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April 18, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Lydia Alcoser SEMINOLE — Lydia Alcoser, 72, of Hobbs, N.M., a homemaker, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. John Casey officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County South Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Truman, Minn., and had been a resident of Hobbs, N.M., for 31 years. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose Alcoser of Hobbs; sons, Vivian Garza, Ray Garza, Felix Garza, Joe Garza, Sammy Garza and Henry Garza, all of Hobbs, Frank Garza and LeRoy Garza, both of Lovington, N.M., and Johnny Garza of Seminole; daughters, Gloria Castillo, Anita Trinidad, Rachel Ortega, Oraiia Medina, Yolinda Aldaco and Brenda Garza, all of Hobbs, Angelica Castillo of Hereford and Senayda Castillo of Big Spring; brother, Felipe Villarreal of San Jose, Calif.; sisters, Rosalinda Villa and Leonor Villarreal, both of San Jose; 69 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Howard Atkison Jr. SULPHER SPRINGS — Howard Marion Atkison Jr., 82, of Reilly Sprigs, a retired rancher, died Friday, April 14, 2000, in Reilly Springs. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Clyde Warner and Clinton Lowin officiating. Burial will be at Reilly Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Murry-Orwosky Funeral Home. He was born in Falfurrias. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of Changed Life Church. SURVIVORS: Sons, Howard Marion Atkison III of Dundas, Ill., and Challen Martin Atkison of Mount Vernon; daughters, Judith Rose Koehne of Salinas, Calif., Gloria Jrene Bass of Rhinelander, Wis., and Starlea Bess Humphrey of Tyler; sister, Elizabeth Katherine Martin Gilette of Odessa; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Carl Galbreath SHAMROCK — Carl L. Galbreath, 74, of Shamrock, retired owner of L.R. Galbreath Trucking Co. and former resident of Crane, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, in Shamrock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Eleventh Street Baptist Church with the Revs. Ervin Emmert and David Williams officiating. Burial will be at Shamrock Cemetery. Arrangements by Wright Funeral Directors. He was born in Cromwell, Okla. He was a Navy veteran of World World II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Galbreath of Shamrock; daughters, Linda May Burns of Oklahoma City, Brenda Kay Honkaer of Magnolia, Elizabeth Ann Flores of Lefors, Carlessa Jean Vaughn and Zelpha Darlene Wolf, both of Kingfisher, Okla.; stepsons, Ronald G. Ketchum of Amarillo, William R. Ketchum of Plainview and James D. Ketchum of Pampa; stepdaughters, Mary Lynn McMasters of Sherman and Evelyn Kingston of Pottsboro; 23 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Noe Garcia PECOS — Noe "Nene" J. Garcia, 33, of Pecos, an oilfield worker, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, in Odessa. 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 Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, and was a longtime resident of Pecos. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS, Wife, Neyma Mendoza Garcia of Pecos; sons, Juan Garica and Gregoria Garcia, both of Pecos; daughters, Noelee Garcia and Vanessa Garcia, both of Odessa; brothers, Ruben Garcia, Hector Garcia, Ramon Garcia, all of Pecos, Jesse Garcia of Waco and Johnny Garcia of Denver City; and sisters, Romelia Madrid and Corina Valenzuela, both of Pecos, and Socorro Valenzuela of Denver City. Marilea Parsons PECOS — Marilea Parsons, 76, of Pecos, retired city judge, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.E. McCormick officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Pecos and was a lifelong resident. SURVIVORS: Sons, William Parsons of Midland and Claude Lee Parsons of Pecos; daughters, Marilyn Johnson of Pecos and Mary Jane Mahaffey of Katy; brother, Norman Boles of Reno, Nev., and Cheryl Todd of Carlsbad, N.M.; 11 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Hester Stumberg ALPINE — Hester Hinson Stumberg, 95, of Alpine, a retired secretary, died Friday, April 14, 2000, in an El Paso hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ed Waddill officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Romance, Ark., and had been a longtime resident of Alpine. SURVIVORS: Grandchildren, Stephen Lee Stumberg III, Fredrick C. Stumberg, Louis W. Stumberg, Sandra Williams, Debra Lerner, Alma K. Stumberg, Mary Lee White, Forrest Stumberg, Joseph C. Stumberg and Richard Kirk Stumberg; 27 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Jerry Washburn ODESSA — Jerry Bryan Washburn, 59, of Fritch, a retired pipeline inspector, died Friday, April 14, 2000, in Fritch. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sherwood Church of Christ with Lynn Money officiating. Arrangements by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors. He was born in Anson. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, Dwain Washburn of Fritch; daughter, Kathy Hudson of Pleasantview, Tenn.; and nine grandchildren. Helen Ward ODESSA — Helen Joyce Ward, 68, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. today at Odessa Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Comanche. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Brenda Wooten and Debbie Ellison, both of Midland; sons, David James Ward and Joseph Ward, both of Midland and Larry Ward of Oklahoma City; brothers, Travis Morgan of Odessa and Doyle Morgan of Sweetwater; sister, Veleta Overton of Lowville, N.Y.; 25 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Delfina Rivas STANTON — Delfina G. Rivas, 79, of Stanton died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Martin County Hospital. Services are pending with Stanton Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.