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Maxine Oglesby

Maxine Oglesby, 77, of Pecos, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.

Services are scheduled for 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with Ft. Charles McIntyre and Ernie Waggoner officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

She was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Pine Bluff, Ark., had lived in Pecos since 1945, was a homemaker and a member of the Episcopal church.

Mrs. Oglesby was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Oglesby Evans in 1999; a son, John Mike Oglesby in 2001 and one nephew, John Robert Oglesby in 1995.

Survivors include her husband, William Robert Oglesby of Pecos; one son, William Henry Oglesby of Pecos; one brother, Jack Lyle of Boston, Mass.; five grandchildren, Blythe Evans of Lubbock, Quay and Mary Taylor Oglesby of Ozona, Will and Matthew Oglesby of Pecos.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Church or the West of the Pecos Museum.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lorenzo Flores

Lorenzo Flores, 89, passed away on October 25, from natural causes at the Reeves County Hospital in Pecos, TX.

Flores was born in Colorado City, on August 12, 1914. He was a lifetime resident of Pecos and worked as a mechanic before his retirement.

He is survived by his sons, Mario Flores of Pecos and Ray Flores of El Paso, his daughters, Maria De La Luz Sanders of Lubbock and Frances Mora of San Antonio, 19 grand children and 16 great grandchildren. Flores is also survived by his brothers, Piano Flores of El Paso and Speedy Flores of Pecos, and by his sisters, Rosa Bitolas of El Paso and Alicia Olquin of Midland.

Mass was held at 2 p.m. today, at the Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial following at the Santa Rosa Cemetery and Father Gustavo Lopez officiating.

Homer Harden

Homer Harden, 53, died at a New Orleans hospital on October 20, 2003. Harden was a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Born on July 29, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA, Harden was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife Christine, his two sons Tyrell Harden and Ron Harden, both of Lake Charles, LA, his two daughters, Tisha Harden and Tenisha Harden, also both of Lake Charles, LA, his brother, Thomas Harden of Glendale, AZ, his two sisters, Dennise Wilson of Glendale, AZ and Kathy Anderson of Dallas, TX, and 9 grandchildren.

Services were held October 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. James Henderson with a burial that followed at the Eastside Cemetery in Pecos, TX.

Manuela Rodriguez

Manuela Rodriguez, 81, passed away on October 24 of natural causes. Rodriguez was born in Carizzo Chihuahua, Mexico on September 21, 1922. She was a devout Catholic and a lifetime resident of Pecos, TX.

She is survived by her husband, Manuel Rodriguez of Pecos, her sons Benjamin Rodriguez of Odessa, Rogelio Rodriguez of Pecos, Jose Rodriguez of Pecos, Hector Rodriguez of Pecos, Jaime Rodriguez of Pecos and her daughter, Martha Baeza also of Pecos. She is also survived by her four brothers: Angel Tarin of Presidio, Nerio Tarin of Pecos, Jesus Tarin of Pecos and Jose Tarin of Pecos. She was preceded in death by her daughter Bertha Carrasco.

Rosary services will be at the Peaceful Garden Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. on October 27. Mass will be held at the Santa Rosa Church at 10:00 a.m., on October 28 with burial following at the Greenwood Cemetery in Pecos.

Etta Louise Sullivan

Etta Louise Sullivan went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 25, 2003, at the great age of 86.

Survivors: son, Johnny and wife Jane of Holdenville, OK; and daughter, Gay Rarick and husband John of Odessa, TX. Grandchildren include, Tom Riley of Anchorage, AK; Jim Riley of Pecos, TX; Jerry Riley of Phoenix, AZ; Loretta Riley of Irving, TX; Danny Sullivan of Marathon, FL; Jody Tugham of Amarillo, TX; Wendy Pingleton of Holdenville, OK; Bo Sullivan of Fort Worth, TX; Angela Darling of Chiago, IL and Amy Sullivan of Roanoke, TX. She is also survived by her 15 great grandchildren, 10 great great grandchildren, and her sisters, including Elva Mitchell of St. Helens, OR and Lorene Henslee of Orla City, OK. She was preceded in death by her husband, John and son, Bobby.

She was a willing volunteer and very active in her church and the community she loved. She was a Christian and member of the First Baptist Church, Eastern Star, Modern Study Club, Hospital Auxillary, and the Business and Professional Women's Club.

Services will be held at First Baptist Church on Wednesday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. Internment will be at 4:00 p.m. the same day at Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock, TX. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 28 from 7-9 p.m. at Pecos Funeral Home.

Jose Aguilar Tersero

Jose Aguilar Tersero, 97, passed away on October 25 at the Odessa Medical Center Hospital.

Aguilar was born on December 15, 1905 in Adoves, he worked as a ranch hand before his passing. Services will be held on October 28, at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with burial following at the Greenwood Cemetery. Aguilar was a devout Jehovah Witness.

He is survived by his daughter Lydia Matta of Pecos, six granddaughters and three grandsons, and numerous great and great-great grandchildren.

William Talley

William Duff Talley, 78, died Monday, October 20, 2003 in an Alpine area hospital.

Visitation will be held at Geesling Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today and on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 22 at 2 p.m. at the University Baptist Church with pastor David Pate officiating, with burial following in the Elm Grove Cemetery.

Talley was born on August 23, 1925 in Shep to Alva and Zelma Talley. After graduating from high school, Talley enlisted in the United States Army. He served during WW II and was part of the campaign in central Europe. During his time in the service, Talley aquired the status of sharpshooter with the M-1 rifle. He was awarded the Silver Star, the WW II Victory Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation Medal and the EAME Campaign Medal. On August 6, 1948 Talley married Anna Miller.

He was a former partner in the Talley-Reed Insurance Company in Alpine, a resident of Alpine for 37 years and a member of the University Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife Ann Talley of Alpine; his son, Michael Duff Talley; his sister, Crystel Walker of Houston; his two brothers, Carl Raymond Talley of Shep and Carlos Rueben Talley of Abilene and two grandsons.

Ruth Clark

Ruth Louise Clark, 85, died Saturday, October 18, 2003 in Graham. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 11 a.m. in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend James C. Hill, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Cross Plains Cemetery in Cross Plains with Reverend Kevin Henson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Mrs. Clark was born September 24, 1918 in Cross Plains to Chess Wilburn and Minnie Viola (Atwood) Barr. She married Clois Q. Clark October 25, 1936 in Cross Plains. Clark was a longtime resident of Pecos before moving to Graham in 1996. She was a Homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church.

Clark was preceded in death by an infant daughter Jo Ann Clark. Survivors include; husband of 66 years, Clois Q. Clark of Graham; two daughters, Vicki Ferrell of Houston and Kaye Turner of Graham; one sister, Jean Petty of Abilene; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren, Jordan Lieou, Kayla Henson, and Trey Stuart.

The Family will be at Morrison Funeral Home Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Conita Lester

Conita Lester, 71, of Terrell, died Saturday, Oct. 18, at a Waco Hospital.

Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Marshall and Marshall Chapel in Whitney with burial in Milford Cemetery.

She was born May 10, 1932, grew up in Whitney and the Milford area, was a graduate of Milford High School, lived in various locations most recent being Terrell and back in Whitney.

Survivors include her husband, Wayne Lester of Terrell; two sons, Steve Jones of Whitney, Darrell Jenkins of Shreveport, La.; two daughters, Julianne Mitchell of Dallas, Carolyn Overton of Waxahachie; two brothers, Ron Montgomery of Whitney, Jessie Ramon of Garland; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two nephews and two nieces.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 676, Hillsboro, Tx. 76645.

Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Ruben Guzman

Ruben Guzman, 50, of Pecos, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 in Amarillo.

A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today, at Peaceful Garden Funeral Home Chapel.

Mass is scheduled for noon, Saturday, Oct. 18, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Ben Florez officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

He was born May 25, 1953, in Mexico, was a lifetime Pecos resident, a roustabout employee and a Catholic.

Survivors include his wife, Susana M. Guzman of Pecos; his mother, Amelia Guzman of Pecos; one son, Ruben Guzman, Jr. of Odessa; three step-sons, Larry, Joe and Cesar Marquez of Amarillo; four daughters, Diana, Becky and Jessica Guzman of Odessa, Maricella Guzman of Dallas; six brothers, Jesus, Juan, Armando and Julian Guzman of Pecos, Lorenzo Guzman of Hobbs, Cruz Guzman of Odessa; two sisters, Marina Venegas of Pecos and Socorro Lopez of Odessa.

Peaceful Garden Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Maria Hernandez

Maria Hernandez, 62, of Andrews, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, in Odessa.

Services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, in Filadelfia Assembly of God with Rev. Samuel Emiliano and Rev. Teodulo Garcia officiating. Burial was in Andrews North Cemetery.

She was born Nov. 4, 1940, in Miguel Auza, Zacatecos, Mexico, lived in Andrews for the past 25 years, was a homemaker and a member of Filadelfia Assembly of God Church.

Survivors include her husband, Angel Hernandez of Andrews; four daughters, Gregoria Hernandez of La Joya, Tx., Rosa E. Hernandez of Andrews, Maria A. Hubert of Pecos, Isabel C. Hernandez of Mexico; one son, Angel Saul Hernandez of Tucson, Ariz.; her parents, Martin and Simona Garcia of Hidalgo, Tx.; six brothers, Teodulo, Valentin and Isidro Garcia of Andrews, Jose E. and Juan Garcia of Mexico, Efrain Garcia of Hidalgo; three sisters, Maria Garcia and Manuela Aguirre of Andrews, Maria Del Socorro Garcia of Weslaco, Tx.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

McNett Funeral Home of Andrews was in charge of arrangements.

Karen White

Karen White, 46, of Colorado City and formerly of Stanton, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at a local hospital.

Services will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, in the Colorado High School Auditorium with Rev. Monte Kreis officiating. Burial will be in Colorado City Cemtery.

She was born Aug. 19, 1957, in Kermit, had been a resident of Colorado City for the past 1 1/2 years, was a graduate of Wink High School, received her Bachelor's degree from Texas Tech and her masters degree from Sul Ross and had been a teacher in several schools in West Texas. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Colorado City.

Survivors include her husband, Jim White of Colorado City; two sons, Clay White of Lubbock, Clint White of Colorado City; one daughter, Clansy White of Colorado City; her parents, Milton and Mildred Howard of Colorado City; two sisters, Carol Morton of Stockton, Mo., Beth Brannan of Nacogdoches; one brother, Glenn Howard of Victoria.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.

Kiker-Seale Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Philip Michael Ferguson

Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at the West End Cemetery in Stephenville.

Ferguson was born on October 2, 1946 in Stephenville. He graduated from Stephenville High School in 1961 and married Edwina Keller on August 23, 1969. Ferguson worked in the Town of Pecos from 1972 to 1982 as a tax assessor collector, and then for the Birdwell ISD from 1988 until 1999 as an assessor collector. He moved back to Stephenville in 1999. He was a member of the church of Christ and several Texas tax assessor organizations.

He is survived by his wife Edwina, his daughter Rebecca Ferguson of Granbury, his son Michael Ferguson of Fort Worth, his brother Jim Randal of Dallas, four nephews and four nieces.

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