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Linda Doerr
MIDLAND — Linda Jeanne Doerr, 53, of Midland, a teacher, died on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, in Lubbock.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Chapel in Midland with Chaplain Rick Foster officiating. Burial will be at Fairview cemetery Midland. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.
She was born on in Tulsa, Okla.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Doerr of Midland; sons, Rob Doerr of Lubbock and Jeffrey Doerr of Midland; daughter, Heather Morales of Midland; parents, Paul and Roberta Ekstedt of Claremore, Okla.; sisters; Paula Baker of Jenks, Okla. and Sandra Shane of Naperville, IIl.; and one grandchild.
Charles Herring
Charles Anthony “Tony” Herring, 58, of Odessa, a gemologist, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2002, in a Midland hospital.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park with the Rev. David Ring officiating. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
He was born in Big Spring and moved to Odessa from Big Spring, where he had lived for 30 years. He was a Methodist. He was the vice president of Agnew Jewelers in Odessa for 25 years.
SURVIVORS: Son, Brian Herring of Jupiter, Fla.; daughter, Toynette Herring of Odessa; parents, Charles and Mozelle Herring of Big Spring; and four grandchildren.
Joy Wade
Joy Wade, 78, of Fort Davis, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Houston.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Albert Lynn Wade of Fort Davis; daughters, Shirley Stair and Patricia Wade, both of Marathon, and Nancy Riedel of Fullerton, Calif.; son, Jerry Wade of Alpine; sisters, June Smith of Sperry, Okla., Peggy Lane of Minneapolis; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Weatherly Peery Harris
ODESSA — Dorothy Weatherly Peery Harris was born April 29, 1910, in Wilburton, Okla. She died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, in Odessa.
She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Clifford Van Buren Peery and Janie Elizabeth Wingo; a brother, Clifford Wingo Peery; two sisters, Virginia Alice Peery and Elinor Peery Funkhouser; and her husband, Rufus Byrd Harris.
She is survived by her brother, Arch Robinson Peery of Santee, S.C.; son, Rufus David Harris and his wife, Judith Bailey Harris of Fairfax Station, Va.; son, Cliff Andrew Harris of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Janie Harris Henderson and husband Walter T. Henderson of Dallas; grandson, Robert Andrew Harris and wife Camille Butterfield Harris of Albuquerque; grandson, Cliff Nelson Harris of Fairfax Station; great-grandson, Douglas Andrew Harris of Albuquerque; and honorary granddaughter, Shirley Rea of Odessa.
Dorothy and Rufus moved to Odessa in 1945 with their two small sons and joined First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy was an active member of the Church Circle and Twentieth Century Study Club having served as president of both organizations. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. After graduation, she taught in rural schools in western Oklahoma. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend who left behind three children whom she taught to love one another and to appreciate the beauty of nature. The family deeply appreciates the kindness of the friends, caretakers and medical professionals who looked after their Mother in recent years. In particular, the family thanks Sara Marin for her loving attention.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today, April 13, 2002, at First Presbyterian Church, after which the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Odessa at 1401 N. Sam Houston Ave. or Hospice House Foundation Inc. at 903 N. Sam Houston Ave. or the charity of your choice.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Shannon Raburn-Wyatt
Shannon Raburn-Wyatt, 29, passed away on April 2, 2002, in Frisco, Texas.
She was born July 12, 1972, in Odessa, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in 1990.
Shannon married
Michael Roy Wyatt in the home of her stepfather Stacy Thatcher and her mother Shelley Thatcher on May 8, 1993, in Odessa, Texas.
Shannon and Michael moved to Mannheim, Germany where they lived for three years.
Shannon and Michael moved to Odessa from Germany in 1995 and then moved to Carrollton in 1996.
Shannon is survived by her husband, Michael Roy Wyatt of Carrollton, Tx., whom she was married
to until her death; their son, Hayden Ray Wyatt who resides with his father; her stepdaughter, Jessie Wyatt of Lubbock, Tx., father-in-law Kenneth Ray Wyatt; stepmother-in-law, Rebekah Wyatt; stepsister-in-law, Candace Perry; stepsister-in-law, Victoria Perry; brother-in-law, Steve Wyatt; sister-in-law, Paula Wyatt; niece, Bethany Wyatt; nephew, Jonathan Wyatt all of Odessa, Texas; sister-in-law, Mitzi Wyatt of Brownwood, Tx; and brother, Shane Thatcher of Odessa.
Funeral services were held April 4, 2002, at 3 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Shannon fought a courageous battle with cancer with the support of her husband, Michael Wyatt and son, Hayden Wyatt and other family and friends.
She was very loved and will be deeply forever missed. The family requests memorials to the American Cancer Society or Hospice House.
Pauline Chaffin Huckabee
BONHAM — Pauline Chaffin Huckabee, 87, died in Andrews, Texas, on Aug. 10, 2002. She was born May 19, 1915, to Annie Simmons and Vernon Chaffin in Fannin County. She married
Clyde Huckabee in Bonham in 1932. They moved to Lubbock in 1950, and to Andrews in 1952, where they owned the Huckabee Lumber Co. Clyde proceeded her in death as well as a daughter, Sue Huckabee Jennings; and a brother, Glen Chaffin.
Pauline was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Andrews. She also worked with the crib nursery at Means Memorial Methodist Church in the 1970s.
She is survived by two sons and their wives, Tommie and Sylvia Huckabee of Stephenville, and Jim and Billie Huckabee, as well as her son-in-law, Robert Jennings, all three of Andrews. Also surviving are her brother and his wife, Douglas and Lois Chaffin, and her sister-in-law, Clara Newell, all of Bonham. She leaves five grandchildren, Cathy Huckabee Kamradt of Midland, Dr. Timothy Huckabee of Dallas, Phyllis Huckabee of San Diego, Calif., Christopher Huckabee of Fort Worth and Beth Jennings of Andrews; and eight great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at Willow Wild cemetery in Bonham, under the direction of Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home today with visitation at the funeral home at 10 a.m. prior to the graveside service.
Buford Newton
ODESSA — Buford Boyd Newton, 76, of Odessa passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. He was born Feb. 2, 1926, in Haskell to G.A. and Lela Newton.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today, Aug. 13, 2002, at First Baptist Church with the Revs. G.A. Magee and Leonard Hartley officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Memorial cemetery in Snyder.
Buford married
Dorothy Sawyer on Feb. 19, 1950. He served two years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the VFW. They moved to Odessa in 1977 from Dimmitt. He was a mechanic for Good Pasture Inc. and a salesperson for Reedy Manufacturing for a number of years before retiring in 1993 and a landlord repairman. He was known as a jack of all trades. He enjoyed camping and playing the guitar, harmonica, mandolin and the piano. He was an active member of First Baptist Church.
His mother and father preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Newton of Odessa; a son, Danny Newton and his wife Bobbi Wooten of Lubbock; a daughter, Terrie Lynn Carson and her husband Carl Dean of Midland; three brothers, Doyle Newton of Gail, Bob Newton of Oklahoma City and Mac Newton of Snyder; a sister, Faye Blair of Robert Lee; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.
Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Grady Earl Shelton
Our country is in mourning, for a soldier died today. Grady Earl Shelton was born in Santa Anna on Dec. 15, 1918, to Arthur Thomas and May Belle Shelton. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Medical Center Hospital.
Services for Grady Earl Shelton, age 83, of Odessa are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Shelton came to Odessa in 1952. Prior to settling in Odessa, Grady served in the Army in World War II in the 36th Division and fought during the invasion of Salerno. Having obtained Sgt. Status, he received the Purple Heart award for injuries received on his 25th birthday. Grady served in five campaigns during WWII, and was proud to have fought for the freedoms we now enjoy.
He married
Mabel Marshall in Winters, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife on March 11, 1993, and his daughter, Fayrine Shelton.
He owned and operated Shelton Painting & Paper Hanging Construction Co., and was known as the best painter and paperhanger in town.
Grady is survived by his daughter, Laveta Shelton of Odessa; his sons, Don Shelton of Odessa and Tim Shelton of Durango, Colo., a brother, L.T. Shelton of Lake Dallas; a sister, Faydelle Teague of Casper, Wyo.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and one on the way.
He was known as “Papa” to many who loved him.
He wrote a poem in his youth that describes the way he felt about people:
Minutes of Gold
Two or three minutes — two or three hours
What do they mean in this life of ours?
Not very much if but counted as time,
But minutes are gold and hours sublime.
If only we’ll use them once in a while
To make someone happy, to make someone smile
A minute may dry a little lad’s tears
An hour sweeps aside the trouble of years.
Minutes of my time may bring to an end
Hopelessness, somewhere — and give me a friend.
Rest in peace “Papa.” You’ll be missed more than words can say.
Funeral services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
William Leon ‘Jack’ Johnston
ODESSA — Services for William Leon “Jack” Johnston will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel in Odessa. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. G.A. McGee officiating. Jack died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, in Allen, Texas. He would have celebrated his 85th birthday on Sept. 30, 2002.
Jack was born on Sept. 30, 1917, in Newcastle, Texas. He married
LaClara Bell “Tooter” Spoon, November 16, 1940. They resided in Odessa for 58 years. He was a veteran of World War II. He retired from Gulf Oil after 42 1/2 years of tenure. Jack and LaClara enjoyed many years of traveling with the Oil City Sam's Travel Club. They were members of Belmont Baptist Church of Odessa until moving to Allen in 1999. Both became very active members of the Senior department of First Baptist Allen.
Jack is survived by his wife, LaClara; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Tana and Bert Frost of Odessa and Vickie and Jimmy Moore of Allen; three grand-sons, C. Bert Frost and wife Debbie of Odessa, Jay Moore of Plano, Texas, and Zach Moore of Macomb, Ill.; one granddaughter, Wende Ramos and husband Martin of Odessa; five great-grandchildren, Ashlie and Meaghin Frost, Benjamin, Dean and Rachel Ramos, all of Odessa; sisters, Pauline Loader of Houston and Rudean Gardner of Burnet; a number of nieces and nephews; and a host of wonderful friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, U.R. and Jessie Johnston; two sisters, Bula Webb and Ida Mae Clark; and brother, R.J. Johnston.
The family will be receiving friends at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home today from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the “We Care Ministry” of First Baptist Church, 201 E. McDermott, Allen, TX, 75002. “We Care” is a ministry to the needy.
Virginia Martinez
ODESSA — God saw she was getting tired and the cure was not to be. So He put his arms around her and whispered, “Come with me.”
With tearful hearts, we watched her fade away. Although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, ard working hands to rest, He broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.
Virginia Martinez, 71, a homemaker died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos, Texas. Mrs. Martinez was born May 21, 1931 in Saragosa, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Pilar and Catalina Contreras. On Nov. 19, 1949, she married
Tomas C. Martinez in Balmorhea, Texas. They spent 53 wonderful years together. Experiencing life together, first as a couple, then as parents of five children, grandparenting and great-grandparenting.
Mrs. Martinez lived a good life, and was happy doing the things she loved to do: raising her family, cooking and quilting. She will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her father, Pilar Contreras; and her mother, Catilina N. Contreras.
She is survived by her husband, Tomas C. Martinez Sr. of Saragosa, Texas; sons, Tomas C. Martinez Jr. and wife Dianne of Rio Rico, Ariz, Rudy C. Martinez and wife Irma of Pecos, Texas and Isaac (Saki) C. Martinez and wife Donna of Pecos; daughter Florinda Gallego and husband Freddy of Pecos and Elodia Garcia and husband Armando (Shaggy) of Saragosa; brother, Felipe Pallan and wife Susana of Odessa; sisters, Maria Alvarado and husband Valente of Tucson, Ariz., Monserato (Monse) Guevara and husband Fito of Saragosa and Natividad (Tivi) Ramirez and husband Francisco (Pancho) of Saragosa; grandchildren, Tamye M. Espinosa and husband Eric of Rio Roco, Ariz., Crissy Martinez of San Morcos, Farrah Martinez of San Marcos, Lorrina Martinez of Midland, Tomas (T.J.) Martinez III of Rio Rico, Ariz., Joe Ronn Martinez of Rio Rico, Ariz., Randy Martinez of Fort Worth, Jeremy (Jay) Martinez and wife Brenda of Midland, Adrion Martinez and wife Elizabeth of Siloam Springs, Ariz., Jennifer Martinez of Pecos, John Gallego of Lubbock, Steven Gallego of Odessa, Beverly Gallego of San Antonio, Christopher Martinez and wife Elvira of Odessa, Johanna Martinez of Pecos, Michelle Martinez of Pecos, Amy Garcia of Saragosa and Angelina (Angie) Garcia of Saragosa; great-grandchildren, Cayden Martinez of Midland, Isabelle Martinez of Siloam Springs, Ark., and Christian Martinez of Midland.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Saragosa, Texas, with Fr. Ben Flores officiating. Interment will follow at the Saragosa cemetery. Visitation will be held today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with rosary recited at 7 p.m.
