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James A. Rouse
ODESSA - James A. Rouse, age 91, of Odessa passed away March 17, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Military Graveside Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
James served in the U.S. Army before WWII and was recalled after the start of the war. He served as a sergeant in the Military Police. He married
Effie L. Rouse on December 9, 1950, in Lovington, N.M. His wife, Effie; stepdaughters, Floy Mae Goode and Betty Jo Badgwell; brothers, Marvin and Ramond Rouse and sister Marie all preceded him in death.
James worked as a carpenter for many years, and was employed with Murphy and Rochester and other contractors in Odessa. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 4372.
Survivors include his stepson, Claude Strickland of Arlington; stepdaughters, Glendora Parker of Carlsbad, N.M., Wanda Jones of North Richland Hills, Jean Peterson of Odessa, Rachel Gard of Odessa and Donna Honnoll of Foreman, Ark.; a sister-in-law, Inez Rouse of Center Point, and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services are in the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Varner ‘B’ Stevens
ODESSA - Varner "B" Stevens was born July 15, 1914 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Sylvester and Mary Stevens. He married
Frances Anne Preston on August 13, 1940, in Childress and she preceded him in death January 1, 1978.
Varner worked for the Postal Service in Childress and was Postmaster there before moving to Odessa in 1973 where he was Postmaster until 1983, when he retired with 42 years at the postal service.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of McFarland Masonic Lodge No. 1338, Childress Masonic Lodge No. 1085, the Scottish Rite and El Maida Temple in El Paso. He was also a member of the Downtown Lions Club and the Chuckwagon Gang.
Survivors include a daughter, Leonora Cawthon and husband Fred Cawthon of Brownfield; son Preston Stevens and wife Valerie Stevens of Odessa; five grandchildren, Steven Cawthon, Kristi Moore, Shay Cawthon, James Stevens and Jennifer Spaulding; and four great-grandchildren, Madison, Laiken and Logan Cawthon and Connor Stevens.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2001, in the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2001, in the Childress cemetery, Childress, Texas, under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Odessa Chuckwagon Gang.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Charles M. Hayes
NEW BRAUNFELS - Charles M. Hayes, 73, of New Braunfels, Texas, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, in Kirkwood Manor. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery with Max Lucado officiating.
Arrangements are by Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home of New Braunfels, Texas.
Hayes was born Aug. 23, 1927, in Donna, Texas, to William Houston Hayes and Grace (Crawford) Hayes. He graduated from Donna High School, attended Texas A&M, served in the United States Army Signal Corp at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and in the Phillipines.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from the Shell Oil Company after 35 years in 1983. He was Scout Master of Troop 258 in Andrews, Texas.
He married
Joann Brown on Oct. 18, 1952 in Seminole, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Joann Hayes of New Braunfels; children Frances Hayes Raburn and her husband O.B. III of Katy, Texas, Dale Ross Hayes and wife Kimberly of Sugarland, Texas, and Dana Hayes Marks and husband Kevin of New Braunfels; grandchildren Neil Charles and Marisa Dale Raburn, Ross Anders and London Terry Hayes, Kate Hannah and Tye Graham Marks; sister Elizabeth Carlson of Rosenburg, Texas; brothers Lloyd Hayes and wife Gwen of Donna, Texas, Joe Hayes and wife Carolyn of Hemet, Calif., and Roy Hayes and wife Marsha of Richmond, Texas.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association Alamo Area Chapter, 8918 Tesoro Dr., No. 405, San Antonio, Texas 78217. Or to the United Parkinson Foundation, 220 South State St., Chicago, Ill. 60604.
Joseph Poucher
ODESSA - Joseph Poucher, 73, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at his residence. He was born October 30, 1927, in Frankclay, Missouri. Mr. Poucher married
Eavlyn Christine Zeigenbein on September 6, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to Odessa in 1975 from Cabot, Arkansas. He was a retired Service Technician. He was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He was a Baptist.
Survivors are his wife, Eavlyn Christine Poucher of Odessa; sons Donald Eugene Poucher, Joseph Edward Poucher and Thomas Allen Poucher, all of Odessa; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2001, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Lorea Mae Brown
ODESSA - Lorea Mae Brown was born February 1, 1908, in Rosebud, Texas, to E.B. and Effie Hair. She died Friday, March 16, 2001, after a lengthy illness. She married
Robert J. Brown on December 20, 1924, in Sweetwater, Texas, and he preceded her in death in 1974.
She and her husband moved to Odessa in 1937 from Rosco, Texas, and was a member of the Northside Baptist Church here in Odessa.
Survivors include two sons, Robert and wife LaWanda of Odessa, Bennie and wife Helen of Altus, Okla.; two daughters, Cora Bell Shows and husband A.B., Dorothy Grizzard of Big Spring, Texas; one brother, Russell Hair of Sweetwater, Texas; one sister, Pauline LeCroy of Big Springs, Texas; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great granchildren. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lucille Wolz.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday March 19, 2001, at the Northside Baptist Church with Reverend Clydel Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Services are under the auspices of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Bernardo Ybarra
ODESSA - Bernardo "Nardo" Bustillos Ybarra, 77, of Odessa died March 16, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are at 2 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2001, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Frank Chavez officiating. Burial is at Rose Hill cemetery. Rosary service is at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2001, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel.
He was born on August 20, 1923, in Sanderson, Texas to Atilana and Isabel Ybarra. He fell in love with Eduvijes Jaquez and married
her on January 5, 1947. Being the risk taker that he was, he moved his new bride to Odessa in search of work and a willingness to start a new life and family.
He worked for the City of Odessa for a short time and then worked the remainder of his life as a cement finisher. He learned the value of hard work and dedication to work at an early age. This trait he has passed on to his children and grandchildren. Living far away from his own family, he quickly learned how to be a jack of all trades.
He built his own house on Laredo where he still lived and later had a hand in helping all of his children with various home improvement projects in their own homes. Last week he was still busy with some improvements to his house when he became too sick to finish his latest project.
Nardo, as his friends called him, was well loved and respected by all that knew him. He touched the lives of many people during his stay here on Earth. Family and friends poured into his hospital room to pay their last respects. He was many things to many people: "Nardito" to his wife of 54 years; "Daddy and Apa" to his son and three daughters; "Grandpa" to his 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; "Tio" to the nieces and nephews who always had to come see him whenever they were in the neighborhood or in Odessa; "Patron" to the couple he befriended when he first came to Odessa; "Shorty" to the men he worked with for so many years; "Tripitas" to his children’s childhood friends who still liked to go by there and visit; and "Sr. Ybarra" to the neighbors he loved and adopted as his newest addition to the family.
Nardo has gone on before us, but is now reunited with his deceased son, Israel Ybarra. He is survived by his wife, Eduvijes, and their three daughters, Irma Molinar and sons Paul and Jeremy, Irene Granado and husband Willie along with their sons Ivan, Zeke and Ryan, and Imelda Castillo and husband Mike with their sons Mike, Alex, Eric and Cory; his beloved and cherished granddaughters, Elia Goodman, Joann Ybarra and Yvonne Ybarra. He also was blessed to live to enjoy eight great grandchildren.
Bernardo lived life to the fullest each day. He had no regrets for what could have been or what he could have done. He never complained about the quality of his life or tried to live beyond his means. He was a simple man with good values, strong moral character and a winning personality. To those who knew him and loved him, the family wishes to pass on this poem:
"To Those I Love and Those Who Love Me"
When I am gone, release me, let me go,
I have so many things to see and do.
You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears,
be happy that we had so many years.
I gave you my love, you can only guess,
how much you gave me happiness.
I thank you for the love you each have shown,
but now, it’s time I traveled on alone.
So grieve awhile for me, if grieve you must,
then let your grief be comforted by trust.
It’s only for awhile that we must part,
to bless the memories within your heart.
I won’t be far away for life goes on,
so if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near,
and if you listen with your heart, you will hear.
All of my love around you, soft and clear,
and then you must come this way alone,
I’ll greet you with a smile and a
"Welcome Home."
Marvin S. ‘Marv’ Coulson Jr.
ODESSA - Marvin S. "Marv" Coulson Jr., 36, of Odessa passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2001. He was born July 3, 1964, in Kingman, Ariz.
Marvin came to Odessa from Modesta, Calif., in 1993. He married
Gina Magar on Dec. 26, 1986, in Modesta and was a member of the Mormon Church. He was a construction foreman for Rama Fabrication. He enjoyed trout fishing and water skiing. He was very mechanically inclined and enjoyed sprint cars. He was known to his friends as "Marvelous Marvin." His wife considered him her "gentle giant in suspenders."
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Preston Weatherly of Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Gina Coulson of Odessa; son, Tracy Coulson of Camp Pendelton, Calif.; father, Marvin Coulson Sr. of Salt Lake City, Utah; grandparents, Ed and Betty Romriell of Apache Junction, Ariz., and Gordon and Alta Bateman of Fresno, Calif.; and a brother, Alex D. Coulson of Fort Worth.
Services entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
