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March 25, 1999 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Benancio Cantu, 87, of Odessa, died Wednesday March 24, 1999, in a local hospital. Mr. Cantu was born March 13, 1912, in Mission, Texas. Prayer services were held Wednesday evening at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday March 25, 1999, at Buenas Nuevas Assembly of God Church in Odessa. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Mr. Cantu married Elana Garza in 1933 in Mission. She preceded in death him in 1971. He worked in the construction business for many years. Survivors include a son, Alejandro Navarro of Sunnyside, Wash.; a daughter, Juanita Salgado of Odessa; 13 grandchildren: Thomas, Alex, Humberto, Carlos, David and Joe Navarro, Dora Casdos, Alicia Alverez, Jose and Migel Garcia, Ester Garcia, Benjamin and Ricardo Salgado; 36 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Benjamin Salgado Jr., Ricardo Salgado, Jose Garcia, Alfonzo Hernandez, Ramon Sigela and Miguel Tarrango. _________________________________________________________________ Melba M. Guthrie EARLY -- Melba M. Guthrie, 70, died Monday in a Brownwood hospital. Services were held Wednesday in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve McMeans officiating. Burial was in the Cross Cut Cemetery in Northern Brown County. Mrs. Guthrie was born in Hope, Ark. In 1947, she married Earl Ray Montgomery in Tyler. He preceded her in death in 1969. In June of 1972, she married Wendell Guthrie in Andrews. In 1990, she moved to Brown County where she was a homemaker and a member of Coggin Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Wendell Guthrie of Brownwood; a son, Craig Montgomery of Arlington; daughters and sons-in-law, Shelia and Danny Norris and Susie and Danny Schnaubert, all of Odessa; and five grandchildren. Mrs. Guthrie was preceded in death by her first husband, Earl Ray Montgomery of Odessa, and her parents, Grady and Eva Landers Moore. Heartland Funeral Home of Early was in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Odessa Hanes, affectionately known as "the Donut Lady" to most of the community, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 1999. She was 86 years old. Odessa was born in Comanche, Texas, on April 29, 1912, to Samuel and Genoa Vineyard. She married Virgil Hanes on April 4, 1932. She came to Odessa in 1948 and later went to work for the Southern Maid Donut Shop on 8th St. During her 40 years at the Donut Shop, she served several generations with a great big smile and enjoyed watching the children grow up. It gave her great joy to be able to see the many friends she had made over the years on a daily basis. She was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. Odessa was preceded in death by her husband Virgil Hanes, her parents, her 13 brothers and sisters, her stepson and her son-in-law, Drexel Melton. She is survived by her daughter: Maxine Merritt and her husband, Tommy of Odessa; stepdaughter: Joyce Glaze and her husband, Bud, of Arizona; grandsons: Dwain Melton and his wife Annette and their daughter, Amanda; Mike Melton and his wife Missy and their sons, J.D. and Michael and daughter, Nina. Also, many nieces and nephews. Odessa was a person of strong will and dignity and will be loved and remembered always. Visitation will be at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors in Odessa, Thursday, March 25, 1999. Visitation will also be held at Comanche Funeral Home in Comanche, Friday, March 26, 1999. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 1999, at Taylors Chapel in Comanche with Rev. Donnie Auvenshine officiating. Interment will follow at Taylors Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. If desired, memorials may be made to the West Texas Cancer Center in lieu of flowers. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Services for Dorothy Lee Vore, 78, of Odessa will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Truman Warren officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Vore died Tuesday, March 23, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. She was born April 20, 1920, in Palestine. She married E.M. "Gene" Vore Oct. 11, 1941. He died Jan. 14, 1979. Mrs. Vore had been the office manager for Mesa Manufacturing Company. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.M. "Gene" Vore; her son, David Allen Vore; and sister, Ruby Mae Heltebridle. Survivors include her son, Steve Vore and his wife, Laurel, of Odessa; sister, Eloise Young of Rockport; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to American Heart Association. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.