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November 11, 1999 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Robert Jeremy Savedra was born Oct. 5, 1979, in Grants, N.M., to Teofilo and Sue Savedra. He passed away on November 9, 1999. A funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark Woodruff officiating. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Robert came to Odessa in 1983 and graduated from Permian in 1998. He was attending Odessa College. Robert had worked at Broncho Chevrolet in the parts department for one year. He enjoyed hunting for arrow heads and was an avid animal lover. He was always adopting pets from the animal shelter. Survivors include his parents, Teofilo and Sue Elaine Savedra of Odessa; his sister, Allison Savedra of Odessa; his grandparents, Lillian and Teofilo Savedra of Grants, N.M., and Lela Brown of Odessa. _________________________________________________________________ Louise Gray Dare ODESSA -- Louise Gray Dare, 93, a former resident of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, in Gatesville. She was born on Sept. 17, I906, in Marion County, Ark., to George W. Gentry and Eugenia Hand Gentry. Louise had taught school in Arkansas before moving to Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, settling in Odessa in the 1940's. She became a well respected business woman in the Odessa area and owned several women's apparel stores. The store she owned in Odessa was known as "Louise's Shop." In the 1960's, she moved to Carson City, Nev., where she worked for the state, and eventually moved to Sacramento, Calif., in 1970, where she also held a position working for the State of California. She was a longstanding member of Temple Baptist Church in Sacramento, Calif., where she sang in the choir for a number of years. She was married to Richard B. Dare Oct. 7, 1965, in Carson City, and he preceded her in death in 1981. She was also preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Ernie Gentry, of Mountain Home, Ark. Survivors include one sister, Dora Lee Gentry Pharis of Gatesville; one niece, Dolores Scott of Gatesville; and one nephew, David Scott of Gatesville. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Yellville, Ark. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society or to the charity of one's choice. _________________________________________________________________ Rosemary Hardin ODESSA -- Rosemary Hardin, 73, of Odessa, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at Mabee Health Care Center in Midland. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronald Rennegarbe officiating. She was born Sept. 11, 1926, in Breckenridge. She married Willard Hardin in January 1955 in Odessa. Mrs. Hardin was a longtime resident of Odessa. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Willard in 1967 and her nephew Larry Bailey. Survivors include her son, Randy Hardin and his wife Kay of Midland; daughter, Lisa Buss and her husband Earl of Odessa; sister, Patsy R. Brown of Odessa; and four grandchildren, Alisha and Colby Buss and Aubrey and Kendal Pavlis; nieces, Brenda Rasmussen and Mary Ann Culberson, both of Odessa. The family suggests memorials to Mabee Health Care Center. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA -- Ann Nita Perry Silliman, 86, of Fort Stockton died Nov. 2, 1999, at the Pecos County Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Frank Alfred Perry and Juanita Blanks Perry, who were longtime ranchers in Pecos County. She attended school in Fort Stockton and San Marcos University. Nita married Jack Evans Silliman on March 27, 1930, in Carlsbad, N.M. They lived most of their lives in Fort Stockton. Mrs. Silliman has been active in the First United Methodist Church and many local clubs and organizations. She was preceded in death by her son Jack Perry Silliman in 1953; a daughter-in-law, Ning Silliman, in February 1998; and her husband, Jack E. Silliman, in September 1998. She is survived by three sons, Tom Silliman of Great Falls, Va., Frank Silliman of Odessa and Bill Silliman of Denver, Colo. She also had eight grandchildren. A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorials can be sent to the American Cancer Society or the First United Methodist Church. _________________________________________________________________ Ora Freeman Walker FORT STOCKTON -- Ora Freeman Walker, 88, formerly of Odessa, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, in Lewisville. She was born Dec 5, 1910, in Steele, Mo. Mrs. Walker moved to Odessa in 1957 from Artesia, N.M. She was a homemaker and when living in Odessa, was a member of Crescent Park Baptist Church. In 1995 she moved to Carrollton where she was a member of Woodlake Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Walker, and a daughter, Ann Smith. She is survived by daughters, Mary Olsen of Walnut Creek, Calif., Jimmie Green of Austin and Kathy Belt of Carrollton; two sisters, Jenny Highfill of Little Rock, Ark., and Helen Cox of Carrollton; brother, J.T. Freeman of Sharadin, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with her sons-in-law, Del Olson and Carroll Green, officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. If desired, memorials may be made to Gideons or Focus on the Family.(www. wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 1999 Odessa American. All rights reserved.