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December 28, 1998 Permian Basin Death Notices Pearl Castleberry ODESSA -- Pearl Hart Castleberry, 87, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home chapel with Cleon Dowlen officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Johnsville, Erath County and she was a Church of Christ member. SURVIVORS: Son, Roy Hart of Odessa; sister, Myrle Luttrell of Hamilton; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Lenora Daniels ODESSA -- Lenora Lee Daniels, 73, of Midland died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Daniel Harris Jr. ABILENE -- Daniel R. Harris, 71, a former Odessa resident, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at a Harlingen hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with the Rev. David Cason officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Homes. He was born in Desdemona and he was Baptist. He also served in the U.S. Navy. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy of Abilene; son, Michael Harris of San Antonio and three grandchildren. Locial Hardwick ODESSA -- Locial Freeling Hardwick, 78, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Martha Hicks ODESSA -- Martha Maurine Hicks, 77, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors chapel with Miles Goodpasture officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Durant, Okla., and had lived in Odessa since 1953. SURVIVORS: Husband, Douglas Hicks of Odessa; sons, James Douglas Hicks and Jenkins Michael Hicks, both of Odessa; sister, Jimmy Lou Fought of Kingston, Okla.; step-mother, Dovie Mae of Edelen, Okla.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Emma Knott EUNICE, N.M. -- Emma "Dollie" Knott, 89, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommy Jared officiating. Arrangements by Calvary Funeral Home. She was born April 13, 1909, in Frost and she was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Nelta Whitley and Martha Farris, both of Odessa; son, LeRoy Knott of Albuquerque, N.M.; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mary Lou Navarrette ALPINE -- Mary Lou (Cheke) Navarrette, 56, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, in an El Paso hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Burial will follow at Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 24, 1943, and she was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Parents, Rafael and Francisco Martinez Navarrette; son, Billy Navarrette of El Paso; daughter, Nicole Navarrette of Sacramento, Calif.; brothers, Rafael Navarrette Jr. of El Paso, Eddie Navarrette of Alpine; sisters, Gloria Navarro, Juanita Alarcon and Yolanda Solis, all of El Paso and Zenida Nunez of Marfa and six grandchildren. Jesus Ortiz PECOS -- Jesus Ortiz, 57, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at the Martinez Funeral Home chapel and mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home of Pecos. He was born in Mexico. SURVIVORS: Wife, Manuela Ortiz of Pecos; sons, Jesus A. Ortiz and Francisco A. Ortiz, both of Pecos and Rito A. Ortiz of Midland; daughters, Elpidia O. Garcia, Lorenza O. Garza, Irma O. Rubio and Teresa O. Gabaldon, all of Pecos; brothers, Justino Ortiz and Beto Ortiz, both of Crane, Faustino Ortiz of Pecos, Jose Ortiz of Presidio and Juaquin Ortiz of Ojinaga, Mexico; sisters, Ermelinda O. Ramirez of Austin and Leandra O. Carrillo of Mexico, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Bonnie Pyeatt HOBBS, N.M. -- Bonnie Marie Pyeatt, 57, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Christian Center. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. She was born in Springfield, Mo., and had lived in Hobbs since 1962. She was a member of the First Assembly of God. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Cindy Pender of The Woodlands; sons, Melvin Pyeatt Jr. and David Pyeatt, both of Hobbs, N.M.; brothers, Jerry Weaver of Odessa and Jim Weaver of Perkasie, Pa.; half-sister, Gail Laeger of Aurura, Mo. and six grandchildren. Jimmy Davis ODESSA -- Jimmy Davis, 33, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at the Martin County Hospital in Stanton. Arrangements pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Surfronia Rogers ODESSA -- Surfronia Rogers, 75, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at her residence. Arrangements pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Ruth Coffey ODESSA -- Ruth Coffey, 65, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at her residence. Arrangements pending with Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1998 Odessa American. All rights reserved.