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Honorato ‘Buddy’ Carrion
ODESSA - Honorato “Buddy” Carrion, 53, of Odessa died Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at Avalon Place in Odessa. He was born Dec. 29, 1947, in Quezon City, Philippines, to Antonio and Beatriz Carrion. His parents preceded him in death.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2001, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Frey and Father Getigan officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. tonight at Sunset Memorial Chapel.
“Buddy” came to Odessa in 1975 from Little Rock, Ark. He was a registered nurse who greatly enjoyed his work. He enjoyed playing the guitar and piano, and he loved music.
Survivors include: Wife, Tanya Zundt of Odessa; son, Lydell Carrion of Odessa; daughters, Annamarie Carrion of Dallas and Braylynn Carrion of Odessa; brothers, Romeo Carrion of Long Island, N.Y., Augusto Carrion of El Sobrante, Calif., and Uldarico Carrion of San Juan, Philippines; sisters, Juliet Plog of Staten Island, N.Y., Thelma Clarin of Long Island, Mary Lou Placino of Richardson, Maria Teresita Ochoa of Poulsbo, Wash., Maria Corazon Farr of Canyon Lake and Elfleda Reyes of Odessa.
Please direct memorials to Medical Center Hospital and Odessa Regional Hospital.
Services entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Sallie Dell Hughes
ODESSA - Sallie Dell Hughes passed away Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Feb. 18, 1933, in San Angelo to Lonnie and Alice Thompson.
She attended college at Texas Tech where she met Boyd Hughes, and they were married
May 16, 1952, in Odessa.
Sallie was preceded in death by her father, Lonnie L. Thompson Sr. and brother, Lonnie L. Thompson Jr.
Sallie worked for Bethlehem Supply, Republic Supply and CEMA. She enjoyed her family, grandchildren, great-grandchild and a multitude of friends.
Survivors are her husband, Boyd Hughes; sons, Bryan Hughes and Jeff Hughes; three grandchildren, Cody Hughes, Jennifer Hughes and Bradley Hughes, all of Odessa; a great-grandchild, Hunter Bryan Hughes; mother, Alice Thompson; sister, Linda Duncan and husband Tom Duncan; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2001, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Craig Martindale, pastor of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Billy Ray Bell
ODESSA - Billy Ray Bell, 64, of Odessa passed away Saturday, March 24, 2001, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 21, 1937, in Santa Anna to Bill Bell and Myrtle Stegall Bell.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Eisenhower Church of Christ with Mr. Mike Vestal officiating and Mr. Burt Groves assisting. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Bell was raised in Odessa and moved to Temple. He returned to Odessa in 1974. He married
Loretta Jean Hodges Nov. 16, 1962, in Odessa. Mr. Bell retired from the Army in 1969. He was a masonry teacher at Ector High School for 17 years. He was a building contractor. He was an active member of the Eisenhower Church of Christ, a member of the Texas Teachers Association and the Texas Home Builders Association.
The family will receive family and friends between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
His father, Bill Bell, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Bell; son, Randy Ray Bell and his wife Connie of Odessa; son, David Howard Bell of Odessa; his daughter, Lynn Pendergrass and her husband Benny of McKinney; his mother, Myrtle Bell of Odessa; brothers, LeeRoy Bell of Odessa and Don Bell of Bethany, Okla.; sisters, Lula Duncan and JoAnne Pitman of Odessa; and four grandchildren, Aaron and Kelby Bell of Odessa and Ryan and Loren Pendergrass of McKinney. He is also survived by numerous other family members and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Home Hospice of Odessa.
Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Sadie Iona Stucks
FORT WORTH - Sadie Stucks, 79, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went home to be with our Lord Friday, March 23, 2001, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer at All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth.
Funeral services will be at noon Monday, March 26, 2001, at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel in Fort Worth. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Laurel Land of Burleson Funeral Home.
Sadie was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Bradley, Okla., to Charles and Mae Hammon. She married
her childhood sweetheart, Marvin A. Stucks, Nov. 22, 1941, in Anadarks, Okla. They moved to Odessa in 1950 where they lived for 49 years. She was a Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Odessa for 25 years and was a member of the Naomi Sunday School Class. At the time she and her husband moved to Burleson in December 1998 to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
Survivors: husband, Marvin A. Stucks; sons, M.C. “Skip” Stucks and his wife Cendyof Edmond, Okla., and Mark Stucks and his wife Nelda of Burleson; daughter, Debbie Wilson and her husband John of Arlington; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Minnie Eva Steen
ODESSA - Minnie Eva Steen, 95, of Odessa passed away Thursday, March 22, 2001, in Odessa after a lengthy illness. She was born May 25, 1905, in Eustace to Copeland and Cora Campbell. She married
Homer T. Steen Jan. 30, 1930, in Hollis, Okla. He preceded her in death July 13, 1988. She was a homemaker and a member of Terrace Hills Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter, Willie May Freeman, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, a brother and five sisters.
She is survived by sons, Bobby Steen of De Leon and Homer W. Steen of Monahans; daughters, Jean Boyd and husband Herman of McKinney, Norma Rankin and husband Leroy and Cora Ross and husband Jimmie, all of Odessa; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2001, at Terrace Hills Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Willis officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Hope Hazlewood
STANTON - Hope Hazlewood, 94, of Stanton died Friday, March 23, 2001, at a Midland nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today, March 25, 2001, at Evergreen cemetery in Stanton. Memorial services will follow at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Stanton with the Rev. David Harp, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.
She was born July 16, 1906, in Kent County and married
L.C. Hazlewood Sr. June 8, 1929, in Portales, N.M. He preceded her in death April 9, 1986.
She was a member of a pioneer Lea County, N.M., family and had lived in the Courtney Community in Martin County until moving to Stanton. She was honored as a Texas Older Citizen in Stanton.
Mrs. Hazlewood was a member of First United Methodist Church and was an active member of the Friendship Sunday School Class for over 50 years. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Stanton Study Club and was the founding secretary director of WesTex Telephone.
Survivors include a son, Cliff Hazlewood Jr. and wife Nelda; a daughter, Elaine Eiland and husband Paige, all of Stanton; seven grandchildren, Cathy Herzog of Odessa, Debbie Louder of San Angelo, Tere Garlington of Stanton, Gordon Eiland of Whitehouse, Amy Barley of Celina, Paiga Lou Marsh of Sterling City and Craig Eiland of Galveston; 14 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred Lasley of Hobbs, N.M.
She was also preceded in death by two sons, Malcolm Wayne Hazlewood and Danny Hazlewood.
The family suggests memorials to: Methodist Children’s Home, 1111 Herring Ave., Waco, Texas, 76708, or to Hospice of Midland, P.O. Box 2621, Midland, Texas, 79701.
Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home.
Melvin Maynard
EASTLAND - Melvin R. “Cotton” Maynard, 69, of Sidney, retired owner of Precision Graphics in Amarillo, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000, at Anderson Hospital in Houston.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Shawn Brewer officiating. Burial will be at Sipe Springs cemetery. Arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home.
He was born in Eastland County. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bonnie Maynard of Sidney; sons, Royce Lee Maynard of Houston and Brian Wesley Maynard of Austin; brothers, Marvin “PeeWee” Maynard and Walter Maynard, both of Eastland, Eldon Maynard of Richardson, Gene Maynard of May and J.L. Maynard of Carbon; sister, Velma Carson of Sidney; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Michelle Rodriguez
STANTON - Michelle Rodriguez, 21 months, of Stanton died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Revs. Arturo Pestin and Ernie Sanchez officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel.
She was born in Pampa.
SURVIVORS: Father, Michael Rodriguez of Stanton; mother, Rosalinda Rodriguez of Stanton; brothers, Michael Rodriguez Jr., Joe Albert Rodriguez, Louis Andrew Rodriguez and Celestino Rodriguez, all of Stanton; grandparents, Louis and Frances Rodriguez of Stanton and Filomena Hernandez of Pampa; and great-grandparents, Janie and Rafael Rodriguez of Stanton and Juana Herrera of Big Spring.
Vada Rogers
COMANCHE - Vada Rogers, 87, of Odessa, a retired seamstress, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at Seabury Nursing Home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sardis cemetery. Arrangements by Comanche Funeral Home.
She was born in Comanche County. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Helen Scott of Clyde and Shirley Luker of Odessa; son, Freddie Rogers of Comanche; sisters, Viola Westmoreland and Lolita Reed, both of Comanche, and Omega Thomas of Fort Worth; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Helen Verhasselt
ODESSA - Helen Hilburn Verhasselt, 70, of Odessa, retired owner of H&S Valve Service, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark Woodruff officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
She was born in Lafayette, La., and moved to Odessa from Baton Rouge, La., in 1961. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Carol Hilburn Richter of Corpus Christi and Beth Hilburn Littlejohn of Odessa; sisters, Mary “Creekie” Burk of New Orleans and Maxine “Mackie” Roy of Lafayette; and two grandchildren.
