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W. P. ‘Duck’ Ward
Denver City - W.P. “Duck” Ward, 79, of Denver City, a retired oilfield service worker and former owner and operator of a Home Rental Business, died May 30, 2005, at Children of the Pioneers Nursing Home in Denver City.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Denver City Memorial Park with the Rev. Randy Gooch officiating. Arrangements are by Boyer Funeral Home of Denver City.
He was born in Swenson. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors Wife, Mary J. “Joker” Ward of Denver City; son; W.P. Ward of Dallas; daughter, Janice De Los Santos of Austin; sister, Margaret Jones of Lubbock; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Haskell Lynn Yandell
Seminole - Haskell Lynn Yandell, 64, of Seminole, a veterinarian, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at his residence.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Community Chapel with David Yandell officiating. Arrangements are by Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole.
He was born in Slaton. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors Son, Hugh Lyle Yandell of Forney; daughter, Diana Lynne Yandell of Nederland, Colo.; brothers, David Clay Yandell of Gainesville, and Jackie Eugene Yandell of Idalou; sisters, Sherri Faye Jones of Fort Davis, Brenda Sue Shugart of Gainesville, and Linda Lu French of Seminole.
Henry Baca
Odessa - Henry Baca, 32, of Odessa, died June 1, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Juliana Nunez Mesa
Fort Stockton - Juliana Nunez Mesa, 92, of Fort Stockton, a homemaker, died Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at a nursing home in Fort Worth.
Services are pending with Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
Dorothy Oleta Wells
Hobbs, N.M. - Dorothy Oleta Wells, 89, of Hobbs, N.M., died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, in Hobbs, N.M.
Services are pending with Calvary Funeral Home of Eunice, N.M.
Christine Wright
Odessa - Christine Wright, 78, of Odessa, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Plez C. Abney
Chillicothe - Plez C. Abney, 79, of Odessa, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, in Odessa.
Burial was Monday, April 25, 2005, at Chillicothe cemetery.
He was born in Wynnewood, Okla.
Survivors Wife, Nelda Thomas Abney of Odessa; son, Gary Abney of Odessa; daughter, Gayle Watkins of Odessa; brother, Archie Abney of Midland; sister, Altha Mae Peterson; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pablo Aguilar
Fort Davis - Pablo Aguilar, 96, of Fort Davis, died Monday, April 25, 2005, in Fort Davis.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with the Rev. Miguel Alcuino officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home of Fort Stockton.
He was born in Terlingua.
Survivors Wife, Elisa Aguilar of Fort Davis; sons, Luis Aguilar and Freddy Aguilar, both of Marfa, Pablo Aguilar Jr. and Santiago Aguilar, both of Odessa, Adan Aguilar of Fort Davis, Alonzo Aguilar of Alpine, and Isabel Garcia of Marathon; daughters, Eva Gonzales of Marfa, Mary Carrasco of Presidio, and Norma Rodriguez; daughters, Eva Gonzales of Marfa, Mary Carrasco of Presidio; 38 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Tommy Eldress Blount Sr.
Horseshoe Bay - Tommy Eldress Blount Sr., 75, of Horseshoe Bay, former owner and operator of Blount’s Lodge, died Friday, April 22, 2005, at North Austin Medical Center in Austin.
Services will be at 1 p.m. May 13 at The Church at Horseshoe Bay. Arrangements are by Putnam Funeral Home of Kingsland.
He was born in Odessa.
Survivors Wife, Joan Blount of Horseshoe Bay; sons, Tommy Blount Jr. of Kingsland, and Michael Blount of Odessa; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Nell Kerr
Merkel - Dorothy Nell Kerr, 71, of Odessa, died Monday, April 25, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Rose Hill cemetery in Merkel with the Rev. Bryan Saffle officiating. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born in Dallas.
Survivors Brother, Bobby Lewis Patton and L.H. Kerr, both of Odessa; sisters, Shirley Marie Holt, Francis Ann
Frost, Patricia House and Barbara Jean Moreland, all of Odessa.
Jim Platen
Odessa - Jim Platen, 76, of Odessa, passed away Monday, April 25, 2005, at his residence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Owen Sharp officiating.
He was born in Hindenburg, Germany.
Survivors Wife, Fern Shirley Platen of Odessa; daughters, Marina Y. Maffia of Nashua, N.H., and Jennifer L. Platen of Portland, Ore.; brothers, Peter Platen of Oberursel, Germany, Sigmar Platen of Kassel, Germany, and Heinrich Platen of Stuttgart, Germany; and two grandchildren.
Edith May Tannehill
Lindsay, Okla. - Edith May Tannehill, 75, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, April 25, 2005, at Regency Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenhill cemetery. Arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in McFarland, Calif.
Survivors Daughters, Patricia Crawford of Gainesville, Mo., and Loretta Parr of Odessa; brothers, Bob Whitt and Paul Whitt, both of Eagletown, Okla.; sister, Helen Melott of Gainesville; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Guadalupe T. Valenzuela
Midland - Guadalupe T. Valenzuela, 85, of Pecos, died Monday, April 25, 2005, at the Hospice Inpatient Unit of Midland Memorial Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of San Juan Catholic Church. Burial will be at Serenity Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Pipkin Funeral Home.
He was born in Shafter.
Survivors Wife, Pilar Valenzuela of Pecos; sons, Mario Valenzuela of Pecos, and Victor and Rogelio Valenzuela, both of Midland; daughters, Pilar Hinojosa of Loredo, Gloria Rodriguez of Pecos, and Tomasa Rockwell of Del Rio; brothers, Francisco Valenzuela and Juan Valenzuela, both of Odessa, and Felipe Valenzuela and Pedro Valenzuela, both of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico; and sisters, Cruz Valenzuela of Phoenix, and Paula Venegas of Odessa.
Bobby Knox Beck
Midland - Bobby Knox Beck, 21, of Abilene, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Abilene.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. at Fairview cemetery. Arrangements are by Pipkin Funeral Home
Survivors Father, Grady Beck of Odessa; brothers, Cole James of Midland, and Dustin Sartain and Johnathan Beck, both of Odessa; and a sister, Kristen Beck of Odessa; grandparents, Valerie Flowers of Clyde, and Ernest and Elizabeth Beck of Ranger; and great-grandparents, Nellie and Marshall Flowers of Abilene.
Tommy L. Clyburn
League City - Tommy L. Clyburn, 66, of League City, a retired petrochemical industry worker, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Houston.
Services will be Wednesday at Jack Rowe Funeral Home.
He was born in Hawley. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors Wife, Vikki Clyburn of League City; daughter, Tracye Caughell of Bartlesville, Okla.; and three granddaughters.
Loren F. ‘Jop’ Joplin
Monahans - Loren F. “Jop” Joplin, 85, of Monahans, a retired floor carpenter, died at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of Monahans with the Rev. Bill Sylskar officiating. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home.
He was born in Atoka, Okla. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors Daughters, Leona Joan Olson of Minneapolis, Minn., and Marilyn Menchaca of San Angelo; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Rafael ‘Popeye’ Rodriguez II
Stanton - Rafael “Popeye” Rodriguez II, 84, of Stanton, a farmer and a retired Franklin and Son employee, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at a Midland hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Gilbreath Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Vempala officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic cemetery.
He was born in Marfa. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors Wife, Juana Rodriguez of Stanton; sons, Luis Rodriguez of Stanton, Lupe Rodriguez and Martin Rodriguez, both of Big Spring, Albert Heredia of Odessa, Emilio Rodriguez of Caldwell, and Rafael Rodriguez III of San Angelo; three daughters, Tomasa Rodriguez, Ynez Moreno and Sabina Tracy, all of Stanton; 36 grandchildren; 79 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Jack Thee
ALPINE - Jack Thee, 63, of Alpine, a retired United Parcel Service employee, died Friday, April 8, 2005, in an Odessa area hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Mike Alcuino officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
He was born in Alpine. He was an Army veteran and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors Son, Matthew Thee of New Jersey; brother, Nick Thee of Pennsylvania; and sisters, Kathryn Watts of El Paso, and Judy Stasky of Bremond.
Lynn Jay Albright
ODESSA - Lynn Jay Albright, 44, of Odessa, a construction technician, died Friday, April 8, 2005.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Chapel. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Washington.
SURVIVORS Wife, Shelly Albright, of Odessa; daughters, Jessica, Stephanie and Jennifer, all of Odessa; sons, Jared and Logan, both of Odessa; parents, Herschel and Pearl Albright of Sullivan, Mo; brothers, Dale and Joyce Albright of Pollock, La., Larry and Charlene Albright of Bourbon, Mo.; sisters, Faye Teague of Sullivan, Mo, Sue and Joe Lee of Sullivan, Mo, Gay Albright of Columbia, Mo.
George Calvin Davis
ODESSA - George Calvin Davis, 77, of Odessa, a truck driver, died Saturday, April 9 2005, at his residence.
Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chapel Hill Baptist Church with Jeff Box officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Honeygrove and was a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS Wife, Nan of Odessa; sons, Randy Davis of Woodlands, Jeff Davis of Midland; daughters, Debbie Goertz of Kingwood, Becky Porter of Odessa; brothers, Cotton Davis of Odessa, Larry Davis of Plano; sisters, Betty Jo Tilcon of Moore, Okla., Trisha Treat of Allen; 12 grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
