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October 29, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices Leonard Anderson ABILENE — Leonard Anderson, 91, of Abilene, a carpenter, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, in Abilene. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Woodlawn Church of Christ with Charles Brazell officiating. Burial will be at Eastland Cemetery. Arrangements by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home. He was born in Deport and moved to Abilene in 1998 from Kermit. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Eunice Anderson of Abilene; daughter, Evelyn Payne of Abilene; sister, Kate Landreth of Richardson; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Daisy Farmer GRAPEVINE — Daisy Shafer Farmer, 82, of Keller, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in Grapevine. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lucas Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bourland Cemetery in Keller. Arrangements by Lucas Funeral Home. She was born in Denton County and moved to Keller in 1964. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ardean Shafer and William Shafer, both of Keller, Bobby Shafer of Carrollton and Ronnie Shafer of McLeansville, N.C.; daughters, Shirley Glass of Odessa and Ann Pearson of Colleyville; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Ricky Hunt CARLSBAD, N.M. — Ricky Allen Hunt, 49, of Odessa, an auto mechanic, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, at his residence. Graveside services will be at Sunset Gardens with the Rev. Al Johnson and Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Gardens. He was born in Charleston, Mo. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Paula Hunt of Odessa; sons, Chester Hunt and Ricky Hunt, both of Hobbs, N.M.; daughters, Betty Lou Romero and Marjorie Vaught, both of Odessa; mother, Betty Hunt of Opal, Wyo.; brothers, Michael Hunt of Opal, Wyo., and Jimmy Hunt of Baron, Calif.; sisters, Joy Salmon of Kansas, Cathy Ragsdale of Whites City, Ore.; halfsister, Barbara Zimmerman of El Sequedo, Calif.; and eight grandchildren. Frank Lively CRANE — Frank S. Lively, 81, of Iraan, former Iraan City Council member, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in Fredericksburg. Services will be at Iraan Christian Church with the Rev. J. Galindo Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. He was born in Columbia, La. He was a member of Iraan Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Lively of Iraan; daughters, Anita Blackwell of Fredericksburg, Sherry Ann Lively of Corpus Christi; sisters, Daisy Roberts of Monroe, La., and Billie Rochelle of Kermit; brothers, Louis Pearline Lively of Pecos; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Randall Nicholson MARATHON — Randall Allen Nicholson, 39, of Marathon, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, at a Midland Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Marathon Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Chinon, France. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Mather Nicholson of Marathon; son, Derick Nicholson of Greybull; daughter, Christy Lee of San Antonio; brother, Ricky Nicholson; mother, LaWanda Zenzel of Heeber, Utah; sisters, Judy Leach of Miami, Okla., and Teresa Overn of Heber, Utah. Alfred Sawyer SEMINOLE — Alfred Monroe Sawyer, 93, of Seminole, a farmer, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Gaines County Cemetery with the Rev. Gayle Perkins officiating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Runnals County. He was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Sons, Glen Sawyer of Foster, Ore., and Roger Sawyer of Bingen, Wash.; brother, John Sawyer of Portales, N.M.; sisters, Lillie Kirk of Houston, Mary Meier of Clovis, N.M., Lena Upton of Seminole and Nancy King of Seagraves; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Anna Picaso SANDERSON — Anna Picaso, 55, of Sanderson, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, in Sanderson. Services are pending with Memorial Funeral Home. Julia Cerda FORT STOCKTON — Julia F. Cerda, 86, of Fort Stockton, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at her residence. Services are pending with Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.