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Sarah Myrtle Woodard Luse
ODESSA — Sarah Myrtle Woodard Luse, 96, passed from this life Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village in Odessa.
She was born Feb. 13, 1904, in Utopia to A.J. and Agnes Woodard.
She was a Christian, lifelong Bible student and member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Uvalde.
She was predeceased by her parents, four brothers, three sisters; and her husband, Dick S. Luse in 1975.
She is survived by her son, Travis E. Alley; two grandsons, Richard Alley and John Alley; several great-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces, including Randy Gibson and wife, Audry, of Odessa.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at San Jose Burial Park in San Antonio. Local arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Dale Purdy
ODESSA — Dale Purdy, 56, of Odessa died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Craig Martindale officiating.
He was born March 6, 1943, in Lubbock. He married
Arnella Yoder Vest on Jan. 28, 1996, in Durango, Colo.
Mr. Purdy moved to Odessa in 1999 from Durango, Colo. He owned and operated Midwest Machine for 20 years and then worked for Durango Air Services for more than 11 years building aircraft engines. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and a member of the Shortwing Piper Club.
Survivors include his wife, Arnella Purdy of Odessa; daughters, Rachel Vest of Odessa and Lori Purdy Fowler of Bayfield, Colo.; brothers, Allan Purdy of El Paso, Joe Purdy of Tulsa, Okla., Raymond Purdy of Odessa and Bob Purdy of Dallas; sisters, Pat Kesey of Pecos, Shirley Nowell of Granbury, Betty Lou Griffin of Midland and Lorraine Simpson of Grand Prairie; one granddaughter, Samantha Nicole Fowler of Bayfield, Colo.; numerous nieces and nephews.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel.
Ruth E. Chewning
ODESSA — Ruth E. Chewning, 94, of Odessa died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at Deerings Nursing Home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Scofield officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
She was born April 9, 1905, in Indian Territory, Okla., to Phillip and Iva Raymer. She married
William H. Chewning in 1931 in Duncan, Okla.
Mrs. Chewning was a resident of Odessa for 55 years. She retired from Vance Oil Supply after 25 years of service. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star Chapter 447.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Louise Wilmont and Estella Hughes of Oklahoma City and Evelyn Foster of Odessa; and brother, Ben of Oklahoma City.
Survivors include her sister, Helen Booth of Oklahoma City; several nieces and nephews, all of Oklahoma City.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel.
Mildred G. Pope Cooper
ODESSA — Mildred G. Pope Cooper went to be with her Lord on Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, in Kingwood at the age of 84. Mildred was a lifelong resident of Odessa.
She worked in the concession stand at the Twin Terrace Drive Inn during the 1950s and early 1960s. She was the first employee of Bobby Cox at the old drive-up Texas Burger at 52nd Street and Andrews Highway, as the cook and manager during the 1960s and 1970s. She then went to work at Medical Center Hospital as the grill cook in the cafeteria until her retirement several years ago. She made many friends at the hospital.
Mildred was a long time member of Kingston Avenue Baptist Church, where she was loved by all. She loved and was very involved in her church, where she served as hostess, chef and organizer for all holiday banquets, vacation Bible schools, funeral meals, church socials, celebrations and mission trips. She served on the Executive Board of the Odessa Baptist Association for many years also.
One of her passions was to help coordinate and serve on the Meals On Wheels Board of Directors for many years, which she loved.
Mildred was born June 14, 1915, in Oklahoma.
She is predeceased by her husband, John D. Cooper.
She is survived by children, Jimmy Pack of Dallas, Joyce Worley of Conroe and Kenny Cooper of Michigan. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
There will be a memorial service for Mildred at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Kingston Avenue Baptist Church, officiated by her longtime pastor and friend Dr. Ralph Thompson. Mildred will then be laid to rest with graveside services Saturday, March 4, 2000, in Durant, Okla.
Carol Marie Waldrip
ODESSA — Carol Marie Waldrip passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at Odessa Medical Center Hospital.
She was born Carol Marie Buschlen August 1, 1938, in Sage, Mich. She was a respiratory therapist in Michigan before moving to Odessa, where she worked for several years as a cashier at the Furr’s Cafeteria on Grandview Avenue. She was a homemaker for the last 10 years.
She married
Elwyn Guy Waldrip of Odessa on Dec. 14, 1987.
She is survived by her husband; brothers, Jake and Paul Buschlen, both of Michigan; sisters, Esther Craford of California and Ann Cams of Michigan; seven children, Stan Roberson and wife, Debbie, of Harrison, Mich., Cindy Wilber and Kathy Tice, of Clare, Mich., Terry Border and wife, Debra, of Midland, Mich., Gary Border and wife, Marcie, of Odessa, Penny Zeneberg and husband, Daniel, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., and Jason Waldrip of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and 21 grandchildren.
She is also survived by her father and mother-in-law, Otto D. and Ethel Waldrip of Abilene; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Otto J. "Jim" and Bonnie Waldrip of Fort Stockton and Mack and Teddy Waldrip of Austin.
Lorayne Brewer
HOUSTON — Lorayne Brewer, 92, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
Graveside services were held Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Forest Park Lawndale. Visitation for family and friends was held Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at Forest Lawndale.
Lorayne was born Feb. 2, 1908, in Fairfield. She married
Orien Chauncey Brewer in Houston in 1939. They had one daughter, Mary Lou. Lorayne was preceded in death by her husband Feb. 25, 1947.
After her retirement from Entex in Houston, she moved to Kingsland. For the last seven years she was a resident of Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
Lorayne was a 49-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Her favorite pastime was playing the piano for her friends at Sherwood Place and Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Lou Holcombe and husband, John, of Odessa; granddaughter, Susan Jones and husband, Mark, of Fort Worth; sister, Dorothy Rader of Houston; and nieces, Judy Wiggins and Frances McCarthy, both of Houston.
Mildred G. Pope Cooper
ODESSA — Mildred G. Pope Cooper went to be with her Lord on Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, in Kingwood at the age of 84. Mildred was a lifelong resident of Odessa.
She worked in the concession stand at the Twin Terrace Drive Inn during the 1950s and early 1960s. She was the first employee of Bobby Cox at the old drive up Texas Burger at 52nd Street and Andrews Highway, as the cook and manager during the 1960s and 1970s. She then went to work at Medical Center Hospital as the grill cook in the cafeteria until her retirement several years ago. She made many friends at the hospital.
Mildred was a long time member of Kingston Avenue Baptist Church, where she was loved by all. She loved and was very involved in her church, where she served as hostess, chef and organizer for all holiday banquets, vacation Bible schools, funeral meals and church socials and celebrations and mission trips. She served on the Executive Board of the Odessa Baptist Association for many years also.
One of her passions was to help coordinate and serve on the Meals On Wheels Board of Directors for many years, which she loved.
Mildred was born June 14, 1915, in Oklahoma.
She is predeceased by her husband, John D. Cooper.
She is survived by children, Jimmy Pack of Dallas, Joyce Worley of Conroe and Kenny Cooper of Michigan. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
There will be a memorial service for Mildred at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Kingston Avenue Baptist Church, officiated by her longtime pastor and friend Dr. Ralph Thompson. Mildred will then be laid to rest in graveside services Saturday, March 4, 2000, in Durant, Okla.
