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Obituaries are listed by date published, latest at the top.
Marie Roberts
Graveside services for Marie Roberts, 76, of Marathon, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001 at Marathon Cemetery with Rev. Michael Brunl officiating. Services are under the direction of Geeslin Funeral Home of Alpine.
Roberts died on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001 at Midland Memorial Hospital after a short battle with lung cancer.
She was born on May 24, 1925 in San Antonio, and moved with her parents to Marathon in 1936. She married Marshall Roberts on July 10, 1942, and was employed for many years by the Marathon ISD. She was a member of the Marathon Methodist Church for over 60 years and of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Marshall Roberts of Marathon; a brother, Lloyd Martin of Alpine; one son, Jim Roberts of Marathon; two daughters, Donna Davis of Pecos and Marsha Roberts of Midland; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Marathon Methodist Church, Marathon Cemetery Association or charity of choice.
Lencho Abila
Lencho Abila, 68, of Wink died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kermit Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery, under the direction of Cooper Funeral Chapel.
Abila was born in Barstow, had lived in Winkler County for 47 years and was the owner of Lenchor's Citgo Service Station. He was a Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Luisa Abila of Wink; two sons, Arturo Abila of Odessa and Jesse Abila of Wink; two daughters, Terri Abila and Melba Abila of Kermit; three brothers, Epifiano Abila of Barstow, Julian Abila of Odessa and Pablo Abila of Pecos; three sisters, Natividad Mata of Phoenix, Ariz., Licha Aldaz of San Antonio and Eufemia Carrasco of Odessa; and five grandchildren.
Natalia Melchor
Natalia Alvarez Melchor, an infant, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at Methodist Healthare-Germantown.Graveside services were held at Memory Hill Gardens.
Survivors include her parents, Christina Denise Alvarez and Alfredo Melchor of Memphis, Tenn.; grandparents, Adolfo Alvarez of Sonora, Carmen Zaragoza of Mexico and Delia Alvarez of Dallas; great-grandmothers, Josie Alvarez and Teresa Matta, both of Pecos.
Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Richard Turnbough
Richard "Rip" Turnbough, 80, of Balmorhea, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at his residence.Services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, at Church of Christ in Balmorhea, with Pastor Eli Borden officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Quanah, Tx., was a veteran who served in the Army Air Corp in WWII, a retired farmer, a lifelong Balmorhea resident and a member of Church of Christ.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials contributions may be made to the Herold of Truth in Abilene; New Mexico Children's Home in Portales, N.M. or Camp Blue Haven, P.O. Box 1300 Canyon, Tx. 79015.
Survivors include his wife, Gussie Turnbough of Balmorhea; four daughters, Karen Smith of Tucumcari, N.M., Cynthia Winters of Austin, Debbie Vickers of Brady and Melanie Reed of Morgan; two sons, Dennis Turnbough of Humble and Larry Turnbough of Balmorhea; two brothers, Wade Turnbough of Meadow and David Turnbough of Denver City, Tx.; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Florence Howell
Florence Lena Emma Howell, 76, of Pecos, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Pine Arbor Health Care Center in Silsbee.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Michael Fickenscher officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born May 15, 1925, in San Antonio, was a retired Bryan Nursery employee, a lifelong Pecos resident and a Lutheran.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Howell; five brothers and one sister.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Howell of Silsbee, John Howell of Hico; two brothers, Wilburn Laubach of Austin and Charles Laubach of Friendswood; three sisters, Ester Wilcox of Everman, Pat Smith of Florence and Adline Waiser of Thorndale, and four grandchildren.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Turnbough
Richard "Rip" Turnbough, 80, of Balmorhea died today, at his residence.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Manuela Chavez
Manuela Chavez, 89, of Pecos, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Odessa Medical Center.
A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., tonight at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Ben Flores officiating. Burial will be in Barstow Cemetery.
She was born April 7, 1912, in Candelaria, Tx., was a homemaker, a lifelong Pecos resident and a Catholic.
Survivors include six daughters, Esperanza Abila of Barstow, Eustolia Martinez of Chicago, Ill., Hortensia Jimenez of Laredo, Eva Porras of Ozona, Maria Juarez and Yolanda Gonzales of Pecos; one brother, Antonio Porras of Los Angeles, Calif.; three sisters, Liza Jasso of Carlsbad, N.M. and Elia Contreras and Socorro Bustamantes of Midland; 23 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Florence Howell
Services are incomplete for Florence Howell, 76, of Pecos, who died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, in Silsbee, Tx.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
.Manuela Chavez
Manuela Chavez, 89, of Pecos, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Odessa Medical Center Hospital.Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Angel Gonzales
Angel Josue Arenivas Gonzales, a baby, died at Hayes Medical Center Hospital in Hayes, Kansas.Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m., today, at Greenwood Cemetery with Deacon George Vasquez officiating.
Survivors include her parents, Oscar and Rosario Gonzales of Pecos; grandparents, Antonio Gonzales and Eugenio Arenivas of Pecos and one brother, Oscar Nathaniel Gonzales of Pecos.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lonnie Kelly
Lonnie Witherspoon Kelly, 94, died on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Midland.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa on Friday, Nov. 2.
She was born May 13, 1907, attended West Texas State College in Canyon and later attended business school in Abilene in the 1930s. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Pecos, had lived in Pecos since 1934, in early years was employed by Red Bluff Power and Gas as a bookkeeper, a member of the Pecos Art Association, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Magna Carta Damas and was listed in "Personalities of the South."
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Kelly; one sister, Evelyn Hubbard and one brother, Jake Witherspoon.
Survivors include five nieces and three nephews.
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Aurora Adame
Aurora Serna Adame, 67, of Wilcox, Ariz., died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in Willcox.
A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Westlawn Chapel in Willcox.
Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, at Greenwood Memory Lawn in Phoenix, Ariz.
She was born on July 19, 1934, in Runge, Tx., was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arturo Adame, Sr. of Willcox; two sons, Arturo Adame, Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz. And Rudy Adame of Hobbs, N.M.; two daughters, Norma Adame of Tucson, Ariz. and Nancy Adame of Willcox; five sisters, four brothers, 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 59 nieces and nephews.
Westlawn Chapel and Mortuary in Willcox, Ariz. is in charge of arrangements.
Kelton Garrett
Kelton C. Garrett, 83, of Midland, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, at Midland Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery in Pecos.
He was born Nov. 28, 1917, in Odessa, was a veteran who had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and a retired carpenter.
Survivors include three nephews; one niece; six great nieces and four great-nephews.
Harkey Funeral Home of Monahans is in charge of arrangements.
Roscoe McAlister
Roscoe "Doc" McAlister, 90, of Pecos, died on Friday, Oct. 26, 2001 in Odessa.
Graveside services are scheduled for 5 p.m., today at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born on Nov. 20, 1910 in Stephenville was a lifetime resident of Pecos, a retired mechanic and a Baptist.
Survivors include two children Donna Jenkins, of Odessa, and Gene McAlister, of Springfield, Tenn.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Viva Funderburk
BEDFORD — Viva Funderburk, 88, a retired registered nurse, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 at a care center in Hurst, Texas. Burial: Waco was at Memorial Park.
Viva and her husband Dennis were residents of Pecos from 1954 and 1967. Viva was the nurse at Rattlesnake Bomber Base until it closed, and thereafter worked at the county hospital, for Drs. Camp and Hay, Dr. Schmidt, and cared for Mrs. Sid Mack Kyle.
She was a lifelong Baptist and was a 1928 graduate of Tivy High School in
Kerrville and a 1934 graduate of Shannon Hospital School of Nursing in San Angelo.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, Dennis Funderburk and her son, Paul Funderburk.
Survivors include one son, Dr. Noel Funderburk, and two granddaughters.
Lana Osborn
Lana Beth Osborn, 54, of Pecos, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, in San Antonio.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Toyah Cemetery with Rev. Les Woodard officiating.
She was born March 26, 1947, in San Angelo, was a homemaker, a lifelong Pecos resident and a member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Osborn of Pecos; one son, Billy Don Guthrie of Brownwood; three daughters, Lana Renee Scandurra of Austin, Anita McNelly of Moore, Okla., Kathy Tolle of Euless, N.M.; one brother, Richard Arlen Miller of San Antonio; one sister, Sandra Ellen Doody of San Antonio and 12 grandchildren.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lana Osborn
Funeral services are incomplete for Lana Beth Osborn, who died Friday, October 19, 2001.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Victorio Mendoza
Victorio Licon Mendoza, 66, of Pecos, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 23, 1934, in Pecos, was a retired oilfield employee, a lifetime Pecos resident and a Catholic.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank L. and Magdeleno Mendoza and one daughter, Mary Lou M. Perez.
Survivors include his wife, Alexandra Jaso Mendoza of Pecos; two sons, Rudy J. Mendoza of Austin and Tony J. Mendoza of Pecos; four daughters, Nina M. Reyes, Patsy M. Calderon and Linda M. Chavez and Ester M. Mendoza of Pecos; three brothers, Santana L., Pedro L. and Joe L. Mendoza of Pecos; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Senaido Pargas
Senaido B. Pargas, 77, of Odessa died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at his residence.Services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapelin in Odessa. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
He was born June 5, 1924, in D'Hanis, Tx., had worked for the railroad, brick factory and farming and also had worked for Jones Brothers Construction Company.
Survivors include two sons, Michael and Anthony Pargas of San Antonio; three step-sons, Glenn Lambrano of Midland, Frank and Higinio Garcia of Odessa; three daughters, Emma Smith, Catalina Pargas and Dorothy Pargas of San Antonio; two stepdaughters, Norma Enriquez of Pecos and Hilda Rodriguez of Odessa; three brothers, Joe Pargas of D'Hanis, Jimmy Pargas of Roswell, N.M. and Ernesto Pargas of Pecos; two sisters, Maria Tovar of San Antonio, Maria Olivia Pargas of Odessa; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Guillermo Rubio
Guillermo R. Rubio, 73, of Fort Stockton, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, in Fort Stockton.Services were held on Saturday, Oct. 13, at St. Joseph Church in Fort Stockton.
He was born Sept. 8, 1928, in Presidio, was a rig operator, a resident of Pecos County since 1988, and a Catholic.
Survivors include Severa L. Rubio of Fort Stockton; five sons, Guillermo Rubio, Jr. of Pecos, Alfredo and Reyes Rubio of Odessa and Willie and Demetrio Rubio of Fort Stockton; three daughters, Gloria Machuca, Olivia Navarette and Rebecca Granado of Pecos; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Fort Stockton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jose Chavez
Jose Luis Mendes Chavez, 51, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at Odessa Medical Center.
A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel in Odessa.
Mass is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Odessa.
He was born on April 5, 1950 in Monahans.
He was preceded in death by one brother, David M. Chavez of Pecos and his grandparents, Amada and Ygnacio Chavez.
Survivors include his wife Vivian Chavez; two sons, Joe Chavez Jr., Gilbert Chavez; one stepdaughter, Rachel Salazar of Odessa; his parents, Dolores Sanchez Chavez and Petra Mendes Chavez of Pecos; five sisters, Margaret Perez, Rosemary Galindo, Dolores C. Munoz of Pecos, Mary Lou Aldrete, Patricia M. Chavez of Lubbock; two brothers, Hector M. Chavez of Pecos, Richard M. Chavez of Lubbock and three grandchildren.
Martinez Funeral Home of Odessa is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Holcombe
Martha Louise "Sis" Holcombe, 77, of Pecos, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.
Services were at 3 p.m., today, at First Baptist Church in Pecos with Rev. Greer Willis and Rev. Les Woodard officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
She was born March 9, 1924, in Westerbrook, Tx., was retired owner of SOS, Specialties of Sis Gift Shop and a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Walter M. Holcombe of Pecos; two daughters, Martha Reid of Ripley, Miss., Yvonna Johnson of Pecos; one son, Walt Holcombe III of Austin; one brother, Bill Ellis of Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Peggy Jo Ellis of Pecos, Sue Leach of San Antonio, Nita Parker of Longview; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Guadalupe Nabarrette
Guadalupe Nabarrette, 73, of Pecos, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at his residence.
A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 12, 1927, in Ruidosa, Tx., was a retired construction laborer, a lifetime Pecos resident and a Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Silbia H. Nabarrette of Pecos; two sons, Arturo Nabarrette of Oakdale, Calif. and Juan Nabarrette of Pecos; three daughters, Guadalupe N. Davis of Pecos, Veronica Nabarrette of Plano, Ill. and Calixta Nabarrette of Pecos; one brother, Manuel Nabarrette of Ojinaga, Mexico; two sisters, Matilde Burciaga of Ojinaga, Mexico and Inex Carreon of Aldama, Mexico and two grandchildren.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Terry Burkholder
Terry Louis Burkholder, 56, of Pecos, died Thursday, Oct. 11, at his home.A service celebrating his life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14, at the First Christian Church in Pecos and burial will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Elmwood Cemetery in Abilene at 2 p.m.
He was born April 9, 1945, in Pecos, enrolled in New Mexico Military Institute and graduated in 1963. The next fall he went to Texas Tech University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture. After graduation, he received his commission and served in the United States Army in the Quartermaster Corp for two years. Terry and his wife Jean returned to Pecos in August on 1971 and he went into business for himself.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Jean Burkholder of Pecos; two daughters, Tiffani Burkholder of Houston and Tera Burkholder King of Fort Stockton.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 297153, Houston, Tx. 77297; West of the Pecos Museum, 120 E. First St., Pecos, Tx. 79772; or American Home Health and Hospice, 315 S. Oak St., Pecos, Tx. 79772.
Valeria Vela Sanchez
Valeria Vela Sanchez, a newborn, died Oct. 9, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 12, at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Paul Garcia officiating.
Survivors include her parents, Valerie and Eleuterio Sanchez of Pecos; paternal grandparents, Daniel and Estela Sanchez of Saragosa; maternal grandparents, Fernando Reyes of Pecos and Elvia Reyes of Hobbs, N.M.; great-grandmother, Alicia Vela of Pecos and numerous aunts and uncles.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Refugio Yanez
Refugio "Tato" Yanez, 74, of Kermit, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odesssa.
Services were held at 2 p.m., today, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kermit with Father John Lucido officiating. Burial will be in Kermit Cemetery.
He was born July 4, 1927, in Balmorhea, was retired, had worked for Southwestern Bell as a house service maintainer, was a resident of Kermit for 34 years and a prior resident of Pecos. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and "De Colores" and Cursillistas in Kermit.
Survivors include his wife, Merced Yanez of Kermit; two sons, Refugio Yanez, Jr. of Monahans, Jessie Yanez of Kermit; three daughters, Jovie Aranda and Josy Alvarado of Kermit, Sylvia Cunningham of Fort Worth; two brothers, Juan Yanez of Odessa, Jose "Chito" Yanez of Pomona, Calif.; one sister, Ortencia Ramos of Odessa and seven grandchildren.
Cooper Funeral Home Chapel, Inc. of Kermit is in charge of arrangements.
Carlota Nunez
Carlota L. Nunez, 101, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at the Pecos Nursing Home.
A rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m., today, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Saragosa.
Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Saragosa with Father Ben Florez officiating. Burial will be in the Saragosa Cemetery.
She was born Nov. 3, 1899, in Presidio, was a homemaker, a lifetime resident of Saragosa and a Catholic.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Beau Jack Hendrick
Beau Jack Hendrick, 58, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.
Services are scheduled for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the First Christian Church with Rev. David Mindel officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
He was born May 11, 1943, in Odessa, was a retired school principal and a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Hendrick of Pecos; one son, Beau Tatum Hendrick and his wife, Laura of The Colony; one brother, B.C. "Nard" Hendrick of Odessa; one sister, Judy Hendrick of Fort Worth; one grandchild, Beau Tristan Hendrick of The Colony and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to American Heart Association, the First Christian Church or the West of the Pecos Museum.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Adam Minjarez
Adam Nunez Minjarez, 20, of Odessa, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in Odessa.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Asamblea Apostolica, with Pastor Roman Arreola officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
He was born on Feb. 15, 1981, in Pecos.
Survivors include one son, Adam Minjarez, Jr. of Odessa; his mother, Angie N. Nunez of Balmorhea; his father, Adan Minjarez of Balmorhea; his stepfather, Felipe Lopez, Jr. of Balmorhea; his grandparents, Ramona and Enrique Jimenez of Odessa, Adan and Mariana Minjarez of Pecos; his grandfather, Jose Nunez of Pecos; four brothers, Hector, Israel, Timothy and Leonard Jasso, all of Odessa; one sister, Amy Monique Jasso of Odessa; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Odessa Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carlota Nunez
Services are incomplete for Carlota Nunez, 101, who died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at the Pecos Nursing Home.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bessie Sample
Bessie Sample, 77, of Andrews, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at her residence in Andrews.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ted Short officiating. Burial was in Andrews West Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 6, 1924, in Athens, lived in Seminole for many years before moving to Andrews in 1971, owned and operated the B&J Café in Andrews from 1971 until 1989. In 1969 she was honored as the first female to be named Restrauntor of the year by the Texas Restaurant Association. The Andrews Chamber of Commerce also named her the Citizen of the year, she was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Eagles Lodge in Andrews and a member of Means Memorial Methodist Church in Andrews.
Survivors include three sons, Dr. Chet Sample of Alpine; Gary "Tex" Richards of Omaha, Earl Sample of Pecos; three daughters, Marie Murphy of Andrews, Bobbie Podrazik of Midland and Edna Langehennig of Andrews; 16 grandchildren and d16 great-grandchildren.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial gifts be made to Community Care Hospice in Odessa.
McNett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alberto Marquez
Alberto Marquez Marquez, 70, of Fort Stockton, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in Fort Stockton.
A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., today at Fort Stockton Funeral Home in Fort Stockton.
Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 6, at St. Agnes Catholic Church with burial following at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
He was born on April 23, 1931, in Colotlon, Jalisco, Mexico.
He was a resident of Pecos County since 1955, an oilfield roustabout pusher and a Catholic.
Survivors include his wife Lorena Marquez of Fort Stockton; two sons James Marquez of Fort Stockton and Manny Rodriguez of Odessa; three brothers Job, Rodolfo and Ezequiel Marquez of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico; three sisters Amalia, Elena and Graciela Marquez of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico; and three grandchildren. Pecos relatives include Christina Bitolas, Nancy Ontiveros and Myra Taylor.
Fort Stockton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jose Gomez
Jose Gomez, 90, of Toyah, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
A rosary will be held at 6 p.m., today, at St. Emily's Catholic Church in Toyah.
Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5, at St. Emily's Catholic Church with burial in Toyah Cemetery.
He was born Nov. 2, 1911 in Pilares, Tx.
Survivors include five sons, Juan and Jose Gomez of Midland, Sixto and Manuel Gomez of Toyah, Joe A. Gomez, Jr. of Pecos; one daughter, Ramona Lara of New Mexico; three brothers, Manuel Nunez of Pecos, Diego Nunez of Van Horn and Pablo Nunez of San Jacinto, Calif., numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jackie Warren Funeral Home of Midland is in charge of arrangements.
Carol Munoz
Carol Vasquez Munoz, 67, of Pecos, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.
A rosary is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., today at the Martinez Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Ben Florez officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
She was born June 18, 1934, in Pecos, was a housewife, a lifetime Pecos resident and a Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Alfonso Munoz of Pecos; four sons, Alonzo, Robert, Roy and Orlando Munoz of Pecos; two daughters, Mary Ann Herrera and Diane Rodriguez of Pecos; one brother, Robert Vasquez of Pecos; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Simon Granado
Simon H. Granado, 79, of El Paso, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001.
He was a resident of El Paso for 65 years, a veteran of WWII and Korea as a Staff Sgt. with the U.S. Air Force, was a member of the VFW Post #8919 and the DAV Post #187 and a Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Esther L. Granado; three sons, Simon L. Granado, Jr., Vitor and Alexander Granado; one daughter, Maria A. Trujillo; four brothers, Francisco, Arnulfo, Oscar and Ramon Granado; two sisters, Consuelo Luedtke and Emma Morales; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Maxon and Futrell Funeral Home Chapel of El Paso was in charge of arrangements.
Carol Munoz
Carol Vasquez Munoz, 67, of Pecos, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.
A rosary is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., today at the Martinez Funeral Home Chapel and at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Mass will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Ben Florez officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
She was born June 18, 1934, in Pecos, was a housewife, a lifetime Pecos resident and a Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Alfonso Munoz of Pecos; four sons, Alonzo, Robert, Roy, Orlando Munoz of Pecos; two sisters, Mary Ann Herrera and Diane Rodriguez of Pecos; one brother, Robert Vasquez of Pecos; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Carol Munoz
Services are incomplete for Carol Vasquez Munoz, 67, of Pecos, who died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kathryn Paterson
Kathryn Paterson, 76, of Toyah, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, in Toyah.Graveside services were held at 10 a.m., today with Rev. Bruce Abbott officiating. Burial was in Toyah cemetery.
She was born Nov. 2, 1924, in Sangerton, Tx., was a homemaker and a Methodist.
Survivors include two sons, Dale Sutton of Santa Fe, Tx. and Melvin Sutton of Pecos; one daughter, Karen Hornberger of Toyah; one brother, Jack Gibson of Albuquerque, N.M.; three sisters, Lorene Vanmeter of Redding, Calif., Rachel Ward of Tucson, Ariz., and Joyce Newsom of Lamesa; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Albino Tarango
Albino Levario Tarango, 44, of Pecos, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
He was born Jan. 1, 1957, in Cuchillo Parado, Chihuahua, Mexico, was a lifetime Pecos resident, a seismograph employee and a Catholic.
Survivors include one son, Alvino Jamie Tarango of Hobbs, N.M.; his father, Bernabe Tarango of Pecos; two brothers, Mario and Adan Tarango of Pecos; four sisters, Gloria Valeriano of Pecos, Imelda Reyes of San Angelo, Eva Ramirez of Michigan and Sonia Uribe of Houston.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cynthia Thomasson
Cynthia Thomasson, 48, of Pecos, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born March 21, 1953, in Roswell, N.M., was a lifetime Pecos resident, a homemaker and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Tommy Davis.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Thomasson of Pecos; two sons, Jeremy Thomasson of Marfa and Jason Thomasson of Houston; one daughter, Jessica Thomasson of Pecos; one sister, Mitsy Gleen of Coleman; her mother, Marlene Hampton and step-father, Kenneth Hampton of Pecos.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alvin Bransford
Alvin Earl Bransford, 73, of Monahans died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
He was born on June 13, 1928, in Elkins, Ark. and was a retired automobile test driver.
Survivors include three cousins.
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Kathryn Paterson
Services are incomplete for Kathryn Paterson, 76, of Toyah, who died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, in Toyah.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dominga Galindo
Dominga Galindo, 84, of Balmorhea, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, in Fort Stockton.
Services were held at 2 p.m., today, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Balmorhea with Father Ben Flores officiating. Burial was in Balmorhea Cemetery.
She was born April 12, 1917, in Marfa, as a housewife and a Catholic.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Guadalupe N. Galindo.
Survivors include four sons and their spouses, Victorio and Emilia Galindo of Fort Stockton, Epifanio and Maria Elena Galindo of Alpine, Gilberto and Lucy Galindo of Balmorhea, Santiago and Sally Galindo of Laredo; two daughters and their spouses, Fermana and Juan Baeza of Balmorhea, Lorenza and Fermin Rodriguez of Balmorhea; one brother, Bernardino Galindo of Pecos; 19 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Memorial Funeral Home of Fort Stockton is in charge of arrangements.
Louis Hernandez
Louis "Louie" Armando Hernandez, 81, of Pecos, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at his residence.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Greenwood Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 18, 1920, in San Antonio, was a retired professor, a United States Army Veteran of World War II and had lived in Pecos since 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Myra Hernandez of Pecos and one sister, Gloria Flanagan of Lubbock.
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bruno Garcia
Bruno Garcia, 71, of Pecos, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001, at Hospice House of Odessa.Chapel services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 20, 1929, in San Jose. Chih., Mex., was a retired truck operator, longtime Pecos resident and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Aurelia M. Garcia of Pecos; seven sons, Elias, Juan and Alfonso M. Garcia of Pecos, Isabel, Bruno Jr., Hilario and Hipolito M. Garcia of Midland; two daughters, Maria M. Garcia of Midland, Linda Garcia Murillo of Porvenir, Chih., Mex.; one brother, Jose M. Garcia of San Jose, Chih., Mex., Elizabeth G. Casas of Lubbock; 33 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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