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      OA Online Death Notices. 
   
December 23, 1998

Permian Basin Death Notices

   Connie Day
   MIDLAND  --  Connie Day, 54, of Midland, a manager and operator at Sky
   West Airport, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at a local hospital.
   Services  will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Christian Church with
   the Rev. Jim Rudd officiating. Private graveside services will follow.
   Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
   She  was born in Pryor, Okla., and moved to Midland in 1978. She was a
   member of Memorial Christian Church.
   SURVIVORS:  Husband,  Pat  Day  of Midland; son, James Day of Midland;
   daughter,  Charisse Rook of Midland; brothers, Doug Denny of Clute and
   Curtis Denny of Beaumont; and four grandchildren.
   
   Emma Delacruz
   ODESSA  --  Emma Delacruz, 49, of Odessa, a nurse's aide, died Monday,
   Dec. 21, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital.
   Mass  will  be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic
   Church  with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at
   Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
   She  was  born  in Presidio and moved to Odessa from Presidio. She was
   Catholic.
   SURVIVORS: Husband, Ramon Delacruz of Odessa; mother, Refujia Carrasco
   of  Odessa;  sisters,  Lucy Jiminez, Carmen Conner, Flora Carrasco and
   Elida  Suarez,  all  of  Odessa;  brothers,  Santiago Carrasco, Samuel
   Carrasco  and  Valentine Carrasco Jr., all of Odessa, Luis Carrasco of
   Pecos and Lino Carrasco of Midland.
   
   Reba Johnson
   SULPHUR  SPRINGS  --  Reba T. Johnson, 94, of Yantis, a retired farmer
   and  dairyman, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at Sulphur Springs Nursing
   Home.
   Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Murray-Orwosky Chapel with the
   Rev.  L.E.  Richardson  officiating.  Masonic  graveside services will
   follow  at the Yantis Cemetery. Arrangements by Murray Orwosky Funeral
   Home.
   He was born in Yantis.
   SURVIVORS:  Son,  Wendell Johnson of Yantis; daughters, Wanda Mason of
   Yantis  and Naoma Lewis of Odessa; brother, C.G. Johnson of Winnsboro;
   11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
   
   O.O. Williamson
   TYLER  --  O.O. "Shorty" Williamson, 86, of Tyler, owner of Williamson
   Motor Co. and former Ward County commissioner, died Thursday, Dec. 17,
   1998, in a Tyler hospital.
   Services  were  held  Sunday,  Dec. 20, 1998, at Memorial Funeral Home
   Chapel  with  the  Rev.  Steve  Trammell  officiating.  Burial  was in
   Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
   He  was born in Sulphur Springs. He was Baptist. He was a World War II
   Army veteran.
   SURVIVORS:  Son,  Christopher  Williamson  of Tyler; stepsons, Richard
   Allen  of Tyler, David Franklin of Kuna, Idaho, and Harold Franklin of
   Cedar  Hill;  daughters,  Tammi  Martin  of Lindale and Lana Lawson of
   Longview;  brothers,  Kenneth Williamson and Percy Williamson, both of
   San  Angelo; sisters, Fannie Lou Melton of Richmond, Va., Malva Morris
   of Sulphur Springs, Margaret Henderson of San Angelo and Era Bryant of
   Tyler; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
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