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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
September 14, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  --  Edward  Joseph  Castillo  was  born  to  Edward and Stella
   Castillo Aug. 14, 1981, in Odessa.
   
   He  graduated  in  May 1999 from Odessa High School, and was attending
   San Antonio College.
   
   Joseph  is  survived  by  his parents, Ed and Stella Castillo; sister,
   Valarie  Castillo;  maternal  grandparents,  Jose  and  Delia  Lozano;
   paternal grandparents, Edward Sr. and Rita Castillo; aunts and uncles,
   Hilda  and  Jose  Cervantes  and  family,  Blanca and Isaac Lozano and
   family and Jacob and Linda Lozano and family.
   
   Joseph  was  a  kind, thoughtful, sweet and generous young man. He had
   many  friends  that  cared  for  him  deeply because of his loving and
   giving  spirit.  With his quiet ways and precious smile, he was always
   there for his family and friends. He was a very special person with so
   much love to give and life to live.
   
   Joseph  was  called  to be with our Lord on September 11, 1999. We all
   know  that  he  is  in  heaven looking down upon us and he will be our
   guardian angel forever.
   
   Visitation  will  begin  on  Tuesday, September 14, 1999, at 1 p.m. at
   Martinez Funeral Home.
   
   Mass  will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Redeemer Catholic
   Church with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating. Rosary to be recited at
   7  p.m.  in  Martinez  Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset
   Memorial Gardens.
   
   We  will always treasure the time we spent with him on this earth, the
   footprints he left will never be forgotten.
   
   "God  bless you Joseph, we love you with all of our hearts and we will
   never forget you."
   
   Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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   ODESSA  --  Mack  B. Harlan Jr., 73, of Odessa, died Sunday, Sept. 12,
   1999, at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   Graveside  services  will  be  at  2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial
   Gardens.
   
   He  was born July 21, 1926, in Graham. He married Lillian Wilson March
   24, 1972, in Fort Worth.
   
   Mr.  Harlan  has  lived  in Odessa since 1983. He retired in 1994 from
   Baker-Hughes as a salesman. He was a life member of V.F.W. Post #4372.
   
   Survivors  include  his wife, Lillian Harlan of Odessa; daughter, Anne
   Nyland  of Austin; sisters, Bertha Cunningham of Granbury, Zoe Hubbard
   of  Fort  Worth,  Doris Schrouder of Graham and Robbie Ratliff of Fort
   Worth;  4  grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and many relatives and
   friends.
   
   Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   Joe R. Yocham
   
   MONAHANS  --  Joe R. Yocham of Coleman died September 10, 1999, at the
   age of 74.
   
   A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. today at Harkey Funeral Chapel.
   
   He  was  born  in  Caddo  to Russell and Opal Yocham. Mr. Yocham was a
   veteran  of  World  War  II,  and  afterwards began working in the oil
   field.  After  moving to Monahans in the early 1960s, the family began
   several businesses, one being Yocham Grocery. He often spoke of having
   been fortunate to have lived in Monahans, mainly because of the people
   in and around the oil business.
   
   He  later worked overseas in the Middle East and Central America as an
   oil and gas consultant. Mr. Yocham looked at life with humor and never
   met a stranger. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
   
   Mr.  Yocham  is survived by his wife, Lou Ellen, of Coleman; two sons,
   Joe  W. Yocham of Maine and Tommy D. Yocham of San Angelo; a daughter,
   Glenda Burnett, of Graham; and three grandchildren, Bryan and Kristina
   Yocham of San Angelo and David Grigry of Graham.
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