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Misty Cowan, 36, of Andrews passed away Friday June 22, 2012 at Permian Regional Medical Center in Andrews.

Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Monday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Mack McReynolds will officiate. Services are under the direction of McNett Funeral Home.

Misty was born April 7, 1976 in Andrews. She has been a lifelong resident of Andrews. She had many many friends and she loved to take care of and to help people. She loved her Animals.

She was involved in an accident at the age of 14 that left her paralyzed but that never stopped her from living a full life. She was one of the first in Andrews to have a K-9 Companion to help her.

She is survived by her mother Robbie and husband Ken Hale of Texhoma, Oklahoma; sister Shannon Diane Fretwell of Andrews; grandmother Cherry Gross of Andrews; grandfather Henry Cowan of Spade, Texas; her boyfriend, Brent Terry of Andrews and several nieces and nephews.

H.A. married R.L. Gross [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Lonnie Gross, 76, of Andrews will be 2:00 PM Monday, November 20, 2006 at Second Baptist Church in Andrews with Rev. Kevin Covington, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Andrews Old Cemetery under the direction of McNett Funeral Home in Andrews.

He passed away on Friday, November 17, 2006 at Home Hospice House in Odessa.

He was born February 16, 1930 in Holiday, Texas to Bumon Johnson Gross and Claudia Irene Bryant Gross. He moved to Andrews in 1947 from Seagraves and married Cherry Lee Johnson on December 9, 1950 in Andrews. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Gross Garage in Andrews for 52 years. He was a founding member of the Andrews Volunteer Fire Department and a member of Second Baptist Church. He loved drinking coffee with his brother and friends at Buddy's Drive In; twice a day; every day. He was preceded in death by 1 son: Gary Lee Gross in 1972; his parents; and 5 brothers.

He is survived by his wife: Cherry Gross of Andrews; 1 son: Rusty Gross of Andrews; 1 daughter: Robbie Hale of Andrews; 1 brother: James B. Gross of Andrews; 1 sister: Evelyn Bonham of Kermit; 4 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

(Published by McNett Funeral Home of Andrews, TX)



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ANDREWS - Lonnie Gross, 76, of Andrews, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at Home Hospice.

Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Covington officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements are by McNett Funeral Home.

He was born in Holiday. He was Baptist.

SURVIVORS: Wife, Cherry Gross of Andrews; son, Rusty Gross of Andrews; daughter, Robbie Hale of Andrews; brother, James B. Gross of Andrews; sister, Evelyn Bonham of Kermit; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

(Published in The Odessa American on November 19, 2006)

Lonnie married C.L. Johnson [Group Sheet]

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Buman Johnson Gross, age 65, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning, November 8, 1963 in the Permian General Hosptial in Andrews, Texas. Gross had been in Amarillo where he became ill and was hospitalized and later transferred to Permian General Hospital in Andrews, Texas.

He lived in the 600 block of SW 6th street and had been a resi­dent of Andrews for the past 18 years moving here from Seagraves. Gross had farmed and was a mechanic for most of his life. He was the founder of the Gross garage here.

Gross was born in Cooper, Delta County, Texas, February 14, 1898.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Claudia Gross, one daughter, Mrs. Harold Bonham, of Kermit; six sons, all of Andrews, W. J. "Bill" Gross, J. B. Gross, Wesley Gross, Leslie Gross, Lester Gross, and Lonnie Gross; six half-brothers, Earnest McSwain, of Modesto, Cali­fornia, Russel McSwain, of Seagraves, Eldon McSwain, of Gore, Bert McSwain, of Amarillo, Frank McSwain, of Dimmitt, and Owen McSwain, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Other survivors include 21 grandchildren.

(Published by Singleton Funeral Home of Andrews, TX)



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Gross Services Slated Sunday

ANDREWS (Special) - Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Second Baptist Church for Buman Johnson Gross, 65, a resident here 18 years who died at 1:30 a.m. Friday in a local hospital.

The Rev. H. F. James, former pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church here, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Leon Snelson, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Andrews Cemetery under direction of Singleton Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife, Claudia; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Bonham, Kermint; six sons, W. J. (Bill), J. B., Wesley, Leslie, Lester and Lonnie, all of Andrews; six half brothers, Ernest McSwain, Modesto, Calif., Russell McSwain, Seagraves; Eldon McSwain, Goree; Bert McSwain, Amarillo; Frank McSwain, Dimmitt, and Owens McSwain, Oklahoma City; and 21 grandchildren.

(Published in The Lubbock Avalanche on November 9, 1963)

Buman married Claudia Irene Bryant 7 Apr 1922, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Claudia (daughter of Joel Bea Bryant and Ethel Birdie Brothers) was born 28 Jan 1904, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 25 Feb 1979, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Feb 1979, Andrews County Cemetery - Andrews, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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ANDREWS - Services for Claudia Irene Gross, 75, of Andrews, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Second Baptist Church with burial in Andrews Cemetery under the direction of Singleton Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gross was found dead at her home about noon Sunday. Justice of the Peace G. A. Ragsdale pronounced her dead and ruled her death was from natural causes.

She was born in Groesbeck Jan. 28, 1904, and had lived in Andrews 31 years, coming from Seagraves.

Survivors include six sons, W.J. (Bill) Gross, Wesley Gross, Leslie Gross, Lester Gross and Lonnie Gross, all of Andrews, and J.B. Gross of Anchorage, Alaska; a daughter, Evelyn Bonham of Kermit; two sisters, Etta High of Seagraves and Flora Sturgeon of Seymour; three brothers, Ernest Bryant of Andrews, Elward Bryant of Pasadena and Hillis Bryant of Texas City; 20 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

(Published in The Odessa American on February 26, 1979)