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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
December 24, 1999

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  --  Hortencia  H.  Sanchez, 56, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23,
   1999, at her residence.
   
   She was born Aug. 17, 1943, in Alpine. She was employed with the Ector
   County  Independent  School District as a cafeteria manager. She was a
   member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
   
   Mrs.  Sanchez  is  survived  by  her husband, Frank Sanchez of Odessa;
   sons,  Robert  Sanchez,  Lorenzo  Sanchez and his wife Marissa, all of
   Odessa,  and  Raymond Sanchez of Dallas; daughter, Cecilia Alvarado of
   Odessa;  brothers, Lalo Hernandez of El Paso, Manuel Hernandez of Fort
   Stockton and David Hernandez of Andrews; sisters, Josephina Valenzuela
   of  Alpine,  Julia  Ramirez  and  Ida  Carrasco,  both of Midland, and
   Cecilia  Hernandez of Kenya, Africa; grandchildren, Kristina Alvarado,
   Tara Alvarado and Jack McDonald.
   
   Funeral  Mass  will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, at
   Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Chavez officiating.
   
   Burial  will  follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Services by Odessa Funeral
   Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
   
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   Norma Ballenger
   
   ODESSA  -- Norma Ballenger, 75, of Odessa, left this world to join her
   beloved   husband   Dec.   23,   1999,  after  a  short  illness.  Her
   granddaughter, Sabra Young, also preceded her in death.
   
   Services  are  scheduled  for  2  p.m.  Monday,  Dec. 27, 1999, at the
   Antioch Christian Church with Rev. Don Fankhauser officiating.
   
   Burial  will  follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of
   Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
   
   She  is  survived  by  her  daughters and son-in-laws, Frances and Ben
   Schulze  of  Odessa and Sue and J.R. Black of Lovington, N.M.; sister,
   Ella   B.   Kerbow   of   Tyler;   five   granddaughters;   and  eight
   great-grandchildren.
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   ODESSA  --  Herbert  Wright, 82, of Odessa, died Dec. 23, 1999, at his
   residence.
   
   He  was  born  Dec.  2,  1917,  in Cleburne. He married Maxine Elliott
   Sherman, Jan. 5, 1991, in Midland.
   
   Mr. Wright moved to Odessa from Las Cruces, N.M., June 1, 1981. He was
   a  graduate  of  Texas  A&M  in Kingsville with a bachelor of business
   administration.
   
   He was a member of First Christian Church.
   
   He  was  also  a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pecos for more than 50
   years  and  the  Lions  Club  in Pecos. He served in the U.S. Army Air
   Corps during World War ll.
   
   He  is  survived  by  his wife, Maxine Wright of Odessa; son, Jonathan
   Craig  Wright  of  Las Cruces, N.M.; step-daughters, Sandra Schmitz of
   Gardendale  and Sally Gist of Odessa; sisters, Martha Helen Merrett of
   Groesbeck  and  Jean May of Rio Verde, Ariz.; and grandchildren, Terri
   and Allen.
   
   Memorial  services  will  be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, in
   the  Chapel  of  Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with Rev. Dr. David
   Mindel officiating.
   
   A special service will be held in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico at
   a later date.
   
   Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   (www. wilsonfuneral.com)
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