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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
November 03, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Billy E. Miller
   
   ODESSA  --  Billy  Edgar  Miller was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Hazelhurst,
   Miss.,  to  Tom  E.  and Lucille Simmons Miller. He passed away at his
   home Nov. 1, 1999.
   
   Graveside services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, at
   Sunset  Memorial  Gardens  with  Tom  Allen of Big Spring officiating.
   Services under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
   
   Mr.  Miller  came to Odessa around 1950. He graduated from Odessa High
   School  in  1952  and  had  attended Odessa College. He married Jerrie
   Goule on March 18, 1954. They moved to Monahans in 1957 where he was a
   member of the Jaycees and then moved back to Odessa in 1978.
   
   Billy  worked  for Amerada-Hess out of their Midland office as a Lease
   Maintenance  Operator,  retiring  in 1993. He enjoyed gardening, was a
   very good cook and enjoyed hunting.
   
   He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 3, 1999; a brother, Tommy
   Miller in 1984; and his mother in 1976.
   
   Survivors  include his father, Tom E. Miller of Odessa; his daughters,
   Paula  Brazeal  and her husband, Con, of Odessa and Toni White and her
   husband,  Robert, also of Odessa; four grandchildren, Amanda and Jared
   Roach and Niki and Trevor White.
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   ODESSA  --  Isavel M. Tavarez was born Feb. 24, 1935, in Loving, N.M.,
   to  Seferino and Vicenta Acosta Martinez. She passed away Sunday, Oct.
   31, 1999, at her home.
   
   Funeral  Mass  will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999, at
   St.   Joseph   Catholic   Church   with  the  Rev.  Gilbert  Rodriguez
   officiating.  The  family  will  be  receiving visitors at their home.
   Family will be accepting floral arrangements at their home also.
   
   Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
   
   Isavel  M.  Tavarez  grew up in Loving, N.M., and Carlsbad, N.M., then
   moved  to Odessa in 1947. She married Elias Tavarez in 1952. She was a
   loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother. Isavel was always willing to help
   those in need. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
   
   She is survived by her husband, Elias Tavarez; two sons, Elias Tavarez
   Jr. and Steve Tavarez, both of Odessa; three daughters, Elida Willard,
   Elodia  Gonzales  and  Leticia  Tavarez,  all  of  Odessa; her mother,
   Vicenta  Acosta Martinez; four brothers, Greg Martinez of Los Angeles,
   Calif.,  Juan  Martinez of Odessa, Placido Martinez of Carlsbad, N.M.,
   and Max Martinez of El Paso; three sisters, Refugia Martinez, Angelica
   Martinez   and   Francisca   Doporto,   all   of  Carlsbad,  N.M.;  10
   grandchildren;  four  great-grandchildren;  and  numerous  nieces  and
   nephews.
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   Billy Dee Duesler
   
   ODESSA  --  Billy Dee Duesler was born Jan. 11, 1941, in Clovis, N.M.,
   to  George and Ida Mary Duesler. He passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999,
   at Medical Center Hospital.
   
   He was preceded in death by his mother and also by his brother, Lloyd.
   
   Services  are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Redeemer Catholic
   Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will
   receive  visitors  from  7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial
   Funeral Home.
   
   Mr.  Duesler  was  a narcotics investigator. He worked for the Andrews
   Sheriff's  Department  and  was  assigned to the Trans-Pecos Drug Task
   Force.
   
   Survivors  include  his  wife, Terri Duesler of Odessa; his daughters,
   Dienna  Miller  of  Elkhart and Emilie Smith of Odessa; one son, Billy
   Floyd Duesler of the home; his brother, Gary; and his father, George.
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