JOHN ALSTON KUYKENDALL

ODESSA - John Alston Kuykendall, 75, of 4692 Lemonwood Lane, Odessa, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, in Medical Center Hospital. John was the former owner of John Kuykendall Wireline Service Company Inc., Kuykendall Electric Line and Kuykendall Bottomhole Pressure Service and resided in Odessa for 61 years, having relocated from Okemah, Okla. He graduated from Odessa High School and later was drafted into the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948. He attended Sul Ross University upon his discharge from service. He served on the board of directors for Permian Bank and Trust, Texas Commerce Bank, The Odessa Country Club, The YMCA and on the board of deacons and served as an Elder for the First Presbyterian Church in Odessa. He also delivered Meals on Wheels. John's passions were golf and flying his own plane. He was cofounder of several other businesses in Odessa. He was born Jan. 26, 1928, in Okemah, Okla., the son of the late John B. Kuykendall and the late Marguerite Huser Kuykendall. He is survived by his wife, Emily; daughters, Nancy Lynn Jacobson and husband, Bill, and Vicki Jo Horn; son, Mike B. Kuykendall and wife, Cindy; grandsons, James Thomas, Michael Kuykendall and John Digby and wife, Jaime; granddaughters, Brandy Hinton and husband, Jeffrey, Jennifer Kuykendall and Allison Price and husband, Michael; great-grandsons Kolton Hinton, Blaine Price, Chance Price, Garrett Digby, Zane Digby and Brady Digby; sister, Nancy Ellyson and husband, Fred; nephew, Dirk Ellyson and wife, Sondra, and children; and beloved pets, Terra, Tootsie, Tinsel and Sugar. He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffery Kenneth Kuykendall; father, John B. Kuykendall; and his mother, Marguerite Huser. Graveside services for the family will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. The Rev. Steve Deines will officiate at the ceremony. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens with military honors. At 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, a memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church following the graveside services.