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Obituaries are listed by date published, latest at the top.

Grady Lee Kellar

Grady Lee Kellar, 89, of Odessa, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2004, at his son’s home in Coahoma, after a long illness.

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 31, with Elwin Collom of Coahoma officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, in Odessa.

Grady was born June 19, 1914 to Rolin and Pearl Kellar in Cross Plains. Grady worked in the oil, gas and sulphur business. He and his family lived in McCamey, for many years before moving to Kentucky and West Virginia where he worked in the oiil and gas business, then back to Odessa. He also lived in Pecos, for 14 years while working for Pennzoil Sulphur before retiring in 1982 and moving back to Odessa.

He was preceded in death in 1990 by his wife of 50 years, Lena Kellar; his parents, Rolin and Pearl Kellar; three sisters, Troy Hoague, Clois Campbell and Billie Kellar; three brothers, Grover Kellar, Herman Kellar and Curtis Kellar and one grandson, Ronald Burke Gerbert.

Survivors include one son, Calvin K. Kellar of Coahoma; one daughter, Gradene Gerbert and son-in-law Bob Gerbert of Pecos; one brother, Doil Kellar and sister-in-law Loy of Aransas Pass; five grandchildren, C. Kenneth Kellar, Jr. and wife Linda Fayetteville, Tennessee, Valerie Kellar Powell and husband Jeff of Scottsville, Kentucky, Kara Gerbert of Alpine, Robert Gerbert of San Marcos, and Kristin Kellar of Coahoma. Five great-grandchildren, numerous nephews and nieces also survive as well as many friends. Grady was a loving dad and granddad and will be forever missed.

Grady Kellar

Services for Grady Kellar, 89, of Coahoma, who died Sunday, March 28, 2004, at his residence are incomplete.

He was a former Pecos resident.

Sunset Memorial Funeral Home of Odessa is in charge of arrangements.

Paula Pineda

Paula N. Pineda, 90, died Sunday, March 28, 2004, in a Pecos area hospital. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marfa.

Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 30, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Rick Ruiz officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

She was born Oct. 28, 1913, in Ruidosa, Tx., had been a resident of Marfa since 1935 and was a homemaker.

Pineda was preceded in death by her husband, Faustino Pineda, Jr.

Survivors include four daughters, Maria F. Vizcaino and Socorro P. Whatley of Marfa, Irene Hernandez of Presidio, Tina P. Ramos of Del Rio; five sons, Faustino A. Pineda of Redford, Leo N. Pineda and Robert N. Pineda of El Paso, Rene N. Pineda of Marfa, Martin Pineda of Austin; one brother, Calistro M. Nunez of Marfa; 23 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial Funeral Home of Marfa is in charge of arrangements.

Winiford Williams

Winiford R. Williams, 62, of Andrews, died Saturday, March 27, in Andrews. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, in the McNett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clay Hale, pastor of First Church of The Nazarene officiating. Burial will be in Andrews North Cemetery.

He was born July 29, 1941, in Aanta Anna, Tx., was a gager, retiring from Pride Oil in 1999.

Survivors include his wife, Hellen Akridge Williams of Andrews; one son, Roy L. Williams of New Port, Tenn.; one daughter, Cynthia Overman of Andrews; two sisters, Brenda Kothmann of Mason, Nancy Sue Barden of George West and six grandchildren. McNett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Jo Croft

Betty Jo Croft, 68, of Barstow, died Thursday, March 25, 2004, at the Pecos Nursing Home.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 27, at Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe, with Rev. J.R. Wooten officiating.

She was born May 8, 1935, in Dallas and was a dietary supervisor.

Survivors include her husband, Clifford Croft of Barstow; one son, Robert Parsons of Big Spring; one daughter, Kathy Hogg of Big Spring; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Betty Jo Croft

Services are incomplete for Betty Jo Croft, of Barstow, who died Thursday, March 25, 2004, at the Pecos Nursing Home.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jose Jesus Madrid

Jose Jesus “J.J.” Madrid, 15, of Pecos, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock.

A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today, Thursday, March 25, at the Peaceful Garden Funeral Home Chapel.

Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, March 26, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Gustavo Lopez officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

He was born Feb. 2, 1989, in Odessa, was a student, a lifetime Pecos resident, a member of the Reeves County Sheriff’s Department Explorers and a Catholic.

Survivors include his parents, Jose and Ofelia Madrid of Pecos; his grandmother, Rosa Venegas Rodriguez of Ojinaga, Mexico and two sisters, Erica and Jessica Madrid of Pecos.

Peaceful Garden Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marvin Smith

Marvin Smith, 89, of Silverton, died Sunday, March 21, 2004, at the Stilwell Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, March 26, in the Church of Christ in Pecos with Joe Smith officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

He was born March 28, 1914, in Silverton, was a mechanic for over 50 years, he and partner Dick Patillo owned and operated a repair shop, was a longtime member of the Church of Christ in Pecos and attended the Stillwell Church of Christ after moving to Stillwell in 1998.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dora Smith; three brother and four sisters. Survivors include two sons, Joe Smith of Stilwell, Okla., Wayland L. smith of Mesa, Ariz. and four grandchildren.

Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Rafael V. Hernandez

Rafael V. Hernandez, 83, of Pecos, died Sunday, March 21, 2004 in Garland, Texas.A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. today, at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel.

Mass will be at 11a.m. on Thursday, March 25, at Santa Rosa catholic Church in Pecos, with Father Manuel Munoz officiating. Burial will be in the Balmorhea Cemetery.He was born June 9, 1920, and was a retired concrete truck driver. He was an army war II veteran. A lifetime Pecos resident and a Catholic.

Survivors include one son, Daniel Hernandez of Pecos; two sisters Manuela Alverez of Pecos and Delia Lozano of Odessa; two grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jose Madrid

Services are incomplete for Jose Jesus Medrid, 15, who died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center In Lubbock.

Eula Bolinger

Eula Lewallen Bolinger, 93, of Pecos, died Thursday, March 18, 2004, in Midland. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 20, at Northside Temple Baptist Church with J.E. McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

She was born Oct. 27, 1910, in Voca, Tx., was a retired motel manager, a long-time Pecos resident and a Baptist.

Bolinger was preceded in death by her husband, Malcom; one son, Malcom Jr. and one grandson.

Survivors include two sons, James Bolinger of Lampasses, Charles Bolinger of Midland; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lloyd Goodrich

Lloyd Goodrich, 64, of Mentone, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at his residence.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 20, at Mentone Ranch, Farm Road 867.

He was born Feb. 1, 1940, in Pecos, was an engineer, had served in the U.S. Army and had been a long time Mentone resident.

Survivors include two brothers, John Goodrich of Orroyo Seco, N.M., Floyd Goodrich of Houston and one sister, Jean Obert of Riverton, Wyoming.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

William Ellis

William “Bill” Tacon Ellis, died Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in Tucson, Ariz., after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 13, at Christ Church United Methodist, 655 N. Craycroft, Tucson, Ariz.

He was born Jan. 22, 1922, in Westbrook, was a former Pecos and El Paso resident, a lifelong retired member of Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 49. Ellis was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Frances Packard Ellis of El Paso, his second wife, Betty Mussey Ellis of Pecos; his parents, Enos Van and Besse Mae Ellis of Pecos and his sister, Matha Louise “Sis” Slack of Pecos.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellis of Tucson, Ariz.; two children, Linda Ellis and husband, Marshall Jones of Tucson, Ariz., Mark Bradley and wife Lori Ellis, of Las Cruces, N.M.; grandchildren, Mark Bradley, Jr. and wife Andrea of Las Cruces, N.M. and Thomas James and fiancé, Jessica of Las Cruces, N.M.; great-grandchildren, Christine Elizabeth and Joshua William, of Las Cruces, N.M.; sisters, Mary Sue Leach of San Antonio, Nita Parker of Longview and Peggy Jo Ellis of Pecos.

Bring’s Broadway Chapel of Tucson is in charge of arrangements.

Jesus Franco

Jesus Franco, 45, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at his residence. A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today, at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel.

Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Santa Rosa De Lima Catholic Church with Father Gustavo Lopez officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

He was born July 17, 1958, in Ojinaga, Chih., Mexico, was a food industry supervisor, a long-time Pecos resident and a Catholic.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia Franco of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, Jesus and Julio Franco of Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Lucia and Elena Franco of Pecos; one brother, Sylvino Franco of Ojinaga, Mexico; four sisters, Beatrice Cantu of Lubbock, Foustina DeLeon of Amarillo, Elsa Jimenez of Artesia, N.M., Elena Lease of Artesia, N.M. and seven grandchildren.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Armittie “Mitty” Howell Threatt

Armittie “Mitty” Howell Threatt, 82, died on Sunday, March 7. Threatt was a long-time resident of Odessa. She was born to Victor and Daisy Howell, on August 2, 1921 in Duran, N.M. She graduated from Pecos High School, and married James Threatt on February 9, 1946. She was a teacher, a youth sponsor at church, and a scout leader.

She was preceeded in death by her parents, her husband and her brother, Richard Howell.

She is survived by her son, Charles Travis Threatt, her daughters, Kaye Patterson, Sandy Varnell and Janice Anne Bowman, all of Odessa. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, her brother Jimmy Howell of Columbus, and her sisters, Vivian Roberts of Odessa and Verdie Howell of Pecos.

Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 9 at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 7 at Sunset Memorial Garden, with rev. Clark Rocca and Rev. Don Fankhauser officiating. Services have been entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.

Natividad Baeza

Natividad Baeza, 89, of Pecos, died Friday, March 5, 2004, at her residence. A memorial service is scheduled for noon, Sunday, March 7, at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Juan Palasos officiating.

She was born Dec. 24, 1914, in Bolsa Cemada, Tx., was a homemaker and a long time Pecos resident.

Baeza was preceded in death by her husband, Acencion Baeza.

Survivors include one son, Jesse and his wife Sofia Baeza of Pecos; five daughters, Frances and husband, Mario Valenzuela of Pecos, Irene Ramos, Otalia "Tillie" Baeza of Pecos, Lydia and husband, Udil Aldrete of Abilene, Barbara and husband, Frank Melendez of San Antonio; one sister, Margarita Polanco of Oregon; 16 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Clois Clark

Clois Quintis Clark, 92, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2004 in Graham. Funeral services are scheduled Friday, March 5, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend James C. Hill, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow Friday, March 5, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. in Cross Plains Cemetery in Cross Plains, Texas with Reverend Kevin Henson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Mr. Clark was born October 25, 1911 in Cross Cut, Texas to Johnny Ciscero and Judson (Henslee) Clark. He married Ruth Louise Barr October 25, 1936 in Cross Plains, Texas. She preceded him in death on October 18, 2003. Mr. Clark was a longtime resident of Pecos, Texas where he was the owner of Motor Parts store in Pecos, Texas. He moved to Graham in 1996 from Pecos, Texas. Mr. Clark was a member of the First Baptist Church in Graham.

Survivors include; two daughters, Vicki Ferrell and husband Bob of Houston and Kaye Turner and husband Jess of Graham; sister, Billie Jehle of Costa Mesa, California; four grandchildren, Holly Lieou and husband Narith of Allen, Kevin Henson and wife Kerry of Wilmore, Kentucky, Derek Turner and fiancé Courtney Hallmark of Frisco, Keri Stuart and husband Ricky of Weatherford; four great grandchildren, Jordan and Olivia Lieou, Kayla Henson, and Trey Stuart. Mr. Clark was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jo Ann Clark.

Manuel Rivera

Manuel Rivera Sr., 66, of Odessa, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at Medical Center Hospital.

A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Friday March 5, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, March 6, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark Woodruff officiating. Burial will be in Kermit Cemetery in Kermit.

He was born Sept.22, 1937 in Kent, owned and operated the Kermit Drive Inn on Second Street and was a Catholic.

Survivors include his wife, Eleanor L. Rivera of Odessa; four sons, Manuel L. Rivera, Jr. of Odessa, Ruben L. Rivera of Burleson, Eddie L. and Lee Roy Rivera of Odessa; one daughter, Mary Ellen Dodd of Wink; four brothers, Gilbert Rivera of El Paso, Thomas Rivera of Pecos, David Rivera of Kermit, Danny Rivera of Houston; one sister, Alice Torres of Hobbs, N.M.; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Odessa Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jack Duke

Jack Duke, 75, of Pecos, died March 1, 2004, at Reeves County Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 4 at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Randy Foster officiating.

He was born Nov. 25, 1928, in Naravisa, N.M., was a car dealership owner, had served in the U.S. Army and was a Presbyterian.

Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Duke of Pecos; two sons, Kevin Duke of Pecos, Craig Duke of Midland; four brothers, Ross Duke of Clovis, N.M., Jim Duke of Amarillo, Gene Duke of Brownfield, Darell Duke of Broadview, N.M.; five sisters, Jessie Clark of Washington State, Martha Burke of Amarillo, Helen Jacobi of Lake Charles, La., Donnie Frost of Albuquerque, N.M., Connie Lamb of Denver, Colo. and four grandchildren.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sharion Durham

Sharion Kay Durham, 56, of Molalla, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2004. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2004, in Molalla Funeral Chapel.

She was born June 25, 1947, in Lockney. In 1998, she moved from Houston to Portland, and was a loan officer for Mellon Mortgage Co. and Meritage Mortgage Corp. She moved to Molalla in 2003.

Survivors include one son, James Daniels; one daughter, Cassandra Gunn; two sisters, Wanda Greer, Treasure Hill and one grandchild.

Remembrances may be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Clois Clark

Clois Quintis Clark, 92, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, in Graham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, March 5, in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend James C. Hill, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m., in Cross Plains Cemetery in Cross Plains with Rev. Kevin Henson officiating.

Clark was born Oct. 25, 1911 in Cross Cut, was a longtime Pecos resident, where he was the owner of Motor Parts store. He moved to Graham in 1996 from Pecos and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Graham.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jo Ann Clark and his wife, Ruth Louise Barr Clark on Oct. 18, 2003.

Survivors include two daughters, Vicki Ferrell of Houston, Kaye Turner of Graham; one sister, Billie Jehle of Costa Mesa, Calif.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Morrison Funeral Home of Graham is in charge of arrangements.

Jack Duke

Services for Jack Duke, 75, who died Monday, March 1, 2004 at Reeves County Hospital are incomplete.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Melba Smith

Melba Simmons Smith, 77, of Granbury, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at her residence.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March, 3, at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery with W.L. Hopkins officiating. She was born July 30, 1926, in Pecos, was a homemaker and had lived in Granbury a long time.

Smith was preceded in death by two daughters, Keely and Chere. Survivors include Ralph K. Smith Jr. of Granbury; one son, Jesse W. Locke of Granbury; one brother, William J. Simmons of Ft. Worth; two sisters, Tommie Lu Willcoxson of San Diego, Calif., Novella Davis of Pecos and several grandchildren.

Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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