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Merle Covill
GRANDFALLS - Merle Almay Covill, 89, of Bryan, retired owner and operator of Red Bluff Lumber Co., died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Bryan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Union Church. Burial will follow at Tamarisk cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Chapel.
She was born in Thurber.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Betty Street of Bryan and Shirley Jordan of Eagle Lake; stepson, Charles Covill of Austin; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Rita Gonzalez
ODESSA - Rita Gonzalez, 47, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with Mauricio Contreras officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born in Redford. She was a Jehovah’s Witness.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Marcos Gonzalez of Odessa; son, Mark Gonzalez of Odessa; daughters, Rita G. Leos, Marisela Gonzalez and Melinda Gonzalez, all of Odessa; mother, Ida Ocon of Presidio; sisters, Sofia Hernandez of Terlingua, Beatrice Delcampo of Redford, Seferina Ocon of Andrews, Teresa Bustamante of Odessa and Eloisa Escarcega of Presidio; and a grandchild.
Chester Inge
ODESSA - Chester William Inge, 76, of Odessa, a retired welder, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Clydel Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Sawyer, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1952 from Hugo, Okla. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sybil Inge of Odessa; sons, Ron Inge of Odessa, Jim Inge of Fort Worth and Marty Inge of Midland; daughters, Judy Inge of Odessa, Jan Williamson of Euless and Betty Hinnant of Aztec, N.M.; brother, Melvin Inge of Fort Towson, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Doug Jeter
HEMPHILL - Doug Jeter, 74, of Milam, a retired drilling foreman for Forrest Oil Co., died Friday, May 18, 2001, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Houston.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Robert Shaddock and Tom Bowden officiating. Burial will be at Bethany Baptist Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Starr Funeral Home.
He was born in Haskell and had been a resident of Odessa. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Jeter of Milam; sons, Warren Jeter of Katy and Gordon Jeter of Midland; daughter, Doris Norton of Midland; sisters, Allene Jaynes and Runnez Bagley, both of Olney, and Maxine Walters of Wichita Falls; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Jose Herrera
ODESSA - Jose T. Herrera, 74, of Odessa died Monday, May 21, 2001, at his residence.
Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
Jack Pipkin
ANDREWS - Jack Pipkin, 80, of Andrews died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews.
Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.
Cecil Crenshaw
SEGUIN - Cecil Crenshaw, 69, of Arlington, a retired self-employed trucker, died Friday, May 4, 2001, in Arlington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Crenshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James S. Crenshaw officiating. Burial will be at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements by Crenshaw Funeral Home.
He was born in Guadalupe County and had been a longtime resident of Odessa. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Ida Jo Crenshaw of Arlington; sons, Damon Crenshaw and Victor Crenshaw, both of Arlington, and Dale Crenshaw of Los Angeles; daughters, Cecille Barrow of Arlington and Camille Crenshaw of Virginia; sister, Joann Crenshaw Cleaver of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
Naomi Davis
MINERAL WELLS - Naomi Davis, 91, of Mineral Wells, a retired registered nurse, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at a local hospital.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at Woodland Park with Brad Fry officiating. Arrangements by Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home.
She was born in Comanche County and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Mineral Wells in 1975. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
SURVIVORS: Sons, James C. Davis II and Joe M. Davis, both of Mineral Wells; daughter, Dorris Martin of Gallup, N.M.; sisters, Katy Lou Horton, Alice Fry and Martha Maxwell, all of Odessa, and Mary Jo McCain of Wichita Falls; and a grandson.
Francisco Garcia
LAJITAS - Francisco Garcia, 45, of Lajitas, a greenskeeper, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at his residence.
Mass will be celebrated at noon today at the Lajitas Catholic Church with the Rev. Lazaro Gonzales Trejo officiating. Burial will follow at the Lajitas cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
He was born in Mexico. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Linda Garcia of Lajitas; sons, Javier Garcia and Carl Garcia, both of Lajitas; daughters, Nancy Garcia and Ana Irene Garcia, both of Chihuahua, Mexico; mother, Edwiges Garcia of San Carlos, Mexico; sisters, Esperanza Lujan of Terlingua, Socorro Salgado and Rita Sanchez, both of Lajitas, Yadira Garcia of San Carlos, Ana Maria Hernandez of Houston, Silvia Benavides of Folsum, Minn., and Carolina Payar of Waxahachie; brothers, Cruz Garcia and Vidal Garcia, both of San Carlos, Jorge Garcia of Terlingua and Cruzin Garcia of Kermit.
Effie Jones
WINK - Effie Pearl Jones, 95, of Wink, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Beth Harrington officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zephyr cemetery in Zephyr. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
She was born in Zephyr and was a resident of Wink for 43 years. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Jack R. Jones of Cross Plains, Carter N. Jones of San Marcos and Mac Jones of Wink; daughters, Betty J. Godfrey and Shirley A. Mangum, both of Midland; brothers, Lee Clayton Coffey of Plainview and Narvin Coffey of Graham; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Hallie Patterson
MARFA - Hallie Elizabeth Davis Patterson, 90, of Marfa, a homemaker, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at a local hospital.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Davis Family home with the Rev. John Petty officiating. Burial will follow at the Marfa cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born in Marfa.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Patricia Gevertz of Alto, N.M.; brother, Norman C. Davis of Marfa; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
John Stewart Sr.
MIDLAND - John Ballard "J.B." Stewart Sr., 92, a retired minister for First United Methodist Church in Midland, died Monday, May 7, 2001, in Palestine.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
He was born in Boswell, Okla. He was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, John Ballard Stewart Jr. of Avon, Conn., and Don Arlos Stewart of Palestine; three sisters; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arvil Talamantez
PECOS - Arvil Florez Talamantez, 46, of Pecos, a seismograph surveyor, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
He was born in Fort Stockton and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Thomas and Geneva Talamantez of Pecos; brother, Thomas Talamantez Jr. of Los Angeles; and sister, Yolanda Rodriguez of Camarillo, Calif.
