Jan 01 2004

Odessa American, Obituaries  2004

Odessa, Ector Co. Tx

 Submitted by Dolores Bishop, Cemeteries of Tx

Elam Clarence Maxwell
OA Jan 01 2004
ODESSA — Elam Clarence Maxwell, 95, of Hobbs, N.M., and formerly of Odessa, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at the Hobbs Health Care Center in Hobbs. He was born March 5, 1908, in San Saba County to Thomas Malcomb Gwinn Maxwell and Martha Ann Smith Maxwell. He married Belva Beatrice Esman Aug. 16, 1937, in Lovington, N.M. He worked in the oilfields of West Texas as a retired heavy equipment operator working for Rumbaugh Construction. While working for Rumbaugh he helped Red Adair put out several oil well fires in the Permian Basin area and parts of New Mexico. Later on, he worked for Ector County where he operated a maintainer. He was a member of Terrace Hills Church Of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Belva Beatrice; parents, Thomas and Martha Maxwell; and seven brothers, John Fredrick, Arthur Zenith, William Thomas, Marcus Monroe, Jesse Edward, Ernest Orville, Curtis Clinton; four sisters, Nora, Dora, Cora and Ora.
He is survived by his daughters, Clematis Jo Grogan and Marlene Ann Brown, son-in-law, Donald Brown, all of Hobbs; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces and nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at the Terrace Hills Church Of Christ with Donald L. Potter officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.

 

Joe Williamson
OA Jan 01 2004
ODESSA — Joe Williamson, 82, of Odessa passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, while visiting family in Boise, Idaho.
Joe was born July 25, 1921, in Okmulgee, Okla. He graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1938 and began work in the oil industry. He married Helen Donnell in 1941 in Sapulpa, Okla.
At the outbreak of World War II Joe joined the Navy and became a Seabee. He saw extensive action in the Pacific to include Guadalcanal and Okinawa. He was very proud of his military service and was an active member of his Seabees Veterans group throughout his life. After the war, Joe returned to the oil industry in sales and manufacturing and eventually became a partner or the sole owner of several businesses to include Skytop, Midway, Challenger and Tillery and Parks. He ended his career as the sole owner of Williamson Oil & Gas. Joe was active in the Eastside Rotary Club, Meals on Wheels and several other community organizations. He was an active member of St. Luke’s Methodist Church.
Joe is survived by his wife, Helen, of Odessa; son Randy Williamson of Boise, Idaho; and daughter, Donna Wheeler and husband, Gene, of Suwanee, Ga. Four grandsons, Neal and John Williamson of Jackson, Calif., Brian Wheeler and wife, Traci, of Horn Lake, Miss., and Greg Wheeler of Marietta, Ga.; and granddaughter Abby Williamson of Boise. He also has two great-granddaughters, Chelsea and Amber Wheeler of Horn Lake.
His grandsons and friends Walter Banisky and Charles Foote will serve as pallbearers.
Services will be held at noon Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Bushart officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home