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May 7, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Marian Chance HOBBS, N.M. — Marian Doretha Chance, 73, of Kermit, a homemaker, died Friday, May 5, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Baptist Church with the Revs. Jack Lott and Bob Petree officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Arrangements by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home in Hobbs. She was born in Joplin, Mo. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, David Chance of Kermit; sisters, Carol Mayfield and Linda Watson, both of Hobbs, Roberta Mitchell of Jal, N.M., and Susan Weedman of Mesquite; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Ernestina Jimenez MARFA — Ernestina Sanchez Jimenez, 100, of Marfa, a homemaker, died Friday, May 5, 2000, at an Alpine hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Marfa Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Shafter. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, John Jimenez Sr. of Marfa; daughter, Maria Salinas of Marfa; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Benjamin Madrid PECOS — Benjamin L. Madrid, 60, of Pecos, a retired insurance agent, died Friday, May 5, 2000, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in San Carlos, Mexico, and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was an Army veteran. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Maria Elena Madrid of Pecos; sons, Benjamin M. Madrid and Ivan Madrid, both of Pecos; daughter, Veronica Madrid Main of San Antonio; brothers, Richard Madrid, Armando Madrid and Raul Madrid, all of Midland, Frank Madrid of Austin and LeoPoldo Madrid of Denton; sisters, Eva M. Johnson and Lupe Madrid, both of San Antonio, Gloria M. Martinez of Austin and Rosa M. Arista of Big Spring; and four grandchildren. Tomas Ortiz PECOS — Tomas G. Ortiz, 69, of Pecos died Thursday, May 4, 2000, in Phoenix. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Pecos and was a lifelong resident. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Cecilia O. Varela of Pecos, Nena Ortiz, Rafaela Ortiz and Angelica Ortiz, all of California; brother, Luis Ortiz of Pecos; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Ethel Thompson COLUMBIA, La. — Ethel Lee Blakeley Thompson, 84, of Columbia, a retired waitress, died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Haven Nursing Center in Columbia. Services were Saturday, May 6, 2000, at Riser Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Tommy Basco and Jim McKeithen officiating. Burial was at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, La. Arrangements by Riser Funeral Home in Columbia. She was born in Altus, Okla. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Cleo Ryan of Columbia, Eva Lowery of Odessa and Lorene Lowe of Hobbs, N.M. Goldie Tooke CRANE — Goldie Arlandies "GA" Tooke, 92, of Crane, a retired pumper/gauger, died Friday, May 5, 2000, at Desert View Manor in Crane. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Tommy Parker, Steve Baker and Chris Walls officiating. Burial will be at Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. He was born in Verona, Miss., and moved to Crane in 1943. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Tooke of Crane; daughters, Rae Nell Conner of Fort Stockton, Shirley Tarbet of Del Rio and Helen Aletha Walls of McKinney; sons, Dexter Keith Tooke of Del Rio and Joe Alan Tooke of El Paso; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Thomas Gray ODESSA — Thomas "Eddie" Gray, 53, of Rowlette died Saturday, May 6, 2000, at a V.A. Hospital in San Antonio. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. R.G. Hungerford ODESSA — R.G. "Judge" Hungerford, 77, of Odessa died Saturday, May 6, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Robert Roach MCCAMEY — Robert Roach, 77, of McCamey died Friday, May 5, 2000, at a V.A. Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.