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Alton Crowley
LUBBOCK - Alton Ward Crowley, 74, of Lubbock, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, at St. Mary Hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sanders Memorial Chapel with the Rev. George Thekkedam officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Sanders Funeral Home.
He was born in Kearns and was a former resident of Odessa before moving to Lubbock in 1981. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.,
SURVIVORS: Wife, Doloros 'Bobbye' Crowley of Lubbock; sons, Jerry W. Crowley of Lubbock; Alan Dale Crowley of Lubbock; sister, Mildren Hanson of Wintergarden, Fla.; brother, Adrian L. Crowley of Conroe; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Thomas Deck
JAL, N.M. - Thomas H. Deck, 71, retired division warehouse superintendent for El Paso Natural Gas Co., of Jal, N.M. died Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, at his residence.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Jal cemetery with the Rev. Mike May officiating. Arrangements by Calvary Funeral Home in Eunice, N.M.
He was born in Garden City, Okla., and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Baptist church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jean Deck of Jal, N.M.; daughters, Vikki Arnwine of Hobbs, N.M., Terri Keesee of Oklahoma City and Leslie Baker of San Angelo; son, Tom Deck of Jal, N.M.; brothers, Neal Wright of Gardendale, Harrell Wright of Silver City, N.M., and Lloyd Wright of Wyoming; and nine grandchildren.
Mary Hightower
PECOS - Mary K. Hightower, 95, a retired nanny, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, at Pecos Nursing Home.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Christian Church in Pecos. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
She was born in McKinney and was a longtime resident of Pecos. She was a member of the First Christian Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Doris Calley Kelton of Pecos and Nancy Snailum of Fort Stockton; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Forest Smith
MONAHANS - Forest 'Sonny' Smith, 71, a computer programmer, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, at Ward Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Monahans Memorial cemetery with the Rev. David Weyany officiating. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home in Monahans.
He was born in Shawnee, Okla., and had been a resident of Monahans since 1949. He was a Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Kila Renay Massey of Wickett; son, Dini Moore Smith of Monahans; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Getrude Tabors
MIDLAND - Gertrude Tabors, 54, an employee of Sage Nursing Home, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, at her residence.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Midland with the Rev. O.J. Archie officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
She was born in Vernon, and moved to Midland in 1958.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Michelle Tabors of Austin; brothers, Steve V. Nicholson, Robert Lee Nicholson and Jay J. Nicolson, all of Midland; sister, Tommie S. William of Odessa; and one grandchild.
Ellen Inez Anderson
ODESSA - Ellen Inez Anderson, 81, of Odessa, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, at Seabury Nursing Home.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Rosehill cemetery.
She was a member of Tanglewood Church of Christ, and she worked for Medical Center Hospital for 10 years.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Wilford 'Sonny' Anderson and George F. Anderson, both of Odessa; Daughters La Quita Hicks of Brownwood, Ruth Graves of Odessa and Gail Eppler of London, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.
Joe Bob Ballard
ODESSA - Joe Bob Ballard, 73, a veteran who served in the United States Navy, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, at his home in Odessa.
Graveside services only will be held today at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial cemetery with the Rev., Glen Harlin officiating. Funeral arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
He was born in Crowell.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ann M. Ballard of Odessa; Son, Gary R. Ballard of Odessa; Daughters, Julie B. Wyatt of Odessa and Susan Magee of Nursery; Mother, Lela F. Ballard; and five granddaughters.
Carl Dillard Jr.
CRANE - Carl Dillard Jr., 73, a World War II Army veteran, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in the Midland Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. today at the Crane First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Miracle officiating. Burial will follow at the Crane County cemetery. Arrangements by the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
He was a resident of Crane for 28 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Billye Dillard of Crane; Son, Carlton Dillard of Austin; Daughter, Carla Brown of Clyde; Brother, Richard Dillard of Kamay; Sister, Margie Beaver of Wichita Falls; and five grandchildren.
Flora W. Haney
RHOME - Flora W. Haney, 89, of Rhome, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997 at Valley Hills Nursing Home in Decatur.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Terry Pierce officiating. Arrangements by the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
She was born in Hamilton County and lived in Odessa from 1947 to 1980.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lossie Langford and Nell Fernandez, both of Rhome, and Rita Black and Virginia Ward, both of Odessa; Son, Roy Haney of Odessa; 19 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Israel Pena O'Con
PRESIDIO - Israel Pena O'Con, 48, a farmer, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997, at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday at the Redford cemetery. Arrangements by the Martinez Funeral Home of Odessa.
He was born in Redford and lived in Presidio for nine years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margarita Gardea O'Con of Presidio; Sons, Renato Gardea O'Con of Odessa and Raul Gardea O'Con of Presidio; Daughters, Lucy Gardea O'Con and Norma Gardea O'Con, both of Odessa; Mother, Aida O'Con of Presidio; and four grandchildren.
Hilario Gonzales
MONAHANS - Hilario 'Larry' Gonzales, 61, an operator with Schlumberger-Dowell, died Monday, Sept. 8, 1997, in Monahans.
Rosary was said Wednesday at St. John's Catholic Church in Monahans. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucindo officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
He was born in Big Spring, and had been a resident of Monahans for 17 years. He was a Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Elizabeth Ann Gonzales of Monahans; sons, Larry Gonzales, Richard Gonzales and Gabriel Gonzales, all of Portland, Ore., Tony Gonzales of Aloha, Ore., Frank Gonzales of Beaverton, Ore., and Michael Gonzales of Lubbock; daughters, Martha Stephens of Everett, Wash., Mary Gonzales of Portland, Ore., Debra Gonzales of Midland and Marlene Greer of Snyder; brothers, Eustacio Gonzales, Domingo Gonzales and Jesus Valentine Gonzales, all of Monahans and Francisco Gonzales of Natalia; sisters, Amelia Flores of Crane and Celerina Gonzales of El Paso; stepchildren, Toni Storey of Charleston, Ark.; Geni Broom of Amarillo; Lizsette Wygle of Carrollton; and Todd Arndt of Sulton, Wash; 37 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
