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Leslie Johnson
ODESSA — Leslie Ray Johnson, 61, a salesman, died Monday, June 10, 2002, at Hospice House in Odessa.
Graveside services will be 9 a.m. today at Ector County cemetery with the Rev. David Piston officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
He was born in Nyssa, Ore. He was Christian.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Frank and Edna Johnson of Washington, D.C.; daughter, Deborah Nissen of Salem, Ore.; brother, Darell Gene Johnson of Walla Walla, Wash.; and sister, Joyce Atkins of Gresham, Ore.
Ruby Alcorn
ODESSA — Ruby Arlene Alcorn, 82, of Odessa, a retired C.S. technician for Medical Center Hospital, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Winchell. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Michael C. Alcorn of Odessa and Joe Abney Alcorn of Richmond, Va.; brothers, Luther Vogel of Brownwood and Earl Vogel of Fort Worth; and one granddaughter.
Judy Connell
MIDLAND — Judy M. Connell, 55, of Midland died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Midland.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Gary Al’be officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
She was born in Santa Ana, Calif. She was Christian.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Steve O’Neal and Danny O’Neal, both of Odessa, Greg O’Neal of Midland and Jimmy O’Neal of Fredricksburg, Va.; stepfather, Bill Carr of Fla.; brother, Dennis Moykey of Marino Valley, Calif.; sisters, JoAnnie Covey and Barbara Brown, both of California; and six grandchildren.
Angeline Guyton
ODESSA — Angeline “Cookie” Guyton, 44, of Odessa, a custodian with the Ector County Independent School District, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at her residence.
Services will be Wednesday at King Soloman Baptist Church with the Rev. G. T. Garnett II officiating. Burial will be in Ector County cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Son, Shaquay Gant of Odessa; daughters, Shinika Guyton of Houston and Lacie Johnson of Odessa; mother, Bobbie Caufield of Odessa, father, Elmer Guyton Sr. of Lansing, Mich.; grandmother, Bettie Brown of Moody; brothers, Elmer Guyton Jr., David Guyton and Kevin Guyton, all of Odessa; and sisters, Vivian Washington of Houston, Carolyn Jackson of Midland, Linda Guyton, Debra Ward, Sue Rougeaux, Charlotte Caufield and La Shirl Caufield, all of Odessa.
Latricia Hamilton
HOUSTON — Latricia Ann Hamilton, 52, of Houston died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at a Houston hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Directors with the Rev. Sonny Plischke officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
She was born in Stanton.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Royce Hamilton; son, Stephen Brent Hamilton of Odessa; daughter, Christy Michelle Hamilton Jurgensen of Midland; mother, Averill Badgett of Midland; brothers, Loie Badgett of Andrews, Billy Badgett of Mo., and Sammy Badgett of Valley Mills; and two grandchildren.
Richard Jacquez Sr.
ODESSA — Richard Jacquez Sr., 64, of Odessa, a truck driver, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Catholic Church with Rev. John Lucido officiating. Rosary will be said today at 7 p.m. at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Pyote cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
He was born in El Carrizo, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Guadalupe Jacquez of Pyote; sons, Richard Jacquez Jr. and Henry Jacquez, both of Pyote, and Teofilo Jacquez of Wink; daughters, Anna Ortega of Pyote, Martha McCall of Longview, Kelly Metcalf and Theresa Herrera, both of Pecos; and 12 grandchildren.
Dorothy Presley
SEMINOLE — Dorothy Alice Presley, 72, of Seminole, a cook and nurses aide, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Seminole.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Bush officiating. Burial will follow in the Gaines County cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole.
She was born in Garland City, Ark. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Murray “Mugs” Presley of Seminole; sons, Danny Murphree of Marietta, Okla., Larry Murphree of Lewisville, Steven Murphree and David Murphree, both of Seminole, Luther Murphree and Michael Murphree, both of Midland and Mike Presley of Brownfield; daughters, Marianna Harris and Billie Cottrell, both of Seminole; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Joe Six
ODESSA — Joe Ernest Six, 81, of Odessa, a retired employee of TU Electric, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at Hospice House in Odessa.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church of Odessa with the Revs. Bill Heggemeier and Steve Trout officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Fair Mount cemetery in San Angelo. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Ranger. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Betty Lou Knoll of Holland Mich.
W.M. Swinney
ODESSA — W.M. “Pete” Swinney, 92, of Odessa, a retired oil worker, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at a local hospital.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Sunset Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Jess Little officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Cleburne. He was a veteran of World War II. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Kenneth Wayne Swinney of Hobbs, N.M. and William Boyd Swinney of Odessa; daughters, Della Jaunice Klasing of Midland and Barbara Ann Pate of Odessa; 18 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Merle Hopper
MCCAMEY — Merle Hopper, 86, of McCamey died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at McCamey Hospital.
Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of McCamey.
Hortensia Matteson
ODESSA — Hortensia Matteson, 74, of Odessa died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at Hospice House.
Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
Ashley Medrano
ODESSA — Ashley Baeza Medrano, 14, of Odessa died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Louis Price
ANDREWS — Louis Price, 83, of Andrews died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Andrews.
Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.
Rodolfo Rios
ODESSA — Rodolfo Rios, 61, of Odessa died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Huntsville.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Sybil LaVerne Allison
ODESSA — Sybil LaVerne Allison, 62, of Odessa passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born May 18, 1939, in Des Arc, Ark., to James and Rena Barnes.
She came to Odessa in 1948. She married
Frank Allison on April 6, 1962, in Odessa. She had attended school at Odessa High School. She was a member of Full Gospel Covenant Church.
Her husband, Frank Allison; her two sons, Johnny Dobbs and Gary Allison; and a daughter, Kim, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sons, Bill Allison and wife Kay of Cherokee, Jeff Barnes and wife Donna of North Richland Hills and Eddie Rich and wife Sandy of Odessa; a daughter, Brenda Richardson; sisters, Margaret Reed and husband Robert of Odessa and Gloria Woods and husband Delton of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jack Oden officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Earl Ray Baker
ODESSA — Earl Ray Baker, 70, of Odessa left us on Tuesday, March 26, 2002. He is now in heaven, a place more beautiful than any of us can imagine. Earl, better known as “Poppa, ” loved fishing, hunting and raising his prize-winning show goats. But he loved his friends and family even more. He will be deeply missed.
Earl Ray Baker was born Sept. 14, 1931, to Herman and Mattie Baker in Bryan County, Okla.
He has two brothers, Leo and Les Baker of Achille, Okla., and three sisters, Eva Johnson and Odella Calahan of California and Loren McKinney of Colbert, Okla. He fell in love with Grace Gibby and married
her in 1952. Earl’s love for Grace never faded. Earl and Grace have a daughter, Kathy Swinney of Odessa, and a son, Phillip Baker of Odessa. They also have a son and daughter by marriage, Kathy’s husband, Don Swinney, and Phillip’s wife, Jane Baker.
The name “Poppa” was coined by his grandchildren who thought the world of him. His daughter’s three children are Sjanna Drum, Brandon Swinney and Shelby Swinney. His son’s two children are Crystal Lopez and Samantha Baker. Earl has a great-grandchild, Lydia Anne Lopez, or as he called her, “Lydie Bug.”
Services are scheduled for 3 p.m. today, March 28, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Chapel with Marcus Zuniga officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Shirley Ballard
COLORADO CITY — Mrs. Shirley Ballard, age 67, of Lubbock passed away about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock after a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma. She had been a Lubbock resident for the past 17 years.
Shirley was born March 15, 1935, in Colorado City and was a graduate of Colorado City High School and a graduate of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. She married
Drew Ballard on July 19, 1953, in Colorado City and lived in Germany for two years. Together they operated radio station KVMC in Colorado City before moving away in 1981 to further broadcasting careers. At one time, they owned radio stations in Round Rock, Boerne, Lampasas, Lubbock and Big Spring in Texas and Atoka and Tishomingo, Okla. She was active in civic clubs in Colorado City as well as other towns where she had lived and was a past member of the Business and Professional Women Organization in Lubbock. She was also a member of Westminster Kennel Club Association.
Shirley is survived by her husband and three children, Margie Shawn of Monahans, John Ballard of Arlington and Gary Ballard of Austin. Four grandchildren also survive, Megan Shawn, a student at Texas Tech University, Corbin Shawn of Monahans and Coily and Zane Ballard of Arlington. A sister also survives, Maxine Calame of Richardson along with several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Shirley Ballard will be held at 2 p.m. today, March 28, 2002, at Kiker-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ted Spear officiating. Burial will follow at the Colorado City cemetery under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
