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December 07, 1999 Permian Basin Death Notices John Bergen ODESSA — John Bergen, 41, of Seminole, a truck driver, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Reinlander Mennonite Church with John Peters officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Mexico and moved to Seminole in 1980 from Mexico. He was a member of Reinlander Mennonite Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Agatha Bergen, of Seminole; sons, John Bergen, Abe Bergen, Henry Bergen and David Bergen, all of Seminole; daughters, Tina Bergen, Lisa Bergen and Agatha Bergen, all of Seminole; brothers, David Bergen of Seminole and Abram Bergen of Mexico; sisters, Helen Neufeld, Maria Fehr, Aganeth Neufeld and Anna Riemer, all of Mexico, and Katherina Weibe of Loop. Rito Chaparro SEMINOLE — Rito Chaparro, 81, of Odessa, a retired farm laborer, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Comanche Trails Nursing Home in Big Spring. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Baptist Church with the Rev. John Casey officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Armando Chaparro and Pete Chaparro, both of California, Vicente Razos of Odessa and Lupe Razos of Seminole; daughter, Janie Factor, of Seminole; sister, Lutria Chaparro of Odessa; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Irene Grove GRANDFALLS — Irene Grove, 93, of Monahans, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at Monahans Senior Health Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Tamarisk Cemetery with Alton Towery officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Cooper. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lawanna Oliver, of Monahans; sister, Chris Smith, of Fort Worth; 11 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Victor Martinez III ANDREWS — Victor Martinez III, 7 days old, son of Victor Jr. and Karla Martinez, of Andrews, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Graveside services were Monday at Andrews North Babyland Cemetery. Arrangements were by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Lubbock. SURVIVORS: Parents, Victor Jr. and Karla Martinez of Andrews; sister, Maria Isabel Martinez, of Andrews; grandparents, Victor Sr. and Maria Martinez and Carlos and Lydia Bueno, both of Andrews; great-grandparents, Louis L. Martinez, Manuela Moreno, Carmen Velasquez, Carlos Bueno and Delfina Zamora, all of Andrews. Nancy Martinson ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nancy Garrett Robinson Martinson, 56, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in an Anchorage hospital. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Weitzleben Family Funeral Home. She was born in Richmond, Calif. SURVIVORS: Son, Miles Robinson, of Anchorage; brothers, Len Garrett of Odessa, James Garrett of Portland, Ore., and Roy Garrett of Forrest Grove, Ore.; sister, Fay Garrett Brown of Kingman, Kan.; and four grandchildren. Sierra Mendez ODESSA — Sierra Rennee Mendez, infant daughter of Luisa Molina and Sergio Mendez, both of Odessa, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Parents, Sergio Mendez and Susie Molina; brother, Joshua Issac Mendez of Odessa; grandparents, Aracely Gonzales, Sergio Mendez Sr. and Diana Mendez, all of Odessa. Bibiano Ramirez ODESSA — Bibiano Ramirez, 87, of Odessa, a retired construction worker, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, in Marfa. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Presidio and has been a resident of Odessa since 1960. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juana Ramirez, of Odessa; sons, Filomeno Ramirez, Artemio Ramirez and Ramiro Ramirez, all of Odessa; daughters, Eduvijes Rodriguez, Bertha Almanse and Manuela Madrid, all of Odessa; sister, Gregoria Lujan, of Pecos; 39 grandchildren; and 59 great-grandchildren. Susie Roberts ODESSA — Susie Alline Roberts, 71, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Texas and had been a resident of Odessa for 40 years. SURVIVORS: Sons, Tommy Jay Roberts, Carl Rodney Roberts and Earl Barnett Roberts, all of Odessa; brother, Gene Bryan, of San Angelo; sisters, Fannie Bryan of San Angelo, Thelma Tuscana of Odessa, Ruby Deadrick of Rockport, Mae Bryan and LaVeda Bryan, both of California, and Alma Moore of Missouri; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wanda Roberts ODESSA — Wanda Mae Roberts, 86, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at Avalon Nursing Home. Memorial services are scheduled for a later date. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Bonham and moved to Odessa in 1988 from Sacramento, Calif. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bob Roberts of Odessa, Don L. Roberts of Sacramento; sisters, Marie Carson of Sacramento, Reba Frank of Fair Oaks, Calif., and Zorene Barr of Portland, Ore.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Doris Whidden SANDERSON — Doris Marie Whidden, 65, of Sanderson, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Alex Sable officiating. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Ochalata, Okla., and had been a resident of Sanderson since 1979. She was a Jehovah’s Witness. SURVIVORS: Husband, Clayton Whidden, of Sanderson; stepson, Clayton D. Whidden Jr., of Woodbridge, Va.; sister, Joyce Aughe, of Bonny Lake, Wash.; brothers, Bill Loghry of Sanderson, Fred Loghry of Napo, Idaho, Charles Loghry of Portland, Ore., Harold Loghry of Resaca, Ga., and John Loghry of Naples, Fla. Geneva Brookins ODESSA — Geneva Brookins, 73, of Odessa, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at her residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Robert Hall ODESSA — Robert Hall, 70, of Odessa, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.