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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2012
Page
10
A police blotter lists felony activity reported to law enforcement with crimes tied to locations mapped to the nearest hundred block. The entry emphasizes how addresses are rounded to preserve distance between actual sites and public disclosure.
An Odessa woman reports her live in boyfriend threatened her with a knife between 10 and 10 06 pm on Monday in the 1700 block of Beverly Street. Burglary incidents include entry into homes on East 30th Street and Bonham Avenue with property losses and damaged doors. A pizza of items stolen totaled 600 500 2000 across several addresses. A 31 year old Odessa woman arrested for controlled substance possession and intoxication. Thefts include $2500 in jewelry on East 52nd Street and a 9mm Taurus handgun on Andrews Highway. The incidents span July 2011 to June 2012.
Marie Maxine Pruett Preslar of Odessa dies at 82 on July 7 2012 after a long illness. She was born April 18 1930 in Eastland Texas to H L Pruett and Lydia Farmer Pruett and lived most of her life in Odessa with her husband Lindal B Preslar USMC and Odessa Fire Department. She worked 26 years with ECISD at Austin Elementary and Crockett Junior High. Survived by daughter Lydia Len Redman adopted daughter Rhonda Thornton son Charlie Kirkpatrick and their spouses plus grandchildren great grandchildren and cousins. Funeral 1:30 PM July 11 2012 Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Funeral director Sunset Funeral Home.
Multiple obituary items from Odessa and Andrews list Donald Dean Brand 86, Yuvon Cook 84, Linda Kay Kay Greenwade 56, and Mary Culver 77. Details include birthplaces, residence, funeral arrangements, service times, and survivor names with spouses, children and siblings. Each item notes issuing funeral homes and burial or cemetery dates and locations.
Geneva Pearl Holden of Odessa aged 78 died July 9 2012 at Medical Center Hospital She was born March 17 1934 in Goldthwaite TX and moved to Odessa in 1954 She worked 35 years as a telephone operator for AT T She was married to Donald Holden on September 25 1959 in Odessa Surviving are her husband two sons Owen and Scott a brother and a sister Visitation is July 11 2012 Funeral July 12 2012 at Home Chapel with burial July 14 2012 in Gillespie County near Johnson City TX Services by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Odessa TX
Emergency officials report heavy rain in Central Texas caused flooded roads in Bastrop County with more than 5 inches along the Travis Bastrop line. Trooper Robbie Barrera said residents sheltered in place but no evacuations or injuries were reported as rainfall eased by Tuesday afternoon. Forecasts call for continued showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Orthofix International NN of Lewisville agreed to settle federal charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribing Mexican officials to win government hospital contracts. Bribes included cash laptops and televisions over several years, yielding about 5 million in illicit profits. The company self reported and fired involved executives. Last month it also agreed to pay 42 million for Medicare and related fraud claims.
Kent Sager 49 of Odessa died July 9 2012 at Hospice House born October 11 1962 in Abilene moved to Odessa in 1966 and graduated Permian High School in 1981 He was proud to be part of the MOJO Football legacy and the 1980 State Championship team He worked in orthopedic sales for over 23 years and was active in CrossRoads Fellowship Church He is survived by wife Manon son Noah brother Tommy Sager and several nephews The funeral was July 13 at Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Memorials may be made to Youth Missions Twice Blessed House Baylor Hospital Dallas or Home Hospice of Odessa
A spokesman said the Border Patrol is shutting down nine stations nationwide, with six in Texas. Forty one agents from those Texas outposts will be relocated to positions nearer the borders. Closed Texas stations include Abilene San Angelo Dallas San Antonio Lubbock and Amarillo.
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