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Michael Evans
BRYAN -- Michael Stephen Evans, 53, of Bryan, a retired teacher, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, at his residence.
Graveside services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Callaway-Jones Funeral Home.
He was born in Crane and had lived in Bryan for 14 years. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
Survivors: Wife, Lori Evans of Bryan; son, Kevin Evans of Bryan; daughter, Jenny Evans of Austin; brothers, Jack Evans of Waco, Dan Evans of Wink; parents, Ray and Marge Evans of Kermit; and one grandchild.
Eunice Steele
ODESSA -- Eunice Steele, 90, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, at Deerings Nursing Home.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Hamilton County.
Survivors: Husband, Melvin Steele of Odessa; brother, Charley Sheldon of Lampasas; sisters, Edna Perkins of Evant, Edith Schmidt of San Antonio and Velvin Moore of Star.
Randell Tidmore
BROWNFIELD -- Randell Tidmore, 90, of Brownfield, retired owner of Automotive Electric and Repair, died Thursday, Aug 27, 1998, at Brownfield Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services were held Saturday at Terry County Memorial cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Flowers officiating. Arrangements by Brownfield Funeral Home.
He was born in Aubrey and moved to Odessa in 1937 and moved to Brownfield in 1994. He was Baptist.
Survivors: Wife, Trecy Tidmore of Brownfield; daughters, Marilyn Noble of Brownfield; son, David Randell Tidmore of Allen; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
John Ward
SNYDER -- John Daniel Ward, 73, of Snyder, a retired employee of Pride Oil Co., died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, at Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Big Spring after a brief illness.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Atwell officiating. Burial will be at Snyder cemetery. Arrangements by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
He was born in Stamps, Ark. He was Baptist.
Survivors: Wife, Wanda Jane Ward of Snyder; sons, Danny Ward of Hurst, Johnny Ward of Crosby, and Sam Ward of Colorado City; daughters, Helen Ward Cole and Kathy Ward, both of Odessa; sister, Agnes Smith of El Centro, Calif.; two grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren and 14 step-great-grandchildren.
Cynthia Watts
SEMINOLE -- Cynthia Johnson Watts, 54, of Big Sandy, a home health nurse, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, at her residence after a lengthy illness.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Community Chapel with the Rev. Gil Ramirez officiating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Homes.
She was born in O’Donnell and was a resident of Big Sandy for one year after moving from Seminole. She was Baptist.
Survivors: Husband, Jim Watts of Big Sandy; mother, Adith Bradshaw of Lubbock; daughters, Suzie Gregg of Sundown and Stephanie Dosher of Seminole; step-sons, Joe B. Logan of Seminole, Jimmy Lee Watts of Tulsa, Okla., and Jason Watts of Marble Falls; step-daughters, Amy Logan of Seminole, Wendy Lee Lidkens of Menola and Diana Lynn Smith of Lyndell; brothers, Wayne Bradshaw of Graham and Arian Bradshaw of Lubbock; sisters, Gay Anderson and Faye Hamner, both of Lubbock and Sylvia Carter of Garland; 14 grandchildren and and one great-grandchild.
Calvin Young
ODESSA -- Calvin Quinton Young, 79, of Odessa died Monday, Aug. 31, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Belmont Baptist Church with the Rev. Rex Clayton officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Pollard, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1995 from Abilene. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist.
Survivors: Wife, Maxine Young of Odessa; son, Carl Calvin Young of Midland; daughters, Louellen Bushong and Paula Butler, both of Odessa; sister, Allene Stout of Idabel, Okla.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Melvin Estey
PECOS -- Melvin Estey, 69, of Pecos, a carpenter, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at Reeves County Hospital.
Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Christ with Tommy Williamson officiating. Funeral arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Easton, Mass. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Estey of Pecos; daughters, Pam Maloney, Kathy Estey and Linda Estey, all of Massachusetts; step-sons, Carl Smokie Thorp of Midland, Lane Thorp of Hobbs, N.M.; step-daughters, Elizabeth Jones of Wink, Sandy Thorp of Hobbs, N.M.; brothers, Dick Estey and Otis Estey, both of Massachusetts; sister, Betty Brennan of Florida; and 13 grandchildren.
M.M. Hand
SEMINOLE -- M.M. "Red" Hand, 73, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lubbock.
Services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Seminole with the Revs. Dr. Charles Murray and Rodger Teaff officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home.
He was born in Muskogee, Okla., and had been a resident in Gaines County since 1925. He was Baptist. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Son, Johnny Hand of Seminole; daughter, Andrea Schmidt of Lubbock; brothers, Gerald Hand of Artesia, N.M., R.C. Hand and Berwyn Hand, both of Carlsbad, N.M.; and five grandchildren.
Russel Justesen
ODESSA -- Russel Douglas Justesen, 53, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Rosehill cemetery in Odessa.
Melba Posey
JAL, N.M. -- Melba Lee Posey, 62, of Jal, N.M., a homemaker, died Friday, Sept. 11, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Jal Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Alan Speed officiating. Burial will be at Jal cemetery. Arrangements by Calvary Funeral Home.
She was born in Pineville, La., and moved to Jal, N.M., in 1951 from Pineville, La. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Alfred Richard Posey of Jal, N.M.; daughters, Lynn Posey of Alma, Kan., Barbara Beckett of Jal, N.M.; son, Richard Posey of Jal, N.M.; brothers, LeRoy Bonds of Hobbs, N.M., Earl Bonds, Jerry Bonds and Bobby Wayne Bonds, all of Louisiana; sisters, Nina Chance and Faye Smith, both of Odessa, Ann Saplin of Jal, N.M.; and 13 grandchildren.
Julie Revalee
ODESSA -- Julie Carolyn Cooper Revalee, 43, a purchasing agent for the U.S. Coast Guard, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1998.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Hawk officiating. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelley Funeral Home.
She was born in Odessa and moved to Sitka Island, Alaska, in 1997.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Tim Revalee of Sitka, Alaska; mother, Carrie Cooper of Odessa; brothers, Herb Cooper of Midland, Jimmy Cooper of Wichita Falls; sisters, Joyce Porter of Wyoming and Kay Shipley of Dallas.
Lois Wampler
LINDALE -- Lois G. Wampler, 68, of Mineola, a homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at a Tyler hospital.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home with the Rev. Wallie Cook officiating. Funeral arrangements by Caudle-Rutledge.
She was born in Crane and had lived in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Don "Red" Wampler of Mineola; daughters, Kathy Taylor of Venus, Mary Newman of Marble Falls; sons, James Christmas of Lindale, John Christmas of El Paso; sisters, Billie Christmas of Kingsland, Jerry Fletcher of Haskell; brother, Gene Thomas of Odessa; and 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Harold Watts
FLOYDADA -- Harold Garvin "Red" Watts, 78, a farmer and ginner, died Friday, Sept. 11, 1998.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Wendell Horn and Charles E. Lutrick officiating. Burial will be at Floyd County Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home.
He was born in Saint Jo. He was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Meda Ruth Thomas Watts of Sand Hill; sons, Thomas E. Watts of The Woodlands, Samuel M. Watts of Odessa, Danny D. Watts of Austin, and Ricky D. Watts of Baton Rouge, La.; daughter, Janet Watts Courtroul of Midland; brother, James D. Watts of Madiera Beach, Fla., sister, Connie Watts Wilson of Dallas; and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
