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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 2010

Page

4

Around the Basin Community Event Highlights

Listings cover MLK Day breakfast at Woodson Center with Rev. Redden, an MLK rally at Southside Senior Center led by student Khamisie Green, and Freedom March at S. Dixie. Also shows Black Chamber Gala at MCM Grandé, Ellen Noél Museum exhibits, and March for Babies signup at UT Permian Basin.

MLK A.m Southside Senior Citizens Center Dixie Blvd OHS Khamisie Green Martin Luther King Jr S. Dixie Woodson Park Black Chamber of Commerce MCM Grandé Hotel FunDome Odessablackchamber.com

Obituary notices from Odessa area mark multiple deaths

Flora Gibbs 79 of Ozona died Jan 15 2010. Graveside service 2 pm at East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton. Survivors: Benny Gibbs Ozona Claudia Hernandez Ft. Stockton Leonard Swafford Anson Nita Rawson Katie Dunn Baird. Dorothy Smith Olive 80 of Odessa died Jan 14 2010. Service 2 pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev Wes Duncan officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. Born in Kansas. She was a pastry cook and cashier at Travis Elementary. Survivors: Ben Duvall Arlington Judy Smith Odessa Gail McCord McAllen Tammie Thomas Odessa Marilyn Harris Kilgore, 11 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren. Gloria Lovey Riley 84 of Midland died Jan 16 2010. Service 4 pm Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev Blake Odell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Odessa. Born in Pampa. Homemaker and Belmont Baptist Church member. Survivors: Glenda Carlton Odessa, two grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren. Phyllis Hemphill 87 of Odessa died Jan 16 2010. Services pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Anibal Hernandez 23 of Odessa died Jan 16 2010 in Odessa. Service by Acres West Funeral Chapel.

Ozona Flora Carlene Gibbs East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton Benny Gibbs Claudia Hernandez Ft. Stockton Leonard Swafford Anson Nita Rawson Katie Dunn Baird Odessa Dorothy Jean Smith Olive Sunset Memorial Gardens Wes Duncan Sunset Gloria ‘Lovey Margrette Riley Odessa Gloria “Lovey Midland Younger Center Nursing Home Blake Odell Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Pampa Belmont Baptist Church Glenda Darlene Carlton

Analysts see steady recovery for Texas economy

Texas shows signs of a slow, steady rebound as analysts note 300,000 lost jobs statewide, about 4 percent of national losses. Economist Ray Perryman cites resilience from weather and business climate, while caution remains on commercial real estate and a lingering unemployment rate near 8 percent.

Ray Perryman Texas Dallas Lone Star Perryman Group Perryman U.S Laila Assanie Fed Eral Reserve Bank of Jim Kee South Texas Money Management Kee Assanie

Lynn Preslar Soldier Firefighter and POW Tribute in Odessa

Lynn Preslar 90 of Odessa died January 14 2010 in Odessa Texas after a life as Marine POW of 3 1/2 years defending Bataan and Corregidor. He served 26 years as a Odessa Ector County firefighter his helmet No 64 remains in his daughter’s home. Services January 19 2010 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Military burial with pallbearers James Brunson Dickie Corbell Junior Brown Freddie Gardner Winston Dick Gene Chandler. Memorials to VA Hospital c/o Iva Jo Hauslik 300 Veterans Blvd Big Springs Texas 79720. Arrangements Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was survived by wife Marie Maxine Pruett Preslar daughter Lydia Len Redman Bennett grandson Carl Lynn Loffler wife Jesse Loffler great grandson Michial Hesson great great granddaughter Ciera Hesson. He is preceded by his parents and sisters Oneta and Laveta. The family notes he was born January 14 1920 in Sanco Tom Green County Texas. He married January 9 1950 in Gardendale.

Odessa Lynn James H. Preslar Sanco Tom Green County Texas Oneta Laveta Marie Maxine Pruett Preslar Gardendale Lydia Len Redman-Bennett Lem T. Bennett Carl Lynn Loffler Jesse Loffler Michial Hesson Sawyer Simpkins Ciera Hesson United States Bataan Corregidor Ector County Sunset Memorial Gardens James Brunson Dickie Corbell Junior Brown Freddie Gardner Winston Dick Gene Chandler Iva Jo Hauslik Veterans Blvd Big Springs Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Sunset Odessa Eva Bebe” Galey-Webb Bebe Buford Colorado City Ilus Kay Galey Stella Williams- Galey Owen J Webb Artesia New Mexico Northside Baptist Church L. Galey, Sr. Galey Jr Macy Galey-Magee Floy Galey-Padgett Amy Kay McGee Larry G Webb Elizabeth Georgetown Kay Webb- McGee Enola Arkansas William “Bill” Magee Julie McGee Riddle Holly C. McGee Enola Ark Lauren Elizabeth Martin MacAlister Len Riddle Arother William R. Galey

Patricia Hayes Franklin obituary in Odessa Texas

Patricia Mae Hayes Franklin 78 died January 14 2010 in Odessa Texas born January 4 1932 in San Angelo Texas educated at San Angelo High School and North Texas State University as a music scholar she played bassoon in San Angelo Tyler and El Paso symphonies she trained in bullfighting in Mexico City and toured Europe Africa and Asia named one of the best American Matadoras the Grace Kelly of the Bull Ring she belonged to St Luke s United Methodist Odessa survived by sister Mary Wunder nephews and nieces funeral services held January 17 2010 Sunset Funeral Home Chapel Odessa interment January 19 2010 Grove Hill Memorial Park Dallas

Odessa Patricia Mae Hayes Franklin Heavenly San Angelo Texas John H Mae Elizabeth Hayes North Texas State University Tyler el Paso Cuidad Acuna Mexico City Mexico Portugal Ecuador Grace Kelly Lisbon France North Africa Pat St. Luke's United Methodist Church Richard Franklin Lucille Farmer Andrews Doris Anderson Midland Florine Hensley Iraan Dorothy Lowe Sterling City Bill Hayes Mary Wunder Malcolm Hensley Marie Johnnie Wunders Jo Anna Pope Robert Marble Falls Adele Waring Austin Sue Sims Bill Sims Rene Burks Boardman Ohio Sunset Funeral Home Chapel Grove Hill Memorial Park Dallas

Eva Bebe Galey-Webb obituary in Odessa Texas

Eva Bebe Galey-Webb died January 15 in Odessa at age 89. She lived in Odessa since 1952 after moving from Artesia New Mexico, longtime Northside Baptist member and devoted grandmother known as a prayer warrior. Visitation at Odessa Mortuary scheduled for Sunday and Monday evenings.

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Woodson Community Center Murphy Street Christopher T. Redden St. Matthew Baptist Church Ellen Noél Art Museum Benito Huerta E. University Blvd Anne University of Texas of Permian Basin Marchforbabies.org Phyllis M. Hemphill Midland Memorial Hospital Frank W. Wilson Anibal Hernandez Acres West Funeral Chapel THE Associated Press Assante Texas Comptroller Lyndal ‘Lynn’ Buford Preslar Sunset Odessa.com Bebe’ Galey-Webb Margaret Boise Idaho Lillian Thomas Odessa Mortuary Odessa American Kevin Wilson Yosr County Opussa Commercial Oleman Mark Knox Pape Esau Bate
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