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Charles Taylor
PECOS — Charles Rex "Charlie" Taylor, 73, of Pecos, a farmer and rancher, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fourth and Bois D’Arc Church of Christ. Burial will be at Mt. Evergreen cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Lamesa and had been a resident of Pecos since 1951. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise Hayhurst Taylor of Pecos; daughter, Linda Gholson of Pecos; sons, Larry Taylor of Henderson, Gary Taylor, Randy Taylor and Steve Taylor, all of Pecos; sisters, Maggie Prentice of Kasilof, Alaska, and Joann Hayes of Clovis, N.M.; brothers, Buddy Taylor of Artesia, N.M., and Idos Taylor of San Angelo; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arturo Vizcaino
ODESSA — Arturo Vizcaino, 67, of Alpine, owner of A&E Trucking Company, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and had been lifelong resident of Alpine. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Guadalupe Vizcaino of Alpine; brother, Wilfrido Vizcaino of Fort Stockton; and sisters, Concepcion Armendariz of Fort Stockton and Eva Dominguez of Fort Davis.
Manuel Vizcaino
ODESSA — Manuel Vizcaino, 59, of Odessa, owner of Vizcaino Hauling Company, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
Mass will be at 2 p.m. today at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and had been a resident of Odessa since 1991. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Alicia Vizcaino of Odessa; sons, Juan Carlos Vizcaino, Arturo Vizcaino and Jose Manuel Vizcaino, all of Odessa; daughters, Eloida Vizcaino and Erica Vizcaino, both of Odessa; brother, Wilfrido Vizcaino of Fort Stockton; sisters, Concepcion Armendariz of Fort Stockton and Eva Dominguez of Fort Davis; and five grandchildren.
Hue Vuong
ODESSA — Hue Vuong, 84, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at her residence.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Odessa Funeral Home. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
She was born in Vietnam.
SURVIVORS: Son, Charles De Vo of San Jose, Calif.; daughters, Thanh Vo of Odessa and But Son T. Vo of Springfield, Va.; and numerous grandchildren.
Louis Williams
ODESSA — Louis McKinney Williams, 59, of Odessa, a retired mechanic, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in Odessa.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Gentry officiating. Burial will be at Ector County cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
He was born in Cameron. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Williams of Odessa; son, Melvin Watkins of Odessa; stepson, Sean Abron of Crane; mother, Queen Ester Williams of Mexia; brothers, Johnny Williams of Colorado City, Donnie Williams of El Paso, Thomas Williams of Odessa, Isaac Williams of Carthage and Walter Williams Jr. of Mexia; and sisters, Carolyn Williams and Mamie Alford, both of Odessa, Lonnie Blueford, Edna Williams, Sarah Walton, Jewel Alums and Marjorie Brown, all of Austin, Ester Cunnings of Sweetwater, Mamie Jane McClure of Denver and Doris Berry of Livermore, Calif.
Epigmenio Leyva
FORT STOCKTON — Epigmenio H. Leyva, 56, of Fort Stockton died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Memorial Funeral Home.
James Wilburn Wilson
ODESSA — On Sunday, March 26, 2000, Jim Wilson passed away, just as we all knew he would, on a job.
At the time of death, he was working for Trigon-Sheehan on a job in Raton, N.M., for El Paso products as chief inspector. He will be greatly missed by all.
Jim was best known for the time he spent welding in the Odessa area. Starting out in 1955, with Pas-O-Tex Pipeline in Wink, after 13 years, he went to work for Transwestern a couple of years before going out on his own and finishing up being the welder foreman for McVean & Barlow in 1984.
Jim was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Hayworth, Okla., to Edward and Annie Boyd Wilson. After graduating from Idabell High School, he attended Oklahoma State University. He joined the Navy and served as a first class boatman’s mate.
He was an outdoorsman, where he loved to hunt with his son and friends. They also enjoyed a cabin in Ruidoso, N.M., with family and friends.
His hobbies were his family, watching basketball, cooking and his work. As one friend said and others will agree, "He was the real deal."
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn F. Wilson, of Rio Rancho, N.M.; children, DeAnn Wilson and Chris Wilson, both of Odessa; sisters, Louise and husband, Truman Byrne, of Oklahoma, Ione and husband, Buck McBrayer, of Washington; brothers, Alvin and wife, Mary B. Wilson, and Floyd Wilson, both of Oklahoma; grandchild, Keli; step grandchildren, Lauren, Colton, Kendall and Haley; stepsons, Jeff and wife, Melissa Miller, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Quin Miller of Roswell, N.M.; and his previous wife, Carolyn R. Wilson, of 0dessa.
He was laid to rest at the National Veterans cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, March 30, 2000.
In lieu of flowers, the family asked that memorials be made to St. John’s Episcopal School, P.O. Box 3046, Odessa, Texas, 79760.
Eva Flores Ortiz
ODESSA — Mass for Eva Flores Ortiz, 80, of Odessa will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2000, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Fidelo Lugo officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel.
Mrs. Ortiz died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at her residence. She was born April 27, 1919, in Grand Prairie. She married
Adolfo V. Ortiz on Feb. 3, 1943, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.
Mrs. Ortiz was a homemaker and a Catholic.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gabriel and Sapopa Flores; son, Jose Luis Ortiz; and a sister, Francisca Flores.
Survivors include her husband, Adolfo V. Ortiz of Odessa; sons, Pete Ortiz and Tony Ortiz, both of Odessa; daughter, Rosemary Montoya of Odessa; brother, Roque Flores of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Bessie M. Butler
ARLINGTON — Bessie Marie Butler, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, 89, went to be with her Lord Saturday, April 1, 2000, at Avalon Place Nursing Home in Odessa.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2000, Greenwood Mount Olive Funeral Home, in Arlington.
Bessie was born June 9, 1910, in Madill, Okla. She came to Longworth, Texas, with her family in a covered wagon at the age of 13. In 1933, she married
George Butler, who preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 1969. They resided for many years in Sweetwater. In 1953, the Butlers moved to Arlington, Texas, where Bessie lived until 1997.
Bessie, or "Meme," as she was lovingly called by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, loved to work in her flower beds and garden. She enjoyed all the types of handwork, including quilting and crocheting. "Meme" loved to share her handiwork with her family.
Survivors include sons, James Butler and wife, Cle, of Odessa, Carroll Butler and wife, Judy, of Arlington; grandchildren, Cathy Kirby of Odessa, Pat Butler of Arlington, Scott Butler of Houston and Susie Grantham of Hanburg, Ark.; great-grandchildren, Brandon Norton, Amanda Kirby, Ashley Butler, Matt Kirby, Raschel Kirby, Tyler Butler, Lindsey Butler, Courtnee Butler, Cacey Butler and Ryan Grantham.
Mrs. Butler was a longtime member of Randol Mill Road Church of Christ in Arlington.
