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Sylvia Mary Pavleje
Odessa - Sylvia Mary Pavleje, 97, of Odessa, formerly of Wisconsin passed away Thursday, May 18, 2006 at the Hospice House. She was born May 13, 1909 in Milwaukee, WI. She was a retired Secretary, Musician, and a Catholic.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph P. Pavleje, and children, Patricia A. Milligan and Anna Marie Fitzsimmons.
She is survived by her (11) grandchildren which include, Veronica Barry & husband Tony of Odessa, Maryann Shaw & husband Mike of Oconomowoc, WI., (15) great-grandchildren and (1) great-great-grandchild.
A funeral mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006 at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Woodruff officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice House.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Orvil A. ‘Bob’ Brookshire
ODESSA - Orvil A. “Bob” Brookshire passed away on Saturday, May 20, at the Hospice House in Odessa, Texas. Bob served as a law enforcement officer for 45 years. His service included 16 years as Ector County Sheriff.
Born the son of an East Texas sharecropper on July 28, 1926, Bob grew to manhood on a farm outside the tiny village of Avery, Texas during the hardest years of the Great Depression. As Bob would often say, “I spent the first sixteen years of my life looking at the back end of a mule,” cultivating the soil of east Texas. With the outbreak of Word War II Bob began trying to persuade his mother to let him enlist—and finally succeeded in 1944, joining the US Navy and serving in the Pacific theater where he saw action as an anti-aircraft gunner on an ammunition ship, one of the most dangerous assignments in the Navy.
Returning from the war as a 19-year-old veteran, Bob finished high school and joined the Texas Department of Public safety as a Highway patrolman in 1948. While assigned as a patrolman in San Angelo Bob met and married
Nell in 1949. After assignments in Hereford and Amarillo, Bob was promoted to Patrol Sergeant for the Odessa Department of Public Safety, where he served with distinction until his retirement in 1996.
Bob loved to barbecue, and following his retirement from the Highway Patrol, he fulfilled a lifelong dream opening “Sarge’s Smoke House,” a popular barbecue restaurant in Odessa. Following his success in the restaurant business, Bob ran for Ector County Sheriff in 1980. The first Republican to win county wide office since Reconstruction, Bob won more votes in Ector County than Ronald Reagan, who led the Republican ticket that year. A born campaigner, Bob never met a stranger and his family knew that if they went out with him for a meal, the food would be cold by the time Bob had made his way throughout the restaurant, meeting and greeting all his many friends and supporters.
While serving as Ector County Sheriff, Bob was honored by his contemporaries, who elected him President of the Texas Sheriff’s Association in 1992 and 1993. Bob was also recognized by the Fraternal Order of Eagles with a “Reverence for Law” award. He was a devoted member of Crescent Park Church of Christ for 45 years.
Nell, his late wife, passed away in 1998 after a long battle with cancer, leaving behind Bob, their three daughters and two sons-in-law, Sheila and Steve Groh, Raylene and Jim Fealy and Bobbie Bright; five grandchildren, Jesse and Elizabeth Groh, Lauren Falcone, Trevor Heaney and Cole Bright; and great grandson, Grant Falcone, born January 20, 2006. Bob married
Mary Ann Knight on October 20, 2002, and shared with her four of the happiest years of his life. Their marriage added a son, Kenneth W. Howell; a daughter, Helen Kashiwa, and her husband, Shinji; and five more grandchildren, Alyssa, Patrick, Kaylie, Mitchel and Akane Kashiwa, to his extended family. Survivors also include a brother, Jimmy Dale Brookshire, and sister-in-law, Erma, of Avery, Texas; and a sister, Emma Jean Brookshire, of New Boston, Texas.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 22, at Crescent Park Church of Christ, located at 1415 Royalty in Odessa. Services have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be given to Hospice House in Odessa, Texas.
Della Ann Chester
LEWISVILLE - Our devoted wife and mother went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, May 17, 2006.
She was born July 2, 1930 in Manitou, Oklahoma to Gordon R. and Mary Rebecca Hightower Herrell. She married
Milton R. Chester on February 1, 1952 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She touched many and will be deeply missed.
She is survived by her loving husband, Milton; daughters, Verna Lynn Chester of Denton, Kimberly Ann Chester of Lewisville and Judith Cene’ Atchley and husband, Michael of Plano; 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; sisters, Stella, Jimmie and Dona and her brother, Tommie; and Mokamarie.
A memorial service will be held at Forrest Heights UMC in Lubbock, TX on Sat. May 27th at 11:00 am. If wished, memorials may be made in Ann’s honor to the Lung Cancer Foundation or your local church.
Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home - Lewisville
Fred Benton Green
DENISON - Fred Benton Green, 76, formerly of Odessa and Kermit, died May 18, 2006, in Denison.
He was born in Clyde and retired from the publishing business.
There will be no services. Cremation has taken place.
SURVIVORS Wife, Carla Balvin Green of Denison; daughters, Mary Engle of Odessa, Cathy Bradley of Roanoke, and Jillian Whitaker of Eagle Pass; sister, Pat Middlebrooks of Burnet; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Edna Jewell Curtis Sparkman
Odessa - Edna Jewell Curtis Sparkman 73, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday May 18, 2006 at Hospice House in Odessa.
Visitation will be 6- 8:00 pm Saturday at Frank Wilson Funeral Directors.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday at Frank Wilson Chapel with Rev. Byron McWilliams officiating. Graveside services will be 3:00 pm Tuesday at Crowell cemetery in Crowell, Texas.
Edna was born June 2, 1932 in Crowell, Texas to Alfred B and Willie Mae (Holmes) Curtis. She was a restaurant manager and a Baptist.
She is survived by her son Larry Sparkman and wife Tammy of Odessa; daughters Linda Amonett and husband Ron of Odessa, Gloria Thornton of Lexington, TN; brother Frank Curtis of Roswell; grandchildren Amy Parker, David Thornton, James Thornton, Jason Kiser, Chris Kiser, Jimmy Wolsch, Tina Wolsch, Teresa Simpkins; great grandchildren Spencer Wolsch, Joshua Wolsch, Collins Parker, Maggie Parker, Haley Simpkins, Lindsey Simpkins, and Abraham Thornton.
In lieu of flowers donation may be given to Hospice House in Odessa, Texas.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors
Erma Jean Threet
ODESSA - Erma Jean Threet, 72, passed away May 18, 2006 at 11 p.m. at Medical Center Hospital. She went peacefully through her passage and was surrounded by her loved ones. At passing, I’m sure awaited her; The Lord & those preceding her: father, three brothers & one grandchild.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Surviving living relatives: Roy A. Threet loving husband of 54 years, Jean A. Brazeal daughter & husband Willis C. Brazeal Jr., two grandchildren & two great grand children of Odessa, Tx, her mother Kennie Roberts of Irving Tx., & sister Vicki Roberts of Ft. Worth, Tx.
She will be gravely missed.
Adylene ‘Bakey’ Paxson
Odessa - Adylene “Bakey” Paxson, 84, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
Bakey was born on January 6, 1922 in Hartford, Arkansas, to Garret and Beulah Pitchford. She married
Norman Paxson on March 15, 1946 in Corinth, Mississippi. They moved to Odessa in 1955. Bakey was a homemaker and a seamstress. She was a member of Vine Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Norman, brothers John and James Pitchford, and sister Frances Jones. She is survived by her son, Jim Paxson and wife Jane, daughter, Norma Clark and husband Monty, granddaughter, Alethea Crossman and husband Bruce, grandson, Walt Paxson and wife Renita, grandsons, Craig Clark and Kyle Clark, and great-grandsons, Joshua and Caleb Crossman. She is also survived by brothers, Leon Pitchford, Ronald Pitchford and Wendell Pitchford, and sister Mary Barnes.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Parks Methodist Nursing Home and Home Hospice for the care they gave to Bakey.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Estanislado M. Galindo
Pecos - Estanislado M. Galindo, 76, of Pecos, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his residence. Services were held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Manny Munoz officiating.
He was born in Presidio, TX on November 12, 1929 to Ignacio and Rita M. Galindo. He was retired from the town of Pecos city, where he worked for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Ignacio and Rita M. Galindo, one son Estanislado Galindo Jr., sisters Delfina Nunez, Juliana Galindo, Celia Rocha, Maria Lopez, and one brother Rito Galindo.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ramon V. Galindo, daughters, Elida G. Ybarra and husband Ignacio Ybarra, Sylvia G. Lopez and husband Robert Lopez Sr., Jo Ann G. Florez and husband Javier Florez, sons Stevie V. Galindo and wife Virginia Q. Galindo, and George V. Galindo.
He had eight grandchildren, Robert Lopez Jr. and wife Marcia Lopez, Yvette Y. Barrera and husband Ramon Barrera Sr., Rose Ann L. Campbell and husband Laurence Campbell Jr., Isaac Lopez Sr. and wife Patricia C. Lopez, Dominique Florez, Navar Galindo, James Galindo and Jerrick Rose Galindo.
He had 14 great-grandchildren Isaac Lopez Jr., Kaitlyn, Destini, Isabella, and Zachary Lopez, Ramon Jr., Nathaniel, Jacqueline and Karinna Barrera, Kassandra, Aliyah and Neveah Fierro, Laurence III and Natalea Campbell.
Pallbearers were Ramon Barrera Sr., Larry Campbell, Jesus Galindo, Jamie Lopez, Jesus Vargas Jr., John Paul Venegas, Mark Salgar and Joseph Hernandez.
A very special thanks to Michelle Aser and American Home Health for all their care and support provided to our beloved Estanislado M. Galindo.
Rosary was at 7:30 p.m. at Peaceful Garden Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at 2 p.m. at Greenwood cemetery. Mass was at Santa Rosa De Lima Catholic Church in Pecos.
Louis L. Purvis
Ft. Worth – Louis L. Purvis, 95, a retired educator passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Friday at Dallas-Fort Worth National cemetery with a memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. at East Meadow Baptist Church. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Louis was born on a dry land farm in Callahan County with nine brothers and sisters. He was raised with hard work and an uncompromising faith. His work ethic pushed him to the migrant fields of West Texas during the depression and then to the Civilian Conservation Corps to build the trails into the Grand Canyon. He earned a degree from Howard-Payne University where he was honored in 2003 as a distinguished alumni and then a Masters from Texas Tech. He married
Marie Shook of Sweetwater in 1942, before leaving for three years in the Navy in the South Pacific. He served 30 years an educator in West Texas. His love of Christ compelled him into a faithful study of the Bible and diligent service to his church that included over 50 years as a deacon.
Survivors: Wife, Marie of Arlington; daughter, Beverly Martin of Beaumont; son, Dr. Burton Purvis of Arlington; one brother; two sisters; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Marjorie Sue McLelland
SHREVEPORT, La. - Our sweet mother, Marjorie Sue McLelland, went to live in the house of the Lord on Saturday, May 20, 2006 where she now is reunited with our daddy, her husband of 59 years, Sam V. McLelland. A woman whose deep faith was demonstrated through her gentle spirit and loving heart, she gave of herself freely for her family and her many friends her whole life.
Visitation will take place on Thursday, May 25 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA. A Funeral Mass will take place on Friday, May 26 at 11:00 am at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Shreveport, with her son, Rev. James McLelland, presiding. A Memorial Service will
also take place at Live Oak Retirement Community, Shreveport on Sunday, May 28 at 2:00 pm.
Born a Christmas baby on December 25, 1915 in Plainville, Indiana to R. Elmer Killion and Susan Almira Sims (Alma), Marjorie moved south with her family and eventually settled in Plainview, Texas where she graduated from high school. The family then moved to Denton, Texas so Marjorie could attend Texas Women’s University, graduating in 1935 with a BS degree in music education and a piano concentration. Marjorie was a public school music teacher who spent most of her career in Odessa, Texas.
Marjorie met Sam at a USO dance in Odessa, and the couple was married
June 5, 1943. To this union were born three children, Sammie Gayle, James and Sue Lynn. Marjorie and Sam lived their whole life in Odessa, Texas until failing health made it necessary for them to leave their home and many friends in September of 1998 and move to Shreveport, Louisiana to be close to their son, James, and his family. In Shreveport they settled at Live Oak Retirement Community where they made new friends and involved themselves in many activities. They loved visits from their three children and their families, five grandchildren and two other special “adopted” grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Sam died on April 15, 2003 after a long fight with cancer. Sam and Marjorie were very close to each other in the bonds of love and had often dreamed of walking hand in hand into eternity together. Though we miss her dearly, Marjorie is now reunited with her loving husband and with her parents.
We deeply appreciate the gentle loving care our parents received from their faithful sitters, and especially from Chris Nicholson who helped and supported them over seven years. Chris and her relief sitter, Rosita Thomas, have become members of our family through their love of our parents. We are also grateful to Live Oak Retirement Community that enriched our parents’ lives in so many ways and to the ER and ICU personnel at Christus Schumpert Hospital who lovingly cared for our mother in her final days.
Memorials may be made to Live Oak Retirement Community, 600 E. Flournoy Lucas Rd., Shreveport, LA 71115.
Marjorie has gone to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ. I love you, Mama. I miss you. You’re a mighty fine Mama! We will see you again soon! —-James
Bertha Mills
Kermit - Bertha Mills, age 93, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006 at her residence in Kermit, TX. She was born Sunday, December 8, 1912 in Freedom, OK to the late James Jackson and Ida (Luna) Chesnut. She married
Lawrence Mills on April 15, 1934. After 52 happy years of marriage, he preceded her in death in 1986. She had been a Kermit resident since 1946. Bertha was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church.
Those left behind to mourn the loss of Mrs. Mills include her daughter, Betty Scogin and husband, Robert Scogin of Kermit; granddaughter, Susan Gallagher and husband, Brent Gallagher; and her great-grandson, Michael Gallagher all of Midland, TX.
Services to honor her memory will be held 10:00 am Saturday, May 27 at First United Methodist Church in Kermit, officiated by Reverend Beth Harrington. Pallbearers will be Troy Chesnut, Rodney Hayes, Mark Theisen, Duff Michel, Denny Hayes, Bill Heiser. Interment will follow at Kermit cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to
First United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 995
Kermit, Texas 79745
American Cancer Society
P.O. Box 102454
Atlanta, Ga. 30368-2454
Services were entrusted to Family Services Funeral Parlor.
