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John Garner White Sr.
MONAHANS - John Garner White Sr., 72, of Monahans, died Sunday, January 9, 2005, at Hospice House of Odessa.
He was born January 4, 1933, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, to George Marion and Effie Mae (Hodge) White. He served with the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a salesman in the oilfield, and a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars, Eagles Lodge and the Moose Lodge.
Services have been set for 2 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2005, at First Baptist Church of Monahans. Burial will follow in Monahans cemetery, under the direction of Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
Survivors include his sons, Jimmy White and wife, Mary, of Bastrop, and Ruben Aquilar and wife, Liz, of Odessa. Also his daughter, Connie Bedrick and husband, Steve, of Odessa. He is also survived by two brothers, Gene White of Sulpher, Louisiana, and Robert “Bob” White of Wickett; and two sisters, Pat Smith of Monahans and Shirley Grahmann of San Antonio, Texas. Also by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His faithful companion was his precious dog, Shadow.
He was preceded in death by a son, John Garner (Butch) White Jr. and a sister, Mary Flowers.
The family will receive visitors at Family Funeral Services in Monahans, on Wednesday and Thursday, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Raymond White
HEREFORD - Raymond White, 82, longtime Hereford, TX, resident, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo, TX.
Funeral services are under the direction of Parkside Chapel Funeral Home of Hereford, TX and will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2005, at the First Baptist Church in Hereford with Reverend Terry Cosby officiating. The family will have a private interment. Mr. White was born January 7, 1922, in Lockney, TX, the youngest son of William and Myrtie White. He graduated from Sudan High School in 1939, and Texas Tech University in 1947. He married
Avis Herring on January 29, 1944, in Lubbock, TX.
Raymond was a veteran, having served in the Army Air Corps as a Flight Instrument Trainer from 1943 to 1945. He moved to Hereford from Friona in 1955. Raymond owned and operated H & W Implement and then White Implement Company in Hereford for over 42 years until his retirement in 1997. For over 50 years, he was a member of First Baptist Church and the Hereford Lions Club.
Raymond served on the Hereford School Board for eight years, Past President of the Deaf Smith Chamber of Commerce, Board of the Region 16 Education Service Center in Amarillo, received a 50 year Perfect Attendance Member of the Hereford Lions Club, was the President of the Hereford Lions Club from 1964-1965, District Governor Lions International from 1972-1973, Past President of Past District Governor’s Association of Texas, Past president and Board of Directors of the Texas Lions Camp (Kerrville, TX), President and Drive Chairman of the United Way and was a Deacon, (former Chairman) and Choir member of the First Baptist Church of Hereford.
Raymond also received a Lifetime Membership with Girlstown, U.S.A., the Lion’s Legacy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hereford Citizen of the Year Award in 1974, Hereford Whiteface Booster Club Fan of the Year in 2001, Honorary Lifetime Membership with Lions International, the Melvin Jones Fellow in Lions International, was elected to the Texas Lions Hall of Fame and was a century Club Member and Jack Weich Fellow of the Texas Lions Camp.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Shaw and husband, Sid, of Hereford, TX, and Sherry Talley and husband, Randy, of Odessa, TX; one son, J. Chris White and wife, Janis, of Williamston, Michigan; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Avis; and nine brothers and sisters.
The family request memorials to the Texas Lions Camp for Children-P.O. Box 290247-Kerville, TX 78029.
Rodolfo ‘Fito’ Guebara
SARAGOSA - Rodolfo “Fito” Guebara, 70, of Saragosa, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Mass will be said at 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Saragosa with the Rev. Gustavo Lopez officiating. Burial will be at Saragosa cemetery. Arrangements are by Martinez Funeral Home of Odessa.
He was born in Saragosa. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS Wife, Monserato C. Guebara of Saragosa; sons, Benjamin C. Guebara and Ray C. Guebara, both of Midland, and Rufino C. Guebara of Balmorhea; brother, Guillermo Guebara of Pecos; sisters Mary G. Carrasco and Aida G. Brijalba, both of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Eunice Johnson
Fort Stockton - Eunice Johnson, 79, of Fort Stockton, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, in Odessa.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at East Hill cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Bayes officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born in Olney, Ill.
Survivors Son, Bob Johnson of Midland; daughter, Vivan Maxwell of North Little Rock, Ariz.; sister, Harveta Gerth of Dieterich, Ill.
Charlie Norwood
ODESSA - Charlie Norwood, 73, of Odessa, an auto mechanic, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church parlor with the Rev. Curtis Brewer officiating. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Tuscaloosa County, Ala.
SURVIVORS Sons, Charles Clinton Norwood of Hartford, Ala., and Greg Norwood of Enterprise, Ala.; daughter, Deborah Norwood of Dothan, Ala.; and five grandchildren.
Jim D. Waldrip
Odessa - Jim D. Waldrip, 64, of Odessa, a retired electrical technician, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, at his residence.
Services will be held at a later date at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Arcadia, Okla.
Survivors Sons, Clay Waldrip and Aaron Waldrip; brothers, Dick Waldrip, Bobby Waldrip and Norman Waldrip; sisters, Carolyn Smith, Helen Tarleton and Mary Brownlee; and three grandchildren.
John Garner White
Monahans - John Garner White, 72, of Odessa, a retired oilfield salesperson, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005, in Odessa.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements are by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
He was born in Mount Pleasant. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors Sons, Jimmy White of Bastrop and Ruben Aguilar of Odessa; daughter, Connie Bedrick of Odessa; brothers, Gene White of Sulpher, La., and Robert “Bob” White of Wickett; sisters, Shirley Grahmann of San Antonio, and Pat Smith of Monahans; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Preston Brockington
MIDLAND - Preston Brockington, 74, of Midland, a retiree of Johnson Tires, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, at a local hospital.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Eastside Church of Christ. Burial will be at Fairview cemetery. Arrangements are by Pipkin Funeral Home.
He was born in Thorndale. He served in the Air Force and was a member of Eastside Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS Sons, Joe Earl Brockington of Cisco, Calif., Robert Earl Dangerfield of Paris, Texas, Paul G. Brockington of Pampa, Preston Brockington Jr. of Odessa, Malcolm Brockington, Tommy Ray Brockington and Randall Brockington, all of Midland, and Alonzo Clay Brockington of Md.; daughters, Sherry Lynn Reed of Waco and Doris Brockington of Midland; brother, George Brockington of Denton; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Eva Garcia
Presidio - Eva Garcia, 89, of Odessa, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Sunday at Santa Teresa De Jesus Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be at Desert Hills cemetery. Arrangements are by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Terlingua. She was a Catholic.
Survivors Daughter, Maria Armendariz of Odessa; sons, Alvaro Garcia of Odessa, Eloy Garcia of Carlsbad, N.M., Eleacer Garcia of Midland and Ignacio Garcia of Presidio; sisters, Maria Salcido of Roswell, N.M., and Genoveva Pando of Odessa; brothers, Jose Urias of Midland and Benito Urias of Odessa; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Claude Homer Robison
Odessa - Claude Homer Robison, 80, of Odessa, a retiree from Weatherford-Enterra and a self-employed contract hot shot driver, died Thursday, January 6, 2005, at his residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Crescent Park Baptist Church with the Revs. Larry Weaver and Johnny Dickerson officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Scurry County. He served in the Army and was a member of Crescent Park Baptist Church.
Survivors Wife, Betty Robison; daughter, Susan Talley; son, Michael Robison; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Maria E. Rodriguez
Fort Stockton - Maria E. Rodriguez, 61, of El Paso, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, in El Paso.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Templo Los Olivos with the Rev. Filimon Ponce officiating. Burial will be at Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
She was born in Colonial Esperanza, Mexico. She was a Catholic.
Survivors Sons, Oscar Enrique Ronquillo of Otton, and Elias Ronquillo, Jose Isidro Ronquillo, Rogelio Ronquillo and Saul Ronquillo, all of Denver, Colo.; daughters, Silvia Urias of Fort Stockton, and Martha Isela Ronquillo and Yadira Ortiz, both of Fabens; sisters, Rita Pacheco of Fort Stockton and Juano Guillen of Panama, Calif.; brother, Roberto Rodriguez of Juarez, Mexico; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Manuel Gonzales Dominguez
Odessa - Manuel Gonzales Dominguez, 82, of Odessa, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home.
Rodolfo Guebara
ODESSA - Rodolfo Guebara, 70, of Saragosa, Friday Jan. 7, 2005, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Rosa Josephine Thomas
Odessa - Rosa Josephine Thomas, 86, of Jefferson, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, in Jefferson.
Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Marilynn E. Yost
ODESSA - Marilynn E. Yost, 39, of Odessa, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
William ‘Bill’ Brooks Jr.
ODESSA - William “Bill” Brooks Jr., 86, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2005, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. He was born February 18, 1918, in Mission, TX, and reared in Mooringsport, La.
Bill came to West Texas after high school to work for the Gulf Oil Corporation as a summer employee. After attending Baylor University, Bill moved to Odessa to work for Gulf Oil Co. On May 15, 1941, he married
Dorothy “Dot” Johnson.
In 1942, Bill enlisted in the Army Engineers. After basic training, he attended officer’s candidate school graduating as a Second Lieutenant. He was stationed at March Field, California and Tacoma, Washington. He was sent overseas with the 1875th Engineer Battalion in January of 1944 and spent two years in India, Burma and North Africa, returning to the States in January of 1946 as a Captain.
He and Dorothy had three children, Debbie, Bill III and Mike. In 1948, he went to work for Permian Mud Service as an engineer and salesman. In 1967, he and a partner started Star Insulation Company. Bill retired in 1977.
He was a Director at Texas Commerce/Chase Bank for twenty years and a member of Odessa Country Club. He and Dot were confirmed in St. John’s — St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church in 1974. He loved sports especially golf. Bill and Dot traveled to many places with friends, playing golf and bridge. Bill was generous and devoted to friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Edward Brooks and sister, Clara Abbott.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy “Dot”; three children, Debbie Clyburn and husband, Wes, of Winberley, TX., Bill Brooks III of Ruidoso, N.M., and Mike Brooks and wife, Wanda, of Odessa; two sisters, Jane Plitt and husband, Fred, of Shreveport, La., and Anne Brown of Destin, Fla.; five grandchildren, Todd Brooks and wife, Keri, of Odessa, Emily Smith of Boerne, TX, Buddy Brooks of Houston, Jill Brooks of Arlington, and Cristi Clyburn of Wimberley, TX; and two great-grandchildren, Baylee and Braydon Brooks of Odessa.
Papa, we’ll miss you, but we know we’ll see you soon around the throne of our Lord Jesus.
A Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2005, at St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church with Rev. David Mossbarger officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be sent to the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center, 620 N. Alleghaney, Ave. Odessa, TX. 79761 or St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 4141 Tanglewood Lane, Odessa, TX 79762.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Lottie Broom
MONAHANS - Lottie Broom, 77, of Monahans, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village in Odessa.
She was born March 7, 1927, in DeLeon, Texas, to Tom and Polly (Kee) Boen. She married
Bobby Broom March 25, 1945, in Gorman, Texas. She was a retired hairdresser and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby Broom of Monahans; son, Danny Broom of Monahans; and daughter, Delores Hittinger of Odessa. Also two brothers, John Boen of Oklahoma, and T.J. Boen of Desdemona, Texas; and two sisters, Virgie Price of Odessa, and Chlodell Lakey of South Texas.
Services are set for 2 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2005, at the Pavilion at Monahans Memorial cemetery, with Greg Holly officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 7, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Family Funeral Services of Monahans.
Services are under the direction of Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
Alaina Margaret Luna
ODESSA - Alaina Margaret Luna, 17 years, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005, in Odessa. Miss Luna was a Catholic and was born November 17, 1987, in Odessa, to father, Albert Luna Jr. and mother, Ruby Luna.
Rosary will be held Sunday, January 9, 2005, at 7 p.m. at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated Monday, January, 10, 2005, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Fr. Joe Uecker officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Survivors are father, Albert Luna Jr. of El Paso and mother, Ruby Luna of Odessa; brother, Albert Luna III of Odessa; sisters, Aisha Amanda Garza of Odessa, Annette Borunda of Odessa and Isabel Carrasco of Odessa; grandfather, Salvador Garza of Odessa and step-grandmother, Erminia Lechuga of Odessa; grandmother, Margarita Sosa of Odessa; grandmother, Natalia Luna of El Paso and grandfather, Alberto Soto of El Paso; aunt, Nancy Franco and uncle, Eduardo Franco of Odessa, Manuel Vega Jr. of Odessa; aunt, Lonisa Garza Urias and uncle Juan Urias Jr. of Odessa; aunt, Elizabeth Martinez of Odessa, Salvador Garza “Paco” Jr. of Odessa; uncle, Ruben Garcia of Odessa; uncle, Tony Garcia and aunt, Hilvia Garcia, both of Odessa; aunt, Adelida Luna of El Paso; aunt, Irene Vallejo and uncle, Mike Vallejo, both of El Paso; aunt, Natalia Ramirez and uncle, Jesus Ramirez, both of El Paso; aunt, Trini Ortiz and uncle, Lino Ortiz, both of El Paso; uncles, Salvador Luna and Carlos Luna, both of El Paso; and six nieces and nephews. Services under the direction of Martinez Funeral Home.
