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Joe Hamlin
MIDLAND - Joe Hamlin, 82, of Midland died Friday, April 20, 2001, in Midland.
Services are pending with Ellis Funeral Home.
Marjorie Knapp
ODESSA - Marjorie M. Knapp, 57, of Odessa died Friday, April 20, 2001, in Odessa.
Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Manuel Lujan
KERMIT - Manuel G. Lujan, 51, of Kermit, a laborer for Schlumberger Oil Co., died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at his residence.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
He was born in Mexico and was a resident of Kermit for 19 years. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Socorro Lujan of Kermit; son, Jose Lujan of Kermit; daughter, Martha Lujan of Kermit; brothers, Elisteo Lujan, Celesteo Lujan, Shashi Lujan and Pablo Lujan, all of Mexico, Marcelino Lujan and Juvencio Lujan, both of Kermit; and sisters, Librada Lujan and Maria Lujan, both of Mexico.
W.H. Machen
ODESSA - W.H. "Bill" Machen, 79, of Odessa, a retired shop foreman for Montgomery Trucking Co., died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Munday and was a resident of Odessa since 1952. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jean Machen of Odessa; sons, Willard Machen of Devine, Bobby Machen of Grand Prairie and Don Machen of Odessa; four stepchildren; brother, Tom Machen of Snyder; 16 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Sibyle Reynolds
ODESSA - Sibyle Inez Cox Reynolds, 81, of Odessa died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, at her residence.
Services are pending with Heritage Funeral Home in Menard.
Valdomero Jordan Sr.
BIG SPRING - Valdomero E. Jordan Sr., 76, of Big Spring, a retired employee of the city of Big Spring water department and General Tire in Odessa, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at Deerings Nursing Home.
Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Thomas Catholic Church with the Rev. James Plagens officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Olive Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Myers and Smith Funeral Home.
He was born in Marfa and was a longtime resident of Big Spring. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Son, Valdomero Jordan Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Bertie Chavez, Sylvia Jordan and Lisa Jordan, all of Fort Worth; sisters, Inez Garza and Petra Franco, both of Big Spring; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Earl Knight
CRANE - Earl K. Knight, 72, of Odessa, a retired oilfield salesman, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at his residence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Crane County cemetery with Paul Smith officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
He was born in Jacksboro and had been a longtime resident of Crane before moving to Odessa four years ago. He was a Marines veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Ann Knight of Odessa; daughters, Laura Corinne King of Garland and Theresa Knight of Bryan; stepson, Kenneth Wayne Howell of San Antonio; stepdaughter, Helen Marie Kashiwa of Pomona, N.Y.; mother, Chattie Leona Knight of Jacksboro; brothers, Roy L. Knight Jr. of Graham and Leonard Wayne Knight of Jacksboro; and five grandchildren.
Sam Oates
ODESSA - Sam L. Oates, 44, of Odessa, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at his residence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Janet Oates of Odessa; sons, Nikolas Oates and Kristopher Oates, both of Odessa; daughter, Samantha Oates of Odessa; parents, C.W. and Gay Oates of Odessa; and sister, Susie Wheaton of Arlington.
Gary Owens
MIDLAND - Gary Owens, 66, of Midland, a retired employee of Permian Petroleum Services, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at North A Street Church of Christ with Greg Fleming officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
He was born in Fairfield and had been a resident of Denver City.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Violet "Vi" McNew Owens of Midland; sons, Michael Owens of Dallas, Gregory Owens of Greenwood and Glenn Owens of Denton; daughters, Patricia O’Donnell and Teresa Bustamante, both of Midland; brothers, Jim Owens and Bill Owens, both of Midland, and Bob Owens of Dallas; sister, Betty Trice of Clovis, N.M.; and 10 grandchildren.
Jose Sepulveda
ODESSA - Jose Trujillo Sepulveda, 67, of Odessa, a truck driver, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at a later date.
He was born in Ysleta. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Lupe McVay of Odessa; sons, Ricardo A. Sepulveda of San Fernando, Calif., Gilbert A. Sepulveda and Manuel A. Sepulveda, both of Palmdale, Calif., Albert A. Sepulveda of Lancaster, Calif., and Jose A. Sepulveda of Lake Isabella, Calif.; daughters, Alicia S. Lopez, Pilar S. Sanchez and Rosa Marie Uribe, all of San Fernando; brother, Miguel Sepulveda of Phoenix; 22 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Harold Smith
MIDLAND - Harold Smith, 98, of Midland, a retired employee of Gates Rubber Co. in Denver, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Memorial Park with Fred Lybrand officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
He was born in Golden, Colo.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patricia Ann Grigry of Odessa and Mildred Y. Taylor of Midland; a sister; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Maria Baeza
ODESSA - Maria Baeza, 90, of Ojinaga, Mexico, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Charles Frederick Gibson III
ODESSA - Charles Frederick "Fred" Gibson III, 60, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2001, at a local hospital. Mr. Gibson was born November 11, 1939, in Texon, Texas, to C.F. "Hoot" and Louise Gibson. He married
Judie Tripp on June 16, 1959, in Odessa.
Fred was raised in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School in 1958. He attended Texas A&M University on a football scholarship and later graduated from UTEP with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. He returned to Odessa to work for Tripp Petroleum, where he worked for many years, and was presently the Director of the Small Business Incubator for Odessa College.
Fred was an active member of First Christian Church, active member and former Boss of the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang and a member of the Board of Directors of the Permian Basin International Oil Show. He was a member of Odessa Masonic Lodge No. 955, the Scottish Rite and the Odessa Shrine Club of the El Maida Temple.
Fred was preceded in death by his father, C.F. "Hoot" Gibson; a brother, Bobby Scott; his mother and father-in-law, Earl and Viola Tripp; and a nephew, Lloyd C. Lane.
Fred is survived by his wife, Judie Gibson of Odessa; a son, Dean Gibson and his wife Rhonda of Brady; a daughter, Beth Ann Kelm and her husband Chris of San Antonio; his mother, Louise Gibson Jones of San Angelo; a sister, Rhonda Cutbirth and her husband Johnny of Houston; four grandchildren, Sarah, Brittany, Zack and Cooper; and a nephew, Gary Cutbirth of Houston.
Public visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday with the family to receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at First Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. David C. Mindel officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers will be Dean Gibson, Buddy White, Chris Pickett, Jim Everett, Howard Bethel, Garland Chessir, Wayne Rice and Dale Scott. The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang will be honorary pallbearers.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
