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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
April 13, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA -- Services for Bennie Boyles, 62, of Odessa will be at 11 a.m.
   Thursday  at  Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Chavez
   officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Odessa Funeral
   Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
   
   Mr.  Boyles died April 12, 1999, at his residence. He was born Nov. 6,
   1937,  in  Odessa.  He married Caterina Heredia April 14, 1987, in Big
   Spring.
   
   He had worked for Mrs. Baird's Breads for 10 years.
   
   Survivors  include  his wife, Caterina Heredia Boyles of Odessa; sons,
   Bennie  Boyles of Virginia and Don Boyles of Arlington; daughter, René
   Johnson  and Leora Boyles, both of Midland; stepsons, Johnny Olivares,
   Jimmy  Olivares,  Joe  Olivares  and  Jessie  Olivares, all of Odessa;
   stepdaughters,  Marylou  Leura  of  El  Paso,  Lucy Ybarra and Crusita
   Munoz,  both  of  Big  Spring,  and Janie Morales of Odessa; brothers,
   Frank  Boyles of Washington, Bobby Boyles, Wave Boyles, Don Boyles and
   James Boyles, all of Odessa; sisters, Leona Moffitt and Lucille Smith,
   both   of   Odessa,  and  Polly  Stevens  of  River  Ranch,  Fla.;  39
   grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
   
   He  was preceded in death by his parents, Gladys L. Crouse and Wave M.
   Boyles; and brother, John Boyles.
   
   Funeral  arrangements  are  by  Odessa  Funeral  Home Angeles Memorial
   Chapel.
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   Max Willard Brown
   
   STINNETT -- Max Willard Brown of Stinnett, born on Aug. 21, 1914, went
   to the Lord on April 9, 1999. Max leaves behind his beloved wife of 65
   years,  Alma  Baker  Brown;  a  daughter  and son-in-law, Kay and Bill
   Dozier;  a daughter-in-law and husband, Glenda Kay and Norman Witcher.
   Max  was  preceded  in  death by his son, Max Drew Brown; his parents;
   seven  brothers;  and  one  sister. Max was born in Texline to William
   Louis  Brown  and  Gertrude  Garrett  Brown. His family later moved to
   Lefors where Max attended Lefors High School. He retired from Foxworth
   Galbraith Lumber Company after 40 years.
   
   Max  was a kind and gentle man who saw good in every person and beauty
   in everything. Always an artist in his heart, he began oil painting in
   his  60s.  Max  was  an avid gardner who enjoyed more than sharing the
   fruit  of his labor with friends and neighbors. He loved to travel and
   his  favorite  destination was his cabin in Lake City, Colo., where he
   spent summers surrounded by family and friends.
   
   Max's  greatest  joy was his six grandsons: Rex Brown and wife, Misty,
   of Lake Dallas, Rip Brown of Odessa, Ray Brown and his wife, Renee, of
   Midland,  Lance and Dirk Dozier of Dallas and Reid Witcher of Midland.
   He  also  leaves  behind  six great-grandchldren, Chelsea, Nathan, and
   Brittany  Brown  of  Dallas,  Charla  and  Macky Brown of Midland, and
   Samantha  Dozier  of  Dallas.  Also  surviving  are four nephews, five
   nieces,  and  sister-in-laws,  Fern  Brown of Amarillo, Wilma Brown of
   California.  Especially dear to Max are Beverly and Jim Quisenberry of
   Plano  and  Brenda  and  Jimmie Pospisil of Woodward, daughters of his
   brother Bob, Aloha Bentley and a host of friends.
   
   Services were held Monday at First Baptist Church in Stinnett with the
   Rev.  Orville  Rogers, pastor officiating. Interment will be in Sunset
   Memorial  Cemetery  under  the  direction  of  Minton/Chatwell Funeral
   Directors of Borger.
   
   Casket bearers will be his grandsons, Rex Brown, Rip Brown, Ray Brown,
   Lance Dozier, Dirk Dozier and Reid Witcher.
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   Carmen Carrasco Gomez
   
   ODESSA  --  Carmen Carrasco Gomez, 85, a homemaker, died Sunday, April
   11, 1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Rosary  was  said at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Odessa Funeral Home. Services
   will  be  at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the
   Rev.  Frank  Chavez  officiating.  Burial  will be in Odessa Cemetery.
   Funeral arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home.
   
   Mrs.  Gomez  was  born  July  16, 1913, in Ruidosa, Texas. She married
   Jesus Gomez Dec. 31, 1936.
   
   She is survived by her husband, Jesus, of Odessa; three sons and their
   wives,  Maclovio  "Coyo"  and  Felipa  Gomez,  Jose  "Pepe"  Gomez and
   Hortencia  Gomez,  all of Odessa, and Roberto "Robe" and Yolanda Gomez
   of  Midland; one daughter, Amparo Sanchez and Raul Marquez of Midland;
   10 grandchildren, Irma Gomez, Jessie Gomez, Lucy Gomez, Randy Sanchez,
   Sandra  Martinez,  Tony  Gomez,  Jaime  Gomez, Michelle Gomez, Deborah
   Gomez   and  Teresa  Guerrero;  and  nine  great-grandchildren,  Jill,
   Anthony, , Brittny, Erica, Christina, Jessica, Lori and Deandra.
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