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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1999

Page

11

Odessa teen Sammy Joe Preston 22 dies in Odessa

Samuel Joseph Sammy Joe Preston 22 of Odessa died Monday June 14 1999 at Medical Center Hospital. Born January 11 1977 in Odessa he was a Permian High School alumnus noted for gymnastic talents. Survived by father Gary Preston Odessa mother Cindie Jones Preston Odessa daughter Kirsten Brianne Preston Odessa brother Michael A. Preston Odessa grandparents Sam and Mildred Jones Coleman and many relatives. Visitation noon to 9 p.m. today at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hubbard Kelly Chapel followed by burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Odessa Samuel Joseph Sammy Joe” Preston Medical Center Hospital Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Jim Ray Brown Sunset Memorial Gardens Permian High School Gary Preston Cindie Jones Preston Kirsten Brianne Preston Michael A. Preston Sam and Mildred Jones Coleman Billy Smith Austin Jason David Smith Maxine Preston Tulsa Okla

Rainfall Rises But Fails to Break Valley Drought

In Harlingen, modest rain across the Rio Grande Valley offers little drought relief. Reservoirs remain well below capacity, with U.S. shares at 35 percent of Amistad and Falcon Dam. Cotton irrigation continues, and farmers welcome any improved irrigation water quality as rainfall is spotty and temperatures climb.

Harlingen Rio Grande Valley Julian Perales Falcon Dam U.S Perales Skip Ely National Weather Service Fort Worth del Rio Houston Texas Rio Grande City Ely Rio Grande

Death notices for Belva Maxwell and Thalia Tripp in Texas

Belva Beatrice Maxwell 83 of Gardendale died June 14 1999 at Medical Center Hospital. Services Thurs 2 pm Torrance Hills Church of Christ with Don Potter officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include husband Elam Maxwell daughters Jo Grogan Marlene Brown and other relatives. Thalia Clair Faulkner Tripp 77 of Arlington died June 15 1999 in Dallas. Services Thurs 10 am Northway Christian Church. Burial Sparkman Hillcrest Cemetery. Survivors include son Frank Tripp daughters Linda Jacobs Rita Morgan and Linda Kulzsik with several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Odessa Belva Hobbs N.M R.L Esman Barney Irvin Jimmy Irvin Ballinger Tommy Irvin Mobile Ada Jo Morse Abilene Thalia Tripp Dallas Thalia Clair Faulkner Tripp Arlington Northway Christian Church Sparkman Hillcrest Cemetery Sparkman Greenville Funeral Home Graham Frank Tripp Linda Jacobs Houston Rita Morgan Falls Church Linda Kulzsik Crofton

Group backs computerized voting in Travis County plan

The Travis County Election Study Group urged a $2.5 million phased rollout of a computer based voting system that would tally results for the 2000 election. Voters would use an electronic pen to tap choices and press a Vote button, with results transmitted by modem to a central system after polls close.

Alistin Travis County Commissioners Court Travis County Election Study Group ESG U‘ravis Dana DeBeauvoir Len House Motorola DeBeauvoir Bexar County

Former New Mexico Gov Jack M Campbell dies at 82

Former Democratic Governor Jack M Campbell, who led New Mexico from 1963 to 1966, died at age 82 after a long illness. A WWII Marine, FBI agent and former House speaker, he modernized state services, created a nonpartisan civil service, and first appointed a science adviser. He served on boards promoting space and tech development and is survived by four children.

New Mexico Jack M. Campbell Santa FE N.M Campbell State House

111-year-old Mary Brigham dies in Dallas heart failure

Mary Bell Brigham born May 30 1888 in Wolfe City died at 111 from heart failure. She survived five husbands nine children four grandchildren and over 100 direct descendants. She lived in Ladonia before moving to Dallas in 1991 to live with her granddaughter with services set Friday in Ladonia.

Dallas Mary Bell Brigham Brigham Mary Wright Wolfe City Ladonia

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