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Charles E. ‘Chazz’ Frye
ODESSA — Charles E. “Chazz” Frye, 72, of Odessa went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, after a long battle with cancer.
Chazz was born May 13, 1932, in North Carolina and was raised in Longview, Texas. He lived for a number of years in Houston before moving to Odessa in 1984. Chazz retired from Waukesha Pearce Industries after many years of dedicated service. He was a U.S. Veteran and also a Methodist.
Affectionately known as “Grandpa” by his grandchildren, Chazz was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Chazz is survived by his wife, Sharon Frye; daughter, Jackie Daniels-McClinton of Odessa; and son, John Daniels and wife Deidra of Magnolia and the pride of his life, his three grandchildren, Danielle Daniels, Tommy McClinton, and Megan McClinton, all of Odessa.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Don Swindell officiating. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at Pilgrim cemetery in Elkhart, TX.
The family will receive guests Tuesday, October 12, 2004 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
The family would like to thank the following for their dedication and service to Chazz during his long battle with cancer; Dr. R.J. Patel and Staff, Star Hospice and Staff, Dr. Larry Oliver and Staff, Dr. Steven Wiehle and Staff, Medical Center Hospital and Staff and a special thank-you to Daphine Bailey, RN, and Rev. Don Swindell.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Myron H. Roe
SNYDER — Services for Myron H. Roe, 94, of Odessa, formerly of Snyder, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Colonial Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Miller Robinson and Dr. Tommy Calwell officiating.
Internment will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Mr. Roe died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Hospice House in Odessa after a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 12, 1920, in Carpio, N.D. He married
Verna Lee Firestone on Feb. 24, 1939 in Melrose, N.M. He was preceded in death by his wife on Dec. 30, 1999 and two children, Rosie Floyd and Jerry Lee Roe.
Mr. Roe moved to Odessa in 1999 from Snyder, where he had lived since 1941. He was a longtime member of Colonial Hill Baptist Church and the Snyder Lions Club. He owned and operated Roe’s Furniture in Snyder for 51 years.
Survivors include two grandsons, Walt Floyd of Snyder and Jason Roe of Rosanky; four granddaughters, Sharon Brooks of Odessa, Jennifer Roe of Rosanky, Cindy Vera and Deanna Jeffcoat, both of Irving; a son-in-law, A.C. Floyd of Snyder; a brother; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Fitch of Irving; and seven great-grandchildren.
Margie Christeen Harris Swan
LEVELLAND — Funeral services for Mrs. Margie Christeen Harris Swan 85, Eddy, Texas was held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October, 11, 2004 in the George C. Price Funeral Chapel, Levelland, Texas with her grandson, Pastor Jeff Harris of California, officiating.
Burial was held in City of Levelland cemetery under direction of George C. Price Funeral Directors.
She died October 8, 2004 at her residence. She was under hospice care.
She was born March 25, 1919 in Adair, Ok to the late William Hunter and Mollie L. Price. She lived in Odessa, Texas the last 60 years and is survived by two daughters: Corrine Anderson, Eddy, Tx; Dorice and her husband Merlin Bertrand, Hennessey, Ok; two sons: Eddie (Pete) and wife Sharon Harris, Prescott, Az, and David and wife Debbie Swan, Katy, Tx.; one sister: Wanzel Bowers, Midland, Tx; four brothers: Joe Price, Snyder, Tx, Bull Price, Odessa, Tx, Dan Price, Portales, NM, Jerry Price, Lamesa, Tx; 17 Grandchildren, 33 Great Grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, three brothers, four sisters, a daughter, a granddaughter, and a great granddaughter.
C. B. Wilburn
ABILENE — Former longtime Abilene resident C. B. Wilburn passed from this life Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at a nursing home in Odessa.
He was born in Taylor County on April 21, 1915, and spent all of his life in and around Abilene and Merkel. He married
the former Thelma Beatty, and moved with her to Midland-Odessa in 1999. He was retired from Abilene State School, and was a member of Minter Lane Church of Christ.
Mr. Wilburn is survived by his wife; his son, Leon Wilburn, of Waxahachie, Texas; daughters, Deloris Ulke of Houston, and Emory Mansour of Midland; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Leda Bright of Waxahachie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Norman Wilburn; two grandsons, Scott Ulke and Cody Mansour; and his beloved
son-in-law, Jerry Ulke, along with his only brother and five sisters.
Services will be held under the direction of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory, in Abilene at Minter Lane Church of Christ at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, with Ed Brokaw officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Abilene State School, P.O. Box 451, Abilene, TX 79604 or Minter Lane Church of Christ, 2502 Minter Lane, Abilene, TX 79603.
Kennith W. Henderson
ODESSA — Kennith W. Henderson, 67, a longtime resident of Odessa, passed away Tuesday evening, October 12, 2004, in Sonora, TX. He was a salesman for Precision Welding and Machine Shop.
The youngest of eight children, Kennith was born June 28, 1937, in Trickham, TX., to Markham and Rosa Henderson. He grew up in Trickham and Santa Anna graduating from Santa Anna High School in 1957. He also served seven years in the National Guard.
He married
Norma Jean “Jeanne” King on June 3, 1961, in Coleman. The lived most of their married
life in Odessa, TX. He was a charter member of the Mission Dorado Baptist Church located on Highway 191 and Faudree Road. He was also a member of the Permian High School Booster Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Hilburn and Clay Henderson; one sister, Ruth Whitley; and sister-in-law, Jodie Henderson.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne King Henderson; sons, Jeff Markham Henderson and wife, Kristi, and Michael Wayne Henderson and wife, Kimberly, of Austin; daughter, Shawna Joe Wilson of Odessa; three grandchildren, Colby Markham Henderson, Brody Dwaine Henderson and Britani Dalton; sister, Wanda Johnson of Odessa; and three brothers, Ray Henderson of San Angelo, Fred Henderson and wife, Ruby, of Odessa and Roy Henderson and wife, Betty, of Midland; and sisters-in-law, Leona Henderson of Santa Anna and Jeri Henderson of Midland and Joe McKenzie and husband, Larry, of Memphis, Tenn. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
There will be a family visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2004, at Mission Dorado Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Bratcher officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2004, at the Coleman cemetery, Coleman, TX.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mission Dorado Baptist Church.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home in Odessa and Henderson Funeral Home in Coleman.
Wilma Mae Johnson
ODESSA — Wilma Mae Johnson, 87, of Kingman, Ariz. On November 27, 1916, in Clayton, New Mexico, Wilma Mae was born, the second of eight children to Jeff Scroggins Dinwiddie and Florence Winchester Dinwiddie.
On October 5, 2004, Wilma was reunited with her many loved ones who have preceded her in death: her parents; two grandchildren; one brother and three sisters.
She was the mother of five children. She was lovingly known as “Little Nanny” by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Wilma grew up and attended school in West Texas. As an adult she lived in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Washington and Oregon. In 1980, she retired in Kingman, Arizona, where she lived until 2003, when she moved to Odessa, Texas, to be with her daughters.
Wilma worked most of her life as a waitress, then in 1971, she bought “Wilma’s Catering Service” in Yuma, Arizona. A business she owned and operated until her retirement.
Wilma had many loves in her life. She loved the nightlife and country music, she especially loved to go to the clubs and listen to her son Dennis sing. She loved to dance, she and her daughters shared in a special love of dance. She loved her devoted pets: Sissy, Tootles and Susie Q. She loved to go to the casinos with different family members to play the slot machines (Oh how she loved the slots!!) She loved jokes, she loved to hear them and she loved to tell them, she would spend hours calling her brothers and sisters to share the newest joke with them. She always stayed very close to her sibling, they were her best friends.
Wilma is survived by her children, Betty Sundwall of Odessa, Patricia Owens of Odessa, Martha Cook of Sedalia, Missouri, Dennis Webb and wife, Janet, of Kingman, Arizona and Donald Webb of Yuma, Arizona; grandchildren, Kenneth Sunwall of Platteville Wisconsin, Peggy Cherry of Odessa, Penny Nichols of Fairbanks, Alaska, Robbie Owens of Houma, Louisiana, Jeff Owens of Stephenville, Texas, Vicky Franks of Odessa, Malcolm Owens of Odessa, Rusty Ballenger, Ricky Ballenger, Ronnie Ballenger, Susie Morill, Julie Kemp and Amy Perkins, all of Sedalia, Missouri, Dean Webb of Kingman, Arizona, Denny Webb Vermont, Grant Claycomb of Las Vegas, Nevada, Melanie Claycomb of Las Vegas, Nevada, Cheryl Andregg of Colorado, Diane Keams of Phoenix, Arizona and Jeff Webb of Phoenix; 46 great-grandchildren; 27 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Don Dinwiddie of Yuma, Arizona and Bob Dinwiddie of Arlington, Washington; sister, Dorothy Wright of Tucson, Arizona; and numerous nieces, nephews, in laws and outlaws.
Wilma has spoken of her life and many loves. She would leave us with these words to remember: To Those I Love And Those Who Love Me
Wilma’s remains will be cremated and burial will take place in Kingman, Arizona, where she will be placed next to her brother Jeff.
Robert Sotello Martinez Sr.
ODESSA — Mr. Robert Sotello Martinez Sr., a retired manager from Western Hills Grocery Store, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2004, at his residence in Odessa.
Mr. Martinez was born February 28, 1925, in Alpine, TX., to parents, Patricio and Esther Martinez. On January 1, 1950, he married
Herminia Rodriguez.
He is survived by his wife of 54 yrs., Herminia Rodriguez Martinez; daughters, Wanda Gonzales and husband, Raymond, of Odessa, Esther Garza and husband, Leo, of Odessa and Patsy Dominguez of Fort Stockton; sons, Robert Martinez Jr. and wife, Sandra, of Odessa and Randall Martinez of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sisters, Angie Martinez and Enedina Peterson and husband, Harold, of Alpine; brother, Patricio Martinez Jr. of San Jose, Calif.; eight grandchildren, Joel Gamboa, Brandy Aguilar, Jennifer Gates, Amanda Gonzales, Katie Rivera, Robert Martinez III, Melinda Martinez and Sammy Espinoza; eight great-grandchildren, Aaron Gamboa, Alley Gamboa, Bryan Aguilar, Deavon Aguilar, Damien Espinoza, Kira Gates, Maliki Rivera and Nickali Rivera.
Visitation for Mr. Martinez will be today from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Martinez Funeral Home, with a rosary being said at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, October 16, 2004, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Alfred Villanueva officiating. Burial will follow at the Ector County cemetery, Rose Hill section.
Funeral services are entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home.
Max McCrary Jr.
LA UNION, N.M. — Max McCrary Jr., 83, passed away Monday, October 11, 2004, in La Union, N.M.
He was born in Calvert, Texas, on May 12, 1921. He spent most of his early life in Dallas, before serving in the Navy during WWII. He after war years were spent in Ballinger, Texas, where he was a partner in Lynn, McCrary and King Insurance Company. He business took him to Odessa, Dallas and El Paso.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Minnie Gian McCrary; father, Max McCrary Sr.; and son, Scott McCrary.
He is survived by his best friend and companion, Geneva King; his son, Stephen “Dalton” McCrary; grandchildren, Tracey, Michael and Kodi Kay McCrary; and great-grandchild, Conner McCrary.
Memorial celebration was held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at La Viña Winery, La Union, N.M.
James Franklin Ford
ODESSA — James Franklin Ford, “Heavy” to most, passed to be with the Lord October 20, 2004. He was born April 8, 1921, in Ashdown, Arkansas, and was the eldest of eight children of Lercy and Texi Mahali Ford. He spent his early adulthood working at Saw Mills, basket factories, logging and various farm work. He then served a brief time in the Army where he acquired his nickname “Heavy,” an ironic title because he was so tall and slim. For so many friends and family it was the only name they knew. Heavy spent most of his time in Ashdown, Arkansas, or Odessa, Texas. He worked for the Ector County Parks and Recreation Department and continued to work there through the transition of the Parks and Recreation turning over to the city of Odessa. He was a loyal and dedicated employee until he retired in 1995.
Heavy was a faithful member of A-A for nearly 25 years and was an inspiration to many. Heavy enjoyed the simpler things in life. He loved riding horses, lawn work, but most of all Heavy loved to talk. He enjoyed every opportunity to speak in front of people. No one could tell a tale quite like Heavy Ford. Though his life did not grant him a wife or children of his own, he was blessed with the love of a large family of brothers, sisters, cousins, and countless nieces and nephews, extended family and many friends, all who would say he was the most beloved uncle there ever was.
Heavy was preceded in death by both his parents, Lercy and Texi Mahali Ford; two sisters, Janie Ford Raul and Viola Ford Russell Mixon, all of Ashdown, Arkansas; and brother, Clifford Ford of Ashdown, Arkansas.
He is survived by his sisters, Rosailie Ford Taylor of Odessa, Texas, and Betty Ford Blake of DeQueen, Arkansas; brothers, Garland Ford of Willits, California, and Dan Wesley Ford of Oklahoma; and countless nieces and nephews.
He will be taken to Ashdown, Arkansas, for his final resting and graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2004, at Arden cemetery. He was 83 years old.
