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Thanks McNett Funeral Home and other generous people, the Obits page has outgrown a single page. We now have them separated by Surname and/or by Year.
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Graveside services for Sue Elliott, 62, of Gardendale will be 2:00 PM Monday, November 6, 2006 at the Andrews North Cemetery.Officiating will be Rev. Richard Wheat, minister with the First Baptist Church in Odessa.
Sue passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at her residence. She was born on June 28, 1944 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She married Bruce Elliott on January 18, 1969 in Odessa. Sue was a homemaker.
Survivors include; husband Bruce, Gardendale, daughters; Jacqueline Renee Monk, Reno Nevada, Lexie Elliott, Gardendale, son; Michael S. Monk, Winston Salem, North Carolina, brother; Richard C. Palmer, Eastland, Texas, sister Brenda Gatlin, Marana, Arizona, 5 grandchildren.

Guadalupe Emiliano, 86, of Andrews passed away Sunday January 22, 2006 at her home in Andrews.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday January 24, 2006 at Filadelfia Assembly of God Church in Andrews. Mrs. Emiliano's son, Rev. Samuel Emiliano, pastor of Filadelfia Assembly of God will officiate. Burial will be in Andrews North Cemetery. Mrs. Emiliano will be in state for visitation at Filadelfia Assembly of God beginning 10:00 AM Monday.
Mrs. Emiliano was born April 26, 1919 in Brownsboro, Texas. She married Agapito Emiliano August 24, 1935 in Dallas. She was a member of the Filadelfia Assembly of God Church, and she was a Homemaker. She loved to cook and she made the best Crazy Bread and Coconut Pie in the world. She was preceded in death by her husband Agapito Emiliano February 11, 2004.

She is survived by: 4 Sons - Samuel Emiliano, and Jacob Emiliano both of Andrews; Pedro Emiliano of Odessa and Elias Emiliano of Andrews; 4 Daughters - Anita Travino, Petra Contreras, Teresa Alvarez, and Noemi Sanchez all of Andrews, 25 Grandchildren; 26 Great-Grandchildren and 4 Great-Great- Grandchildren.

Funeral services for John Watson Ertel, 84, of Andrews will be 10:00 AM Thursday, July 27, 2006 at McNett Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews with Speaker John Oliver of Andrews officiating. Burial will follow in the Andrews Old Cemetery.
John passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
John was born on February 8, 1922 to John Walter Ertel and Ida Mae Hamilton Ertel in the back of a funeral home in Mancos, Colorado. He married Joyce Elizabeth Terrill on August 15, 1942 in Long Beach, California, and they enjoyed 64 years of marriage. During their courtship, John was affectionately called "Teeter" by Joyce. He served in the US Army during World War II. John was a licensed mortician for 31 years, which was handed down to him by his father, and he operated a funeral home in Durango, Colorado for many years. Upon moving to Andrews in 1978, John worked as a mailman for the Andrews Independent School District. John was active in many things such as his love for fishing, his pleasure in manicuring yards and growing his vegetables and flowers. John enjoyed association with many people and over the years acquired some nicknames that he was fond of such as, "Tick Tac Jack and Cadillac Jack". He in return could come up with a few nicknames for others such as "Toyota Mary". John also showed a humorous side of himself as he told his fellow brothers and sisters in the Andrews Congregation to get his permission before leaving town; however he did not get our permission before he left. John was baptized on April 15, 1951 as a dedicated witness of Jehovah. He attended many Kingdom Halls which included Cortez and Norwood Colorado, Phoenix and Prescott, Arizona, and Dallas and Andrews, Texas. One of his hobbies was taking pictures of different Kingdom Halls throughout his travels. John had a good outlook on life and a great sense of humor. He had a firm belief in the Bible and the hope of the resurrection. John was preceded in death by his mother when he was 6 years old; his father; and his stepmother Edna Husman.
He is survived by his wife: Joyce Ertel of Andrews; 2 sons: Lynn Ertel of Nucla, Colorado and Vaughn Ertel of Andrews; 3 daughters: Carol Dickson of Newton, Massachusetts, Jouida Olson of Prescott, Arizona, and Lana Moore of McKinney; 3 brothers: Walter Ertel and Richard Lindsey of Cortez, Colorado, and Donnie Ertel of Sunnyvale, California; 4 sisters: Virginia Mosher and Helen Ray of Cortez, Colorado, Betty Dillon of Mancus, Colorado, and his twin sister, Jane Field of Quincy, Washington; 15 Grandchildren; and 16 Great Grandchildren.