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Earl Mincey
MONAHANS — Earl Mincey, 80, of Monahans, former owner of Bonine Lumber Co., died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Wilcox officiating. Burial will be at the Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
He was born in Mangum, Okla., and was a longtime resident of Monahans. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Emilea Mills of Monahans; daughter, Shirley Boxley of Lovington; brother, Ray Mincey of Brownfield; sister, Juanita Wilcox of Knox City; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Price Pool Sr.
McCAMEY — Price H. Pool Sr., 69, of McCamey, a retired inspector for the Texas Department of Transportation, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resthaven cemetery with the Rev. Murray Sauders officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
He was born in Girvin and was a longtime resident of McCamey.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Faye Pool of McCamey; daughters, Teresa McGrew of Monahans, Sterlene Lock of Abilene and Shari Harrison of McCamey; sons, Price H. Pool Jr. of McCamey and Phil Pool of Big Lake; sisters, Jean Schultz of Granite Shoals and Davene Westfall of San Angelo; brother, David Charles Pool Jr. of Big Lake; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dennis Russell
ODESSA — Dennis Russell, 41, of Odessa died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at his residence.
Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
James Howard
MONAHANS — James Thomas Howard, 21, of Burnett, a trimmer for house construction, died Wednesday, June 26, 2002, in Fort Worth.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
He was born in Houston.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Sam and Jolissa Ward of Burnett and Loise Howard of Houston; brothers, Blake Howard of Burnett, Scott Ward of Arlington, Danny Howard and Michael Howard, both of Decatur, Ala.; and sisters, Teresa Slader and Rebecca Howard, both of Decatur.
Steven Lambert
ODESSA — Steven Lambert, 58, of Odessa, former co-owner of Stan’s House of Maple and Lambert’s Furniture Gallery, died Sunday, June 30, 2002, in Fort Davis.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in San Diego. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Lambert of Odessa; son, Ryan Lambert of Nacogdoches; daughters, Kim Holcomb of San Angelo and Lynn Gazzo of Covington; stepson, Steven Miller of Humble; stepdaughter, Jody Jones of Midland; stepfather, George Utt of Hobbs, N.M.; sisters, Linda Martin of Odessa and Dolores McMakim of Grand Saline; three grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
Rosa Rivera
DUMAS — Rosa “Rosita Bonita” Lira Rivera, 81, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, in Odessa.
Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. today at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with the Revs. Francisco Perez and Joe Schwertner officiating. Burial will be at the Dumas cemetery. Arrangements by Morrison Funeral Directors.
She was born in Spofford and had been a resident of Dumas from 1965 to 1996. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Raul Rivera of Snyder, Paul Rivera Jr. of Lamesa, Ernest Rivera of Hamlin, Rolando Rivera of Uvalde, Armando Rivera of Houston and Tony Rivera of Perryton; daughters, Pura Rivera of Dumas, Dora Rivera of Snyder, Leticia Bernal of Perryton and Lupe Sotelo of Odessa; 37 grandchildren; and 63 great-grandchildren.
Joel Rodriguez
FORT STOCKTON — Joel “Jack” Rodriguez, 45, of Fort Stockton, a carpenter’s helper, died Friday, June 28, 2002, at Fort Stockton Nursing Center.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Stockton.
SURVIVORS: Son, Jo Angel Rodriguez of Fort Stockton; daughter, ShaeDawn Rodriguez of Fort Stockton; brothers, David Rodriguez of Waco, Fernando Rodriguez, Billy Joe Porras and Mario Porras, all of Fort Stockton, and Cesilio Baiza of Hobbs, N.M.; and sisters, Norma Pinedo of Crane, Brenda Ann Tarango and Rosie Reyes, both of Fort Stockton.
Joe Walker
ODESSA — Joe Walker, 73, of McCamey died Sunday, June 30, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
Alton W. Barnett
ODESSA — Alton W. Barnett, 75, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at his home in Odessa. He was born Aug. 1, 1926, in Comanche, Okla.
He worked in the oilfield for several years. He worked as a pipefitter in construction. He was a pipefitter and a member of United Association since 1952 where he served on various boards. He served as business agent between 1982 and 1991 for local 239 until his retirement. He was Baptist.
Two grandchildren, Tonya Chambers in 1967 and Ricky Chambers in 1988; a brother, Alvin Ray Barnett; and two sisters, V.E. Brown and Bernice Wysong preceded him in death.
Alton is survived by his wife, Dora Lee Barnett of Odessa; son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Marice Barnett of Odessa; daughters and sons-in-law, Patsy and Van Chambers of Cisco, Kay and Ray McCubbin of Dardanelle, Ark., Carolyn and Bobby Patterson of Kenai, Alaska, and Judy and Dewayne Parker of Odessa; six grandchildren, Kim and Gary Speegle, Alton Ray and Tabithia McCubbin, Brian and Kim McCubbin, Scott and Suzanna Patterson, Jeff and Tina Patterson and Tonya and Riley Hunter; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Rena Mae Jones of Comanche, Okla., and Durlene and John Morris of Odessa; sister-in-law, Ann Barnett of Odessa; brothers-in-law, Tommy Olson and Willard Olson; and several nieces and nephews.
He will be greatly missed by family and friends alike. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Alton’s loving nurse, Daphine Bailey, and his special and loving caregiver, Sabrina.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Star Hospice of Odessa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Dorothy Byrd
EASTLAND — Dorothy Nell (Dobbs) Byrd went to be with her Heavenly Father on May 24, 2002, from her last residence in Denton. Born Dec. 12, 1925, in Kosse, Limestone County, Dorothy was raised in Eastland. She later attended Draughn’s Business College, which prepared her for an illustrious career in accounting. Many friends will remember her work at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home in Odessa for over 20 years. She had been a resident of Odessa for over 30 years and was a member of the American Business Women’s Association, the Medical Center Hospital Women’s Auxiliary and Crescent Park Baptist Church. At the time of her death, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Eastland.
Dorothy married
James Ford Byrd in 1943, and they moved to West Texas in the early ’50s to rear their three children in the first gated communities, El Paso Natural Gas’ camps. “The best place one could raise children,” she often said.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron Ellis Dobbs and Iva Lee (Nixon) Dobbs; her two brothers, Wallace Aaron Dobbs and Bobby Gene Dobbs; her first husband, Ford; her second husband, Connard Neil Ellis of Odessa; and son-in-law, Bill Mullenweg.
Left to cherish her memory are her three children, Darlene Mullenweg, Derrell Byrd and his wife Margaret and Deborah Roach and her husband Denny; nine grandchildren, Lynn Davenport and husband Chad, Mike Mullenweg, Jeannie Hopkins and husband Shane, Tressa Clarke and husband Blair, Eddie Byrd and wife Amanda, Dr. Jay Roach and wife Debbie, Carrie Hopkins and husband Neil, Kelley Kacal and husband Mike and Jennifer Collazos and husband Dave; 13 great-grandchildren, Sarah, Daniel, John Connard, Austin, Hannah, Madison, Taylor, Bailey, Mason, Morgan, Kelsey, Abbey and Sydney; sisters-in-law, Eloise Lowrance Dobbs, Bobbie Pittman and husband Luce and Patsy Hogan and husband Lynn; several nieces and nephews; and her extended Ellis family.
Services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Bakker Funeral Homes Chapel with Neal Weaver officiating. Internment was at Flatwood cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Flatwood cemetery Association, P.O. Box 363, Eastland, Texas, 76448-9640.
Aurora ‘Lola’ Hernandez Hinojos
ODESSA — Aurora “Lola” Hernandez Hinojos, 73 years of age, of Odessa passed away May 26, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1929, in Big Spring to Manuel and Andrea Hernandez.
On March 8, 1950, in Presidio, she united in marriage to Jesus Amancio Hinojos Sr. To this unification was born four children.
Mrs. Hinojos was a housewife and a Catholic.
She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband, Jesus A. Hinojos Sr. of Odessa; son, Jesse H. Hinojos Jr. and wife Dolores of Midland; daughters, Irma Y. Hinojos of Odessa, Romelia H. Martinez and husband Ruben of Odessa and Elva H. Hernandez and husband Johnny of Odessa; brother, Ruben Hernandez and wife Francis of Presidio; sister, Virginia Hernandez of Presidio; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today, May 29, 2002, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery. Pallbearers will be Daniel Hinojos, Jeffrey Hinojos, Eric Hinojos, Benjamin Martinez, Rolando Hernandez, Steve Greenhill, Salvador Hinojos Jr. and Larry Molinar.
Services by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
Bobby Ray Peeples
ODESSA — Bobby Ray Peeples, 73, of Odessa passed away Monday, May 27, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Jan. 6, 1929, in Tula, Miss. He graduated high school in Andrews and married
Loretta Carter on Aug. 27, 1950, in Andrews. They moved to Odessa in 1972. He worked for AMOCO Petroleum Co. for 39 years before retiring as an operations technician. He was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church for almost 30 years.
Bobby never met a stranger and will be missed by a host of friends.
He is survived by his wife, Loretta Peeples of Odessa; sons, Bobby Peeples and wife Martha of Houston and Alan Peeples of Odessa; daughter, Carla Hayes and husband Raymond of Odessa; brother, Joe Peeples and wife Ora of Roswell, N.M.; sister-in-law, Joy Peeples of Abilene; and five grandchildren, Tamra and Bridget Peeples, Summer and Christopher Hayes and Janette Peeples.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Sherwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Hiser and Dr. Johnny Dickerson officiating. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. at the Old Andrews County cemetery in Andrews under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Clarence Hardin, Lavelle Ashley, Blain Middleton, Kenneth Spradley, L.W. “Chief” Long and Archie Mann.
Family requests memorials may be made to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Communication Disorders Aphasia Group, 3601 Fourth St., Stop 6073, Lubbock, Texas, 79430.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
