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October 4, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Jeanne Jones ODESSA — Jeanne Jones, 72, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 3. 1999, in Boerne. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Reynoldsville, Ill., and had lived in Odessa since 1957. SURVIVORS: Sons, Don Jones of Boerne, Keith Jones of Gautier, Miss., and Kevin Jones of Odessa; daughter, Paula Crossnoe of Richardson; brothers, Duane Albright of Hartshorn, Okla., Lyle Albright of San Antonio and Jack Albright of California; sisters, Joyce Trant and Jan Jarrell, both of Columbus, OH., Shirley Dixon of Dallas and Linda Taylor of Ogden, Utah.; nine grandchildren. Thrace Jones ODESSA — Thrace L. "Dot" Jones, 86, of Commanche, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, in the Commanche Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Burial will follow the service. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in San Saba and was a longtime Odessa resident. SURVIVORS: Stepdaughters, Nita Burnell of Brownsville, Dottie String of San Antonio, Mattie Younger, Lillian King and Toni Webster, all of Odessa; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. D.W. Lacasse ANDREWS — D.W. "Dub" Lacasse, 68, of Andrews, a retired tool pusher, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at Midland Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney Acres Baptist Church with the Rev. John McQueen and the Rev. Carl Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in the Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Oklahoma and moved to Andrews in 1984 from Minden, La. SURVIVORS: Wife, Doris Lacasse of Andrews; sons, Douglas Lacasse of Minden, La., Jessie McAfee of Tempe, Ariz., and Richard Nahki of Andrews; daughters, Brenda Bollinger of Clovis, N.M., Debbie Phillips of Levelland, Marsha Stanley of Lubbock and Brenda Stringfield of Andrews; brothers, Wayne Lacasse of Mesa, Ariz. and Frank Lacasse of Beaumont; sisters, Flo McDonald of Stockton, Calif., Marie Epps of Heber, Ariz., and June Neilson of Cedar City, Utah; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Kathy Mahan ODESSA — Kathy Mahan, 54, of Odessa, a legal secretary, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, in Odessa. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Dickerson officiating. She was a lifelong resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Sons, Todd Mahan and Wade Mahan, both of Odessa; daughter, Kelly Mahan Gallagher of College Station; stepfather, Jim Robel of Frisco; stepbrother, Greg Robel of Frisco; stepsister, Sandra Hall of Justin; two grandchildren. Clyde Pearce COAHOMA — Clyde E. Pearce, 85, of Big Spring, a retired oil business employee, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, in a local hospital. A graveside service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive Memorial Park with the Rev. Wanda Hill officiating. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Pearce was born in Madill, Okla., and had lived in Big Spring since 1983. SURVIVORS: Wife, Pauline Pearce of Big Spring; daughters, Judy LeDoux of Dallas and Kay Kelly of Houston; sons, Jack Pearce-Milam of Odessa and Dick Pearce-Milam of Lubbock; sisters, Wanda Horton of Big Spring, Lela Mae Davidson of Milburn, Okla. and Billie Caughey of Marlow, Okla.; brother, John Leonard Pearce of Manderson, Wyo.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Ruben Portillo ALPINE — Ruben Portillo, 57, of Alpine, a chef, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, in Dallas. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Angel Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was a lifelong resident of Alpine. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ruben Portillo, Jr. of Loving, N.M., Michael Portillo of Los Angeles and Danny Chavarria of Alpine; Daughters, Anabelle Garcia of Carlsbad, N.M., JoAnn Molinar of Alpine, Abigail Munoz of Los Angeles, Jessica Ward of Marfa and Ester Portillo of Alpine; mother, Eliza Hernandez of Alpine; father, Tino Portillo of Buckeye, Ariz.; brothers, Salvador Hernandez, Jr. of Chula Vista, Calif., Arturo Rivera of Midland, Felix Hernandez of Hewitt and Joel Hernandez of Dallas; sisters, Sara Portillo of Denton, Rebecca Hinojos of Houston, Rachel Parras of Colorado City, Eva Dominquez of El Paso, Virginia Belew of Big Spring and Lupe Rodriguez of Alpine; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Buster Reed AUSTIN — Buster Charles Reed, 89, of Austin, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, in Austin. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cook-Walden Forest Oaks Funeral Home and Memorial Park with Pastor Jerry Merritt officiating. Arrangements by Cook-Walden Forest Oaks Funeral Home. Reed was a long-time resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: daughter, Vicki Ann Reed of Austin; two grandchildren. Rhonda Riley KERMIT — Rhonda Riley, 32, of Kermit, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital.Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Temple Jerusalem with Pastor Joe A. Morales officiating. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. She was a long time resident of Kermit. She was a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Mother, Janie Woodard of Kermit; son, Trey Willhelm of Kermit; sister, Wanda Haring of Kermit; grandmother, Christina Jaquez of Kermit. Jessie Sellers LUBBOCK — Jessie "Jerry" Sellers, 74, of Seagraves, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999 at University Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. O.J. Buley officiating and the Rev. Dale Dozer assisting. Burial will be in Seagraves. Arrangements by Head Family Funeral Home. She was born in Dona, Texas, and had lived in Seagraves since the early 1970s. SURVIVORS: Husband, William Sellers of Seagraves; sons, Ray McBride of Odessa and Edgar Wallace of Midland; daughters, Tommie Hillard of Denver City, Billie Lewis of Big Spring and Sandra Kawalec of Odessa; stepsons, J.W. Sellers of Santa Fe, N.M., Don Sellers and Calvin Sellers, both of Seagraves, Delmar Sellers of Bakersfield, Calif., John Sellers of Loop, Billy Sellers of Andrews and Dan Sellers of Denver City; stepdaughter, Bell Rains of Lubbock; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; 24 stepgrandchildren; 50 step great-grandchildren. Robert Sparkman ODESSA — Robert E. "Bobby" Sparkman, 65, of Odessa, owner of Liberty Reverse Units and Rental Tools, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, in a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Minden, Texas. SURVIVORS: Sons, Terry Vance of Waco, Monnie Sparkman, John Sparkman and Jacky Sparkman, all of Odessa; daughters, Joni Sparkman-Strawn of Odessa and Stacy Gerig of Plano; brothers, Buddy Sparkman of Tyler, Charles Sparkman of Seattle and T.J. Jones of Longview; sisters, Gladys Crouch of Kilgore, Billie David of Midland, Lois Siler of Price and Judy Wilkins of Gladewater; 17 grandchildren. Jose Vargas MONAHANS — Jose Angel Vargas, 29, of Grandfalls, a mechanic, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. A rosary will be said at 8 p.m. tonight at the Harkey Funeral Home Chapel in Monahans. Burial will be in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Vargas was born in Kermit. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Elvira Garcia Vargas of Grandfalls; sons, Freddie Vargas, Louis Vargas and Lorenzo Vargas, all of Grandfalls; father, Jose Garcia of Grandfalls; mother, Bessie Garcia of Grandfalls; grandparents, Guliana Vernard of Monahans and Maria Vargas of Monahans; brothers, Randy Joe Vargas of Stanton, Ky. and Jamie Vargas of Monahans; sisters, Mary Ann Sais of Odessa, Elsa Ozuna of Wickett and Sonya Hinojos of Monahans. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.