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                         OA Online Death Notices. 
                                      
                             December 30, 1999
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                                C.J. Carroll
     FORT STOCKTON — C.J. "Dude" Carroll, 84, of Fort Stockton, a
      retired driller, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at Pecos County
                             Memorial Hospital.
   Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Apostolic Tabernacle Church with
       the Rev. C.G. Gilmer officiating. Burial will be at East Hill
           Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
    He was born in Hebron and has been a resident of Fort Stockton since
      1962. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of
                        Apostolic Tabernacle Church.
     SURVIVORS: Wife, Georgeann Carroll, of Fort Stockton; sons, Wayne
    Carroll of Duncan, Okla., Jay Morgan of Fort Stockton; Monty Morgan
      and Cody Carroll, both of Midland; daughter, Debbie Redding, of
     Stillwater, Okla.; sisters, Inez Gentner and Bobbie Sloan, both of
       Missouri, Dixie Mundy of Florida and Jenny Wilson of Illinois;
     brother, Nettie Carroll, of Gillette, Wyo.; 10 grandchildren; and
                         three great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                Luke Cathey
      ABILENE — Luke W. Cathey, 69, of Abilene, retired owner of
    Cathey’s Tree Service in Midland and Odessa, died Monday, Dec.
                        27, 1999, at his residence.
     Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. James United Methodist
     Church with the Revs. Curtis Cadenhead and Ava Berry officiating.
                Arrangements by Girdner-Brown Funeral Home.
     He was born in Martin County. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of
                      World War II. He was Methodist.
     SURVIVORS: Wife, Susan Cathey, of Abilene; son, David Flowers, of
   Denton; daughters, Skipper Cathey and Sonja Williams, both of Abilene;
       brothers, Friou Cathey of Tucson, Ariz., and Wesley Cathey of
          Carthage; and sister, Wilma Nell Barrington, of Midland.
                                      
                                Vincent Lara
   PECOS — Vincent Jeremiah Lara, infant son of Bobby and Diana Lara
       of Pecos, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999, at Methodist Hospital in
                                  Lubbock.
      Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic
     Church. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by
                           Martinez Funeral Home.
                   He was born in Pecos. He was Catholic.
      SURVIVORS: Parents; grandparents, Richard and Lydia Thompson of
    Littlefield, Ruben Navarette of Monahans and Ana Navarette of Pecos.
                                      
                               Thurlie Smith
     ODESSA — Thurlie Etta Additon Smith, 86, of Odessa, a retired
         teacher, died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, at a local hospital.
   Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Westminster Presbyterian
    Church with the Rev. Cheryl Homsher officiating. Graveside services
        will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Exeter Cemetery in Exeter, N.H.
     Arrangements by Brewitt Funeral Service and local arrangements by
                        Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
     She was born in Leeds, Maine, and moved to Odessa in 1987. She was
                               Presbyterian.
   SURVIVORS: Son, Donald Hammond Smith, of Wellesley, Mass.; daughters,
    Dorothy Carroll of Wilmington, N.C., and Lois Smith Hale of Odessa;
       sister, Erma Mower of Greene, Maine; and seven grandchildren.
                                      
                               Bennie Shepard
   LUBBOCK — Bennie Marie Shepard, 78, of Lubbock, a retired nurse,
                  died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, in Lubbock.
    Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Lubbock City Cemetery
   with Neil Davidson officiating. Arrangements by Rix Funeral Directors.
     She was born in Lubbock. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
       SURVIVORS: Sons, Billy Shepard of Dallas and Darrel Shepard of
   Lubbock; daughters, Wanda Jeter of Odessa and Linda Frazier of Dallas;
                          and five grandchildren.
                                      
                               Ronald Stewart
   MIDLAND — Ronald M. Stewart, 47, of Midland, died Wednesday, Dec.
                       29, 1999, at a local hospital.
    Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Midland Cowboy Church with the
     Revs. Monty Price, Trey Johnson and Dean Guest officiating. Burial
     will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral
                                   Home.
                           He was born in Odessa.
     SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Stewart, of Midland; son, T. Stewart, of
   Midland; daughter, Lindsay Stewart Robbins, of Midland; father, Morgan
      Stewart, of Andrews; sister, Linda K. Logan, of Midland; and one
                                grandchild.
                                      
                                Odessa Comer
    ODESSA — Odessa Childress Comer, 80, of Odessa, died Wednesday,
               Dec. 29, 1999, at New Horizon Nursing Center.
              Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
                                      
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