed away Monday, May 31, 2004, at his residence in Odessa after a lengthy illness. He was born August 29, 1935, in Seagraves, Texas. He married
Jimmie Grace Cearley on December 16, 1955, in Lovington, N.M.
Mr. Hampton grew up in Olney and Mathis, Texas. He was a diesel mechanic for over 45 years. He dearly loved his family and all of God’s creatures. He also enjoyed having breakfast with his family and friends at the “Blue Bird” Cafe and he loved a good joke.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Daisy Hampton; brothers, Andy and James Hampton; and his sister, Sue Johnson.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Jimmie Hampton of Odessa; son, Jackie D. Hampton Jr. and his fiance, Phyllis, of Odessa; daughters, Schylet Davis of Brownwood, Texas, Susan Hampton of Midland, Texas, and Natalie Horton and husband, Michael, of Odessa; two grandchildren, Dennis Graham of Austin, Texas, and Thomas Grant Templeton of Brownwood, Texas; and sister, Jean McWhirter and husband, Don, of Houston, Texas.
The family appreciates the kindness and care given by Dr. Michael Shelton, Dr. Nam Kim, Dr. Alan Leshnower and all of their staff. Jack also had many friends that he dearly loved and will be missed by many.
The family suggests memorials to The American Heart Association.
The family will receive visitors at 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Memorial services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Raymond LeCocq
ROSWELL, N.M. — Raymond LeCocq, 77, of Odessa, Texas, a former long-time resident of Roswell, owner and founder of Memory Lawn Memorial Park and Salesman/Manager at Valley Chevrolet, died Thursday, May 27, 2004, in Odessa.
Burial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2004, at Memory Lawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Robert Todd of Odessa presiding.
Mr. LeCocq was born September 3, 1926, in Des Monies, Iowa. He married
Gladys LeCocq in 1947 and moved to Roswell with his family in 1956. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientists.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond LeCocq and Gladys Grate LeCocq and his wife, Gladys. He is survived by his sister, Marjorie Davis of Des Moines, Iowa; son, Randall LeCocq and his wife, Sheri, of Arlington, Va.; his daughters, Kristine Carpenter and her husband, Dan, and Renee Cole and her husband, Doug, all of Odessa; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory.
Beula Viola Ford Russell Mixon
ASHDOWN, Ark. — Beula Viola Ford Russell Mixon, 63, was born on September 3, 1940, in Ashdown, Ark. Viola lived most of her life in Ashdown. Throughout her life she had many trades. She worked at the sewing factory, the paper mill, the chicken factory, the cement plant and was a licensed LVN and worked at the nursing home. She enjoyed traveling and the boats in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was a faithful patron for years at Miss Mac’s Café. She was high spirited and a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend to many. Viola moved to Odessa, Texas, in 1999 to be near her sister, Rosailie Taylor, who was beside her when she lost her lengthy battle with cancer at her home on Sunday, May 30, 2004.
Viola was preceded in death by both her parents, Texi Mahlie and Leroy Ford; a brother, Clifford Glendal Ford; a sister, Janie Lou Powell; one son, Greyland Dennis Russell; and two husbands, Richard Russell and Bill Mixon.
She is survived by four sons, Ricky Wayne Russell of Calif., Glen Alan Russell of La., Ronald Jo Russell of Ariz., and Richard Todd Russell of East Texas; two sisters, Betty Ann Blake of Ark., and Rosailie Taylor of Odessa; three brothers, James Franklin Ford of Odessa, Dan Wesley Ford of Okla., and Garland Wayne Ford of Calif.; 14 grandchildren, Katie Louis Russell of Odessa, whom she raised and Tasha, Sammy Jo, and Shelby Russell, all of Odessa; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews all who loved her dearly. Special mention of Sherry, Scotty and Harvey “Pewee” Powell, a niece and two nephews that she also raised.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Arden cemetery in Ashdown, Ark. Viola will go home to rest in Arkansas as she wished.
