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                             February 16, 2000
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                                Ramon Garcia
   PECOS — Ramon Garcia, 82, of Pecos died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000, at
                          Reeves County Hospital.
   Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church.
    Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral
                                   Home.
             He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was Catholic.
   SURVIVORS: Stepsons, Cosme Valenzuela of Odessa and Eliacer Valenzuela
      of Ojinaga, Mexico; stepdaughters, Josefa Cordava of Terravella,
   Calif., and Bertha Valenzuela of Pecos; brother, Jose Moreno Garcia of
      Pecos; sister, Ramona Uribe of California; and 28 grandchildren.
                                      
   Bernardo Gutierrez
   STANTON — Bernardo Gutierrez, 98, of Stanton died Monday, Feb.
   14, 2000, at Stanton Care Center.
   Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church
   with the Rev. Arturo Pestin and Ernie Sanchez officiating. Burial will
   be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial
   Funeral Home.
   He was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and was a longtime resident of
   Stanton. He was Catholic.
   SURVIVORS: Son, Manuel Gutierrez, of San Antonio; daughters, Julia
   Romero and Priscilla Garza, both of Stanton, Maria Hernandez of Big
   Spring and Elena Samora of Eastland; 18 grandchildren; 42
   great-grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
   
   Elfida Herrera
   PRESIDIO — Elfida Fuentes Herrera, 93, of Presidio, a homemaker,
   died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000, in an El Paso hospital.
   Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Teresa Catholic
   Church. Burial will be at Shafter Cemetery in Shafter. Arrangements by
   Memorial Funeral Home.
   She was born in Shafter. She was Catholic.
   SURVIVORS: Son, Fred Herrera, of Andrews; daughters, Gloria Burgess of
   Presidio and Margie Loustaunau of El Paso; sister, Adela Cortez of El
   Paso, Lucila Dominguez of Marfa and Lola Gonzalez of Santa Maria,
   Calif.; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
   
   Rodney Mitchell
   ANDREWS — Rodney Mitchell, 46, of Andrews, a construction worker,
   died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
   in Hartsville, S.C.
   Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel
   with the Rev. Mike Henson officiating. Burial will be at Andrews North
   Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
   He was born in Andrews.
   SURVIVORS: Daughter, Shiloh Kline, of Tyler; sons, Brandon Mitchell of
   Warsaw, Ill., and Jeremy Mitchell of Tyler; mother, Mae Mitchell, of
   Andrews; brother, Troy Mitchell, of Warsaw, Ill.; and two
   grandchildren.
   
   Doris Roop
   SAN ANTONIO — Doris Deane Middlebrook Roop, 78, of San Antonio
   died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, in San Antonio.
   Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mission Burial
   Park North with the Rev. Joe Walts officiating. Arrangements by Porter
   Loring Mortuary North.
   She was born in Oklahoma City.
   SURVIVORS: Sons, Lon Roop of Alaska, John O. Roop of Austin and
   Christian Roop of Dallas; daughter, Rebecca Penry of San Antonio; and
   four grandchildren.
   
   Mattie Smith
   LAMESA — Mattie Marie Smith, 87, of Monahans died Monday, Feb.
   14, 2000, at Monahans Care Center.
   Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lamesa Memorial Park
   with the Rev. Gordon Cox officiating. Burial will be at Harkey Funeral
   Home.
   She was born in Valiant, Okla., and has been a resident of Monahans
   since 1988. She was Baptist.
   She is survived by nieces and nephews.
   
   Robert Taylor
   ODESSA — Robert Dee Taylor, 73, of Odessa, retired owner of the
   Batting Center, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at his residence.
   Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Eisenhower Church of Christ with
   Eddie Parrish and Bert Groves officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m.
   today at Rocksprings Cemetery in Rocksprings. Arrangements by Frank W.
   Wilson Funeral Directors.
   He was born in Junction and moved to Odessa in 1990. He was a Navy
   veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
   SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Taylor, of Odessa; daughters, Susie Rouw of
   Cedar Hill, Peggy Marshall of Little Rock, Ark., and Melissa Hunter of
   Houston; brother, Herold Taylor of Georgetown; and five grandchildren.
   
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