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September 24, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Duey Braswell ANDREWS — Duey Braswell, 82, of Andrews, a retired employee of Exxon Pipe Line Company, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999, at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Means Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Terry officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Roswell, N.M, and moved to Andrews in 1934. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sue Braswell of Andrews; daughters, Karen Gallagher of San Jose, Calif., and Beverly Braswell of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Paul Caudle ODESSA — Paul F. Caudle, 50, of Midland, owner of an electric motor service company, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999, at the V.A. Hospital in Big Spring. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Clark Ford officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict. SURVIVORS: Sons, Paul P. Caudle of Midland; stepdaughters, Nicole Tate of Dallas and Holly Johnson of Memphis, Tenn.; mother, Bettysue Caudle; brother, Philip D. Caudle of Midland; sisters, Ray Ann Zant of Odessa, Fred Kinsey and Lyn Brown, both of Midland. James Countryman SEMINOLE — James Countryman, 45, of Corpus Christi, a paramedic, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, in Corpus Christi. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lonnie Poe officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Lubbock and moved to Corpus Christi from Austin in 1993. SURVIVORS: Mother, Dorothy Jean Countryman; sister, Theresa Gale Valdez of Hobbs, N.M.; brother, Harold Wayne Countryman of Midland. Irene Gryder ODESSA — Irene Gryder, 84, formerly of Odessa, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, in Pampa. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Robert Berry officiating. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Polk County, Ark. She moved to Odessa in 1981 from Stephenville and then from Odessa to Pampa in 1997. SURVIVORS: Sons, Melvin Gryder of Comanche, Milton Gryder of Sonora, Ronnie Gryder of Keller, Donnie Gryder of Eastland, Larry Gryder of Austin and Rod Gryder of The Woodlands; daughter, Sharon McKee of Pampa; sisters, Maudie Williams and Belle Stark, both of Tulsa, Okla., and Hazel Sandow of California; 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Manuel Lopez ODESSA — Manuel Ontivero Lopez, 74, of Houston, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, at Casa Hospital in Houston. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Iglesia Apostolica De La Fe Odessa with the Rev. Roman Arreola officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Port Huron, Mich. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Sons, Manuel Lopez Jr. and Benito Lopez, both of Odessa, Pablo Lopez of Whittier, Calif., and Daniel Lopez of Houston; daughters, Corina Torres, Maria Elena Lopez, Ester Olivarez and Elizabeth Suarez, all of Houston; brothers, Francisco Lopez, Juan Lopez, Raymundo Lopez and Lorenzo Lopez, all of Odessa, and Inez Lopez of Fort Stockton; sisters, Trini Baeza, Rosa Gonzalez and Angela Rodriguez, all of Odessa; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Joann Maxwell ODESSA — Joann Maxwell, 59, of Odessa, a caregiver, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Farmington, Iowa. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Randy Stephens of Odessa; daughters, Kathy Rooks of Tucson, Ariz., Casey Brewer of Odessa; brother, Donnie Bretz of Nederland; sisters, Joyce Woods of Nederland and Juanita Daniels of Sacramento, Calif.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Peggy Potter SAN ANGELO — Peggy Potter, 75, of San Angelo, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Ben Hubert officiating. Arrangements by Johnson’s Funeral Home. She was born in Limestone County and was a member of First Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Sons, James Earl Potter of Huntsville, Ala., and Leslie Dean Potter of El Paso; daughter, Marion Rich of San Angelo; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.