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Deborah Byrnes
ODESSA — Deborah Renea Byrnes, 34, of Odessa died Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
Curtis Hines
ALPINE — Curtis Glenn Hines, 32, of San Marcos, a Hays County Sheriff, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in San Marcos.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Alpine with the Rev. Philip McCraw officiating. Burial will be at 6 p.m. at Clyde cemetery in Clyde with the Rev. Ray Bullock officiating. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
He was born in Graham and had been a resident of Odessa and Alpine.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Anna Beth Anderson of Alpine; grandmother, Beth Parsons of Alpine; sister, Jo Ann Beasley of Clyde; and brothers, Charles Kevin Hines and Joel Craig Anderson, both of Memphis, Tenn.
Douglas James
ODESSA — Douglas H. James, 77, of Odessa, a retired Expert Fishing Tools employee, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Dr. David Mindel officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Corsicana and had been a resident of Pampa before moving to Odessa in 1940. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Force veteran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Sarah James of Odessa; daughter, Louise Coulson of Glouchester, Mass.; sisters, Louise Smith of San Angelo, Jerry Mitchell of Boerne and Jeanette Speduti of Shalimar, Fla., and two grandchildren.
Gerald Bucy
MONAHANS — Gerald Curtis Bucy, 66, of Odessa, a landscaper, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Monahans Memorial cemetery with the Rev. Van Dickson officiating. Arrangements by Family Funeral Services.
He was born in McPherson, Kan.
SURVIVORS: Brothers, Jim Bucy of Monahans and Robert Bucy of Odessa; and sister, Patsy Dawson of Fort Worth.
Domingo Flores
FORT STOCKTON — Domingo S. Flores, 89, of Fort Stockton, a gas plant maintenance worker, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2002, in Fort Stockton.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Fort Stockton Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
He was a lifelong resident of Fort Stockton. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Sister, Nicolasa Flores of Fort Stockton; brother, Ramon Flores of Fort Stockton; and grandson, Thomas Flores of Euless.
Octaviano Towns
KERMIT — Octaviano F. Towns, 96, of Odessa, a retired carpenter, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at Kermit cemetery. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church.
He was born in Eagle Pass.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Gilbert Towns, Oscar Towns and Homer Towns, all of Kermit; daughter, Belin Towns of Kermit; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Theodore Zolyn
ODESSA — Theodore Walter Zolyn, 75, of Odessa, an electronics technician and a television repair shop owner, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at his residence.
Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in New Britain, Conn. He served in the U.S. Military for four years beginning in 1949.
SURVIVOR: Sister, Alberta Gutowski of Westfield, Mass.
Sally Rizo
ODESSA — Sally Sophia Rizo, 85, of Odessa died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, in Odessa.
Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home.
Ruben Clark
LUBBOCK — Ruben Reed Clark, 61, of Lubbock, a Colgate-Palmolive representative, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2002, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Shepherd of the Plains Lutheran Church with the Rev. Guy Bergenthold officiating. Arrangements by RIX Funeral Directors.
He was born in Casa Grande, Ariz., and had been a resident of Odessa for 30 years before moving to Lubbock three years ago. He was Lutheran.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rachelle Clark of Lubbock; daughters, Laurie Renee Whitacre and Eva Ruette Clark, both of Lubbock, and Janie Renell Gipson of Odessa; mother, Sibelle Bradford of Lubbock; sister, Joyce Ivie of Lubbock; and four grandchildren.
Simona Colunga
ODESSA — Simona Pardo Colunga, 63, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today as St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Serafin Avenido officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home.
She was born in Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Daniel Colunga of Odessa; sons, Juan Daniel Colunga of Odessa, and Luis Antonio Colunga of Odessa; daughters, Alma Carrasco and Lourdes Colunga, both of Odessa; brothers, Isidro Pardo and Jesus Pardo, both of Acuna; sister, Maria Pardo of Acuna; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Ralph Gulley
ANDREWS — Ralph Gulley, 55, of Andrews, a retired security guard, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at his residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Henson officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old cemetery.
He was born in Odessa. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Margie and O.B. Lummus of Odessa; stepmother, Doris Gulley of Andrews; and brothers, Hollis Boyt and James Auten, both of Odessa, and Bill Gulley of Corpus Christi.
William McCullough
ODESSA — William Henry “Bill” McCullough, 70, of Odessa, a sales manager in the oil industry, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Griffin Jones officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Sidney and came to Odessa 50 years ago. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict from 1951 until 1953. He ranched in Comanche County. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Julia McCullough of Odessa; sons, David McCullough and James McCullough, both of Odessa; daughter, Janice McCullough-Barbo of Katy; sisters, Ione Bragg of Comanche and Ruby Burdell of DeLeon; and five grandchildren.
Bernarda Mendoza
PRESIDIO — Bernarda Chaves Mendoza, 93, of Presidio, a housewife, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at a Kermit health care center.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Santa Teresa Catholic Church. Burial will be at Desert Hills cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Daughters, Herminia McCall, Juanita Cobos and Eva Cobos, all of Presidio, and Linda Cervantes of Odessa; sons, Frederico Mendoza Jr. and Jose Mendoza, both of Odessa, Victor Mendoza of Van Horn, Samuel Mendoza of El Paso and Carlos Mendoza of Presidio; sister, Ernesta Medrano of Chihuahua; 34 grandchildren; and 57 great-grandchildren.
Tony Mims
ODESSA — Tony Mims, 67, of Odessa, a retired well service worker, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Veterans Medical Center in Big Spring.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Lynn Money officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
He was born in Broken Bow, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1957. He was a Church of Christ Member.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Mims of Odessa; son, James Mims of Odessa; daughters, Janna Winchell and Julie Simons of Odessa; sisters, Louise Shirm of Albuqerque, N.M. and Wanda Jean Vanderburg of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and grandchildren, Lauren and Morgan Winchell.
John Riemer Jr.
SEMINOLE — John Riemer Jr., 54, of Seminole, a salesman, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002 at Memorial Hospital in Seminole.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Gospel Mennonite Church with Diedrich Harms and David Klassen officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County South cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home.
He was born in Mexico. He was a Mennonite.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Helen Riemer of Seminole; daughter, Krystle Neudorf of Seminole; brothers, Benny Riemer and Jack Powers, both of Gainesville, and Mike Riemer of Canada; sisters Eva Harms and Marie Fehr, both of Canada, Judy Harms of Lubbock and Lynn Friessen of Mexico; and a granddaughter.
Jerry Sheppard
JENA, La. — Jerry Sheppard, 67, of Jena, La., a homemaker, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Jena First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dominick DiCarlo officiating. Burial will be at Jena cemetery. Arrangements by Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Gladewater, Texas. She was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Donny Sheppard Sr. of Jena; daughter, Susan King of Cedar Falls, Iowa; sons, Donny Sheppard Jr. of Houston and Randy Sheppard of Hobbs, N.M.; sister, Jan Paape of Houston; and seven grandchildren.
