Officials blame squirrel for Fort Worth outage and boil warning
An oncor official said a deceased squirrel caused an electrical substation arc that cut power to about 10 000 customers in Fort Worth and triggered a boil water advisory for southwest areas south of Interstate 20. Electricity was restored within an hour and the notice urged boiling water until early today.
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Fort Worth
Oncor
Carol Peters
Peters
Associated Press
Obituary for Elbert A. Tinker Taylor of Midland
Elbert A. Tinker Taylor 60 of Midland died February 28 2008 at home. Funeral 1 p.m. March 1 at Crestview Baptist Church with Rev Roy Langley officiating. Visitation 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. February 29 at Nalley-Pickle Welch Funeral Home. He married Sally Allen June 5 1976. Survived by wife Sally son Raymond and Amy three granddaughters mother Louise Taylor brother Ricky Taylor and many relatives. Pallbearers listed. memorials to Hospice Midland. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle Welch Funeral Home. Online condolences at Nalley-Pickle Welch Funeral Home site.
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Midland
Elbert A
Tinker’ Taylor
Crestview Baptist Church
Roy Langley
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home
Tinker
Lee High
Sally
Raymond
Amy
Chloe
Emma
Ella Taylor
Louise Taylor
Ricky Taylor
Joe Allen
Farris Parson
Randy Allen
Rusty Allen
Paul Hartke
R.C. ‘Scooter’ Jenkins
Ray Allen
Elbert S. Taylor
Robert Turnbow
Robbie Allen
Charles Langley
Jerod Langley
Texas
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of
Death notices from Odessa and Midland area
Obituaries for Alvin Gene Giesler 74 of Midland Andres Robles Guijarro 31 of Juarez Otis George Lasseter 87 of Odessa Gonzalo Lopez 84 of Odessa Alice Sendejo 60 of Seminole Juanita Valle 80 of Stanton list funeral details survivors and burial plans with a Stanton notice pending.
Alexander Pugh La Vernia teen dies at 17
Alexander John Cade Pugh of La Vernia died on February 28 2008 at age 17. Survived by parents Coby and Tess Pugh of La Vernia brother Hayden Pugh paternal grandfather J B Pugh Odessa maternal grandmother Barbara Richardson Midland aunts uncles and cousins. Services March 3 2008 at 10 a.m. First Baptist La Vernia with interment Concrete Cemetery. Donations to Alex Pugh Scholarship Fund Wells Fargo La Vernia TX 78121.
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LA Vernia
Alexander John- Cade Pugh
Alex
Judy Pugh
Dane Richardson
Coby
Tess (Richardson) Pugh
Hayden Pugh
J.B. Pugh
Odessa
Barbara Richardson
Midland
Baptist Church of
Samuel Hood longtime Odessa teacher dies in Houston
Samuel Lester Hood 84 of Kingwood died February 27 at a Houston area hospital. He taught and coached at Travis and Pease elementary schools in Odessa from 1959 to 1983 and later lived in Fort Worth Baton Rouge and Kingwood. He was born April 7 1923 in Pearland served in World War II and earned degrees from Sul Ross State University. He is survived by his wife Lillian daughter LuAnn Schmidt and granddaughters Jennifer and Kathryn Schmidt. Visitation at Kingwood Funeral Home March 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. Burial March 4 at Houston National Cemetery.
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Houston
Odessa
Samuel Lester Hood
Kingwood
Travis
Pease
Fort Worth
Baton Rogue
First United Methodist Church
Wesley
Permian
Prop Busters
Pearland
U.S. Army
Okinawa
Tokyo
Sul Ross State University
Texas
Ector County
Lillian Lindley Hood
LuAnn
Gary Schmidt
Jennifer
Kathryn Schmidt
Strawbridge United Methodist Church
Crusaders
Model Aviation
Jetero Radio Control Club
Kingwood Funeral Home
Houston National Cemetery
Russell Pyle Obituary in Odessa Services Set
Russell Van Pyle 45 died February 26 2008 at his Odessa home. Born December 11 1962 in Odessa to Carrol Ray and Ava Wilson Pyle he was a welder and Baptist. Survived by mother Ava Gaines and husband Douglas of Odessa brothers Bryan and Daniel Pyle and nephew Tyler Pyle. Funeral 2:30 p.m. March 1 2008 at Acres West Funeral Chapel.
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Odessa
Russell van Pyle
Carrol Ray
Ava (Wilson) Pyle
The
Baptist Church
Ava Gaines
Douglas
Bryan Pyle
Daniel Pyle
Tyler Pyle
Acres West Funeral Chapel
Blotter: Reported Felony Crimes by Location Block
The blotter lists felony activities reported to police with locations rounded to the nearest hundred block. The rounded addresses indicate where crimes occurred, reflecting the Breadth of incidents processed by authorities.
Burglary and theft reported in Odessa neighborhoods
An Odessa man reported electronics valued at 1750 stolen from a North Texas Avenue home between 6 and 11 p.m. Wednesday. A separate theft involved 4000 cash taken by a person he knew from a Santa Rosa Avenue residence at 10 30 a.m. Thursday.
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Odessa
North
Texas Avenue
Santa Rosa Avenue
Judy Hart Midland widow led church and Operation Blessing
Judy Nanny Hart 67 of Midland formerly Andrews died February 27 2008 at Odessa Regional Hospital. A Rosary was at 7 p.m. Friday at McNett Funeral Home Andrews with a Funeral Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Andrews. Burial in Andrews West Cemetery. Survived by son Jerry Hart and wife Melody of Midland mother Margaret Mueller Odessa brother Bobby Mueller Odessa sisters Joann Masters Carolyn Hendrick Kathy Cotton Odessa granddaughters Judy and Faith Hart and many nieces and nephews. Memorials to Operation Blessing in Andrews.
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Odessa Andres Robles Guijarro
Juarez
Chihuahua
Mexico
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Los Angeles Cemetery
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Stephanie Guijarro
Odessa
Blasa Robles
Raton
N.M
Andrea Guijarro
Andrews
Judy
Nanny” Hart
Midland
Odessa Regional Hospital
McNett Funeral Home
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Bernard Gully
Andrews West Cemetery
Humboldt
Kansas
Gerald Hart
Gerald
Western Auto
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Operation Blessing
Robert W.A. Mueller
Mary
Odessa churchman Bob Colin, WWII veteran, dies at 81
Robert Gene Colin of Odessa died at Hospice House at 12 05 p m on Friday February 29 2008 Born April 28 1927 in Tulsa Oklahoma he married Mary Jo Williford May 20 1950 In Odessa He ran an insurance agency taught at First Baptist Church for 25 years served as deacon for 42 years and helped lead Jesus film distribution He is survived by his wife daughters Sherry Tunnell Cathy English and five grandchildren Memorials may go to Gideon International Concerned Americans and John 316 Foundation Services by Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors.
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Odessa
Robert
Bob
Gene Colin
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Mary Jo Williford
First Baptist Church
Gideon
Howard Payne University
Billy Graham Film
Jesus Film
Ector County
West Door
Donna Kim Colin
Mary Jo
Sherry Tunnell
John
Abilene
Cathy English
Bobby
Brownwood
John Colin
Amy Tunnell
Jesse
Jill Tunnell
Travis Tunnell
Jordan Tunnell
Aliison
Daniel Puls
Carter English
Frank W. Wilson
Byron McWilliams
Gideon International
Eddie Rhodes
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Elbert A. ‘Tinker’ Taylor
Alvin Gene Giesler
Midland Memorial Hospital
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
Terry Tamplen
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sweetwater
Glenda Marie Giesler
Cindy Giesler
Kerry Giesler
Andres Robles
Guijarro
Otis
George’ Lasseter
Midland Otis
George” Lasseter
Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home Chapel
Thomas County
Randy Lasseter
Jan Lasseter
Kent
Wash
Jill Greer
Turmertown
Gonzalo R. Lopez
Odessa Funeral Home
Roberto Porras
Los Angeles Garden Cemetery
Concepción del Oro
Zacatecas
Socorro A. Lopez
Jaime Lopez
Yolanda Griego
Catalina Lopez
Robert Lopez
Ojinaga
Alice Sendejo
Seminole
St. James Catholic Church
Hugh Thekkel
Gaines County Cemetery
Boyer Funeral Home
Roland Gonzalez
Ismael Sendejo
Joe Sendejo
Alex Sendejo
Delia Grisham
Eva Sanchez
Hobbs
Juanita Valle
Stanton Juanita Valle
Stanton
Lubbock
Stanton Memorial Funeral Home
Alexander John-Cade Pugh
Russell Pyle
Tcres
Icres West Funeral Chapel
W. University Family
Precious Memories Monument Co
Emorial Gardens & Funeral Home
Nanny’ Hart
North Main
Westwood Baptist Church
W. University
West Texas State Bank
Discovery Bible Clubs
Weeks DuBose
Jeff Sweeten
Duane Wade
Solomon
Kevin Everret
Jam
Satan
Christ
S O Ray
Gardendale
Jeff
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