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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2017
Page
9
Sheriff Mike Griffis notes law enforcement favors nylon over leather for gear as a cost and weight efficient move. Duesler adds the change allows black duty gear and uses seizure funds at no taxpayer cost.
Lila Belle White 80 of Odessa TX died December 4 2017. Graveside services 2:00 PM December 9 2017 at Sunset Memorial. Visitation 3 5 PM December 8 2017 at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Survived by son James White sisters Jackie Morgan Dixie Phillips and many nieces and nephews. Preceded by parents Lytt Skinner and others.
Rita Regina Smith 55 of Odessa Texas died at University Hospital Dallas She was born January 5 1962 in Odessa to Hoover and Beulah Jackson She earned degrees from UT Permian Basin and Odessa College graduating Summa Cum Laude She worked nearly 20 years for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Her survivors include husband Michael Smith son Marquette Jr Pierce mother Beulah Jackson sisters Jackie F Williams and Patricia E Banks and four grandchildren Wake is 5 to 7 pm December 9 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Funeral 1 00 pm December 11 2017 at St James Baptist Church Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Arrangements Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home condolences at sunsetodessa"}
Obituaries list multiple Odessa residents Misty Dawn Andrade 34 Jose Ramirez etc with death dates in December 2017. Entries cover ages, death dates, funeral times and locations Mary details include St Anthony Catholic Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Frank W Wilson Sun Set Memorial Gardens and Martinez Funeral Home. Other listed: Dorothy Cook 82 Andrews and James Edward O Neal 87 Plano with graveside and officiant details.
Odessa resident Jon Campbell 67 died December 5 2017 at his home born August 24 1950 in Phoenix Arizona son of Bill and Billie Campbell. He married Nancy Lain in 1969 and graduated West Texas State University in 1972 with a BA in business. He served as a Houston police officer 1975 78 and later co owned oilfield service firms in Odessa. Survived by wife Nancy son David Campbell and wife Katherine daughter Amanda Holloway and husband Brian two brothers Walter and Mike and grandchildren Tyler Lambdin Colin and Jessica Campbell. Visitation December 9 2017 2 00 to 3 00 p m at Sherwood Church of Christ Multi Purpose Building. Memorials to Odessa Christian School. Services entrusted to Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors.
The City of Midland collected more than 4.6 million in December sales tax, up about 10.5 percent from a year earlier. Statewide allocations rose 10.8 percent. Odessa shows year over year growth in construction, home and auto sales, and unemployment, aligning with regional economic growth.
Lamesa reports 120.16 dollars in sales tax, down 3.56 percent while Midland posts 4,671,025.62 up 10.46 percent and Odessa soars to 4,413,475.20 up 43.45 percent. Pecos and Stanton show strong gains, Presidio and Wickett rise sharply, with several towns posting mixed changes.
Mickey Martin Marty Hearne age 72 died December 4 2017 in Midland Texas. He worked in marketing for Southwestern Bell and AT T but found success as a world geography teacher at Ector and Nimitz Junior Highs in Odessa from 1995 to 2006. He is survived by his partner of 36 years Wade Rutledge children Vicki Jones Alan of Port Isabel Jo Lynn Hayes Tobey of Austin brother Daniel Harris of Portland Oregon and other relatives. No services. Arrangements by Nalcy Pickle Welch Funeral Home. Condolences at npweich.com
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