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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 2006
Page
13
Southwest Convenience Stores donated 208 Trac Phones with batteries and chargers to Safe Place of the Permian Basin, valued around $20,000. The phones will help victims of domestic violence call 9 1 1 or contact Safe Place, providing urgent communication amid abuse.
Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Texas Health Commissioner, will step down effective October 6 after almost five years in office. He told Texas Department of State Health Services staff he informed Gov. Perry of his plans and cited family priorities as the main reason for leaving.
A pistol worth 1800 was stolen between 8 am and noon Monday from a residence in the 2900 block of Chisum Avenue. An Odessa woman reported a Yamaha Four Wheeler Blaster worth 9000 taken between May 26 and Friday from the 500 block of Bowden Street. A man was robbed of 700 cash at 11:55 pm Friday on Orchard Drive. A neighbor struck a woman causing a one inch forehead laceration at 7:40 pm Monday on Winchester Avenue. A maroon 1994 GMC Sierra pickup worth 5000 was taken between 6:50 pm and 8:45 pm Monday from East 42nd Street.
Chantz Matthew Dickinson-Contreras, 10, of Pecos died June 3 2006. Survived by parents Jonnathon and Lisa Contreras brother Ethan and sister Emily of Pecos and grandparents in Albuquerque Lamesa and Ft. Stockton. Visitation Pecos Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday Wednesday. Funeral 3:00 p.m. Thursday at West Park Baptist Pecos. Interment 4:00 p.m. MT Friday Sunset Memorial Park Albuquerque NM. Services with Hubbard Kelly Pecos Funeral Home.
Max Eugene Conway 89 of Odessa died June 2 2006 at Sienna Care Center in Odessa. Funeral services 10:00 am Wednesday at Frank Wilson Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born November 6 1916 in Terrell TX worked as an oilfield driller. Survived by three sons David Larry Billy J Conway a daughter Maxine Langley a brother Dick Conway three grandchildren Patrick Andrew Micah.
Kermit V Dunn 96 of Dallas died June 2 2006. He studied history at Arkansas State Teachers College and worked in oil. Survived by daughter Carol Harber son William Dunn and others. Graveside services June 10 2006 Restland Memorial Park. Also notices for Vona Lee Heiting of Midland Delphus Del Forbush of Monahans and other survivors with service details and affiliations.
Odessa infant Santos Larrea Lara died Saturday June 3 2006 at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services at 9 am today at Sunset Memorial Gardens BabyLand with Rev. Joseph Uecker officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. Born in Odessa and Catholic. Survivors are parents Jason Sr and Claudia, brother Jason Lara Jr and sisters Alexia and Alexis, all of Odessa, grandparents Rey and Ramona Carrasco Lara.
Obituary notices list Loraine Leach 80 of McCamey died June 5 2006 with services at Resthaven Cemetery officiated by Rev Ted Creech. Survived by daughter Sylvia Taylor Fort Worth address and extended family. Also listed are Marlene Joyce Broyles Miller 69 Odessa died June 4 2006 with no services planned. Francis L Patterson 85 Georgetown died June 3 2006. Velma Ada Coker Watson 95 Spur died June 5 2006 with 2 p.m. service at First Baptist Spur. James Marion White III 59 Odessa died with no services scheduled. Arrangements by local funeral homes in Odessa McCamey Fort Stockton Spur and Sunset Memorial.
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