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                         OA Online Death Notices. 
                                      
                               July 15, 1999
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                               Hermon Caskey
     LAMESA — Hermon Caskey, 66, of Odessa, a retired employee of
    Webb, Caskey and Stephens CPAs, died Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at his
                                 residence.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Branon Funeral Home Chapel in
    Lamesa with the Rev. Gerald Parsons officiating. Burial will be at 4
   p.m. Friday at Quanah Memorial Park in Quanah. Arrangements by Branon
                               Funeral Home.
                       He was born in Wichita Falls.
       SURVIVORS: Sons, Steve Caskey and William Caskey, both of The
    Woodlands, Jim Caskey of St. Louis, Mo., and Lane Caskey of Austin;
    daughter, Pam Harper of Midland; sister, Janice Sills of Bryan; and
                             six grandchildren.
                                      
                             Altagracia Heredia
   BIG SPRING — Altagracia Heredia, 91, of Knott, a homemaker, died
              Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at Big Spring Hospital.
    Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary
   Catholic Church with the Rev. Christopher Coleman officiating. Burial
    will be at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle
                          and Welch Funeral Home.
                She was born in Presidio. She was Catholic.
    SURVIVORS: Son, Albert Heredia of Midland; daughters, Lupe Rodriguez
   of Midland and Ernestina Renteria of Knott; brothers, Gabino Rodriguez
         Sr. of Big Spring and Rafael Rodriguez Jr. of Stanton; 11
   grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
                                      
                              Raymond Parnell
     Bethalto, Ill. — Raymond E. Parnell, 81, died Monday July 12,
                     1999, at Alton Memorial Hospital.
      Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rose Lawn Memory
     Gardens Chapel in Bethalto. Arrangements by Marks Mortuary in Wood
                                River, Ill.
                         He was born in Winnsboro.
    SURVIVORS: Sons, Ben Parnell of Abilene, W.E. Parnell of Odessa and
        Joe Parnell of Bethalto, Ill.; daughter, Sylvia MeDewell of
      Sweetwater; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                Mary Shultz
   ALPINE — Mary Broughton Shultz, 70, of Alpine, died Tuesday, July
                     13, 1999, at an El Paso hospital.
     Services will be at 11 a.m. at Geeslin Funeral Home with the Rev.
      Chares Wright officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery.
                   Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
    She was born in Lawton, Okla., and has lived in Alpine for 20 years.
                              She was Baptist.
   SURVIVORS: Husband, Bobby Shamlin of El Paso; sons, James Ratcliff and
    Jerry Ratcliff, both of Alpine; stepdaughter, Bevra Williams of Fort
                       Davis; and one granddaughter.
                                      
                                Luis Valdez
   ODESSA — Luis David Valdez, infant son of Luz Virginia Valdez and
       David Valdez, died Wednesday, July 13, 1999, at Medical Center
                                 Hospital.
   Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. today at Rose Hill Cemetery with
      the Rev. Gilbert Martinez officiating. Arrangements by Martinez
                               Funeral Home.
                           He was born in Odessa.
    SURVIVORS: Father and mother, both of Presidio; brother, Edgar David
       Valdez of Presidio; sister, Daniella Ester Valdez of Presidio;
       grandmother, Luz Prieto of Ojinaga, Mexico and Ester Valdez of
    Presidio; grandfathers, Salvador Prieto of Ojinaga, Mexico, and Cruz
                            Valdez of Presidio.
                                      
                                 Edgar Wann
     SAN ANTONIO — Edgar B. Wann, 69, of Sanderson, died Saturday,
                 July 10, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
     Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Fort Sam Houston
          Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home.
   He was born in Brownfield. He was an Army veteran of World War II and
                          Vietnam. He was Baptist.
   SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lois Beavn of Norwood, N.Y., and Sandra Wann of
    Friendswood; brothers, Willard Wann, J.B. Wann and Cave Wann, all of
         Temple; sister, Bess Naomie; eight grandchildren; and one
                             great-grandchild.
                                      
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