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Katherine Beula Poyner
Odessa - Katherine Beula Poyner, 76, of Odessa, passed away during a brief stay at Medical Center Hospital Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005. The Lord took our Mother home to join her parents.
She was born February 7, 1929, in Mount Pleasant to David Eugene and Opal Moore. She was a Christian/Baptist and a homemaker.
Mrs. Poyner is survived by sons, Larry Poyner Sr. and wife, Cissy, David Poyner and wife, Ilene, daughter; Glenna Bingham and husband Dwight, all of Odessa, brother: James Moore and wife Mary Ella, of Houston, sister, Marie McCollum of Odessa; grandchildren, Tammy Griffin, Larry Poyner Jr., Debbie Jenkins, Belinda Bingham, and Kayla Regalado, all of Odessa, and Beth Poyner of Lubbock, and seven great-grandchildren; as well as, a host of relatives and friends through her extended family.
Katherine enjoyed anything to do with the outdoors especially fishing at Lake Spence in Robert Lee and gardening in her yard. She loved all animals, her two dogs, Tina and Trixie, will certainly miss her.
Services were at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, with the Rev. Emmett Bernard officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services are by Odessa Funeral Home.
Special thanks to Home Hospice and Dr. Wong for all the loving care given to our mother during her last days. Mama rest in peace.
Travis Luther Surratt
ODESSA - Travis Luther Surratt, age 57, passed away at Nocona General Hospital, January 31, 2005.
His father and a cousin were at his bedside. Travis was born June 10, 1946, in Hobbs, N.M. He attended Odessa Schools through the ninth grade, played on Little League and Pony League teams and was a member of the Odessa Pigeon Club. Travis raised and flew Homing pigeons, entering them in pigeon races, was awarded trophies for wins. He graduated from Stinnett High School, then attended Texas Tech University, Lubbock, then moved to Dallas to begin his career, worked for Odell & Assoc. for seventeen years in the capacity of Law Management Consultant, was presented numerous merit awards for his expertise. Later he formed his own Company, Travis L. Surratt & Co. in Irving. In 1990, he moved to Nocona conducting his Company there until his untimely death.
He is survived by his parents, Travis and Ruth of Odessa, his sister Laura Jeanne Joiner of Arlington, many cousins, aunts, uncles in Texas and Minnesota.
Travis will be sadly missed by us all. He possessed a wonderful personality, made friends easily, delightful sense of humor. He enjoyed watching sports events, had played golf, loved his dogs.
Graveside services were held on Friday, February 4, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Special memorial service was held in Dallas honoring Travis by his many friends and colleagues there.
O.R. ‘Jack’ Williams
Odessa - O.R. “Jack” Williams, 89, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at his residence in Odessa.
O.R. “Jack” was born May 26, 1915, at Spanish Fort to Charles Warren Williams and Mary Jane Tipton. He was reared in Nocona, until he entered the military in December 1941 and served until the end of the war. He was one of 11 children and the last to survive. He survived his wife, of 58 years, Allie Mozelle Steveson by nine days. He was a longtime employee of El Paso Products.
He is survived by his niece, Betty Vineyard and husband, Jack Vineyard, of Odessa; nephew, Herman Schwartz and wife, Mary, of Midland; many nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews; and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Virginia Ramirez Galindo
Odessa - Virginia Galindo, 78, of Odessa, died Monday, March 14, 2005, at Avalon Nursing Center.
She was born to Feleciana and Ambrosio Ramirez May 21, 1926, in Redford. She lived in Arizona for some time and then she moved to Odessa in the ’60s. She was a cook and waitress most of her life. She was known for her cooking and loved to feed everyone that visited. She would cook caldio, impanadas, soup, spaghetti, beans, flour tortillas and many other food items, even special requests. Ask for it, and she would cook it. She would cook just to cook and then call everyone and tell them to come eat. If you came by to visit, you had better plan to stay and eat, even if you ate before visiting. She loved watermelon and even if it wasn’t the sweetest one, it was sweet to her. She would eat a whole one, if she could. She enjoyed making quilts and putting together puzzles. She also loved gardening and would spend hours watering and caring for garden and trees. She cared for everyone and would be there with all she had if you called needing help. She was a beloved grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is preceded in death by, her husband, Mercedez Galindo; son, Pete Aguilar; daughter, Jessica Aguilar; and two grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Joe Augilar and wife, Sarah, Sam Galindo and wife, Teresa, Mary Mata, Erminia Cano and Nat Ramirez; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren; siblings, Maria Gonzales and Ines Ramirez.
She will be in state at 618 W. 34th from today until Wednesday morning.
A rosary will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services are entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Elizabeth Kenworthy
Odessa - Elizabeth Kenworthy, 87, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2005. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother of strong Christian faith.
Elizabeth was born Aug. 2, 1917, in Bronte to Andrew Jarvis Nelson and Annie Pearl Hudson Nelson. She graduated high school from Meadow High in Bronte and later attended Abilene Christian College, where she graduated in 1939. While at ACC she participated in the Debate and Drama clubs. Elizabeth taught Speech and English for four years at Odessa Junior High School. During that time she met her husband-to-be Paul W. Kenworthy. She became his “June Bride” in Roswell, N.M., at the home of a Church of Christ preacher. Elizabeth and Paul were lifelong residents of Odessa, with the exception of their life on the Rocky Ridge Ranch in Westville, Okla., from 1978 through 1995. She returned to Odessa after Paul’s death in June of 1995. While in Odessa, she served as president of the Progressive Study Club and the Women’s Forum. She was commissioned by Gospel Teachers Publishing Company to write a series of ten books for Vacation Bible School. Elizabeth also served as poet laureate for Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs. She was a lifelong member of the 6th & Jackson Church of Christ.
Elizabeth is survived by her sons, Paul N. Kenworthy and wife, Mary Beth, Winston C. Kenworthy and wife, Susan, all of Odessa; grandchildren, Cory Kenworthy of Houston, Paula Kenworthy of Arlington, Va., and Craig Kenworthy, Clayton Kenworthy and Carlton Kenworthy, all of Odessa. She is also survived by Sisters-in-Law, Nadine Brown of Phoenix and Norma Cwiek and husband, Mitchell Cwiek, of Escondido, Calif.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jarvis and Annie Nelson; her husband, Paul W. Kenworthy; brothers, John William Nelson and Andrew Hudson Nelson; and her sister, Ann Louise Nelson Truelson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at 6th and Jackson Church of Christ with Roy Smalling officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Sandra Jo Davis
Andrews - Funeral services for Sandra Jo Davis, 59, of Andrews will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at First Baptist Church in Andrews with Dr. Jeff Donnell, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Andrews North cemetery. Services are under the direction of McNett Funeral Home.
Jo died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Midland Memorial Hospital. She was born March 6, 1946, in Longview. She graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1964. She worked as a bookkeeper for Cummins CPA and Harper & Cavett CPA for 19 years. She was a bookkeeper with the Andrews County News the last two years. Jo was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include Mother, Eugenia Hooper Owens of Abilene; daughters, Annette Renfro of Andrews, and Aimee Davis of Atlanta; brother, David Hooper of Austin; sisters, Estelle Munsell of Andrews, Janett Lisenbe of Odessa, Elizabeth Carter of Abilene, and Mary Linda Wood of Austin; and three grandchildren, Hanna Nicole, Hattie Lee and Hagan Reed, all of Andrews.
Family request memorials be sent to Allison Cancer Center, 301 N. N St., Midland, TX, 79701.
Esther L. Parmelly
Odessa - Esther L. Parmelly, 87, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village in Odessa.
She was born January 2, 1918, to Alvin Liebscher and Antonia Wilke Liebscher in LaGrange, Texas.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Blossom Matthews officiating.
Esther attended school in Houston, graduating from high school in 1936 and worked as a secretary in Houston until she married
her husband of sixty-four years, James H. “Jim” Parmelly, on June 12, 1938. Jim was an electrical engineer employed in Houston by ExxonMobil (then Humble Oil & Refining Company), and he received a temporary six-month assignment by the company to work at various company locations in West Texas and the Texas Panhandle. The assignment was extended and in 1940, Jim and Esther were transferred from Pampa to Odessa, where they lived from that time except for a short two-year period in the late 1950s, when they lived in McCamey.
Esther loved Odessa, Texas, and was proud to call it her home. She was a Christian; and she and Jim were longtime and devoted members of the First United Methodist Church of Odessa, being active members of the Couples Class. They were avid supporters of Odessa High School football, and traveled many, many times to the games wherever they were played. In the OHS glory days of the late 1940s, they attended every game of the 1946 and 1947, seasons including the state championship game won by the Bronchos. They also attended all of the playoff games of the 1953 season when OHS lost in the state championship; game in Houston. In addition to being continuous OHS supporters, they also became avid Permian supporters, being season ticket holders, and attended many of the playoff and state championship games of the Panthers.
Esther was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and caring friend and neighbor; and devoted much of her time in that endeavor including being a Cub Scout den mother for several years, and volunteering for many charitable and worthwhile activities. She loved gardening and working in her yard, and was a friend of many species. She cared for the many turtles she would find wandering about and would put them in her back yard where there were always a dozen or more to be found. She regularly fed the birds in her neighborhood and hundreds of them would gather about dusk each evening on the telephone wires in the alley awaiting their feeding from her. She seemed to always have a stray cat wander up to the house, and would feed and befriend them. She was particularly fond of and loved her Boston terriers, always having one or two about the house for decades, and breeding them on several occasions.
Her father, mother, and husband preceded her in death.
She is survived by her only child, Donald F. Parmelly and wife, Eve, of Odessa; one brother, Charles Liebscher and wife, Ingrid, of San Diego, California; four grandsons, Jay Mitchell and wife, Lisa, of Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, John Mitchell and wife, Judy, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Joe Mitchell and wife, Hollie, of Enterprise, Alabama, and Brian Parmelly of Los Angeles, California; five great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Alvera Liebscher of LaGrange, Texas, and Alice Davidson and husband, Bob, of Fort Worth, Texas; and two brothers-in-law, Jack Parmelly and wife, Sandy, of Visalia, California, and Paul Dick Parmelly of Dallas, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting memorial contributions in honor of Esther to be made to the Parks Methodist Retirement Center, the First United Methodist Church of Odessa or to a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home of Odessa.
The family will be receiving visitors from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday evening, March 16, 2005, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Orbie Lee Edson
ODESSA Orbie Lee Edson, 62, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, went home to his heavenly father on Tuesday, December 21, 2004. He passed away due to complications of heart disease at Hospice House.
Orbie was born on August 16, 1942, in Covington County, Alabama, the son of Ealy and Cora Blackwell Edson. He was the youngest of nine children. He came to Odessa in 1957, where he married
Patsy Bell on January 7, 1961. He was employed by Sivall’s Tanks for thirty years before retiring in 1996, but his main focus was his wife of 43 years and his family.
One of Orbie’s greatest enjoyments was fishing at his retirement home at Spring Creek in San Angelo, TX, with his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Calvin and George; sisters, Bertha Mitchell, Jane Ard and Ella Hendrix; and his infant grandson Jeremy Wade.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy; two daughters, Deidra and husband, Tom Snider, of Odessa, and Cora and husband, Donnie Jerkins, of Rosenberg, TX; grandchildren, Colby and Andria Wade, Ashley, Chase, and Clayton Jerkins, Joe and Brandy Snider and James and Keri Reed; sisters, Bessie Cunningham of Montgomery, Alabama, and Mae Lacroix of Odessa, TX; brother, Hilton Edson of Odessa, TX; and three great-grandchildren, McKenzie and Cody Snider and Hunter Reed.
Pallbearers will be Robert, Dale, David Lacroix, Billy Hendrix, Jake Hendrix, Joe Snider and Donnie Jerkins. Honorary Pallbearer is Larry Hendrix.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2004, at The Latter Rain Worship Center at 19th and Jackson in Odessa, TX, with Pastor Craig DeArmond officiating. Internment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 22, 2004, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Robert Lewis Gordon
COMANCHE Robert Lewis Gordon, age 70 years and three months, of Comanche, Texas, died Monday, December 20, 2004, at Comanche Community Hospital in Comanche, Texas.
He was born on September 20, 1934, in Longview, Texas to Harry J. Gordon and Retha (Gray) Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a Transmission and operations Supervisor for Texas Electric (TXU). In 1991, he retired after 38 years of service. Prior to moving to Comanche he was a member of Odessa Rotary Club. He served on the Board of Directors of Comanche County Museum. Mr. Gordon was a Baptist.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy Reserves.
Mr. Gordon was united in marriage to Lee Ona Thornton on July 11, 1953, in Odessa, Texas.
He is survived by wife, Lee Ona Gordon, Comanche, Texas; son, Richard L. Gordon, Burkburnett, Texas; son, Steve W. Gordon, Odessa, Texas; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Retha Gordon; brother, J.T. Gordon; and sister, Barbara Clifton.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at graveside. Burial will be in the Gardens of Memory cemetery in Comanche County, Texas, with Comanche Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Family will receive friends at Comanche Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Oscar Parra Ibanez
ODESSA Oscar Parra Ibanez, 57, of Odessa, passed away Friday, December 17, 2004, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born April 18, 1947, in El Cuervo, Chihuahua, MX, to Vicente and Patricia Parra Ibanez. He was a Christian Catholic, an Auditor for the State Comptrollers Office and a U.S. Air Force Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia P. Ibanez in December 1999; and both maternal and paternal grandparents.
Mr. Ibanez is survived by his sons, Oscar II and wife, Lorena Ibanez, of Odessa and Patrick Ibanez of Sierra Blanca, TX; daughter, Barbara Monique Ibanez-Supnet and husband, David I, of El Paso, TX; father, Vicente Ibanez I of Van Horn, Texas; brothers, Guillermo “Willie” Ibanez and wife, Janie, of Grand Prairie, TX, Martin Ibanez of Ft. Worth TX, Vicente Ibanez II of Covina, California, and Manuel “Manny” Ibanez of Hawaii; sisters, Lillie I. Williams and husband, Bill, of Austin, TX, Alicia Nunez and husband, Chano, of El Paso, TX, Elvira Talavera and husband, Mike, of El Paso, Irma Talavera of Denver, Colorado, and Maria Corine Mendoza and husband, Ruben, of Crystobal, TX; five grandchildren, Victoria, Jessica and Gabriela Ibanez, David Supnet II and Maximo Emmanuel Supnet; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and lots of friends.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2004, with a rosary to be said at 12 p.m. at Our lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Van Horn, TX. Interment to follow at Van Horn cemetery.
Services by Odessa Funeral Home.
Katie L. Krogh
ODESSA Katie L. Krogh, 85, of Odessa, passed away, Monday, December 20, 2004, at Alliance Hospital in Odessa.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Frank W. Wilson Chapel with Rev. Bryan McWilliams officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Katie was born March 17, 1919, in Perrin, Texas, to Luther Thedford and Mary Freeman. She married
Darrell E. Krogh November 9, 1973, in Odessa. She worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for Phillips Furniture.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her son, Hal Stevens Jr.
She is survived by her husband, Darrell Krogh of Odessa; two daughters, Mary Beth Snead and husband, Bobby, of Odessa, and Martha Harrison and husband, Harrell, of Paris, Texas; three stepchildren, Barbara Krogh, Cheryl Tella and John Krogh; sister, Kathy Atwell of Lufkin; two grandchildren, Kim Barnes and husband, Rick, of Odessa and Matt Stevens of North Richland Hills; and one great-granddaughter, Mackenzie Barnes of Odessa.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
