Odessa Obituaries Celebrate Two Local Veterans
Johnny M. Smith 73 of Odessa dies December 14 2000 in Odessa services 11 a.m. today Sunset Memorial Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Gardens born February 14 1927 in Belton Navy veteran World War II owner operator Cottage of Flowers since 1973 member VFW and American Legion survivors include wife Wanda Smith sons Johnny Jr and Travis daughter Mikki and more plus eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Tommy Tucker dies December 13 2000 in Dallas services December 16 2000 First Christian Church burial Sunset Memorial Gardens born February 28 1928 in Odessa son of Nash and Bess Tucker married LaRue Hall in 1950 career in sports and business including two service stations and insurance work longtime Odessa volunteer and Kiwanis member predeceased by parents brother and sister two grandchildren and a great granddaughter pallbearers listed Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
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Sunset Memorial Chapel
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Belton
Cottage of Flowers
VFW
American Legion
Wanda R. Smith
Odessa
Johnny M. Smith Jr
Debra Ann
Travis A. Smith
Alexa Dawn
Mobile
Ala
Mikki J. Smith
Karlus Smith
Muskogee
Okla
Tommy Tucker
Baylor Medical Center
Dallas
Tucker
First Christian Church
David Mindel
Tommy
Nash
Bess Tucker
LaRue Hall
Odessa High School
Baylor University
Sul Ross College
Sul Ross
Dallas Morning News
Odessa Proam
Waddell and Blank Insurance Agency
Melton Insurance Agency
Odessa Insurance Agents Association
Kiwanis Breakfast Club
Mooch” Bates
Glen “Jug” Taylor
Barney Jones
J.B. Cotten
Jimmy Gotcher
David Meisell
Rex Partridge
Chunky Hendrick
Johnnie Bassett
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Mary Lee Gibson
Medical Center Hospital
Jack Watkins
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
Comanche
Lonnie Jack Gibson
Jimmy Gibson
Richardson
Mary Peitchinsky
Johnnie Jones
Carrie Nichols
Andrews
Ernest Edison Palmer Sr
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Permian General Hospital
McNett Funeral Home
Mike Henson
Kingsland
Greensburg
Penn
Sarah Bohannon
Samuel Palmer Jr
Grapeville
Verna Mae Hamilton
Sharpsville
Fort Stockton
Geraldine Powell
Groesbeck
East Hill Cemetery
Greg Sackett
Humble
Carla Barrett
Plano
Rodney Powell
Ina Heagy
Edith Boatman
Imperial
Assault at East 42nd Street store prompts probe
A 31 year old Odessa man was assaulted and threatened with a weapon about 9 45 p m Thursday at a convenience store in the 5200 block of East 42nd Street Police report one suspect currently linked to the case Also noted is a 16 year old Odessa boy said to have been sexually assaulted in June 1998 in West Odessa The report cites a known person involved in the alleged sexual incident
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Odessa
East 42Nd Street
West Odessa
Odessa Crime Briefs Include Mischief and Vehicle Damage
A 16-year-old is linked to criminal mischief in South Odessa around 3 a.m. on December 5. A separate report notes $1,501 in damage to a 1996 Pontiac Firebird in the 4200 block of Preston Smith Road between Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon. An Odessa man, 42, remains in Ector County jail Friday on a manufacturing and delivery charge with bond set at $20,000 for David Alan Dowd of 3957 Scott Street.
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Odessa
Preston Smith Road
Ector County
David Alan Dowd
Scott St
Midland woman freed on bond in drug possession case
A 20-year-old Midland woman, Sophia Melendez Rodriguez, was released Friday from the Ector County jail after posting bond on a possession of a controlled substance charge. Bond was set at $5,000.
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Midland
Ector County
Sophia Melendez Rodriguez
Westinghouse Wins Five Year WIPP Contract
The U S Department of Energy awarded Westinghouse a five year contract valued at 500 million dollars to run the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The Westinghouse Waste Isolation Division had previously managed WIPP since 1988 and the new deal starts February 1 after a delay from December 1.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Department of Energy
Westinghouse
New Mexico
DOE
WIPP
Odessa and nearby deaths wrap up on Dec 15 2000
Obituaries from Odessa and surrounding areas note deaths of Mary Gibson 93 of Odessa Benny Mills 54 of Odessa Ernest Palmer 80 of Andrews Geraldine Powell 89 of Groesbeck and Precious McMahon 75 of Odessa. Memorials and funeral arrangements listed with dates and service details. Survivors include numerous children, siblings and grandchildren across Texas.
Gas leak near Bush campaign HQ in Austin
Firefighters investigated a natural gas leak near President-elect George W. Bush's downtown campaign headquarters in Austin. The entrance was blocked for about an hour, evacuations occurred from a nearby office, and a leaky gas meter box was found, with Bush not present.
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Austin
George W. Bush
Bush
Austin Fire Department
Cheryl Bishop
Fire Department
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Johnny M. Smith
South Odessa
University At
F& F
Frontier Gallerie
8Th Street
Dreamer
Aunt Polly
Gardenia
Jbs Parkway Old Lawn
Mary Gibson
Benny Mills
Benny Edward Mills
Montgomery Trucking Co
Shattuck
Oklo
Resthaven Memorial Park
Raymond Bugg
Hubbard. Kelly Funeral Home
Mineola
Benny Edward Mills Jr
Mineral Wells
Betty Harris
Charles Harris
Lois Platt
Weatherford
Bennie Dell Morrow
Sierra Vista
Ariz
Ernest Palmer Sr
Precious McMahon
Fisher Jewelers
Sprint
Intouch Telecom
N. Grandview
Fender
Peavey
Ibanez
Taylor
Rogers
42Nd & Dixie
Cuthbert
Her
Rolex USA
Jesus
The
Pearly Greats
Permian Basin
Otter Ull LL EO
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