Arleva Oliver Gamblin Lewallen
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Arleva Oliver Lewallen, most recently of Gordon, TX (2014-2021) Departed this earthly life to reunite with our Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The daughter of Fred & Virgie Gamblin, Arleva grew up in Rochelle, TX as 1 of 6 siblings. Services will be held Monday, April 26th at 1 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa.
Upon Graduation from High School, she attended Beauty School in Austin. At the completion of her schooling, she returned to Brady to start her full-time career as a beautician. In 1946 Arleva married J.E. (JIM) Lewallan (1999) in Brownwood, TX. Arleva and J.E. Moved to Odessa in 1950 and she continued her beauty career with her own salon while patiently waiting to become a mother.
A longtime member of Crescent Park Church of Christ (Odessa) - Arleva was devout in her faith. You could feel the closeness of her relationship with our Lord through simple conversation and in her many acts of kindness and how she treated all of those that she met and had a relationship with.
She is survived by daughter, Jan Watters and husband Kimmy; brother, Wade Gamblin of Oklahoma; sisters, Ramalee Stewart of Arlington and Jolene Kelm of Houston; grandchildren, Steven Watters and wife Molly and Brooke Warren and husband Joey; great grandchildren, Reed, Sloan, Chase and Blair Watters and Camille, Knox, and True Warren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arleva is preceded in death by her husband, J.E. Lewallen; parents, Fred and Virgie Gamblin; sisters, Nila Fullerton and Emily Gay Nell Gamblin; and brother, Theron Gamblin.