"Services for John Mosley Behn, 91 of 603 East Murphy, will be at 2 P.M. Monday in Saint James Baptist Church with burial in Odessa Cemetery directed by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Behn died Wednesday afternoon in Medical Center Hospital following a long illness.
He was born October 11, 1885 in Hempstead, Texas and came to Odessa in 1938 from Fredericks, Oklahoma.
Survivors include a daughter, Velma Behn, of Odessa; a stepdaughter, Willie Robinson of Hobbs, NM; two sisters, Addie Miller of Allen, TX and Barbara Reid of Berkeley, CA; a brother, Dr. G.E. Behn of Chicago, IL; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren."
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Info from Death Certificate #99151: Information given by Velma Behn, daughter:
Gender: Male
Age: 91 years
Color or Race: Black
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Laborer; common laborer
Residence: 603 East Murphy, Odessa, Texas (38 years)
PARENTS: JOHN MOSLEY BEHN, SR. and NANCY (UNKNOWN) *
Cause of death: Inanition; adenocarcinoma of the stomach; general arteriosclerosis; C. Grantley, M.D., Medical Center Hospital, 516 North Alleghany, Odessa, Texas.
Funeral Director: Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home, Odessa, Texas
Burial: November 22, 1976
*NOTE: Mother's maiden name, NANCY HANKS BRAMLETT
"Services for John Mosley Behn, 91 of 603 East Murphy, will be at 2 P.M. Monday in Saint James Baptist Church with burial in Odessa Cemetery directed by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Behn died Wednesday afternoon in Medical Center Hospital following a long illness.
He was born October 11, 1885 in Hempstead, Texas and came to Odessa in 1938 from Fredericks, Oklahoma.
Survivors include a daughter, Velma Behn, of Odessa; a stepdaughter, Willie Robinson of Hobbs, NM; two sisters, Addie Miller of Allen, TX and Barbara Reid of Berkeley, CA; a brother, Dr. G.E. Behn of Chicago, IL; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren."
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Info from Death Certificate #99151: Information given by Velma Behn, daughter:
Gender: Male
Age: 91 years
Color or Race: Black
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Laborer; common laborer
Residence: 603 East Murphy, Odessa, Texas (38 years)
PARENTS: JOHN MOSLEY BEHN, SR. and NANCY (UNKNOWN) *
Cause of death: Inanition; adenocarcinoma of the stomach; general arteriosclerosis; C. Grantley, M.D., Medical Center Hospital, 516 North Alleghany, Odessa, Texas.
Funeral Director: Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home, Odessa, Texas
Burial: November 22, 1976
*NOTE: Mother's maiden name, NANCY HANKS BRAMLETT
Family Members
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Mattie Lee Behn Jones
1882–1962
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Prince Albert Behn
1883–1956
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Thomas White "T.W." Behn
1888–1941
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Addie L. Behn Miller
1889–1980
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Julia Barbara Behn Reid
1891–1984
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Leroy Behn
1893–1970
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Dr General Eckie Behn
1894–1983
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Alverta "Alberta" Behn Watkins
1897–1919
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Samuel "Sammie" Behn
1898–1918
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Mosely Leonard "Babe" Behn Sr
1901–1969
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