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September 25, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Jeremy Everett KERMIT — Jeremy Heath Everett, 18, of Kermit, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999, in Scurry County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Belvue Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Day officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Kermit. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Parents, Mike and Debbie Everett of Kermit; brothers, Justin Everett and Josh Everett, both of Kermit; grandparents, Bill and Fredalyn Everett of Abilene and J.N. and Peggy Treadwell of Wink; great-grandmothers, Vera Dodd of Wink and Jimmie Treadwell of Colorado City. Fidencio Figueroa ANDREWS — Fidencio R. Figueroa, 59, of Andrews, a polisher at the Kirby West Vacuum plant, died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with the Rev. Bernard Gully officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Old Andrews Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Dallas and moved to Andrews in 1968 from Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Mother, Carmen Figueroa of Andrews; and brother, Higinio Figueroa of Andrews. Maxine Flippin AMARILLO — Maxine Flippin. 77, of Amarillo, a homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1999, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall with David Cartwright officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Park Funeral Home. She was born in Olustee, Okla., and moved to Amarillo from Odessa in 1970. She was a Jehovah’s Witness. SURVIVORS: Husband, Gene Flippin of Amarillo; son, Larry Culpepper of Odessa; daughters, Gwen Daniel and Andra Johnson, both of Odessa, Teresa Talley of Las Vegas, Nev., Sandra Fulkerson of Amarillo, Helen Kimbrell of Brownwood, and Juanita Strain and Lois Flippin, both of Fort Worth; brothers, Gerald Walk of Zapata; sisters, Merle Parker of Hedley and Thelma Hughes of Borger; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Carolyn Shoemake WITCHITA FALLS — Carolyn Shoemake, 87, of Wichita Falls, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Lunn’s Colonial Chapel with the Revs. Terry Bowman and Ernest Walls officiating. Graveside services also will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Monahans Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lunn’s Colonial Funeral Home in Wichita Falls and Harkey Funeral Home in Monahans. She was born in Texas and had lived in Wichita Falls for 40 years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, William A. Shoemake of Monahans; daughter, Barbara Bishop of Wichita Falls; sisters, Katrina Cava of Las Vegas; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. James Tidwell BURLESON — James Travis Tidwell, 76, of Bedford, a retired truck driver, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1999, at Emery J. Lilje Hospice House. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Shannon Rufe Snow Drive Funeral Chapel in Fort Worth. Burial will be at Bosley Cemetery in Santos. Arrangements by Shannon Rufe Snow Drive Funeral Chapel. He was born in Jones County. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a prisoner of war at Corregidor. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Billie Jo Tidwell of Bedford; sons, Mike Tidwell of Santos; daughters, Mona Spaeth of Lewisville and Letha Henley of Odessa; brothers, Dan Tidwell of Bartlesville, Okla.; sisters, Vida Glover of Abilene, Doris Schrock of Richardson, Patsy Blakey of Denver, JoAnn Turner of Tyler and Sharon Smith of Paradise; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Luisa Velasco ODESSA — Luisa Velasco, 83, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1999, in Odessa. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Stockton. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Johnny Velasco of Austin and Vicente Velasco of Odessa; daughters, Lupe Barreraz and Luz Galindo, both of Odessa; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Bernice Synagogue ODESSA — Bernice Synagogue, 87, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1999, at Deerings Nursing Home. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.