Submitted by:Lola Thomason

REBA TOCHTERMAN
March 1, 2007

Reba Dene Gillis Tochterman
Our Mississippi Belle went home to her Lord Thursday, March 1, 2007. Her southern charm, genteel manners, practical approach to all pertinent matters, and ability to organize all she took on, which at times was considerable, is sorely missed. It was a joy to her to do what needed to be done.
Reba Dene Gillis was born October 13, 1920, in Philadelphia, Mississippi and was the oldest of three daughters of Judge J.K. and Zelma Gillis. She grew up among the magnolias and developed a lifelong love of all blossoms and gardens. After graduating with a degree in home economics from Mississippi State College for Women in 1942, she taught at Black Jack School in Mississippi for eighteen months until she felt her job was to help the war effort.
Reba worked first for the War Department in Aberdeen, MS as an ordinance inspector for 40mm shells, then spent the last two years of the World War II working as a chemist for Cities Service in Lake Charles, LA manufacturing butadiene to be made into tires for military vehicles. As the war was winding down, it was in Lake Charles where love at first sight hit her when she met Alfred Brill Tochterman, a tall, handsome sailor who was home from the war. They were married Aug. 11, 1946 in Philadelphia, then settled in Edna, TX where Brill returned to his job with Mobil Oil.
She taught home economics and started her family with three boys who were, as Miss Reba would say, “full of life.” Thirteen years later, Mobil sent them to Tatum, NM where they were overjoyed with the family addition of a daughter with the voice of an angel. A year later, Mobil saw fit for them to make Andrews their home.
Reba taught fourth grade at Underwood Elementary where some of her immigrant students learned a more genteel English with a distinctive southern resonance. As she trotted from ball games to Cub Scouts to singing lessons to art classes to church suppers and Women’s Missionary Union activities, Reba kept it all in stride because she was a born organizer. A lifelong Methodist, her talent lay in recognizing what needed to be done and her mission was getting things done. From canning a hundred cans of tomatoes to preparing 125 chickens in a day from coop to freezer, to recruiting choir members when the church choir loft looked a little lean, to finding a school in El Paso that needed help, funds and encouragement, to taking the altar flowers from Sunday services to the shut-ins and nursing home residents, Reba always looked at the practical side of life (“Those flowers just sit there and die in the church – they need to be spread around and enjoyed,” she declared).
After retirement she would travel to many of the places she loved to teach about, delivered Meals on Wheels, taught at Andrews Literacy Program, was active in Daughters of the American Revolution, and led the Andrews Retired Teachers. She possessed the requisite excellent cooking skills of all southern belles, and when she did sit down, she read, sewed, worked on genealogy, or painted. And she loved to tell a good story. Reba was preceded in death by both her parents and two younger sisters, Wilda and Mildred. She is survived by her husband, Brill; her children: Al and Sandy Tochterman of Midland, John Tochterman of Andrews, Jerry and Cindy Tochterman of Andrews, and Lucy and Jim Bourland of Las Vegas, NV; six grandchildren: Trey Tochterman of Midland, Trevor Tochterman and Jerred Tochterman of Lubbock, Judd Tochterman of Austin, Emily Bourland of La Crosse, WS, and Katie Bourland of Las Vegas, NV; and her caretaker, Susie Jimenez of Andrews.
Services will be Saturday March 3 at 2 pm at McNett Funeral Home. The Tochterman Family requests that memorials be made to Friends of the Andrews County Library, Home Hospice (803 N. Main, Andrews), or Alzheimer’s Association (Midland, TX).

DOLORES THOMPSON
April 14, 2006

Dolores Thompson, 78, of Andrews passed away Friday April 14, 2006 at Permian Residential Care Center in Andrews.
Funeral Services will be 4:00 PM Monday April 17, 2006 at Andrews Church of Christ. Mark Wilson, Pulpit Minister of Andrews Church of Christ and David McNutt of Lubbock, Texas will officiate.

The family will recieve friends from 1:00 untill 2:00 PM Monday at McNett Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be 7:00 PM Monday at O'Donnell Cemetery in O'Donnell, Texas under the direction of McNett Funeral Home of Andrews.
Dolores was born August 13, 1927 in O'Donnell. She graduated from O'Donnell High School in 1945. She moved to Andrews in 1953 to work for Carl Betenbough's phone company. In 1957 she went to work as Dispatcher for the Andrews County Sheriff's Department. She retired in 1989 after 32 years of service. Her time covered 3 decades of Andrews's life; 4 Sheriffs, Countless Deputies and hundreds of other county employees.
Dolores also loved to fish, and play 42 with her family. She loved her church, Music, her Family and the people of Andrews.

She was preceded in death by: her parents-Hamp and Gladie Thompson, Brother- Shorty Thompson, Sister- Christine Bray and Nephew Choya Thompson.
She is survived by: Two Brothers - Larry Thompson of Lubbock; and Wally Thompson of O'Donnell One Sister - Jane Blackwell of Midland; Nephews - Danny Hale, Scotty Thompson, Jon Bray and Stacey Blackwell; Nieces - Michael Ann Brewer, Kim Conley, Twyla Doty, Carlene Shaw, Karen Sue Casey, Kris King, Karla Petty and Donna Bashrum; and several Great Nieces and Nephews and one Great-Great Niece; she also is survived by many Cousins who were close to her.

HAZEL F. TOMPKINS
February 8, 2007

Services for Hazel Floy Tompkins, 91 of Andrews, will be 10:00 AM Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Wesley United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Alvin Petty, pastor of Wesley. Burial will follow in the Andrews Old Cemetery under the direction of McNett Funeral Home.
Hazel passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Permian Residential Care Center. She was born on May 10, 1915 in Idabel, Oklahoma. She married Ezra Tompkins on November 17, 1934 in Idabel, Oklahoma. Ezra passed away on January 17, 1957. Hazel was a retired dietary supervisor for Permian Regional Hospital and was a "Pink" lady with the Permian Regional Hospital auxiliary. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
Survivors include; son, Bobby Dale Tompkins, daughter, Velma Ruth Hancock both of Andrews; brother Burl Mays, Franklin, Tennessee; sisters, Ruby Wortham, Andrews, Ester Wonders, Hollister, Missouri, one grand child, Deana Compton, two great grandchildren, Amanda Compton, Lynn Tant and three great great grandchildren, Shelee Liveley, Tiffani Tant and Matthew Tant.
Visitation will be from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Friday, February 9, 2007.

JULIAN TURNBOW
May 17th, 2005

Julian Turnbow, 80, of Andrews died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at Permian Regional Medical Center in Andrerws.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, May 21, 2005 at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Ted Short will officiate. Burial will be in Andrews Old Cemetery.
Julian was born November 16, 1924 in Lorane, Texas. In 1928, at the age of three, he and his family moved to Andrews. He served in the US Army during World War II. He worked in the oilfield for many years in West Texas. He married Lou Ann Westfall April 5, 1963 in Andrews. He was a long time member of Grace Baptist Church and loved to serve as a greeter there. He enjoyed working in his garden trying to make his roses bloom. He liked to fix thing and reading his Bible. He loved sports; and the Andrews Mustangs and the Dallas Cowboys were his favorites. He also had a bit of a sweet tooth and loved chocolate pie, and he loved living in Andrews. He was preceded in death by his parents and four Brothers.
He is survived by: Wife Lou Ann Turnbow of Andrews; Four Sons- Gary Vaughn of Corpus Christi; Gene Young of Austin, Brad Young of Andrews; Charlie Young of Andrews; Three Daughters- Linda Sue Rumbaugh of Andrews; Marion Sheffield of Andrews; and Martha Bryant of Andrews; One Sister- Lola Haller of Mason, Texas ; 19 Grandchildren and 14- Great-Grandchildren

Submitted by:Lola Thomason