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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 2015

Page

8

Commissioners Hold Second Public Hearing On Tax Rate

The Ector County Commissioners held a second and final hearing on the proposed fiscal year tax rate. No public input was voiced, and officials noted ongoing budget cuts as they seek a balance for the coming year. The court aims to finalize the budget by mid-September and considers further reductions.

Ector County Greg Simmons Precinct Commissioners’ Court Susan Redford Redford Simmons Summit Power Group Texas Clean Energy Project Bobby Bland Bland Davis National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Ladoyce Lambert Permian Basin

My Superhero Teacher art contest announced by TRS

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas invites kindergarten through fifth grade students in public and charter schools to submit original artworks depicting superhero teachers. Entries due October 1, with a TRS Facebook judging period October 5–16 and a winner featured on the 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Austin Teacher Retirement System of Texas TRS TRS Board of Trustees Amber.conrad Amber Conrad Red River St. Austin Facebook Facebook .Com TeacherRetirement System of

Buck Chapman 94 Odessa resident dies after WWII veteran

Ernest Buck Chapman aged 94 of Odessa died August 23 2015 at his residence. He was born September 12 1920 in Itasca Texas served in WWII US Army married Christine Smith November 20 1947 in Odessa retired owner of Chapman Construction and longtime member of Temple Baptist Church. Survived by wife Christine Chapman Odessa son Ernest Chapman Jr Coleman daughter Jenny Griffin Odessa 1 grandchild 19 great grandchildren 5 great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In state August 25 26 2015 Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with services August 27 2015 at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel interment Albany City Cemetery Albany TX.

Odessa Ernest “Buck” Chapman Itasca Joe Mattie (Thorton) Chapman Christine Smith Chapman Construction Temple Baptist Church Masonic Lodge York Rite Scottish Rite Donny Chapman Clara Wooten Maudie Young Ima Hall Elmo Martin Hugh Carl Curtis Chapman Christine Chapman Ernest Chapman Jr Donna Coleman Jenny Griffin Kenneth Griffin Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Clyder Chapman Albany City Albany

Ethel Yvonne Miller Hunt obituary in Golden City MO

Ethel Yvonne Miller Hunt, born October 27 1927 near Quincy Kansas, died August 18 2015 in Austin Texas at 87 9 21. She married Raymond Hunt in 1947 in Chelan Washington and lived in Odessa Texas later Golden City Missouri. A LVN for 40 years she volunteered for Hospice and led the LVN Association Odessa chapter. She enjoyed cards travel crochet and cake decorating known as the Cake Lady. She was preceded in death by husband son and granddaughter and is survived by two sons seven grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Funeral August 24 2015 at Pugh Funeral Home Golden City Missouri.

Golden City Ethel Yvonne Miller Hunt Quincy Kansas Leslie Henry Mabel Irene (van Arsdale) Miller Austin Christopher Texas Ethel Raymond “Arab William Hunt Chelan Washington Odessa Missouri Arab LVN Association National Women’s Business Association William Raymond Hunt Carol Sue Seguin Jerry Wayne Hunt Faye Anne Pugh Funeral Home Lonnie Pennell Stanley Parker Claude Howard Saints Christopher Hunt Orin Tracy Dennis Michael David John Shaw R. Darryl Gupton

Death notices from Seminole and Odessa region

Obituaries report Adelayda Almager 94 of Seminole died August 22 2015 with services at St James Catholic Church. Burial Gaines County Cemetery. Survivors include five sons two daughters numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also James P Murphy 85 of Ira died August 21 2015 with service at First Church of God Ira burial Satan Cemetery. Survivor list includes wife eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Esperanza Olivas 92 of Odessa died August 22 2015 with rosary and mass at St Josephs Catholic Church burial Fairview Cemetery Midland. Survivors include son and several daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Editorial note states obituaries are paid notices not edited.

Seminole Adelayda Almaguer Seminole Memorial Hospital St. James Catholic Church Paul Karienkatt Gaines County Boyer Memorial Chapel Boyer Funeral Home Yorktown Pedro Almager Jr Midland Jose Angel Almager Hondo, N.M Ramon Almager Seagraves Adam Almager Sr Reynaldo Almager Sr Marble Falls Genoveva Almager Ambriz Estellene Murphy Karen Carrell Odessa Judy Wood James Murphy Joel Murphy Flo Lyons Waco Esperanza Olivas Odessa Esperanza Olivas Odessa Funeral Home St Joseph's Catholic Church Fairview Cemetery Cuchillo Parade Chihuahua Mexico Jesus Olivas Ojinaga Consuelo Aranda Blasa Brown Maria Thon Maria Jurado Olga Caballero

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