Boadle Jr., Joe R. 

Joe R. Boadle, Jr., 79, of Odessa, died Saturday, Oct. 28, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton with his son-in-law, the Rev. Jim Pope, officiating. 

The family will receive friends Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

He was born Jan. 11, 1927, in Big Spring, and married Maggie Elizabeth "Beth" Gore Oct. 15, 1949 in Coahoma. She preceded him in death Sept. 29, 1999.

He was raised in Big Spring and moved to Stanton in 1953. He worked for Colorado River Municipal Water District at the Courtney Pump Station. In 1964 he moved to Big Spring and then to Odessa in 1969. He was raised in the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Big Spring. He served in the U. S. Marine Corp and was stationed in the Phillipines during WWII.

Survivors include three daughters, Janie Pope of Grove, Okla., Debra Meador of Odessa and Murfi Boadle of Odessa; one son, Joe Robert Boadle, III of Houston; three grandchildren; two great-gandchildren; two sisters, Doris Hollandsworth of Big Spring and Betty Boyles of Fla.; and one brother, Charles Boadle of Odessa. 

He was also preceded in death by his parents and a great grandson, Cameron Michael Phillips.

The family suggests memorials be made to Home Hospice 516 N. Texas Avenue, Odessa, Texas 79761. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton. Online condolences can be made at www.npwelch.com