Lightning strikes oil tank battery sparks Martin County fire
No injuries reported as lightning hit an oil tank battery in southern Martin County causing a small fire. Two Martin County fire trucks battled flames about 1 p.m. and kept it under control within an hour. no structures were threatened. Separate jail reports note a 27 year old Odessa man charged with meth possession and a 42 year old Odessa woman released on bond for third offense DWI, with bond set at 2000 dollars. Police stopped a vehicle on East 31st Street and found the driver intoxicated.
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Martin County
Lonnieng
Long
Odessa
Ector County
Donna Yvonne Torres
MacArthur Ave
East 31St Street
Odessa man treated after assault near Wabash and Pearl
A 50 year old Odessa man was treated and released after being cut with a sharp object at 2 45 a m near Wabash Avenue and Pearl Street. Police say the incident is being investigated as aggravated assault a felony. Two Oklahoma City men face marijuana possession charges in Ward County Jail with bonds set. A 1994 Ford Ranger was stopped on Interstate 20 with 28 pounds of marijuana valued at about 37000 dollars. A roommate found Otis Lyle Simmons dead at 2700 West Washington Avenue and police sent the body to Lubbock for autopsy after an unattended death.
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Odessa
Carmen Eugene McWhorter
McWhorter
South
Grant Avenue
Medical Center Hospital
Wabash Avenue
Pearl Street
Oklahoma City
Ward County
Reyes Reyna Jr
Jorge Martinez Lopez
Texas Department of Public Safety
Interstate 20
DPS
Midland
Lubbock
Midland Police Department
Otis Lyle Simmons
Washington Ave
Big Spring Man Believed Drowned In Lake J B Thomas
Rescue teams halted their deep water search for 22 year old John Dale Young after witnesses saw him sink in Lake J B Thomas 30 miles northeast of Big Spring divers had searched mud filled waters with hooks and a bar as winds and rain stalled efforts. Elsewhere in Texas five more lives were lost in weekend incidents including Faith Henault Barry Clouse Arkady Fishman Abel Vargas and Jerry Ritter Jr. and Rodney Ritter in separate drowning cases.
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Scurry County
J.B. Thomas
John Dale Young
Young
Mel Reed
Reed
Big Spring
Odessa/Midland
Galveston Island
Coast Guard
Vargas
Life Flight
Lake Fort Phantom Hill
Abilene
Jerry Ritter I Jr
Rodney Ritter
Ritter
Associated Press
Blind Dumas student plays trumpet in junior high band
Michael Turk Willey, 13, a seventh grade band member at Dumas Junior High, performs with the help of braille music and a sighted chorus. His mother Charlee Willey notes his independence as he uses braille textbooks, a braille writer, and a cart to move materials. He enjoys the Texas Tornado ride at Wonderland Park and aims for Texas Tech University, planning a career as a lawyer or chiropractor after high school.
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DUMAS
Michael C
Turk
Willey
Will Scott
Brenda Brazzell
Scott
Gary Beach
Beach
Charlee Willey
Wonderland Park
Amarillo
Texas Tech University
Lady from Maine Margaret Chase Smith dies at 97
Margaret Chase Smith the first woman in both House and Senate and a Republican voice against McCarthyism died at 97 in Skowhegan from stroke complications. She served 1941 49 in the House and 1949 73 in the Senate, known for centrist views and landmark declarations. Survived by a sister and nieces, no funeral planned.
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Skowhegan
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
House
Senate
Smith
Bush
Congress
Clyde H. Smith
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Republican Party
Women’s Liberation Movement
Evelyn Williams
U.S. House
Obituaries from Odessa area May 1995 tribute notices
Multiple short obituary notices from Odessa Texas dated May 27 to May 28 1995. Includes Clifton Odell Bizzell 60 sales manager died in Odessa arranged by Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors born 1934 in Poteau Oklahoma married Geraldine Mills in 1953 moved to Odessa 1963. Margaret Alice Taylor 65 secretary for Ponca Distributing died at Medical Center Hospital services at Hubbard Kelly Chapel burial Sunset Gardens. Kathy Soules 51 manager Stainless Fabrications died May 26 1995 services at Highland United Methodist Church burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Amy Ruth Sloan 17 high school student from Grapevine died May 27 1995 in Dallas funeral arrangements by Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors born 1977 Grand Prairie attended Odessa schools and Grapevine High School. Survivors listed for each including spouses children and grandchildren.
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Odessa
Clifton Odell Bizzell
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Bill Poling
Don Fankhauser
Frank W. Wilson
Poteau
Okla
Bizzell
Whiteface High School
Geraldine Mills
Hobbs
N.M
Margaret Alice Taylor
Ponca Distributing Co
Medical Center Hospital
Kathy Soules
Midland/Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Soules
Lubbock
Dorcas Circle
Crusaders
Highland Methodist Church
Stainless Fabrications
David Soules
Debbie
Carman’’ Smith
Griffin, Ga
Ellen Eilenberger
Fran Moon
Grapevine
Henry Lee
Lana Clark Sloan
Jason Sloan
Clotine Clark
Faye Sloan
Garland
Bobbie Kelly
Dobbs Department Store
Crescent Park Baptist Church Chapel
Bob Bratcher
Easterling Funeral Home
Ford County
Church of Christ
Kermit
David Eugene Paschall
Kermit Cemetery
Paul Duerksen
Cooper Funeral Chapel Inc
Gene Paschall
Tony Paschall
Rushville
Inl
Jim Paschall
Death notices brief for Odessa Alpine Hughes Springs and Kermit
Multiple death notices from Texas communities dated May 28 1995 list deceased include Bobbie Kelly of Odessa Wayne Hale of Alpine Bernice Golden of Hughes Springs David Paschall of Kermit Luis Cerna Colonus Roberson Eunice Bullard and Odell Shacklett with burial or service details and funeral arrangements scattered across venues and churches. Survivors names and locations such as Pecos Odessa Crowell Amarillo Albuquerque Los Angeles and Fort Worth are noted.
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Pecos
Luis Cerna
Falls County
Martinez Funeral Home
Odessa American Death Notice Policy Summary
The Odessa American publishes free death notices within a 21 county area and for spouses and immediate family outside that area. Paid obituaries may include more detail and photographs. Notices must come from an established funeral home or be confirmed by one. Notices received by 4 30 p m appear in the next day edition.
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Odessa American
Odessa
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