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March 27, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Rosa Aguilar RANKIN — Rosa Ross Aguilar, 89, of Rankin died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Upton County Park Building with the Rev. Barry McLean officiating. Burial will be at Rankin Cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Homes. She was born in Del Rio. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jose Aguilar of Midland, Nieves Aguilar of Oklahoma City, Adolpho Aguilar and Tom Aguilar Jr., both of Odessa, Fred Aguilar of Crane and Sal Aguilar of Rankin; brother, Fred Fuentez of McCamey; sisters, Estefana Armendariez of Rankin, Josephine Losano of Winters, Rosa Zarate of McCamey, Mercedes Longoria and Manuela Avila, both of Hobbs, N.M.; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Alice Caywood ODESSA — Alice Edna Caywood, 88, of Odessa died Friday, March 24, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Luke’s Methodist Church with the Revs. Don Caywood and Kevin Strempke officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Baird. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Don Caywood Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Carol Slyker of Midland and Kathy Caywood of Odessa; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Alan McAfee ODESSA — Alan Dale McAfee, 49, of Odessa, an employee of Huntsman, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Dix, N.M., and moved to Odessa in 1963 from Mesa, Ariz. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jodi McAfee of Odessa; daughter, Nikki McAfee of Odessa; son J.B. McAfee of Odessa; brother, Riley McAfee of Chandler, Ariz.; sisters, Candy Darst of Queen Creek, Ariz., Sherai Rosenberger of Odessa and Gail Schmidt of Pittsburg, Kan. Wesley Templeton CRANE — Wesley Edwin Templeton, 82, of Robert Lee, a retired welder, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at his residence. Private services will be held in Crane. Arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. HE was born in Idabelle, Okla., and moved to Robert Lee in 1985. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Little Templeton of Robert Lee; daughters, Ronnie Seale of Sun City, Ariz., and Brenda Sharp of Crane; sisters, Baye Tennery of Effingham, Ill., and Nobbie Doty of Fortuna, Calif.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Bobby Tidwell KERMIT — Bobby James Tidwell, 54, of Frisco, an office supervisor, died Friday, March 24, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ted Short officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Kermit. SURVIVORS: Son, Jefferey James Tidwell of Engleside; daughter, Tammy Ashabranner of Frisco; brothers, Billy Ray Tidwell of Maynor, Kenneth Edward Tidwell of Andrews, Donald Lee Tidwell of Euless and Glen "Teddy" Tidwell of Odessa; sisters, Doris June Thomason and Linda Kay Tidwell, both of Odessa, and Anita Joyce Lackey of Bronson; and four grandchildren. Earlene Whitaker ODESSA — Earlene Whitaker, 82, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bruce Troy officiating. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Neosho, Mo. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Archie Whitaker of Odessa; daughter, Lydean Kirkpatrick of Odessa; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Mary Wright ODESSA — Mary Bernice Wright, 75, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Boonsville, Miss., and moved to Odessa in the early 1950s from Oklahoma. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Billy Wright, Ricky Wright and Philip Paul Wright, all of Odessa, and Harold Wright of Japan; daughters, Mary Ann Rodgers and Marilyn Kay Harper, both of Odessa, and Sharon Gay Courtney of Lubbock; brothers, Cleburn Dobbins of Oklahoma City, Kenneth Dobbins of Wynnewood, Okla., Dillard Dobbins Jr. of Stratford, Okla., and Carl Dobbins of Gladewater; sisters, Della Maddox of Stratford, Okla., and Eva Dobbins of Wynnewood, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Imogene Seabolt ODESSA — Imogene Seabolt, 72, of Odessa died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.