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Orville Newcomb
DE LEON - Orville Newcomb, 81, of Gorman, a retired mechanic for Ford Motor Co., died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at his residence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Christian Church with the Rev. Lenward Caraway officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley cemetery in Brown County. Arrangements by Nowlin Funeral Home.
He was born in May, Texas, and had been a resident of De Leon for 21 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Christian.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Virginia Newcomb of De Leon; sons, Gerald Lynn Newcomb of Odessa and William Ira Newcomb of Norman, Okla.; daughter, Judy Gayle Carnes of Norman; sister, Mary Harris of Brownwood; three granddaughters; and two great-granddaughters.
Lou Taylor Reid
ALPINE - Lou Taylor Reid, 94, of Alpine, a retired teacher, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at a Fort Stockton nursing home.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ed Waddill officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born in Frisco and was a longtime resident of Alpine. She was Presbyterian.
SURVIVOR: Sister, Nell Taylor Grauke of Fredericksburg.
Rodrigo Muniz
MIDLAND - Rodrigo Muniz, 35, of Kermit died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
Services are pending with Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel.
Ryder Thomas Armendariz
ODESSA - Ryder Thomas Armendariz, an infant, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Dewey Blevins officiating. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Richardo Armendariz and Stacy Goltl of Odessa; sister, Mallarie Armendariz of Odessa; grandparents, Bill and Mable Thomas of Odessa and Richardo and Beatrice Armendariz of Odessa, Randy and Tina Goltl of San Angelo; and great-grandparents, Manuel and Concepcion Armendariz of Fort Stockton, and Jaime and Cinderella Garcia of Balmorhea.
Karen Davisson
MIDLAND - Karen Davisson, 56, a bookkeeper and jailer for the Midland County Sheriff’s Department, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, in Midland.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
She was born in Omaha, Neb., and moved to Odessa-Midland in 1965.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Jacqueline R. Redden of Littleton, Colo.
Lois Gardner
ALPINE - Lois Ne I Teplicek Gardner, 84, administrator of a Del Rio nursing home, died Friday, April 6, 2001, at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Charlie Johnson and Rick Ruiz officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born in Fort Madison, Iowa.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Carol T. Lewis of Alpine; son, David L. Teplicek of San Antonio; sisters, Maxine Wolcott of Albuquerque, N.M., and Gene Kidd of Denver City; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pedro Gutierrez
ODESSA - Pedro Gutierrez, 48, a oilfield pipe inspector, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Angeles Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Wendy G. Lerma of Odessa, and Trisha Gutierrez of Eunice, N.M.; and seven grandchildren..
Jack Kidwell
MIDLAND - Jack Kidwell, 72, a former employee of the United States Postal Service, died Saturday, April 7, 2001 at his residence.
Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home with the Revs. Robert Kepple and Robert Frazier officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
He was born in Big Spring and moved to Midland in 1935. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Patricia Kidwell of Midland; and sister, Boerne Phillips of Midland.
Verda McAdams
ODESSA - Verda Beatrice McAdams, 86, of Midland, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at a Midland nursing home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of God with the Revs. Martin Kehler and Paul Jones officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Beaver, Okla.
She was born in Beaver and moved to Midland in 1971.
SURVIVORS: Son, Max McAdams of Odessa; daughter, Carole Beegle of Loveland, Colo.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Gilbert Urias Jr.
MIDLAND - Gilbert Urias Jr., 27, died Friday, April 6, 2001, in an oilfield accident.
Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Reyes-Garcia Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of San Juan Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas C. Kelley officiating. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home.
He was born in Mexico and came to Midland as a child. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gabriela V. Reyes of Midland; daughters, Mercedes Reyes and Natalie Ann Urias, both of Midland; parents, Gilberto A. Urias and Maria Cruz Urias, both of Midland; brothers, Andres Urias and Ivanhoe Urias, both of Midland; and sisters, Romelia Pallanez and Ivetthe Vasquez, both of Midland.
Ruth Roach
BIG SPRING - Ruth Roach, 79, of Big Spring, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at an Odessa hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park with the Rev. Jeff Donnell officiating. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
She was born in Athens, Ala., and moved to Monahans in 1943. She moved to Big Spring in 1973.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jerry Roach; daughters, Donna Davis of Gardendale, Mary Swaney of Dallas, and Jackie Roach of Hurst; sister, Peggy Smith of Brownwood; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Morty Vinson
SAN ANGELO - Morty Vinson, 79, a geologist and founder of Vinson Exploration Inc., died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at his residence.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. today at Sherwood cemetery in Sherwood, followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in San Angelo with Robert Rowan officiating. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home.
He was born in Irion County and moved to Midland in 1955. He was a Marine veteran of World War II. He was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Louise Vinson of San Angelo; sons, Bryan Vinson and Wayne Vinson, both of Midland, Wade Vinson of Houston and David Vinson of Veribest; sisters, Martha McDonald of San Angelo and Bertha Ham of Odessa; and 15 grandchildren.
Lucille Blount
ODESSA - Lucille Blount, 84, of Odessa, a retired teacher, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001 at Odessa Medical Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
She was born in Avery. She was Episcopalian.
SURVIVORS: three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Charles Bristol
MIDLAND - Charles Porter Bristol, 92, a retired Shell employee, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Edwards officiating. Internment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Ellis Funeral Home. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
Mr. Bristol was born July 20, 1908, in Altus, Okla. He was a Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Grandchildren, Steven H. Bristol and Sheri Bristol-Nanson, both of Midland.
