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Mario Flores
ODESSA - Mario Flores, 70, of Odessa, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Sherwood Place.
Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home.
Billy Moore
CRANE - Billy G. Moore, 74, of Crane, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at Crane Memorial Hospital.
Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.
Joseph Aleman Jr.
ODESSA — Joseph Donald Aleman Jr, 27, of Odessa, a draftsman for New Tech System, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Roy Elsner officiating. Burial arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Terry Franco and Joseph D. Aleman, both of Odessa; daughter, Allie Aleman of Odessa; sister, Nicole Guerrero of Odessa; and grandparents, Jesus and Josephine Franco and Frank Aleman, all of Odessa.
William Cate
ODESSA — William Zane Cate, 29, of Odessa, an oilfield worker, died Saturday, July 31, 2004, at his residence.
A private memorial service was held Monday.
He was born in Odessa. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Dianne Womack of Odessa and Terry and Judy Cate of San Angelo; son, William Joseph Cate of Colo.; daughter, Aubrey Renee Cate of Colo.; sister, Rita Renee Bunn of Fairbanks, Alaska; and step-sister, Stacye Brooks of San Angelo.
Nona Laughlin
ODESSA — Nona Lee Laughlin, 84, of Odessa, a retired elementary school secretary for Ector County Independent School District, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
She was born in Comanche. She was a Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Son, Gene Laughlin of Midland; sister, Eloise Parker of Comanche; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Vera Sparks
DENVER CITY — Vera Sparks, 78, of Denver City, a retiree from Denver City Independent School District, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Denver City Memorial Park with Bob Fred officiating and Wayne Thomas assisting. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Chapel.
She was born in Hope, Ark. She was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, R.C. Sparks of Denver City; daughters, Frances Bullock of Lone Grove, Okla., and Brenda Massey of Denver City; brother, John Eldon Mangum of Hope, Ark.; sisters, Nona Goad of McPherson, Kan., and Pauline Waymire of Hickory Ridge, Ark., two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Ignacio Castillo Jr.
STANTON — Ignacio Castillo Jr., 56, of Big Spring, a carpenter, died Sunday, Aug. 1. 2004, in Big Spring.
Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Vempala officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel.
He was born in Stanton.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Linda Olivas of Big Spring; sons, Ricky Castillo and Ignacio Castillo III, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; daughters, Bernice Hinojosa of Stanton, Camelia Castillo of Greely, Colo., Anna Castro of Fort Worth and Joann Perea of Murfreeboro, Tenn.; step-sons, Guerrero Olivas of Big Spring and Mark Montez of Greely, Colo.; step-daughters, Lisa Olivas, Elizabeth Olivas and Sarah Olivas, all of Big Spring and Mary Linda Chapa of Stanton; brothers, Ramon Castillo of Union City, OH., and Ramiro Castillo, Antonio Castillo, Abelardo Castillo and Gilberto Castillo, all of Stanton; sisters, Maria De Lao, Helen Valdez and Inez Torrez, all of Stanton, Carmen Ramirez and Lupe Benavidez, both of Midland and Juana Perez of Waukegan, Ill.; and 34 grandchildren.
Wesley Gross
ANDREWS — Wesley M. Gross, 76, of Andrews, a back hole operator for Coats Construction, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Hospice House.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Second Baptist Church with Leslie Gross Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
He was born Holliday.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Marquita Johnson of San Angelo, Linda Talasky of Chico and Debbie Dockery of Comanche; brothers, J.B. Gross and Lonnie Gross, both of Andrews; sister, Evalyn Bonham of Kermit; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Manuela Moreno
ANDREWS — Manuela “Mela” Moreno, 86, of Andrews, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Alliance Hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at McNett Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with the Rev. Bernard Gully officiating. Burial will be at Andrews West cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
She was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Juan Moreno of Aurora, Ill., and Victor Moreno of Andrews; two daughters, Lydia Bueno of Andrews and Lucia M. Ayala of San Antonio; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Rebecca Railsback
VERNON — Rebecca T. Railsback, 90, of Vernon, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, in a Wichita Falls care center.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastview cemetery with the Rev. Barney Railsback officiating. Arrangements by Sullivan Funeral Home.
She was born in Nashoba, Okla. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, John Gilbert Sherrill of Arkoma, Okla., Thomas Edward Allison and James Russell Allison, both of Wichita Falls and Barney Ray Railsback of Amarillo; daughters, Jean Ann Thetford of Odessa and Hollye LaVon Theimer of Wichita Falls; step-son, Buddy Everett Railsback of Vernon; step-daughters, Hazel Joyce Mason and Wilma Mae Allen, both of Electra; 26 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Elmer Grant
ODESSA — Elmer Grant, 67, of Imperial, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2004.
Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Izetta McDonald
ANDREWS — Izetta McDonald, 101, of Midland, died Saturday, July 31, 2004, at her residence.
Services are pending with Andrews Funeral Home.
Janice Rowlett
MONAHANS — Janice Rowlett, 50, of Monahans, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Greg Holly officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home.
She was born in Andrews.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Rowlett of Monahans; sons, Gabe Rowlett of Monahans, Brett Rowlett of Odessa and David Rowlett of Phoenix, Ariz.; daughters, Christine Johnson of Monahans and Rayanna Morris of Fayetteville, N.C.; father, Scottie Burns of Monahans; brother, Jim Burns of Odessa; sister, Becky Landon of Monahans; and four grandchildren.
Floy Sims
ODESSA — Floy Sims, 79, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Deering Nursing Home.
Services will be held at a later date.
She was born in Corsicana.
SURVIVORS: Son, Larry Mike Peoples of San Antonio; and daughters, Fay Ola Linares of San Antonio, Barbara Jean Nations of Aransas Pass and Susie Suchetski of Von Ormy.
