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Alicia Ochoa
Odessa - Alicia Ochoa, age 60, passed away Friday, December 3, 2004, at her residence in Odessa.
She was born February 19, 1944, to Aniceto and Josefina Rivas in Chihuahua, Mexico. She married
Dionicio Ochoa in Chihuahua on July 29, 1967. She was a member of the Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dionicio Ochoa of Odessa; sons, Oscar Ochoa and wife Annette of Odessa; Ricardo Ochoa and wife Leticia of Wylie, Texas; daughters, Laura Salinas of Lubbock, Texas; Maria Angelica Ochoa of Odessa and Nancy Ochoa of Wylie, Texas; brothers, Enrique Rivas and wife Ofelia of Van Horn, Texas, Jesus Rivas of Chihuahua, Mexico, and Martin Rivas and wife Jacqueline of Odessa; sisters, Josefina Acosta and husband, Socorro of Odessa, Juanita Ogaz and husband Avelino, Concepcion Ochoa and Carolina Chavez and husband Jose, all of Chihuahua, Mexico, and Francisca Garcia and husband, Celestino, of Van Horn, Texas; and seven grandchildren, Levi Ochoa, Aaron Ochoa, Ervey Ochoa, J.C. Salinas, Chloe Nicole Salinas, Victoria Ochoa and Ricardito Ochoa.
Rosary will be Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.
at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2004, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family wishes to give special thanks to family, friends and the staff of Star Hospice.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Irene Smith
Odessa - G. Irene (Smittie) Smith, age 92, of Odessa, passed away Friday, December 3, 2004, at Avalon Nursing Home.
She was born January 11, 1912 in Greenville, Texas, to her parents, E.R. and Louvina Hutchings Prince.
Mrs. Smith has lived in Odessa since 1958 and was a longtime member of 6th & Jackson Church of Christ. She was retired from Medical Center Hospital and Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She also worked for a private dental surgeon as a surgical assistant. She was a member of the Jollies class at Temple Baptist Church. She loved to read and play dominoes and card games.
She is survived by her son, Joe Cherry of Monahans; her daughters, Jerry Rogge of Odessa and Harriett Conner of Longview; seven grandchildren, Joel Cherry, Alan Cherry, Kathi Rogge Gilbreath, Karla Rogge Hatcher, Laura Eager, Brandon Tate and Gregg Conner; and 12 great-grandchildren; and also a niece and a nephew.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Funeral services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Terry Winston Whitten
Odessa - Our dear brother, father and grandfather left this life behind on Thursday, December 2, 2004. He had persevered through several years of pain and exhaustion of heart disease with quiet resolve until it was time to go home and be healed.
Terry was born November 19, 1931 in Bodcaw, Arkansas in the family home his father had been born in. He was the first child to Chester L. and Syrena Russell Whitten. He had wonderful stories of growing up there. He spoke of his love for his mother’s cooking and how she occasionally had to send him to the apple tree for a switch when mischief had overcome him. Terry had spent untold hours hunting and trapping with his father and uncles. He worked hard helping with the various family businesses. His responsibilities at the cotton gin and sawmill were heavy for a young boy and there was always the livestock that needed tending. As early as thirteen he was driving the tractor and heavy truck. He learned how to handle large loads of lumber and watermelons and cows that had to go to market. Working at his father’s side he developed a strong work ethic and appreciation for the value of a man’s word. He passed these things onto his children not by words but by his actions. He also imparted his love and zest for life to all he came in contact with including his grandson Jarrett. Pa was always ready and willing to play.
He was a member of Bodcaw Missionary Baptist Church where as a teenager he received Jesus Christ as his Savior. As was the custom of the time and place he was baptized in a local stock pond.
Terry graduated from Bodcaw High School in 1949 where he had played basketball for the Bodcaw Badgers. He unwillingly left his beloved Arkansas because of limited opportunities. Terry traveled with Brown and Root Pipeline for several months until he moved to Odessa to go to work for his future brother- in- law C.W. Smith at Loffland Brothers as a roughneck. He would later become a driller for Llano Drilling and continued working with them after the company sold to Cactus Drilling Corporation. His oil career had spanned forty years at his retirement. During that time there were many long days and seven day work weeks with no vacation all in an effort to provide a stable home for his family.
Terry’s high school sweetheart Willie Jean Cassidy joined him in Odessa in the summer of 1950 and they were married
on August 8. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years on December 2, 2003. He was also preceded in death by his brother Royce Dean Whitten and his mother and father. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Steve Parker of Odessa and grandson Jarrett Whitten Parker, his son and daughter-in-law Terry Michael and Regena Whitten of Denver. He is also survived by three sister, Shirley Bridges of Maumelle, Arkansas, Lynda Amos of Pearland, Texas and Carolyn Joyce Murff of Hurst, Texas. Uncle Terry will be greatly missed by his numerous nieces and nephews.
Family visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services arrangements entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Lou Ann Wilkerson
Comanche - Lou Ann Wilkerson, 54, of Comanche, died Nov. 14, 2004, at her residence in Comanche County.
Mrs. Wilkerson was born July 26, 1950, in Odessa to Lyle J Marrs and Helen M. McDougal Marrs. She married
Gary Wilkerson on Oct. 28, 1983, in Odessa. She was preceded in death by her father, L.J. Marrs.
Mrs. Wilkerson was a member of Board Church in Comanche County and was a registered nurse for the Brownwood Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of American Colonists, Colonial Dames of XVII Century and United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Wilkerson of Comanche; sons, Josh Wilkerson and Jennifer Michaels of Comanche and Chris Ingram and Deborah Pavlik of Houston; daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Mike Blissard of Big Spring; mother, Mrs. L.J. Marrs of Odessa; sister and brother-in-law, Loree and Mike Britt of Midland; and three grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Myka and Morgan.
Funeral services were held Nov. 17, 2004, under the direction of Comanche Funeral Home.
Margaret Louise ‘Lucy’ Brown
Torrington, Wyo. - Memorial services for Margaret Louise “Lucy” Brown, 88, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church of Odessa, Texas, with the Rev. Allan Farquhar and the Rev. Peggy Brown co-officiating.
Burial will be held earlier that day at 9 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Louise passed away on Nov. 22, 2004, at the Goshen Care Center in Torrington. The Colyer Funeral Home was in charge of cremation arrangements. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions in her memory to either the First Presbyterian Church of Odessa, Texas, or to the Goshen Care Center of Torrington, Wyo.
She was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Anson, Texas, the daughter of Gaines and Mary (Kilpatrick) Hall. She spent much of her childhood moving with her family, as her father was a Presbyterian
minister who traveled frequently.
After high school, Louise attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English. Following college, she spent two years teaching in the Itasca Children’s Home in Itasca, Texas.
She then married
Joe Milton Brown, a Presbyterian minister, on June 3, 1941, in Graham, Texas, and they served together in churches in El Campo, Port Arthur and Odessa, Texas. Joe and Lucy moved to Odessa in 1950, where they served until Joe’s retirement in 1979. Known as “Lucy” to the many people who loved her, Lucy remained in Odessa after the death of her husband in 1983. In 1999, she moved to Torrington, Wyo. To be with her daughter, Peggy Brown.
She is survived by her son, Michael Brown of Snyder, Texas; her two daughters, Linda Brown of Fort Worth, Texas, and Peggy Brown of Torrington, Wyo.; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, Clifford Hall; one sister, Sarah Anderson; and one granddaughter, Becky Blake.
J.T. Gordon
Victoria - J.T. Gordon, of Victoria, died November 19, 2004, at the age of 63.
After he was born January 17, 1941, in Levelland, Texas, to the late Harry James and Retha Gray Gordon, he moved to Odessa where he grew up. Mr. Gordon, an entrepreneur, was the retired owner of Superior Pressure Controls and Victoria Gasket and Rubber Co and a member of the Blyth Road Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Lori Lynn Gordon; and sister, Barbara Ann Clifton.
Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife, Margie Mahan Gordon; daughter, Leigh-Ann Gordon-McElroy; brother, Robert Gordon of Comanche, Texas; granddaughters, Reagan Lynn McElroy and Merritt Leigh McElroy.
J.T. Gordon was a kind and gentle man; devoted to Margie, his wife of 42 years. He was a wonderful father who adored his daughters and cherished his granddaughters.
J.T. was a kind and generous man, always there for his friends with a smile, a handshake and a hug.
Pallbearers were Eugene Jacobs, Keith Whitley, Todd Whitley, Rocky Hansen, Edward Ware, Scott Ward and Michael Ward II.
Honorary pallbearers were Donald Huffor, Dr. Everett Ware, Jerry Whitley, David Graham and Dr. Charles Daniel.
Visitation for Mr. Gordon was held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, November 22, 2004, at Rosewood Funeral Chapels. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at the Rosewood Funeral Chapels with Mr. Will McDonald, Mr. Dennis Tom and Mr. George Cannady officiating.
Burial with full military honors under the auspices of Victoria Veterans Council, V.F.W., C.W.V., D.A.V., Marine Corps League, Military Order of Purple Hearts, Crossroads Ex-P.O.W., American Legion and Military Order of World Wars followed at Memory Gardens cemetery.
Words of Comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com.
Rosewood Funeral Chapels is in charge of the arrangements. (361) 573-4546.
Jessie W. (Barker) Johnson
Odessa - Jessie W. (Barker) Johnson, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 26, 2004. Jessie was born Aug. 18, 1913, in Corinth, Miss., to Zachary Taylor Barker and Minnie Jo Johnston. She enjoyed a full childhood with three brothers and seven sisters.
She married
O.A. “Jack” Johnson in 1949 in Worland, Wyo. They then moved to Odessa in 1950, where Jessie then went to work for the City of Odessa in the Building and Planning Department. She later moved to the Legal Department. She enjoyed 27 years of working for the city and made numerous friends. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Odessa, where she served the Lord faithfully.
Her husband preceded her in death.
She is survived by her son, Gregory Johnson; numerous nieces and nephews; and host of family and friends.
Graveside funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at Fairhaven Memorial Park cemetery in Santa Ana, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Home Hospice or the First United Methodist Church of Odessa.
Agustin Castillo Morales
Odessa - Agustin Castillo Morales, 22, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at his residence.
He was born Oct. 28, 1982, here in Odessa to Guadalupe and Ruth Morales
He was a Christian and worked in the Construction Industry.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Francisco and Eva Rodriguez Morales.
He is survived by his Father, Guadalupe Morales; Mother, Ruth Castillo; brother, Edwardo Morales; two sisters, Corina Morales and Jessica Morales, all from Odessa; grandparents, Rodrigo and Rosa Hermosillo Castillo, both of Ojinaga, Chihuahua Mexico; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and lots of friends.
Pallbearers will be Edwardo Morales, Ricardo Castillo Sr., Ramon Morales, Ricardo Castillo Jr., Jonathon Castillo and Ernesto Hermosillo.
A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at Odessa Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Pedro Marquez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Services by Odessa Funeral Home.
Jimmie Dean Self
Fort Worth - Jimmie Dean Self, 42, of Odessa, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
He was born Sept. 13, 1962, in Odessa, where he lived as a citizen for 35 years.
Jimmie was a great dad, son, uncle and brother. He was always there for the people that need him most — his family.
He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Self of Big Spring.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery with Jimmy Hull officiating.
Survivors include his mother, Faye Self of Fort Worth; daughter, Ashley Self of Fort Worth; two sons, Joshua and Tyler Self, both of Fort Worth; two sisters, Tina Self of Fort Worth and Sherri Self of Tulsa, Okla.; and one nephew, Chance Self.
Funeral arrangements are by Martinez Funeral Home.
