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Opal Stephens
Opal Stephens, 86, of Odessa died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
George Light
George Wade Light, 78, of Odessa died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at New Horizon Nursing Center.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel in Snyder with the Rev. Dr. Rex Reynolds officiating. Burial will be at Pyron cemetery in Scurry County. Funeral arrangements by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
He was born in Scurry County.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Mabel Riggs and Velma Tolbert, both of Odessa and Wilma Campbell of Lamesa and brother, Carroll Light of Odessa.
Sandra Lucio
ANDREWS - Sandra Nunez Lucio, 3 months, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Andrews Babyland cemetery with the Rev. Bernard Gully officiating. Funeral arrangements by McNett Funeral Home Inc. in Andrews.
She was born in Odessa.
SURVIVORS: Parents, Junior and Silvia Lucio of Andrews; sister, Sabrina Lucio of Andrews; grandparents, Marcos and Gloria Nunez of Odessa and Genoveno and Crescencia Lucio of Andrews; great-grandfather, Hilpolito Lucio of Monterrey, Mexico.
Ernest McCafferty
Ernest McCafferty, 88, of Odessa, a retired carpenter, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at his residence.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Belmont Baptist Church with the Revs. Rex Clayton and Leonard Hartley officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Rockwall. He was an Army veteran and was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jo Anne McCafferty of Odessa; son, Terry Lee McCafferty of Sugar Land; daughter, Karen Jo Burney of Odessa; brother, Tillman McCafferty of Wichita, Kan.; sisters, Beulah Williams of Moore, Okla., and Jewell Bartlett of Seattle, Wash.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Maria Pedraza
KERMIT - Maria A. Pedraza, 77, of Kermit, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kermit with the Rev. Ralph Barrenger officiating. Burial will be at Kermit cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel Inc. in Kermit.
She was born in Alpine and has been a resident of Kermit for 51 years. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Feliciano Pedraza of Kermit; son, Jose Pedraza of Kermit; daughter, Lupe Montoya of Kermit; brothers, Demetrio Armandarez and Antonio Armandarez, both of Kermit; sisters, Rufina Lujan of Andrews, Josefa Morales of Kermit and Gloria Grado of Lake Arthur, N.M.; and four grandchildren.
Bertha Stapp
MONAHANS - Bertha Stapp, 90, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Parks Methodist Nursing Home in Odessa.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel in Monahans. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Odessa. Funeral arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
She was born in Relfe, Mo., and has been a resident of Monahans for 61 years. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Barbra Redford of Odessa, Audean Duggins of Mesquite and Evelyn Stapp Thorton of Midland; brother, Dewey Veatch of Ft. Worth; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Opal Stephens
Opal Stephens, 86, of Odessa died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Odessa Regional Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Melvin Warren officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. today at the Garden of Memories cemetery in Sweetwater. Funeral arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
She was born in Hamlin and has been a resident of Odessa for three years.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Cle Butler of Odessa and Jeanne Collum of Grand Prairie; son, Steve J. Stephens of Tempe, Ariz.; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
James Berry
ODESSA - James M. Berry, 78, of Odessa, a retired oil field truck driver, died Sunday Dec. 28, 1997, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Paul W. Thompson officiating. Burial will be at Odessa cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
He was born in Cement, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1929.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Robin Berry of Odessa and James Wayne Berry of Irving; daughter, Jerry Cude of Oklahoma City; brothers, Ray Berry and Tex Berry, both of Odessa; sisters, Pansy Lewis of Midland, and Vashti Willis, Corrinne Berry, Marjorie Stubblefield and Sarah Callaway, all of Odessa; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arthur Dyer
LOVINGTON, N.M. - Arthur Dyer, 74, of Lovington, a retired employee of T.N.M. Pipeline, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997, at Nor-Lea General Hospital.
Services were held Monday at Smith-Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark McCarthic officiating. Burial was at Resthaven cemetery. Arrangements by Smith-Rogers Funeral Home.
He was born in Palestine, Texas.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Theda Dyer of Lovington, N.M.; daughters, Peggy Bingham of Lovington, N.M., Sylvia Herriage of Odessa; brother, Bobby Dyer of Midland; sister, Daphne Pierce of Eunice, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Guadalupe Esparza
FORT STOCKTON - Guadalupe L. Esparza, 75, of Imperial, a postmaster, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, at her residence.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Fort Stockton Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church with the Rev. Jim Chaumont officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
She was born in Grandfalls and was a resident of Monahans before moving to Imperial in 1946. She was a Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose Esparza of Imperial; sons, Milton Esparza of San Antonio and Henry Esparza of Skillman, N.J,; daughters, Josie Brenner of Midland and Hellen A. Cortez of Weslaco; brothers, Teofilo Lujan of Tucson, Ariz., and Rafael Lujan of Dallas; and seven grandchildren.
Joe Henderson
HENDERSON - Joe G. 'Baldy' Henderson, 83, of Ingram, a retired employee of El Paso Natural Gas, died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, in San Antonio.
Services were held Sunday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with the Revs. Andrew Pate and Paul McClung officiating. Graveside services were held Monday at Evergreen East cemetery in El Paso with the Rev. Steve Ditmore officiating. Arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
He was born in Lamesa and was a 22-year resident of Ingram. He was a Navy veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances B. Henderson of Ingram; son, Richard D. Henderson of Jal, N.M.; stepsons, Mike Holcomb of Summershade, Ky., Doyal Holcomb of Graham, Larry Holcomb of Andrews; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Ray LaBeff
ALPINE - Ray Bryan LaBeff, 82, of Alpine, retired owner and operator of Highland Butane, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, at his residence.
Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church with the Rev. John Carnagy officiating. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
He was born in Pyote and moved to Alpine in 1924. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances LaBeff of Alpine; son, Ray Bryan LaBeff Jr. of Midland; daughters, Sally LaBeff Farrer of Alpine, Barbara LaBeff Tuck of Jacksonville, Fla., and Emily LaBeff of Wichita Falls; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
