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Michael David Castelo
FORT STOCKTON - Michael David Castelo, 43, of Fort Stockton, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, in Fort Stockton.
A rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Floro Hinacay officiating. Burial will be in the Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Stockton.
SURVIVORS Wife, Stacey Reyes Castelo of Fort Stockton; daughter Micaela Macy Reyes Castelo of Fort Stockton; sisters, Melissa Almhandi of San Antonio, Monica Castelo of Round Rock and Marla Medina of San Angelo.
Raul Manriquez Coss
Odessa - Raul Manriquez Coss, 79, of Odessa, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at his residence.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. today at the Panteon de Pedernales in Pedernales, Chihuahua, Mexico. Memorial services were at 8 p.m. Friday at the First United Pentecostal Church with the Revs. Terry Pugh and Joe Leos officiating. Arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home.
He was born in Rancho de Santiago, Mexico.
SURVIVORS Wife, Rosa Coss of Odessa; sons, Raul Antonio Coss of El Paso and Ruben Coss, Roger Coss and Randy Coss, all of Stockton, Calif.; daughters, Dora Coss Martinez of Odessa and Emily Coss Hureta of Las Cruses, N.M.; brothers, Reydesel Coss, Raymundo Coss, Lauro Coss, Jose Coss, Canilo Coss, Ruperto Coss and Epifanio Coss, all of Mexico; sisters, Maria Vasquez of New Mexico and Braulia Olava of Mexico; and 15 grandchildren.
Margaret Garrett
Lamesa - Margaret Garrett, 74, of Lamesa, a saleswoman, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at her residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Second Baptist Church with Rush Coffman officiating. Burial will follow at the Dawson County cemetery. Arrangements are by Branon Funeral Home.
She was a lifelong resident of Dawson County. She was a member of Second Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS Daughters, Margaret Ann Morris of Perry, Okla., Deborah Florene Rulestead of Andrews, Sharla Diane Jeter of Seminole and Brenda Rae Anderson of Lamesa; sister, Maxine Roberts of Lamesa; brothers, Jerry Berry of Lamesa and Carlos Berry of Byers; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Maria Belia Gordon
ALPINE - Maria Belia Gordon, 72, of Alpine, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, in Odessa.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Mike Alcuino officiating. Burial will follow at Holy Angels cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born in and was a lifelong resident of Alpine.
SURVIVORS Husband, Lewis B. Gordon of Alpine; sons, Michael Martinez of Fort Stockton and Rudy Gordon of Alpine; daughters, Lupe Rodriguez of Carlsbad, N.M., Rita Gordon, Donna Gordon, Ramona Gordon-Moore and Jessica Gordon, all of Alpine, and Lorina Klingemann of Tucson, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Gracia Rose Griffey
ODESSA - Gracia Rose Griffey, 69, of Odessa, a former employee of Perry Gas Processors, the Odessa Police Department and Sivolls Inc., died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
She was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a 26-year resident of Odessa.
SURVIVORS Husband, Ron Griffey of Odessa; sons, Paul Dilse of Odessa and Vernon Dilse of Des Moines, Iowa; six stepchildren in Des Moines, Iowa, and Buckeye, Ariz.; and two grandchildren.
Lynda Karen Clayton Price
Crane - Lynda Karen Clayton Price, 62, of Crane, a homemaker, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at the Hospice House in Odessa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
She was born in Romaland, Calif.
Survivors Husband, Jess Price of Crane; son, Barry Price of Eunice, N.M.; daughter, Anissa Price of Crane; mother, Virginia Clayton of Crane; sister, Susan Sanders of Odessa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Jose Urias
Midland - Jose Urias, 85, of Midland, a farmer and construction worker, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at his residence.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the Pipkin Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilberto Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Serenity Memorial Gardens.
He was born in Roscoe, N.M. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS Wife, Francisca G. Urias of Midland; children, Eucebio Urias, Juan Manuel Urias, Jose Angel Urias, Trinidad Urias, Jesus Martin Urias and Irma Garcia, all of Midland, Aida Urias and Francisca Orozco both of Terlingua; brother, Benito Urias of Odessa; sisters, Maria Salcido of Roswell, N.M., and Genoveva Pando of Odessa; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Loretta Bickerstaff
Oakwood - Loretta Bickerstaff, 66, of Woodway, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at a care center in Woodway.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Crest Funeral Home Chapel with Marcos Zuniga officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood cemetery.
Evelyn Ghorley
PUYALLUP, WASH. - Evelyn Ghorley, 81, of Puyallup, Wash., died Feb. 1, 2005, at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Graveside services were held Monday at Fir Lane Memorial Park in Spanaway, Wash. Arrangements were by Fir Lane Funeral Home.
She was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS Husband, Sam Ghorley; sons, Steve Ghorley, Ken Ghorley, Ron Ghorley and Terry Ghorley; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
James ‘Jimmy’ Monroe Groves
Odessa - James “Jimmy” Monroe Groves, 61, of Bowie, died Saturday, February 5, 2005, at Bellmire Healthcare Facility in Bowie.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at TK Ranch in Bowie. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Fry Funeral Home of Bowie.
He was born in Gladewater. He was a Methodist. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sunset.
Survivors Brothers, Bert Groves of Golden, Colo., and Grant Groves of DeQueen, Ark.
Sharon Hardeman
Big Spring - Sharon Hardeman, 43, of Big Spring, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Myers & Smith Chapel with Dr. Doug Shelley, pastor of East Side Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
She was born in Petersburg, Va. She was an Army veteran.
Survivors Husband, Kent Easley of Odessa; son, Larry Thompson of San Angelo; daughters, Candia Davidson and Melissa Thompson, both of Big Spring; parents, Charles and Shirley Daulton of Church Road, Va.; sisters, Judy Schmidt and Kim Bostic, both of Church Road, Va.; brother: Bodie Daulton of Sutherland, Va.; and seven grandchildren.
Peggy Snodgrass Luttrull
Odessa - Peggy Snodgrass Luttrull, 83, of Lake Brownwood, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery with the Rev. Clydle Chapman officiating. Arrangements are by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.
Survivors Son, Jim Fury of Lake Brownwood; daughter, Lynda Vandeventer of Robert Lee; sister, Grace Huff of Odessa; three grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Katherine Beula Poyner
Odessa - Katherine Beula Poyner, 76, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Emmet Bernard officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home.
She was born in Mount Pleasant. She was Baptist.
Survivors Sons, Larry Poyner and David Poyner, both of Odessa; daughter, Glenna Bingham of Odessa; brother, James Moore of Houston; sister, Marie McCollum of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Johnnie Amanda Wilson
BELL COUNTY - Johnnie Amanda Wilson, 82, of College Station, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at her residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home with the Rev. Rudy Rudewick officiating. Burial will be at Moffat cemetery. Arrangements are by Harper-Talasek Funeral Home.
She was born in San Angelo. She was a member of Troy United Methodist Church.
Survivors Sons, Pete Wilson of Austin, and Mike Wilson of College station; daughter, Marietta Scott of Waco; sister, Esther Rose Woodall of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Riley McPherson
Andrews - Riley McPherson, 87, of Andrews, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at Permian Regional Medical Center in Andrews.
Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.
Elsie Martin Alcorn
ODESSA - Elsie Martin Alcorn, 93, of Odessa, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2004. She was born June 27, 1911, in Tankersly, Texas, to David and Lily Martin, who were early pioneers in Tom Green County. She went to school in Tom Green County and graduated from San Angelo Business School in 1929, and worked for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. She married
Lloyd Alcorn in San Angelo, July 9, 1930. They moved to Ector County in 1934, where they made their home where Lloyd became instrumental in the early development of the Permian Basin oil field. They celebrated their 70th anniversary together on July 9, 2000, with all of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with them. They were proud to have four children, eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Elsie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her first grandchild called her Mema and she has been known as Mema by everyone since then.
Elsie was preceded in death by her husband; her two oldest daughters, Maurine Alcorn Sperry and Imogene Alcorn Pilcher; her parents; four brothers; and three sisters.
She is survived by daughter, Mary Grace Van Cleve of Arlington, TX; and son, Lloyd Alcorn Jr. and his wife, Suzanne, of Waco, TX; and the eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to give special thanks to Donna Newton and her family as she was Mema’s friend and closest companion during her last several years.
The family would also like to thank Hospice House of Odessa for the tender love and care given to Mema. Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice House of Odessa.
A family visitation will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2004, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 18, 2004, with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Cebern Madison Coker
Odessa - Cebern Madison Coker slipped into his Heavenly Father’s hands on Saturday, December 18, 2004, freeing him from his earthly bondage of sickness.
Cebern Madison Coker, known as C.M., was born July 22, 1930, in Chandler, Oklahoma, to Cebern P. and Ethel Coker. He grew up in Crane, Texas, and attended schools there, graduating from Crane High School. After his high school graduation, he attended Texas A&M.
On November 18, 1950, he married
the love of his life, Evelyn Higdon. They were married
for 45 years until Evelyn’s death on April 3, 1995. C.M. and Evelyn were blessed with two sons and a daughter.
C.M. worked for Texas-New Mexico Pipeline in Lovington, N.M., and later transferred to Quito, Ecuador, South America. He retired in 1985 and moved to Odessa, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; one son, Michael Loren; parents, C.P and Ethel Coker; sisters, Wanda Wagner, Roberta Van Meter and Marjorie Ross.
He is survived by his son, C.P. Coker and wife Rhonda of Bombay, India; daughter, Dee Pritschow and husband David of Odessa; one brother, Eddie Coker and wife Linda of Denver City, Texas; three grandchildren, David Pritschow of Zephyrhills, Florida, Michael Pritschow of Lubbock, Texas, and Tasha Burnett of Sinton, Texas; and three very special caregivers, Kathie Ortiz, Irma Eilenberger and Elaine Villalobos, all of Odessa; and a host of friends and family.
Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, December 20, 2004, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Griffin Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Crane cemetery in Crane, Texas.
Donations may be made in C.M.’s memory to the Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Associations.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Johnny ‘Chon’ Holguin
Odessa - Johnny “Chon” Holguin, before being embraced and in the presence of Our Lord and Savior said, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together. I sought the Lord and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear him, and delivers them.” Psalms 34: 1-7
Johnny, 47, of Odessa, passed away Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at his residence. He was born April 3, 1957, in Fort Stockton to Ezequiel and Guadalupe Tarin Holguin.
He united in marriage to Wanda A. Hill on May 23, 1989, here in Odessa. He was a Christian and worked in the oil field industry as a shop Tech-1.
He was preceded in death by his Father, Ezequiel Holguin.
Mr. Holguin is survived by his Wife, Wanda H. Holguin of Odessa; Sons, Andrew Subia of Phoenix, and John Anthony Holguin and Joshua C. Holguin, both of Odessa; Daughters, Kacy K. Perez of Odessa, Kimberly K. Devilla and husband Roumel of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Priscilla Perez of Odessa; Mother, Guadalupe T. Holguin of Odessa; Brothers, Richie “Ricky” Holguin and Ezequiel “Tito” Holguin, both of Odessa; Sisters, Diane Holguin and Betty Olivarez and husband Mike of Odessa; three grandchildren; and numerous Nieces, Nephews, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Lots of friends.
Pallbearers will be Juan Castillo, Bobby Rubalcado, Jessie Mancha, Michael Olivarez, Eran Olivarez and Rosario Hill Jr.
A Prayer Service will be held at 3 p.m. today, Dec. 19, 2004, at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at Templo Buenas Nuevas Church, located on Fifth Street and Vine Ave., with the Rev. Rosario Hill officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery.
We, the family, would like to take this time to express our utmost sincere gratitude to all the nurses and the staff at Odyssey Hospice for all the wonderful and loving care that was given to Johnny. May God bless you.
Services by Odessa Funeral Home.
