John William Daniels passed from this beautiful life on earth on Sunday, September 6, 2021, after a long illness.
John was born on September 10, 1943 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Otis A. Daniels and Mary Elizabeth Hoehn Daniels. He graduated from Morehouse, Missouri High School. As Valedictorian of his class, he earned a scholarship to Southeast Missouri State College and received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology. He was a geophysicist with Robert H. Ray Geophysical Company. He worked in Houston, Midland, Libya, and back to Midland. He married his wife, Wilma Stovall on June 3, 1966, while both were employed with Robert H. Ray Geophysical Company.
He was also employed by Prakla Seismos, a German Geophysical Company, and served as U.S. Operations Manager. Several years later, he and his wife, Wilma, formed their own Geophysical Company, Strataphysics, Inc.
His career in the Oil and Gas industry was always extremely interesting to him as he certainly loved being involved in Earth Science. He also enjoyed big game hunting and travelled to Africa four times, Argentina, and many hunts in the U.S. He also loved his Longhorn cattle and his two very spoiled cats, Punkie and Bouncer. He was a man of many talents. He could fix anything that was broken. Besides being a Geophysicist, he was a carpenter, electrician, plumber, mechanic, and could fix just about anything that was broken.
He was an Honorary Member of the Permian Basin Geophysical Society, Emeritus Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicist, American Association of Petroleum Geophysicist, and Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists. He received many awards and honors.
John was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Wilma, of the home.
The family will receive guest from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held 12:00pm, Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Memorial may be made to Permian Basin Geophysical Society, P.O. Box 361, Midland, Texas 79702, or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences can be made at www.npwelch.com.