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Gracie Cooper
ODESSA - Gracie Cooper, 96, of Odessa died Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home with the Rev. L.A. Lewis officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Prattsville, Ark., and had lived in Odessa for four years. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Myrtle Clark of Odessa.
Maurine Galloway
ANDREWS - Maurine Galloway, 82, of Irving, former owner of Galloway's Supermarket in Andrews, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at Baylor-Irving Healthcare in Irving.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Andrews Old cemetery with the Rev. Jim Terry officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
She was born in Erath County and lived in Andrews from 1940 until 1996. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Son, Sam Galloway of Irving; sister, Nina Copeland of Chandler; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Patricia Gwyn
LOCKHART - Patricia S. Gwyn, 70, of Midland, a retired administrative assistant, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Private services and burial will be at a later date in Lockhart. Arrangements by Myers and Smith Funeral in Big Spring.
She was born in Lockhart. She lived in Midland for two years after moving from Odessa. She was Episcopalian.
SURVIVORS: Son, John Gwyn of Big Spring; daughter, Trish Slape of Big Spring; sister, Mary Storey of Hunt; and two grandchildren.
Larry Sherrill
FORT STOCKTON - L.A. 'Larry' Sherrill Jr., 58, of Fort Stockton, a performance evaluator for Firestone, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, in Fort Stockton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fort Stockton Church of Christ with the Rev. Harold Durham officiating. Burial will be at East Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
He was born in Pecos and had lived in Fort Stockton since 1974. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dixie Sherrill of Fort Stockton; daughters, Teresa Ward of Littleton, Colo., Cindy Payne of Junction and Chris Sherrill of Abilene; brother, Richard Tilton of Carlsbad, N.M.; sister, Darlene Kendrick of Lockhart; and two grandchildren.
Van Ward
KERMIT - Van S. Ward, 88, of Kermit, a gang pusher for Exxon, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Belvue Baptist Church with the Revs. Bobby Braswell and Dr. Randy Houston officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Saint Jo. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
He was born in Oklahoma and had been a resident of Kermit for 47 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruth O'Neal Ward of Kermit; brother, William Ritchie of Gainesville; and sister, Connie Sanders of Gainesville.
Alejandra Gamez
SEAGRAVES - Alejandra Alemen Gamez, 95, of Seagraves died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Seagraves.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Pauls Catholic Church with the Rev. John Casey officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Head Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Seagraves cemetery. Arrangements by Head Family Funeral Home.
She was born in Allende Coahuila, Mexico, and had lived in Seagraves since 1945.
SURVIVORS: Son, Antonio Yzaguirre of Odessa; daughters, Victoria Aguilar and Severa Hernandez, both of Seagraves; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Charles Lethcoe
BRECKENRIDGE - Charles James 'Chuck' Lethcoe, 72, of Breckenridge, self-employed with L&L; Advertising, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Abilene.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Revs. H.K. Neely Jr. and Cecil Harper officiating. Burial will in Breckenridge cemetery. Arrangements by Morehart Mortuary.
He was born in Yankton, S.D., and was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Muriel Lethcoe of Breckeridge; sons, Larry Lethcoe of Bedford, Lynn Lethcoe of Houston and Ronnie Lethcoe of Arlington; daughter, Penne Hamblin of Houston; brothers, Cliff Lethcoe of Dinuba, Calif., Paul Lethcoe of Eugene, Ore., and Dave Lethcoe of Boise, Idaho; sisters, Rose Andrews of Glenora, Wash., and Linda McNeil of Vale, Ore.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Gladys Tittle
TRENT - Gladys Tittle, 79, of Merkel, a retired nurse's aide and homemaker, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in an Abilene hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trent cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Griffith officiating. Arrangements by Starbuck Funeral Home.
She was born in Trent.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Gary Tittle of Lexington, Ala.; Buddy Tittle of Odessa, Allen Tittle of Edinburg and John Tittle of Amarillo; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Margaret Vondergroben
ODESSA - Margaret Vondergroben, 73, of Odessa died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, at her residence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m today at Rose Hill cemetery with the Rev. Fred Davila officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
She was born in Monroe, La.
SURVIVORS: Son, Richard Walsh of Sacramento, Calif.; mother, Nettie H. Gilbreath of Brownwood; brothers, Victor Hetzel of Brownwood, Jack Hetzel of Waco, John Hetzel of Semora, N.C., Zane Hetzel of Atlanta and Richard Hetzel of Brownwood; sisters, Mary McDaniel of Plano, Maudie Crane of Brownwood and Evelyn Muller of Sacramento, Calif.
Floy Tripp
ODESSA - Floy Mae Tripp, 83, of Odessa died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Jay Brooks
ODESSA - Jay Joel Brooks, 88, of Odessa, a retired truck driver, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, at his daughter's residence in Odessa.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with the Rev. Emmett Barnard officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He moved to Odessa in 1966 from Kermit. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Jay Nell Nash of Odessa, Ruth Marie Smith of Megargel, Lola Faye Gibby of Denison, Alice Laverne Connally of Hurst and Bertha May Ray of Fountain, Fla.; sons, Johnny Carl Brooks of Odessa and Robert L. Brooks of Kermit; sister, Pearlie Lou Sherman of Big Spring; 24 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Leroy Fowler
ODESSA - Leroy George Fowler, 71, of Odessa, a retired oil field truck driver, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, at New Horizon Nursing Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at West 10th Full Gospel Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Oden officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
He was born in Pleasany Valley, Okla., and was a veteran of World War II and the Korea War.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Yoma Joyce W. Fowler of Odessa; sons, Gary Fowler and Robert Fowler, both of Odessa; daughter, Bette Sue J. Reed of Odessa; brother, David Emerson of Veadale, Wash.; sister, Dorthy Marie Hensley of Odessa; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
