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Alfred Carrasco
MONAHANS — Alfred Carrasco, 67, of Monahans, a retired Texaco pumper, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at Ward Memorial Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home.
He was born in Barstow. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Gloria Carrasco of Monahans; son, Alfredo Carrasco Jr. of Monahans; daughters, Debbie Ann Carrasco Vasquez and Guadalupe Carrasco DeAnda, both of Odessa; brother, Luis Carrasco of Monahans; sisters, Manuela Estorga, Sabina Franco, Emma Espinosa and Aurora Carrasco, all of Monahans; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Harrison
ODESSA — Dorothy Irene Harrison, 76, of Odessa, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Bethany Christian Church with the Revs. Robert Scofield and George Randall officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Kirk, Colo. She was Christian.
SURVIVORS: Husband, James, C. (Jim) Harrison of Odessa; sons, James Cecil Harrison Jr. and Timothy Earl Harrison, both of Odessa; daughters, Theresa Maine Smith of Odessa and the Rev. Ola Irene (Cricket) Harrison of Lexington, Ky.; brother, Cloyd Orrin Laughlin of Great Bend, Kan.; sister, Marjorie Lois Laughlin Scott of Mountain Home, Ark.; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
James Copeland
ODESSA — James “J.B.” Copeland, 81, of Odessa, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at Parks Retirement Village.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord with the Rev. James Otterness officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home.
He was born in Chickasha, Okla.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Karen Frazier of Austin, Kathy Stokes and Karla McIntosh, all of Odessa; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Troy Denton
SEMINOLE — Troy Denton, 99, of Seminole, a retired pastor, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Seminole.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Seminole with the Rev. Lonny Poe officiating. Burial will follow at Gaines County Memorial cemetery North. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home.
He was born in Platter in Indian Territory. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patricia Aryain of Seminole; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.
Kenny Helvey
ANDREWS — Kenny Helvey, 65, of Andrews, a retired environmental specialist, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, in Midland.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Andrews Church of Christ with Mark Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Andrews West cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
He was born in Jack County. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Nancy Helvey of Andrews; daughters, Laura Smith of Odessa, Julia Cohlmia and Valarie Emfinger, both of Andrews; brother, Frank Helvey of Hondo; sisters, Tommie Ames of Granbury and Barbara Hathcock of Andrews; and seven grandchildren.
Jerry Neitzel
ODESSA — Jerry Lee Neitzel, 64, of Odessa, a truck driver, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Frank W. Wilson Chapel with Melvin Warren officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Grants Pass, Ore. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Neitzel of Odessa; son, Mark Neitzel of Aztec, N.M.; daughter, Glenda “Wendy” Burrow of Garland; brother, Carl “Wink” Neitzel of Mesa, Ariz.; and sister, Evelyn “Jackie” Schumann of Farmington, N.M.
Darlyene Roberson
ODESSA — Darlyene “Polly” Roberson, 79, of Odessa, a retired licensed vocational nurse, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Hospice House.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Paris, Tenn. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, William Roberson of Odessa; son, Bill Roberson of Odessa; daughters, Judy Heslep and Claudia Roberson both of Odessa; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Frances Gonzales
ODESSA — Frances Gonzales, 65, of Odessa died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at her residence.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Rodney Kerr
ODESSA — Rodney Wayne Kerr, 48, of Odessa died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
James Fitzgerald Sr.
ODESSA — James Randolph Fitzgerald Sr., 61, of Odessa a FEMA instructor, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, at Hospice House.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Woody Allen officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens cemetery. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Worth and was a member of Community Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Illa G. Fitzgerald of Odessa; father, Thomas R. Fitzgerald; daughters, Nina Xan Simonson of Mesa, AZ., Gina Ann Thomas of Truth or Consequences, N.M., and Robina Esquivel of San Marcos; son James Randolph Fitzgerald of El Paso; sisters, Nadine Sellers of Grandbury, and Lenora Nelson of Denver City; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Candida Rangel
FORT STOCKTON — Candida Rangel, 74, of Fort Stockton, a housewife, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, in Odessa.
Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Burial will be in Fort Stockton cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
She was born in Fort Stockton and was a lifelong resident. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Refugio Rangel Jr., Salvador Rangel Sr., Amando Rangel Sr., Ysmael Rangel and Noel Rangel all of Fort Stockton, and Remigio Rangel of Midland; brother, Mike Munoz Sr. of Fort Stockton; sister, Louisa Celeya of Houston; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Ethel Scott
CRANE — Ethel L. Scott, 81 of Crane, died Saturday, October 19, 2002 at her home in Odessa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Baker officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
She was born in Wall and was a longtime resident of Crane.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Billie J. Wilkins of Odessa, Earlene Shaver of Monahans, and Velma Williams of Abilene; 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Wanda Utsinger
AMARILLO — Wanda Utsinger, 80, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bell Avenue Church of Christ with Glen Walton officiating. Burial will be in Llano East cemetery. Arrangements by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors.
She was a resident of Odessa for 38 years and had lived in Amarillo for 15 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Neal Utsinger of Amarillo; son, Kelly Utsinger of Amarillo; daughter, Jill Whitener of Amarillo; sisters; Lola Jackson of Checotah, Okla., Wilma Hembree of Konawa, Okla., and Donna Casteel of Edmond, Okla.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Sam O’Bannon
MONAHANS — Sam O’Bannon, age not listed, of Monahans, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, in North Richland Hills.
Services are pending with Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey.
Raul Ortega
MONAHANS — Raul Ortega, 87, of Monahans, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, in Monahans.
Services are pending with Family Funeral Services/ Jackie Harkey.
Drucilla Aguilar
ALPINE — Drucilla Munoz Aguilar, 88, of Alpine, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at a local hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Mike Alcuino officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Geeslin Funeral Home. Burial will be at Holy Angels cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home of Alpine.
She was born in Alpine and was a lifelong resident. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Walter Aguilar of Magnolia and Sam Aguilar of Sun City, Calif.; daughters, Yolanda Bateson of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Lorene Hawkes of Las Vegas, Nev.; sister, Lorena Uranga of El Paso; brothers, Abelino Ogas of Alpine, Richardo Ogas of Milwaukee, Wis., and Raymond Ogas of Dallas; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Jewel Coker
VOCA — Jewel V. Coker, 73, of Brady, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, in Eden.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Voca cemetery in Voca with the Rev. Blake O’Dell officiating. Arrangements by Leatherwood Memorial Chapels of Brady.
She was born in Cottonwood and moved to Brady from Rising Star five years ago. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Shirley Shumate of Voca and Brenda Cornwell of Lexington; sister, Bonnie Ree Fortune White of Rising Star; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
