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Howard Arthur Hayes
Carlsbad, N.M. - Howard Arthur Hayes of Carlsbad born February 12, 1922, to Lee Arthur and Vera Hayes went to his Eternal Home Saturday February 26, 2005, at Deerings Nursing Home at the age of 83 . He was a Christian and a WWII Army Veteran. In 1942 in California, He united in marriage, only afterwards to move and make his home in Carlsbad N. M.., with his beloved wife Golda Marie Goldston Hayes, while his hard hands at work earned him the position of manager for Brown Pipe Supply and Union Industrial in Carlsbad, after many dedicated years he finally retired.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Golda Marie Goldston Hayes; Parents; and brother, Lee Roy Hayes. The last four years were spent in Odessa with his granddaughter Raye Ann and husband Rodney Creech.
Throughout his battle with Alzheimers, the entire staff at Deerings Nursing Home in Odessa, Texas provided Grandpa with the utmost, excellence of care and tremendous love that he needed and deserved. A home, filled with love and compassion. They are our family and we extend to them a heartfelt embrace and thank the Lord for them every day for what they posses. We Love You “Sugar-Daddy”. Mr Hayes is survived by grand- daughter: Raye Ann Creech and husband Rodney of Odessa.
Mr. Hayes enjoyed playing his harmonica, dominoes, pool and Dancing. Services will be held at 4 PM Tuesday March 1, 2005 at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Sunset Gardens and Memorial Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico with David Barnard and the Reverend Robert Lewis officiating. Dedicated by a special Friend to a Dear Friend, saying:
Thank You:
For giving Unconditionally, with out the Expectation of Reward.
Thank You:
For Humbling yourself, to be kind with the Obedience and Understanding of Compassion.
My Heart:
Has been Restored in Preparation for the Season which has arrived.
The Time; Has come.
Thank You:
For all You Have Done.........
Your Friend and Poet: Duck Jones.
Services are by Odessa Funeral Home.
Mabel Maxine Cobb
Austin - Mabel Maxine Cobb passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at the age of 88. She was born Dec. 17, 1916, in Andice to Charlie M. and Agnes Davis.
Mrs. Cobb was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, of 64 years, Sammie M. Cobb, who passed away on Feb. 8, 2005; her brother, Sheldon Park Davis; her sisters, Anna Mae Stapp and Charlyne Milda Wiley; and one nephew, Charles E. Stapp.
Mrs. Cobb is survived by her nephews, John Park Davis, Ronald Lloyd Stapp, Lyndell Darrell Wiley and Robert Steven Wiley; her nieces, Shelley Lynn Davis Trathan, Darlene Wiley Rush and Lynda Wiley Coble; and numerous great-nieces; great nephews; and great-great-nieces; and great-great nephews.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Andice City cemetery.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude and thanks to Odyssey Hospice for their gentle caring and support.
Arrangements are with Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, TX, 78745, (512) 443-1366.
Mary E. Forness
Odessa - Mary E. Forness, 85, a long time resident of Odessa passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at the Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
She was born June 6, 1919, in Gowanda, New York to Charles and Irene Sage. She married
Peter Forness Oct. 24, 1942, in Gowanda, N.Y. She was a retired home economics teacher.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Peter Forness; parents; daughter, Sharon Vega; brother, Charles Thomas Sage Jr.; and granddaughter, Theresa Witt.
She is survived by her daughters, Marsha Ward of Odessa, and Barbara Lynn Boop of Kingsland, sister, Doris Dixon of Great Valley, N.Y.; seven grandsons, Peter Samuel Hill, William Boop, Jerimiah Boop, Anthony, Marc, Mathew and Joshua Vega; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society or the Amerian Heart Institute.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Martha Elaine Ainsworth
Odessa - Martha Ainsworth, 40, of Odessa, passed away Monday, March 7, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
She was born Jan. 29, 1965 in Odessa.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 10, at Rose Hill cemetery.
Martha attended schools in Odessa. She married
Kenneth Ainsworth Aug. 13, 1990, in Odessa. She was a homemaker and was a waitress for a short time.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Ainsworth of Odessa; son, Cory Bentley of Odessa; daughter, Tangi Ainsworth of Odessa; brothers, Larry Bentley and his wife, Patty, of Milburn, Okla., Bob Greer and his wife, Judy, of Odessa, and Charles Bentley and Darren Bentley, both of Odessa; and sisters, Marka Gibson of Olesta, Okla., and Dee Stockton and Patricia Bentley, both of Odessa.
Services are entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors
Tony Scott Durbin
Odessa - Tony Scott Durbin, 42, of Odessa, passed away Monday, March 7, 2005, in Odessa. He was born April 10, 1962, in Hillsdale, Mich. He was a toolpusher for Mattlock Drilling Co. and had formerly worked for U.T.I. & FWA Drilling.
Preceded in death by his father, Benny Durbin in 1977; and his grandparents.
He is survived by his mother, Wanda Durbin of Odessa; aunt, Nellie Knootz of Effingham, Ill.; uncles, Jim Perkins of Springfield, Ill., Robert Perkins of Decatur, Ill., and Larry Perkins of Greenup, Ill.; several cousins; and close friends, Carl Cockren and Toni Cothern, both of Odessa.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Interment will be at Sidener cemetery in Wheatland Township, Ill.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Marie Bennett Munson
Midland - Marie Bennett Munson, of Midland, passed away Friday, March 4, 2005.
Marie was born April 1, 1918, to Fred A. Christian and Myrtle Rutherford in Claremore, Okla. She moved to Odessa in 1923, graduated from Odessa High School in 1936 and attended SMU. She married
William Franklin Bennett II in 1938 and was widowed in 1962. She married
Craig D. Munson Jr. in 1973 and was widowed again in 2004.
Marie was a pioneer for women in business in the 1950s. She started the private employment industry in West Texas by opening Bennett Employment Service in Odessa in 1953 and Midland in 1954. She introduced the temporary help industry to West Texas in 1958 by opening Kelly Services. Over the years, Marie placed thousands of employees with hundreds of area businesses. She was a past president of the National Employment Association and listed in Who’s Who of American Women. She was a member of the Chambers of Commerce in Odessa and Midland and served on the boards of the Better Business Bureau and the Salvation Army.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her sons, William F. Bennett III of San Mateo, Calif., Mark A. Bennett of Odessa and Robert C. Bennett of Lewisville; and six grandchildren.
Services for Marie will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2005, at Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, 801 Andrews Hwy. Midland, Texas (432) 683-5555.
Memorials can be directed to the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity, 1412 W. Illinois Ave., Midland, TX, 79701 or St. John’s Episcopal Church, 401 W. County Road, Odessa, TX, 79763.
Manuel U. Vasquez
Odessa - Manuel U. Vasquez, 78, passed away, Sunday, March 6, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mr. Vasquez was born July 8, 1926, in Grandfalls to parents, Justo Vasquez and Romana Uranga Vasquez. He married
Josephina Balles Jan. 29, 1949. Mr. Vasquez was an Army veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, Manuel Vasquez Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Josephina Vasquez of Odessa; sons, Raul Vasquez and wife, Bertha, of Midland, and Ray Vasquez and wife, Sylvia, Danny Vasquez and wife, Celina, and Tony Jones, all of Odessa; daughters, Mary Nunez and husband, Victor, Laura Armendariz and husband, Juan, Corina Rodriguez, Terry Munoz and husband, Armando, Gloria Chabera and husband, Edward, Vickie Flotte and husband, Arnaldo, all of Odessa, and Christina Lujan of El Paso; brothers, Pasqual Vasquez of Grandfalls, and Ines Vasquez of Monahans; sister, Francisca Lara of Pecos; 29 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Vasquez will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral Services for Mr. Vasquez will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at St. Josephs Catholic Church with the Rev. Joe Uecker officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Martin Nunez, John Armendariz, Raul Vasquez Jr., Danny Vasquez, Anthony Vasquez, Michael Munoz and Ali Vaquez.
Arrangements are under the direction of Martinez Funeral Home.
Edward ‘Eddie’ Harold Whetsell
Odessa - Edward “Eddie” Harold Whetsell, 60, longtime Odessa resident, passed away March 5, 2005, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from health complications brought about by recently diagnosed cancer.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Marge, in 1986.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Linda Gray Whetsell of Odessa; a daughter, Stacy Whetsell of Houston; his father, Carl of Odessa; three brothers, Bobby of Duncan, Okla., Lynn of Garland, and Ronnie of Mansfield. ‘Nicky’s’ 1960’s era teen gathering place provided the setting in which he caught the eye of Linda Kay Gray. They fell in love and married
February 24th, 1967. A daughter, Stacy Caroll rounded out the family in 1971.
He was born Jan. 27, 1945, in Duncan, Okla., the second of what was to become a household of four boys. As were the times, the family moved to growing oil field city of Odessa. A 1964 graduate of Permian High School where he lettered in football, his spirits soared and sunk with the fortunes of the famed “Mojo” program over the years. After high school, he worked in various aspects of the oil business while continuing to work toward a college degree. He persevered and received a Bachelors of Arts in Accounting from UTPB in 1977. He began working at Sivalls in 1980 and eventually rose to the position of Controller at Control Equipment Inc., a title he held at the time of his death. Other professional associations included current tenure as the president of the Institute of Managerial Accountants-Permian Basin. He also was a member of the National Association of Control Managers and participated in the UTPB Accounting Mentor program. Eddie was a son, a brother, a husband, a father and, most of all, a friend to all he met. Like Will Rogers, he never met a person he didn’t like. No one was a stranger to him, even the small child in the grocery store. Few were the times he could walk through a restaurant without having to stop and shake hands or pass a word of greeting with many fellow diners. His brother-in-law in Houston had turned him into an avid Astros fan and the recent trip to Florida was to have included a special entrance to an Astros’ spring training practice session, arranged by his daughter who works for Fox Sports.
Eddie Whetsell lived his life as a testament to overcoming adversity. A near fatal childhood illness left him with profound hearing loss but the circumstances of the time delayed the acquisition of hearing aids until graduation from high school. He never let that hold him back or use it as an excuse. Caring deeply for those around him, he was a tough guy with a gentle spirit who did all he could to make this world a better place.
Viewing will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was a longtime member and church officer at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 11, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Bushart officiating. Graveside services will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Whetsell, Lynn Whetsell, Ronnie Whetsell, Kevin Hromas, Johnnie Hoggard and Tommy Bruce.
Services are entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Hazel Deloris Carter
Odessa - Mrs. Hazel Carter was born Dec. 3, 1934, in Bartlett to Mrs. Bertha Hennington Lewis and Mr. Isaac Lewis. She was one of three girls born to that union, one of whom is deceased, Annette Crowe. The family moved to Taylor, where she attended grade school through high school. After graduation she attended Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. She received a Master’s of Arts degree from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Later she received a mid-management Degree from Sul Ross University in Alpine.
She was married
to Robite Robinson to whom one daughter was born. Later she was wed to Barron De Lance Liggins. One son was born to this union. Mrs. Carter was an active member of Johnson Chapel A.M.E. Church. She was a board member of the Gertrude Bruce Historical Cultural Center Inc. and a longtime member of Rho Iota Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. She was also a member of T.S.T.A. and N.E.A.
Among her survivors are one son, Reginald Laronnie Grubbs and wife, Zadar, of Odessa; daughter, Voncille Williams of Odessa; sister, Barbara Francis of Los Angeles; three grandchildren, Lateef Grubbs and wife, Beverly, Reginald D. Grubbs and Nichole Williams, all of Odessa; four great-grandchildren, Emmanuel Camden, Stephon Farris, Faith Farris and Neko Fluellen, all of Odessa; two nieces, Charlesetta Crowe of Virginia, and Antwanette Francis of Los Angeles; an aunt, Thelma Houston of Los Angeles; uncle, Samuel T. Hennington of Taylor; and a host of cousins and friends.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Gentry officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
William ‘Bill’ Dennis Hill
Odessa - William “Bill” Dennis Hill, 85, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Hospice House.
W.D. was born May 26, 1919, in Red River County. He was an Army hero serving his country from September 1940 to May 1946. W.D. was a Staff Sergeant with the 809th Military Police Company, and he also served as Head Chief. Sgt. Hill was a prisoner of war and missing in action for four years. He was a Japanese prisoner in the Corregidor, Philippine Islands, and survived the Bataan Death March. W.D. was honorably discharged as a disabled American veteran. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Central Baptist Church.
W.D. married
Carson Blackwell Dec. 21, 1946, who preceded him in death May 9, 2002. He was also preceded in death by his father, Marion Hill; and mother, Syndey Hill.
W.D. is survived by his children, Dennis W. Hill of Corpus Christi, Cynthia E. Hughes of Longmont, Colo., and Juanita K. Hill and Sally A. Rowell, both of Odessa. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Dennis Hill Jr., Michael Hughes, Robert Hughes, Sherrie Brumley and Vicki Hughes; and 3 great-grandsons.
The family will receive visitors from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are Gary Ward, KC Ward, Dennis Hill Jr., Eddie Rodriguez, Roy Hill, Michael Hughes, Victor Galindo, Harvey Gonzales and David Richardson.
Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Margie Carey Bird Mount
Odessa - Margie passed from her life on earth to Heaven Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at her residence.
The family will receive visitors 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Frank Wilson Funeral Directors, 4635 Oakwood Drive, Odessa.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Crescent Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Griffith officiating. She will lay in state at Starbuck’s Funeral Home from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Merkel. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill cemetery in Merkel.
Margie was born April 21, 1933, in Taylor County to Truman Carey and R.V. Dickerson. She always enjoyed telling stories of the adventures she had growing up around Trent and going to the Goodman Store. She worked as an auditor for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) and retired after 27 years to become a devoted grandmother.
After her husband T.J. Bird Jr. passed away in 1996, she had a void that she filled by becoming the pastor’s secretary at Crescent Park Baptist Church. Margie loved this job because she loved people and cared about people and she still had time for her grandchildren. Crescent Park is where she met Joseph Malcolm Mount, a confirmed bachelor so he thought. Margie and Malcolm (The M & M Couple) were married
in Oct. 1999. Margie’s caring and compassion led her to her next and present job as the receptionist and funeral assistant for Frank Wilson Funeral Directors.
Margie is also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Buddy and Jimmy Carey.
She is survived by her husband, Malcolm Mount of Odessa; daughter and son-in-law, Patti and David Kraatz of Odessa; granddaughter, Meradith Kraatz of Odessa; grandson, Jeramey Kraatz of Fort Worth; sisters, Elvee Brooks of Abilene, and Shirley O’Dell of Amarillo; and her sister-in-law Margaret Molthan of Odessa.
The family request that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Crescent Park Baptist Church Building Fund.
Margie would want everyone to know that with faith in God you are never alone.
Services are entrusted to Frank Wilson Funeral Directors.
