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Odessa High School

Class of 1961

"...in remembrance of our Classmates who have Passed"

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James Edward Adams
James Edward Adams
B: 02 Mar 1943
D: 22 Mar 1999
Age: 56
Martha Jo Adkins Lauderdale
Martha Jo Adkins Lauderdale
B: 08 Sep 1943
D: 04 Aug 2004
Age: 60
Ruth Ann Amy Leach
Ruth Ann Amy Leach
B: 27 Jul 1943
D: 23 Jun 2011
Age: 67
James Anderson Ash
James Anderson Ash
B: 27 Jun 1941
D: 23 Nov 2010
Age: 69
Mary Gaylene Barnhart Smith
Mary Gaylene Barnhart Smith
B: 04 Jan 1943
D: 09 May 2015
Age: 72
Jimmy Lee Baze
Jimmy Lee Baze
B: 15 Jan 1943
D: 25 Jul 1999
Age: 56
Betty Jean Blackwood Duncan
Betty Jean Blackwood Duncan
B: 09 Sep 1942
D: 11 Apr 2003
Age: 60
Roy Dean Blevins
Roy Dean Blevins
B: 13 sep 1943
D: 02 May 1984
Age: 40
James Wilson Bottoms
James Wilson Bottoms
B: 27 Aug 1943
D: 28 May 2013
Age: 69
Benjamin Todd Boyd
Benjamin Todd Boyd
B: 18 Apr 1943
D: 19 Nov 2008
Age: 65
James Sydney Braddock
James Sydney Braddock
B: 18 Mar 1943
D: 14 Feb 2011
Age: 67
Ruth Ann Butler Campbell
Ruth Ann Butler Campbell
B: 27 Mar 1943
D: 23 Jun 2012
Age: 69
Donald Joe Bynum
Donald Joe Bynum
B: 07 Dec 1941
D: 05 Aug 1995
Age: 53
Charles Francis "Chuck" Cary
Charles Francis "Chuck" Cary
B: 10 Jul 1943
D: 23 Apr 1995
Age: 51
David Curl Chisholm
David Curl Chisholm
B: 29 Nov 1942
D: 27 Dec 2011
Age: 69
Jeanne Fern Clapham Fouke
Jeanne Fern Clapham Fouke
B: 29 Mar 1943
D: 27 Feb 2001
Age: 57
Johnny Lee Clay
Johnny Lee Clay
B: 21 Jul 1942
D: 17 Sep 2018
Age: 76
Jerome Curtis Coker, Jr
Jerome Curtis Coker, Jr
B: 17 May 1942
D: 29 Jan 2019
Age: 76
William Edwin Combest
William Edwin Combest
B: 12 Oct 1942
D: 24 Feb 2016
Age: 73
Margaret Laverne Corzine Ayers
Margaret Laverne Corzine Ayers
B: 31 Mar 1943
D: 08 Oct 2011
Age: 68
Sandy Lee Crawford
Sandy Lee Crawford
B: 04 Nov 1942
D: 05 May 2008
Age: 65
Mittie Darlene Snell Cryer Austin
Mittie Darlene Snell Cryer Austin
B: 20 Feb 1942
D: 26 Nov 1993
Age: 51
Robert Eugene Culpepper
Robert Eugene Culpepper
B: 21 Feb 1943
D: 14 Oct 2001
Age: 58
Glyn Leonard Day Jr.
Glyn Leonard Day Jr.
B: 19 Oct 1942
D: 16 Apr 2010
Age: 67
Wanda Gayle Dehart Rousey
Wanda Gayle Dehart Rousey
B: 09 Nov 1942
D: 02 Jul 2021
Age: 78
Will Donaghe
Will Donaghe
B: 02 Oct 1943
D: 07 Mar 2021
Age: 78
Phillip Dean Dorsett
Phillip Dean Dorsett
B: 06 Mar 1942
D: 25 Apr 2015
Age: 73
Danny Dorsett
Danny Dorsett
B: 09 May 1942
D: 12 May 2012
Age: 70
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ann Dowden Harned
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ann Dowden Harned
B: 21 Oct 1942
D: 04 Mar 2024
Age: 81
Ronald Lee Dry
Ronald Lee Dry
B: 03 May 1942
D: 26 Jan 2018
Age: 75
Elizabeth Anne Eastham Garner
Elizabeth Anne Eastham Garner
B: 05 Feb 1943
D: 20 Jun 2005
Age: 62
Charles Jay Edwards
Charles Jay Edwards
B: 28 Jul 1943
D: 13 May 1976
Age: 32
Deloris Ellenbracht Bratcher
Deloris Ellenbracht Bratcher
B: 18 May 1943
D: 17 May 2011
Age: 68
Shirley Foster Emerick
Shirley Foster Emerick
B: 10 October 1943
D: 17 Nov 2013
Age: 70
Ralph W. Gandy
Ralph W. Gandy
B: 10 Dec 1942
D: 30 Jun 2017
Age: 74
Johnny Leeman Glasscock
Johnny Leeman Glasscock
B: 17 Mar 1943
D: 03 Sep 2022
Age: 79
Willa Rose Goetting Demaggio
Willa Rose Goetting Demaggio
B: 13 Feb 1943
D: 05 Mar 2003
Age: 60
Marilynn Gay Griffin Stevenson
Marilynn Gay Griffin Stevenson
B: 21 Jun 1943
D: 22 Jan 2018
Age: 74
Edna Grace Hatcher McFatridge
Edna Grace Hatcher McFatridge
B: 11 Aug 1943
D: 06 Jun 2008
Age: 64
Walter Tess "Sonny" Henderson, Jr.
Walter Tess "Sonny" Henderson, Jr.
B: 29 Dec 1942
D: 26 Jan 2018
Age: 75
Jerry Walton Hines
Jerry Walton Hines
B: 14 Jul 1943
D: 24 Jul 2013
Age: 70
Thomas Barry Holcomb
Thomas Barry Holcomb
B: 26 Oct 1941
D: 20 Mar 2020
Age: 78
Wayne Dale Holmes
Wayne Dale Holmes
B: 09 Jan 1942
D: 13 Mar 2004
Age: 62
William Cecil "Bill" Horton
William Cecil "Bill" Horton
B: 20 Sep 1942
D: 31 Dec 1965
Age: 23
Chester Howery
Chester Howery
B: 02 Feb 1943
D: 25 May 1982
Age: 39
Joe Michael Hunley
Joe Michael Hunley
B: 31 Aug 1943
D: 27 Feb 2014
Age: 70
Mary Lee Keck Davis
Mary Lee Keck Davis
B: 28 Mar 1941
D: 14 Jun 1990
Age: 49
Barbara Lorene Kennedy Lansford
Barbara Lorene Kennedy Lansford
B: 25 Sep 1942
D: 19 Jul 1995
Age: 52
Roger Harold Kerr
Roger Harold Kerr
B: 17 May 1943
D: 06 Nov 2000
Age: 57
Markel Kocurek Wiggs
Markel Kocurek Wiggs
B: 21 Nov 1943
D: 22 Nov 2020
Age: 77
Janet Lynn Lain Emerson
Janet Lynn Lain Emerson
B: 06 Mar 1943
D: 05 Jun 2021
Age: 78
Karen Teresa Leamons Roy
Karen Teresa Leamons Roy
B: 02 Nov 1942
D: 24 Jul 2006
Age: 63
Martha Alice Little Fitzgerald
Martha Alice Little Fitzgerald
B: 23 Feb 1943
D: 21 Oct 1971
Age: 28
James Vaughn Marshall
James Vaughn Marshall
B: 30 Nov 1942
D: 11 Feb 1966
Age: 23
Giles Rodney McAdams
Giles Rodney McAdams
B: 29 Sep 1943
D: 28 Feb 1999
Age: 55
Earl "Bub" McCarty
Earl "Bub" McCarty
B: 19 Feb 1943
D: 15 Nov 2021
Age: 78
Jerry Lynn McCord
Jerry Lynn McCord
B: 03 Apr 1942
D: 17 Sep 2009
Age: 67
Anna Lee McDaniel Hart
Anna Lee McDaniel Hart
B: 25 Jan 1943
D: 25 Apr 1988
Age: 45
Paula Gaynelle McDonald Walker
Paula Gaynelle McDonald Walker
B: 15 May 1943
D: 15 Mar 1993
Age: 49
Kathryn Jane McKay Kidd
Kathryn Jane McKay Kidd
B: 28 Dec 1942
D: 28 Mar 2020
Age: 77
Robert Joe Miller
Robert Joe Miller
B: 08 Oct 1941
D: 15 Dec 2011
Age: 70
Jesse B Moore
Jesse B Moore
B: 21 Jun 1942
D: 23 Oct 2017
Age: 75
Jesse Moore
Jesse Moore
B: 21 Jun 1942
D: 23 Oct 2017
Age: 75
John Arthur Moore
John Arthur Moore
B: 01 Apr 1942
D: 25 Jan 2015
Age: 72
Douglas Allen Moore
Douglas Allen Moore
B: 07 Jul 1943
D: 10 Mar 2008
Age: 64
Donita Louise Morton Haden
Donita Louise Morton Haden
B: 17 May 1943
D: 26 Sep 2018
Age: 75
Linda Musitelli Harriman
Linda Musitelli Harriman
B: 12 Jul 1943
D: 05 Jan 2023
Age: 79
William Mart Myers
William Mart Myers
B: 12 Feb 1943
D: 12 Aug 2021
Age: 78
David Lee Odum
David Lee Odum
B: 07 Dec 1943
D: 30 Nov 1999
Age: 56
Clyde P. "Bo" Philpott
Clyde P. "Bo" Philpott
D: 25 Jan 2024
Age: 81
Martha Pinnell
Martha Pinnell
B: 01 Dec 1942
D: 05 Apr 2005
Age: 62
Ronald Edward "Ronnie" Pokorny
Ronald Edward "Ronnie" Pokorny
B: 15 Mar 1943
D: 05 Sep 1999
Age: 56
William Norvill "Bill" Puckett, Jr
William Norvill "Bill" Puckett, Jr
B: 29 Mar 1943
D: 04 Mar 2015
Age: 71
Annetta "Ann" Purman Robertson
Annetta "Ann" Purman Robertson
B: 29 Aug 1943
D: 10 Oct 2015
Age: 72
Carolyn Raborn Russell
Carolyn Raborn Russell
B: 26 Oct 1942
D: 13 Feb 2022
Age: 80
Willard Edwin "Edd" Reese
Willard Edwin "Edd" Reese
B: 10 Jun 1943
D: 17 Nov 1970
Age: 27
Sandra Riggs Cox
Sandra Riggs Cox
B: 28 Feb 1943
D: 25 Jun 2023
Age: 80
David Lee Rinehart
David Lee Rinehart
B: 09 Jul 1943
D: 02 Jul 2023
Age: 79
Ronald "Runt" Rogers
Ronald "Runt" Rogers
B: 22 Sept 1942
D: 19 May 2018
Age: 76
Melvin Don Simmons
Melvin Don Simmons
B: 19 Feb 1943
D: 29 Dec 2011
Age: 68
Kennith Wayne Slaughter
Kennith Wayne Slaughter
B: 21 Oct 1942
D: 19 Jun 2001
Age: 58
Jerry Hal Smith
Jerry Hal Smith
B: 20 Aug 1942
D: 23 Jul 2009
Age: 66
Gary Ray Smith
Gary Ray Smith
B: 17 Jun 1942
D: 18 Mar 1992
Age: 49
Roger Dale Sparks
Roger Dale Sparks
B: 22 May 1943
D: 21 Dec 2018
Age: 75
Jack Wallace Stafford, Jr
Jack Wallace Stafford, Jr
B: 11 Jun 1942
D: 06 Oct 2011
Age: 69
Bobbye Jo Steakley Orcutt
Bobbye Jo Steakley Orcutt
B: 03 Oct 1942
D: 31 Mar 1993
Age: 50
James Burton "Jimmy" Stephens
James Burton "Jimmy" Stephens
B: 13 May 1943
D: 10 Dec 2002
Age: 59
Mary Beth Stevens Snead
Mary Beth Stevens Snead
B: 28 Jul 1943
D: 28 Nov 2020
Age: 77
Wallace Oliver Stevenson
Wallace Oliver Stevenson
B: 02 Jan 1942
D: 13 May 1973
Age: 31
Homer Lee Strickland
Homer Lee Strickland
B: 31 Dec 1943
D: 24 Feb 2011
Age: 67
Kenneth Wesley Taylor
Kenneth Wesley Taylor
B: 09 Sep 1941
D: 23 Dec 2020
Age: 79
Boyde Darrell Taylor
Boyde Darrell Taylor
B: 07 Nov 1942
D: 09 Jul 2021
Age: 78
Helen Doris Tice Pike
Helen Doris Tice Pike
B: 10 Aug 1942
D: 06 May 2019
Age: 76
Doris Jean Tinney Kenyon
Doris Jean Tinney Kenyon
B: 18 Feb 1943
D: 15 Oct 2013
Age: 70
Linda Jo Tucker Burnett
Linda Jo Tucker Burnett
B: 20 Jul 1943
D: 03 Nov 2013
Age: 70
Ray Merhle Vaden
Ray Merhle Vaden
B: 20 Mar 1943
D: 12 Jul 2017
Age: 74
Claude Phillip "Phil" Vincent
Claude Phillip "Phil" Vincent
B: 10 Jun 1943
D: 08 Dec 2017
Age: 74
Gerald Allen "Jerry" Wallace
Gerald Allen "Jerry" Wallace
B: 06 May 1942
D: 25 Apr 2009
Age: 67
Billy Jack Watkins
Billy Jack Watkins
B: 07 Oct 1942
D: 31 May 2010
Age: 67
James Edwin Weaver
James Edwin Weaver
B: 18 Nov 1943
D: 23 Oct 2013
Age: 70
Bennie Dee Weeks
Bennie Dee Weeks
B: 01 Aug 1941
D: 03 Jul 2001
Age: 59
Arthur Lynn White
Arthur Lynn White
B: 06 Nov 1942
D: 05 Mar 2009
Age: 66
Elizabeth Jean "Betty" Williams
Elizabeth Jean "Betty" Williams
B: 11 Aug 1943
D: 22 Mar 1961
Age: 17
Floyd Dee Williams
Floyd Dee Williams
B: 25 Aug 1943
D: 17 Mar 2007
Age: 63
Don "Donnie" Wise<br>.U.S. Navy
Don "Donnie" Wise
.U.S. Navy
B: 04 Feb 1943
D: 03 Feb 2016
Age: 72
Gertrude Patricia Wolff Miller
Gertrude Patricia Wolff Miller
B: Nov 09 1944
D: 06 Oct 2021
Age: 76
Mary Lou Young Henderson
Mary Lou Young Henderson
B: 25 Sep 1942
D: 15 Jan 2022
Age: 80