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January 3, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Oretha Jenkins ODESSA — Oretha Jenkins, 74, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, in Odessa. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. James Baptist Church with the Rev. R.T. McNeil officiating. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Lingenfield and had lived in Odessa 42 years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Woodie Nickerson, Nicoshia Nickerson and Jonathan Nickerson, all of Odessa; son, Bryant Jackson of Odessa; and sisters, Mozell Brown and Curlie Jenkins, both of Odessa. Ray Burrow BIG SPRING — Ray Burrow, 65, of Midland, a chemical company employee, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring. Services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Kelview Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Skaggs officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Georgetown and moved to Midland in 1956. He was a Navy veteran and Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ellen "Sissy" Burrow of Midland; sons, Walter Ray Burrow of Midland and James Colston of Houston; daughters, Tracie Burrow of Midland, Treesha Duncan of San Angelo, Judy Holcomb of Midland, Genita Wiggins of Midland, Dalleta Bell of Barstow, Calif.; sister, LaRance Raney of Texarkana, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Henry McElyea MIDLAND — Henry "Junior" McElyea, 64, of Midland, a former construction worker, truck stop owner and oilfield salesman, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999, in Midland Memorial Hospital. Services will be 3 p.m. Monday in the Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terry Wright officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Sylvester. He was an Army veteran and Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jeanette McElyea of Midland; sons, Charlie Chappell and Darian Wayne Bennett, both of Midland, and Terry McElyea of Big Spring; daughters, Paula Chappell of Midland, Tracie Willstatter of Springfield, Va., and Laura Hall of St. Mary’s, Ga.; brothers, Robert McElyea of Houston and Jimmy McElyea of Chandler; and six grandchildren. Virginia Monroe IRAAN — Virginia Monroe, 81, of Iraan, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at Seabury Nursing Center in Odessa. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Iraan Christian Church with the Revs. Frank House and Clark Racca officiating. Burial will be in Sheffield Cemetery in Sheffield. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home of Iraan. She was born in Texarkana, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Iraan and a member of the Iraan Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sandra McDaniel and Barbara Belcher, both of Odessa, and Carolyn Slover of Del Rio; sister, Dorothy Collins of Fresno, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Ottallie Rhodes ODESSA — Otallie Rhodes, 96, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, in Odessa. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She moved to Odessa in 1997 from San Francisco, Calif. She was Episcopalian. SURVIVORS: Son, Robert C. Rhodes of Odessa; brothers, Edward Planta and Leslie Planta, both of British Colombia, Canada; sister, Phyllis Rubottom of San Diego, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Cassie Faye Hughes ABILENE — Cassie Faye Hughes, 79, of Abilene, a homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Elmwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Homes of Abilene. She was born in Baird and had lived in Abilene since 1941. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Don E. Hughes of Odessa; brother, Ray Bohannon of California; and one grandchild. George Cooper ODESSA — George Cooper, 74, of Odessa died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. James Philip Murray ODESSA — James Philip Murray, 81, of Odessa, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999. Odessa American. All rights reserved.