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Elder J. Elvis Barrington
MIDLAND - Elder J. Elvis Barrington, 82, of Midland and a former pastor of Primitive Baptist Church, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2005.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at Midland Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Fairview cemetery in Midland.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home in Midland.
Barrington helped establish the Harmony Plains Singing School in Cone and the Midland Association for Retarded Citizens.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Wilma Nell Cathey Barrington of midland; sons, James Barrington Jr. of Midland and Gary Barrington of Hendersonville, Tenn., Troy Barrington of Stephenville; daughters, Cathie Barrington of Grand Prairie and Deborah Stephens of Midland; sister, Ruby Mariner of Amarillo; brother, Tillman Barrington and 12 grandchildren.
Emory Penny
ANDREWS - Emory Penny, 83, of Andrews, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at Permian Residential Care Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at McNett Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Rick Doyle officiating. Burial will follow in Andrews West cemetery.
Penny was born in Dekalb. He was a mechanic and avid camper.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ann Penny of Andrews; sons, Emory Donald Penny of Arlington and Glenn Penny of Andrews; brothers, Dewey Penny of Clarksville and Eddy Penny of West Point, Texas; sister, Evelyn Arterbury of Texarkana, Ark., four grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Eleanor Calvert Mason
Odessa - Eleanor Calvert Mason, 86, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005, at Odessa Regency Hospital.
She was born Aug. 13, 1918, in Quinter, Kan., to her parents, Cecil and Lela May Songer Calvert. She graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State. She moved to Odessa in 1965. She was a teacher and a band director, but her greatest interest was working with special needs children and adults, where she had been very active with civic work to assist them in the community. She received the Diana Award in 1981 for her work with special needs people.
She married
Robert T. Mason on Aug. 15, 1945, in Hays, Kan. He passed away Jan. 20, 1993. She was a Methodist.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Jean Garry and Susan Giese; and a brother, Cecil Calvert Jr.
She is survived by her son, John Michael Mason and wife, Socorro; and beloved granddaughter, Eleanor Lela Mason of Pecos; and a sister, Nadyne Gibson of Long Beach, Calif.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Bushart officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Ector County Association for Retarded Citizens.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Charlie Benjamin Burgess
Andrews - Charlie Benjamin Burgess, 88, of Oklahoma City, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at an Oklahoma City nursing home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Whitebead Methodist Church with the Rev. Dennis Yates officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old cemetery. Arrangements are by Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home of Pauls Valley, Okla.
Ruedell Watkins Collins
Durant, Okla. - Ruedell Watkins Collins, 67, of Durant, Okla., a retired Ector County Independent School District employee, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, at her residence.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Chapel Highland cemetery with Jeff Davis officiating. Arrangements are by Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home of Durant.
She was born in Talpa. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Durant.
Survivors Husband, Earl C. Collins of Durant, Okla.; son, Jerry Collins of Mansfield; daughters, Cheryl Watkins of Midland and Rhonda Williams of De Queen, Ark.; parents, Mona and Arnold Watkins of Odessa; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Samuel Lopez Dominguez
Fort Stockton - Samuel Lopez Dominguez, 40, of Fort Stockton, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, in Abilene.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Catholic Church with the Rev. Joey Faylona officiating.
He was born in Fort Stockton.
Survivors Parents, Samuel Luna of Odessa, and Josephine Lopez Perez of Fort Stockton; brothers, Saturnino Dominguez and Gabriel Dominguez, both of Fort Stockton, Jesse R. Dominguez of Lamesa and George L. Dominguez of Round Rock; sisters, Aurelia Grey of Odessa and Velorie Maddson of Big Lake.
Thelma Marie Harmon
SNYDER - Thelma Marie Harmon, 92, of Snyder, a retired teacher, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at Snyder Oaks Care Center.
Private graveside services were held Monday, Aug. 8, at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
She was born in Durant, Okla. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Odessa.
Survivors Son, Jim Harmon of Huntsville; daughter, Bettie McQueen of Synder; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Louisa Maria Ramirez
Odessa - Louisa Maria Ramirez, 56, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at Hospice House.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rose Hill cemetery with the Rev. Mark Miller officiating. Arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born March 24, 1949 in Carrizozo, N.M. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Survivors Husband, Henry Ramirez of Odessa; sons, Frank Speight Jr. of Alamogordo, N.M., and Benjamin Speight, Timmy Speight and Jason Speight, all of Odessa; daughter, Cynthia Carrillo of Dallas; brothers, Gilbert Archuleta of Odessa and Willie Archuleta and Ernie Archuleta, both of Carrizozo, N.M.; sister, Vera Lucero of Albuquerque, N.M.; and six grandchildren.
C.E. ‘Eddie’ Fowler
Andrews - C.E. “Eddie” Fowler, 63, of Andrews, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, at Permian Regional Medical Center.
Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.
Terie A. Segler
Odessa - Terie A. Segler, 87, of Odessa, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005, at Seabury Nursing Center.
Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Mary Lucinda Allen
MONAHANS - Mary Lucinda Allen, 93, of Monahans, a cook and a homemaker, died Friday, July 29, 2005, in Monahans.
Private family services will be held in Arizona. Arrangements are by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
She was born in Gordon, Neb.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Buddy Allen and Jimmy Allen, both of Payette, Idaho, Henry Allen of Englewood, Colo., Howard Allen of Benham, and Eddy Allen of Monahans; daughters, Lucille Coleman of Queensland, Australia, Grace O’Brien of Sweet Home, Ore., and Bonnie Dennis and Birtie Allen, both of Monahans; 45 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
Brian Bickerstaff
Liberal, Kan. - Brian Bickerstaff, 51, of Liberal, Kan., a night shop supervisor at National Carriers in Liberal, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Prater officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn cemetery.
He was born in Corona, Calif. He was an Army veteran and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Beaver, Okla.
Survivors Son, James Riley Bickerstaff of Liberal; father, Riley Bickerstaff of Odessa; sister, Kimberly Harper of Booker; and two grandchildren.
Joan Hammack
ANDREWS - Joan Hammack, 54, of Andrews, a clerk for Key Energy, died Sunday, July 31, 2005, at her residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Assembly of God Church of Andrews with the Rev. Mark Bristow officiating. Burial will be Andrews North cemetery. Arrangements are McNett Funeral Home.
She was born in Dekalb.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Glenn Hammack of Andrews; daughter, Amy Hammack of Odessa; son, Eric Hammack of Andrews; mother and stepfather, Nadine and Alfred Campbell of Andrews; sister Barbara Harris of Andrews; and three grandchildren.
Kriss Howard
Crane - Kriss Howard, 41, a wire line supervisor in the oilfield industry, died Friday, July 29, 2005, in Atascosa County.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Crane County cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
He was born in Crane.
Survivors Sons, Alek Howard and Austin Howard, both of California; mother, Ruby Marshall Lyman of Huntington; brothers, Morris Howard, Clinton Lee Howard Jr., and Vaughn Howard, all of Pleasanton; and sister, Trina Howard of Huntington.
Ferne Lee Sneath
Waco - Ferne Lee Sneath, 87, of Waco, died Monday, August 1, 2005, in Waco.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood cemetery with Barry Owens officiating. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Odessa.
Survivor Son, Robbie Echols of Waco.
Franklin ‘Frankie’ Henry Swindle
ANDREWS - Franklin “Frankie” Henry Swindle, 40, of Andrews, an employee of George Brothers Fabrication, J&J Steel in Odessa, a prison licensed vocational nurse and an LVN for Midland Memorial Hospital, died Sunday, July 31, 2005, at his residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews with the Revs. Bryan Johnson and Harlen Harris officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews North cemetery. Arrangements are McNett Funeral Home in Andrews.
He was born in Richmond. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Tracye Swindle of Andrews; son, Jarod Swindle of Andrews; stepdaughters, Stassi Fuller of Andrews, and Heather Fuller of Brownwood; mother, Gladys Porter of Andrews; sisters, Frances Steward, Bonnie Cummins and Kathy Snell, both of Andrews.
