Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 18 July 1999 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Death Notices. July 18, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Sarah Wright KERMIT — Sarah Gail Wright, 43, of Kermit, a homemaker, died Friday, July 16, 1999 at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Belvue Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. She was born in Natchitoches, La. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Billy Wayne Wright of Kermit; daughter, Amanda Renee Wright of Kermit; brother, Larry Whitehead of Natchitoches, La.; sisters, Donna Beasley of Dalhart and Becky Page of Arab, Ala.; stepsons, Steven Wright of Huffman and Anthony Eric Wright of Crosby; parents, Donald and Evelyn Stephens of Kermit; and four grandchildren. Rufino B. Corralez, Sr. MIDLAND — Rufino "Rufus" B. Corralez, Sr., a former business owner, died Thursday, July 15, 1999, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Arturo Pestin officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the Reyes-Garcia Chapel. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. He was born in Ruidosa. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Fifth Army 747th engineers. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Carmen Corralez of Midland; sons, Rufino M. Corralez Jr., Moses M. Corralez and Jimmy M. Corralez, all of Midland; daughters, Dora Lopez and Sulema Garza, both of Midland, and Clara Orosco of Odessa; brothers, Johnny B. Corralez of Austin and Demetrio B. Corralez, Jr. of El Paso; sisters, Lydia Molina of Midland, Lupe Merritt of Colorado City, and Elodia Cherry of Lakeview; and 18 grandchildren. George Heredia MIDLAND — George Heredia, 53, of Midland died Friday, July 16, 1999, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Art Flores officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Reyes-Garcia Chapel. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. He was born and raised in Midland. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Parents, Merejildo and Felipa Heredia of Midland; sisters, Lupe Zarraga of Big Spring, Ernie Garcia of San Antonio, and Elodia H. Avalos and Beatrice H. Madrid, both of Midland; and brother, Mario Heredia of Lubbock. James L. Christensen ODESSA — James L. Christensen, 77, of Odessa died Saturday, July 17, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. Agnes Fowler McCAMEY — Agnes Fowler, 93, of McCamey died Friday, July 16, 1999 at McCamey Convalescent Center. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Ollie Mason ODESSA — Ollie Mason, 83, of Odessa died Saturday, July 17, 1999 at Dallas Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.