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                          OA Online Death Notices.
                                      
                               March 23, 2000
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                               Lillie Gentry
      LA GRANGE — Lillie Dobbins Gentry, 75, of Odessa, a retired
    department store employee, died Saturday, March 18, 2000, at Medical
                              Center Hospital.
   Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Little Bethel Baptist Church with
      the Rev. Roy Gentry officiating. Burial will be at Little Bethel
           Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
   She was born in La Grange and moved to Odessa in 1949 from Taylor. She
                                was Baptist.
   SURVIVORS: Sons, Roy Gentry of Odessa, Lester R. Gentry of San Marcos,
     Johnny L. Gentry of Odessa, Robert W. Gentry of Dallas, Charles L.
      Gentry of Louisiana, Larry N. Gentry of San Antonio and Ronny G.
    Gentry of Fort Worth; daughter, Loetta O. Gentry of Odessa; mother,
         Olivia Jackson Dobbins of Odessa; 17 grandchildren; and 12
                            great-grandchildren.
                                      
                              Carolina Sanchez
    VAN HORN — Carolina Sanchez, 77, of Midland, a seamstress, died
                   Saturday, March 18, 2000, in Midland.
     Mass was celebrated Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at Our Lady of Fatima
    Catholic Church with the Rev. Ralph Solis officiating. Burial was at
    Van Horn Cemetery. Arrangements were by Carrillo Funeral Directors.
                      She born in San Antonio, Mexico.
   SURVIVORS: Sons, Ismael H. Sanchez of Odessa, Carlos Sanchez of Odessa
    and Oscar "Shorty" H. Sanchez of Van Horn; daughters, Maria Elena of
      Van Horn and Anabele Sanchez of Odessa; 14 grandchildren; and 11
                            great-grandchildren.
                                      
                               Rachel Sanchez
    ODESSA — Rachel June Sanchez, 72, of Odessa, a homemaker, died
    Monday, March 20, 2000, at Desert View Manor Nursing Home in Crane.
   Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Rose Hill Cemetery with
      the Rev. Jonathan Jarratt officiating. Arrangements by Martinez
                               Funeral Home.
                        She was born in New Orleans.
   SURVIVORS: Son, Sammy Sanchez of Odessa; and daughter, Mary Valadez of
                                  Odessa.
                                      
                               Melvin Freeman
     ODESSA — Melvin "Buddy" A Freeman, of Odessa died Wednesday,
                March 22, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
               Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
                                      
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