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L.A. Croom
EARLY - L.A. Croom, 75, a retired Odessa assistant fire marshal, died Saturday, April 19, 1997, at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.J. Elkins officiating. Burial will be at Varga Chapel cemetery in San Saba County. Arrangements by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.
He was born in Brownwood and moved to Lake Brownwood in 1977 from Odessa, where he had lived since 1953. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Croom of Lake Brownwood; sons, David Croom of Brownwood and Joe Croom of Cleburne; daughters, Barbara Jordan of North Richland Hills and Peggy Tijerina of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren.
Geraldo Olivas
DELICIAS, Mexico - Gerald Olivas, 40, a construction laborer, died April 17, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at a later date in Delicias. Burial will be at Cementerio Municipal. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
He was born in Delicias and was a resident of Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Martha Guerro of Delicias; sons, Cesar Olivas, Jesus Olivas and Gerardo Olivas, all of Delicias; daughter, Sandra Olivas of Delicias; parents, Crescensiano and Francisca Olivas of Delicias; and brothers, Manuel Olivas, Guerro Olivas, Humberto Olivas and Jose Olivas, all of Delicias.
Emanuel Ronquillo
ODESSA - Emanuel Boy Ronquillo, newborn son of Manuel and Sandra Ronquillo, died Sunday, April 20, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Rose Hill cemetery with Deacon Barney Mercado officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
He was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Parents; brother, Mark Anthony Tejada of Odessa; sister, Kimberly Deann Ronquillo of Odessa; and grandparents, Jesus and Lucy Boy Armando and Manuela Ronquillo, all of Odessa.
Robert Taylor
ODESSA - Robert Howard Taylor, 71, of Odessa, died Sunday, April 20, 1997, at his residence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Eisenhower Church of Christ with Eddie Parrish officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Electra and came to Odessa in 1961. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army and was a member of Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Gilbert Duane Taylor and Dearl Trent Taylor, both of Odessa; sisters, Eunice Ray Wittie, Glenda Ruth Haynie, Joletta Taylor and Johnnie Geraldine Noe, all of Odessa, and Francis Mildred Dumond and Leona May Wimberley, both of Junction.
Joyce Tharp
ANDREWS - Joyce Tharp, 65, owner and operator of Snack Shack, died Saturday, April 19, 1997, in Brownwood.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Andrews Old cemetery with the Rev. Martin Encke officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
She was born in Eastland and moved to Eastland five years ago from Brownwood. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Dewight Townsend of Gillette, Wyo., and Clifton Townsend of Stephenville; and sisters, Bertie Mae Watson of Aztec, N.M., and Ila Rose Whyte of Jolpin, Mo.
Susie Bachtell
GRAHAM - Susie Delaney Bachtell, 91, a grocer, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services were held Saturday at Pioneer cemetery in Graham. Arrangements were by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Parkersburg, W.Va., and was a resident of Odessa. She was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Many nephews and nieces.
Jack Baker
ABILENE - Jack Henry Baker, 56, a railroad engineer, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, in Dolen.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church in Abilene with the Revs. Rosemary P. Thomas and J. Scott Mayer officiating. Burial will be at Woodson cemetery, and arrangements are by Starbuck Funeral Home.
He was born in Menard and was a resident of Merkel.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Jack Baker of Sicily, Italy, and William Baker of Alpine; daughter, Michelle Kirk of Odessa; stepson, John Harvey of Breckenridge; sisters, Frances Baker of Brownwood and Jorene Chambers of Midland; and two grandchildren.
John Clifton
BRECKENRIDGE - John Lester Clifton, 74, died Friday, April 18, 1997, at Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Morehart Mortuary in Breckenridge with the Rev. David McGraw officiating. Burial will be at Wayland cemetery, with arrangements by Morehart Mortuary.
He was born in Ardmore, Okla., and was a resident Odessa before moving to Breckenridge. He was a veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jessie Clifton of Breckenridge; son, Lowell Dale Clifton of Breckenridge; daughter, Margaret Ann Brown of Brownwood; mother, Eunice Clifton of Wayland; sister, Thelma Garrett of Fairborn, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Kenneth Clinton
ODESSA - Kenneth M. Clinton, 64, a safety engineer for El Paso Natural Gas Co., died Saturday, April 19, 1997, at his residence.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at University Park Baptist Church in Odessa with the Rev. Johnny Witherspoon officiating. Burial will be at Jal cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel in Kermit.
He was born in Eastland and was a resident of Odessa. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Billie Sue Clinton of Odessa; son, Terry Clinton of Gallup, N.M.; daughter, Kathy Witherspoon of Odessa; mother, Pauline Clinton of Farmington, N.M.; brother, Richard Clinton of Farmington, N.M.; and six grandchildren.
Helen Johnson
MONAHANS - Helen R. Johnson, 53, a teacher, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997, in Midland.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Harkey Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jeppie Wilson officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
She was born in Bartlett and was a resident of Monahans before moving to Midland.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Alisa Gans of Houston; brother, Freddie Whitfield of Monahans; and one grandchild.
Cecil O'Brien
LAMESA - Cecil O'Brien, 90, died Sunday, April 20, 1997, at St. Mary's of the Plains.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Rhodes and Brian Pinkerton officiating. Burial will be at Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrangements by Branon Funeral Home.
He was born in Eastland County and was a resident of Patricia. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Son, Joe O'Brien of Patricia; daughter, Kay Spears of Midland; sisters, Velma Kennedy of Bledsoe, Mayme O'Brien of San Angelo and Vera Harp of Welch; six grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren.
Frank Harrell
ODESSA - Frank R. Harrell, 64, of Odessa died Saturday, April 19, 1997, in Ballinger.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
