April 1, 2000 THE ODESSA AMERICAN [www.oaoa.com] Elmer Bliss KERMIT — Elmer Bliss, 76, of Kermit, a retired tool pusher, died Friday, March 31, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Eddie Cotton officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. He was born in Erick, Okla., and had been a resident of Kermit for 54 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ruby Bliss of Kermit; sons, Gary Bliss and Jimmy Bliss, both of Kermit; daughter, Kathy Odom of Lakin, Kan.; brother, Chuck Prescott of Kermit; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.