System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!
Guadalupe Benavides Jr.
FORT STOCKTON - Guadalupe Carrasco Benavides Jr., 20, of Fort Stockton, an oilfield motor man, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, in Ozona.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Assembles de Dios Triunfo de la Fe with the Rev. Ventura De La Rosa officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Stockton and was a lifelong resident.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Guadalupe and Mary Lou Benavides of Fort Stockton; brother, Michael Benavides of Fort Stockton; sisters, Mary Cela Ochoa and Christina Benavides, both of Pecos; grandparents, Jesus and Maria Benavides of Fort Stockton; and great-grandmother, Maria Del Refugio Morales of Fort Stockton.
Olvia Brown
ROBERT LEE - Olvia 'Dutch' Brown, 90, of Robert Lee, a homemaker, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at Hospice House.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Southside Church of Christ with Frank Daniels officiating. Burial will follow at Robert Lee cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home.
She was born in Coke County.
SURVIVORS: Son, Paul Newton Brown of Odessa; sister, Ruby Hearn of Pasadena; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Frank Buffenbarger
ODESSA - Frank Buffenbarger, 76, of Odessa, a retired sheet metal worker, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
No services are scheduled. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was an Army veteran. He was Lutheran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Aileen Buffenbarger of Odessa; sons, Doyle Butch Smith of Tucson, Ariz., and Wendell Smith of Andrews; daughters, Fern Elderding of Decatur, Ind., Ilene Bunny Maerker of Wilcox, Ariz., Carolyn Gerlach of Odessa and Sue Bizek of Detroit; brother, Don Buffenbarger of Fort Wayne; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Aubrey Carroll
McCAMEY - Aubrey Carroll, 83, of Lubbock, a retired employee of West Texas Utilities, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in Lubbock.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Resthaven cemetery with Sheldon Johnson officiating. Arrangements by Resthaven Funeral Home.
He was born in Quanah and had been a longtime resident of McCamey. He was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jean Carroll of Lubbock; son, James Aubrey Carroll Jr. of Carenage, Trinidad; daughter, Pat Blackwell of Lubbock; sisters, Jean Malone of Clovis, N.M., Lorie Nelson of Palm Springs, Calif., Marie Bennett of Upland, Calif., and Fran Deigan of Lake Elisnore, Calif.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Mary McWilliams
ODESSA - Mary Edge McWilliams, 67, of Odessa, a retired real estate broker and saleswoman, died Monday, June 11, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Odessa cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Pyote and moved to Odessa 20 years ago from Hermosa, Beach, Calif. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Dana Guy Wilson and David Jay Wilson, both of Odessa; brothers, Bill Edge and Gary Edge, both of Odessa, and Jimmy Edge of El Paso; sisters, Linda Edge Moore and Carol Edge Reneau, both of San Angelo; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
R.A. Palmer
ODESSA - R.A. 'Ancel' Palmer, 91, of Odessa, a retired airport manager, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Center.
SURVIVORS: Son, Robert Ancel Palmer Jr. of Dallas; and stepdaughter, Barbara J.H. Johnson of Odessa.
Larry Turner
ODESSA - Larry F. Turner, 59, of Odessa, retired owner of Turner Auto Supply, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ with Roy Smalling and Deral McWhorter officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Big Spring and moved to Odessa in 1957 from Terminal. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sharon E. Turner of Odessa; sons, Todd Turner, Larry F. Turner and Justin Turner, all of Odessa; stepson, Scotty Denney of Odessa; daughters, Sherry Rood and Leslie F. Turner, both of Odessa; stepdaughter, Lori L. Denney of Odessa; parents, Jack and Maureen Turner of Odessa; and five grandchildren.
Linda Hanks
ANDREWS — Linda Lee Hanks, 60, of Corpus Christi, a schoolteacher, died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Sunny Brook Healthcare Center in Corpus Christi.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Andrews North cemetery with the Rev. Robert L. Bonnington officiating. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mathias Episcopal Church. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
She was born in Le Flore County, Okla., and had been a resident of Andrews.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Richard Hanks of Corpus Christi; son, Zachary Hanks of Houston; parents, R.L. and Reva Hammett of Andrews; and brother, Glenn Hammett of Andrews.
Lorene Hyder
ODESSA — Lorene Shelton Hyder, 89, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Hospice House.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. K.M. McCarthick officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. at Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Limestone County.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Norvene Owen of Plainview and Rita Glasscock of Odessa; sons, Garth Hyder of Foster, Ore., and Mel Hyder of Jenks, Okla.; brothers, Clifton Shelton of Artesia, N.M., and Joe Shelton of Phoenix; 11 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Gene Rains
DURANT, Okla. — Gene Rains, 87, of Durant, Okla., a retired custodian, died Friday, June 22, 2001, at Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant.
Services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home Chapel with Russell Fincher officiating. Burial was at Highland cemetery. Arrangements by Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home.
He was born in Henryetta, Okla., and had been a resident of Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Ranell Rains Hopkins of Houston; sisters, Lucille Long and Mary Stephanos, both of Dallas; two granddaughters; and a great-granddaughter.
Mattie Staggs
CRANE — Mattie Buchanan Staggs, 78, of Odessa, a retired nurse, died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Avalon Place Nursing Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at the Crane County cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
She was born in Goodrich, Tenn.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Pat Taylor of Paducah, Wanda Staggs and Brenda Johnson, both of Odessa, and Lori McCaleb of Boise, Idaho; son, Tony Staggs of Crane; sisters, Bertha Halbrooks of Odessa, Christine Cobb of Hollaway, Tenn., and Viola Biediger of San Antonio; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Barbara Utterback
ODESSA — Barbara Jane Utterback, 69, of Odessa, a retired registered nurse, died Friday, June 22, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Unitarian Universalist Church. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Detroit. She was Lutheran.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Wendy Hilliard of Odessa; sister, Mary Lou Liebler of Michigan; and five grandchildren.
Vernetha Aldridge
STANTON — Vernetha Kay Brown Aldridge, 46, of Houston, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at a Houston hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. W.R. Bolton Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen cemetery. Arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
She was born in Big Spring. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sirnetha Montano of Midland, Semecki Cooke of Houston and Schquitor Thomas of Odessa; sisters, Gwendolyn Bolton of Lubbock and Wanda Brown City of Midland; brothers, Purdis Brown Sr. and Bradis Brown Sr., both of Queen City; and seven grandchildren.
