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Lennie ‘Nanny’ Bryant
ODESSA — Lennie “Nanny” Bryant, 96, of Odessa, a homemaker, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at her residence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Pastor Preston Weatherly of the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Lennie Bryant was born and raised in Arkansas. She moved to Texas in the 1930s. She married
Albert Bryant in 1934. They both enjoyed working side by side on their farm. She was a wonderful seamstress and loved to crochet, garden and go to arts and crafts shows. She also loved music. She took in and cared for many family members throughout her life. Going to church as a family was very important to her. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Bryant, and son, Raymond Bryant.
She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Bryant Baird and husband Don of Odessa; a son, Ralph Eugene Padgett and wife Frankie of Winslow, Ariz.; daughter-in-law, Joyce Bryant of Carlsbad, N.M.; sister, Marie Kitchens of Odessa; grandchildren, Pam and Kenney Ross, Wes and Carla Baird, all of Odessa, Debbie and Rick Solis of Laurinburg, N.C., Gina Coe and Michael Dugger of Winslow, Ariz., Rhonda Padgett of Flagstaff, Ariz., Mary Joyce, Renee and Raylene Bryant, all of Carlsbad; great-grandchildren, Jeremy Bass, Melissa Forsythe, Eric Ross, Elisa Ross, John Solis, Lindsay Solis, Emily Baird, David Baird, Natalie Baird and Shelby Solis; great-great-grandchildren, Tristan Ross and Shannon Forsythe; and a dear friend, Ermyne Blevins of Odessa.
Memorials may be made to Star Care Home Health Hospice, 620 N. Grant Ave., Suite 507, Odessa, Texas, 79761.
Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Verda Irene Elam
ODESSA — Verda Irene Elam, 84, of Odessa passed away Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at her residence. She was born Feb. 26, 1917, in Dallas County, Mo.
Mrs. Elam moved to Odessa in 2000 from Tulsa. She was a retired secretary for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Okmulgee, Okla. She was Methodist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Burton Elam.
She is survived by her son, Dr. Gary Elam and wife Hermione of Odessa; daughter, Phyllis Davis and husband Phil of Kalamazoo, Mich.; brothers, Grover Morton and Myron Morton, both of Kansas City, Mo.; sisters, Fay Ensminger and Naomi Orabus, both of Baltimore, Md., Lily Conner and Vera Perkins, both of Kansas City; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at Boston Ave. Methodist Church Rose Chapel in Tulsa, Okla., with the Rev. Paul Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Gardens in Tulsa.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Blood Services or the American Cancer Society.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Clare Meisinger
ODESSA — Clare Avery Meisinger, 89, of Odessa passed away Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1912, in Perry, Okla. He married
Betty Inez Beshiers on Sept. 27, 1933, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She preceded him in death Sept. 16, 1999.
Mr. Meisinger moved to Odessa in 1988 from San Diego, Calif. He was a business executive in the energy industry. He was a 32nd degree Mason.
He is survived by his son, Phil Meisinger and wife Jane of Las Vegas, Nev.; brother, Don Johnson of Fort Myers, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Inurnment will take place at Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., at a later date.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Donald Dale Porter
ODESSA — Donald Dale Porter, 67, of Blanket died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 15, 1934, in Indian Creek. He retired from Phillips Petroleum Co. after 40 years. He was raised in Brown County and lived in Odessa from 1952 until moving back to Blanket in 1996. He married
Rowena Moad on June 4, 1960, in Odessa. He was Baptist. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Griffin Jones officiating.
He is survived by his wife, Rowena Porter of Blanket; two daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Kendal Smith of Brownwood and Cindi Linette and David Wilkerson of Odessa; four grandchildren, Angela Naquin and husband Corey of Louisiana, Jodie Crocker of Colorado, Justin Crocker of Texas and Cory Porter Wilkerson of Odessa; three great-grandchildren, Graham, Gabriella and Zoe, all of Louisiana; and two sisters, Virginia Farling and Faye Dorf, both of California.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or favorite charity.
Arrangements by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Randall Joe Braswell
ODESSA — On Aug. 7, 2001, a very special event happened to the Braswell family. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ came to take Randy to the mansion He had prepared for him. Randy came to know the Lord in 1995. What a blessed day for the people who knew him, you know what I mean.
Randy was a route salesman for Gandy’s Dairies, Holsum Bread and Schwann’s Corp. for 19 years collectively before being disabled with multiple sclerosis. He later developed Beurger’s disease.
He was born in “Mr. Hobbs, ” N.M., Jan. 1, 1953, and moved to Odessa in 1964 from Andrews.
Randy graduated from Permian High School in 1971. He joined the U.S. Army in December 1972 and served with the 2nd Armored Division as tank commander until February 1977. He won several trophies for tank gunnery while there.
One of his favorite pastimes was hunting arrowheads and sanding caves with his Dad and siblings. Another was camping and travels with his family. But the most favorite thing in his life was his Savior Jesus Christ, his wife and all of his “favorite” grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today, Aug. 10, 2001, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ernest Easley officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Randy was a member of First Baptist Church of Odessa.
His father, L.K. “Braz” Braswell; his mother, Helen June Braswell; and his sister, Debby Lou Hill, preceded Randy in death.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Sherry Sue Little Braswell of Odessa; son, David William Braswell of Odessa; daughter, Jolie Elizabeth Braswell Lee of Lubbock; stepmother, Polly Braswell of Odessa; brothers, Lester Braswell of St. Charles, Mo., Karl Braswell of Roscoe, Ill., Jimmy Braswell of Odessa and Danny Purdy of Joplin, Mo.; sister, Edna Braswell Conn of Odessa; three grandsons, Ian Cameron, 19, Christopher Michael (hey you), 9, and Vincent Evan (Bud), 6; six granddaughters, Ashley Miranda (favorite), 12, Heather Nichole (Nickel), 11, Jessica Nichole (Jess), 10, Le’Ana Yvette (Nana Ree), 9, Destiny Morgan (Morgan), 8, and Rhandi Jo (JoJo), 7; and his Italian greyhound, Ankhenaten (Ankh.); aunts and uncles; many nieces, nephews and great-nieces; and many many caring friends.
Suggested memorials to Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center, 701 E. Hampden Ave. A, Suite 420, Englewood, CO, 80110.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
John Gerald ‘Jerry’ Riel
MIDLAND — John Gerald “Jerry” Riel passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital. He was born Nov. 16, 1916, in Hitchcock, S.D., to Albert and Stella Riel.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Aug. 10, 2001, in the chapel of Ellis Funeral Home with the Rev. Ty Morris officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Jerry was raised and educated in South Dakota. At the time of the Depression, he joined the C.C.C. (Civilian Conservation Corps), working in Spearfish Canyon, S.D. He later moved to Washington State to work at Carnation Dairy. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. He married
Leta Webb in 1945. They moved to Odessa that year and moved to Midland in 1958, starting their business, Jerry’s Sheet Metal Co. Jerry was a member of Crestview Baptist Church.
Jerry was preceded in death by his wife; a daughter, Betty Freeman; and sisters, Alice Tollefson and Grace Brown.
Survivors include his daughters, Susan Myers and husband Jerry of Odessa, Rebecca Hamm of Brewster, Wash., and Patsy Edens of Dallas. Grandchildren include Sam, Chris, Jeri Leigh and Josie Myers, Jeremy Hamm and Mark Edens. Jerry also had 10 great-grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers are the Friends Who Care Group of Hospice of Midland and the Adult 1 Couples Sunday School Class at Crestview Baptist Church.
If desired, memorials may be made to Hospice of Midland, 911 W. Texas, Midland.
Wanda Serna
ODESSA — Wanda Ramirez Serna, 88, of Odessa passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at a local hospital.
Mrs. Serna was born Feb. 14, 1913, in Odessa to the pioneer family of Juan and Luisa Ramirez. They preceded her in death. She married
Evaristo N. Serna in 1941 in Odessa and he preceded her in death in 1950.
Wanda was preceded in death by her brothers, Sam Ramsey Ramirez of California and Joe Ramirez of Odessa; and her sisters, Mary Lopez, Felipa Hernandez, Marciana Ramirez, Jessie Lee Cobb and Julia Garcia, all of Odessa.
She is survived by a son, John E. Serna of San Antonio; two sisters, Trixie Cobos and Frances Jordan, both of Odessa; three grandchildren, Juan Serna, Jorge Serna and Jasmin Serna; several nieces, Louisa Dietri of Germany, Judy Medina, Christie Ramirez, Debbie King, Tina Clifton and Cindy Perales, all of Odessa; and a nephew, Robert Cobos of Midland.
A memorial rosary and Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Frey as celebrant under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Myrtle Bell
ODESSA — Myrtle Bell, 82, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 1, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eisenhower Church of Christ with Burt Groves and David Broen officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Whiteflat. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Lee Roy Bell of Odessa and Don Bell of Oklahoma City; daughters, Lula Duncan and Jo Anne Pitman, both of Odessa; brothers, Othoe Stegal of Paris, Texas, and Henry Rollins of Richardson; and a sister, Mary Curby of Fairview, Okla.
Jody Branch
CARLSBAD, N.M.— Jody Earl Freeman Branch, 42, of Carlsbad, N.M., died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at Colombia Medical Center.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today at the Fairview cemetery with the Rev. Lloyd Conner officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Pecos. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Billie Gille of Marfa; father, Joe Branch of Porter; sisters, Krystal Branch of Houston and Penny Branch of Arkansas.
