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May 17, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Thomas Adams MONAHANS Thomas Adams, 46, of Monahans, an electrician, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. There will be no service. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Sherman. SURVIVORS: Son, T. Jay Adams of Austin; and sister, Celinda Adams of La Port. James Davis ODESSA James William Davis, 74, of Odessa died Saturday, May 13, 2000, at his residence. Services were Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Little Rock, Ark. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Oletha Lorena Davis of Odessa; sons, James W. Davis Jr. of Odessa and Robert Dale Davis of Irving; sisters, Vera Mandel of Pensacola, Fla., Gurvis Cresswell of Jackson, Miss., Norma Yerg of Molino, Fla., Marie Jennings of Milton, Fla., and Louise Yerg of DeRidder, La.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Josepha Lopez ODESSA Josepha N. Lopez, 74, of Odessa, a homemaker and former beauty opertor, died Sunday, May 14, 2000, at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Cuba. SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe Lopez of Odessa; sisters, Carmen Castro of Chicago and Esperanza Colson of Tampa, Fla. James McKinney ODESSA James "Jimmy" McKinney, 37, of Odessa, a gas plant operator, died Monday, May 15, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Alpine. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Brandy McKinney of Odessa; son, Tommy McKinney of Odessa; mother, Jackie Adams of Marathon; and brother, Leslie McKinney of Sanderson. Yesenia Olvera MIDLAND Yesenia Leyva Olvera, 21, of Midland, an employee of the Petroleum Club, died Sunday, May 14, 2000, in Acuna Coahuila, Mexico. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Iglesia Adventesta de Midland. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. She was born in El Mulato, Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Midland in 1995. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jorge Olvera of Midland; son, Alexis Olvera of Midland; mother, Josephina Leyva of Midland; brothers, Jesus Leyva of Odessa, Maurilio Leyva of Kermit, Auden Leyva and Mario Leyva, both of El Mulato, Chihuahua, Mexico; and sisters, Maria Elena Viscaino and Joanna Ramirez, both of Midland. Ernesto Rayos ODESSA Ernesto Rayos, 21, of Odessa died Saturday, May 13, 2000, in Abilene. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gospel Lighthouse Church with Eddie G. Humphries officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Lubbock. He was Pentecostal. SURVIVORS: Father, Mario Rayos Sr. of Odessa; mother, Flor Irma Castillo of Denver City; brothers, Mario Rayos Jr., Rodrigo Castillo and Santiago Rayos, all of Odessa; sisters, Maria Rayos and Corina Rayos, both of Odessa; grandparents, Pablo Rayos of Pueblo, Colo., Santiago Castillo and Trinidad Castillo, both of Chihuahua, Mexico. Norman Thompson MONAHANS Norman "Sarge" Thompson, 72, of Monahans, a retired pumper, died Sunday, May 14, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Dallas and had been a resident of Monahans since 1938. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Thompson of Monahans; sons, Thomas L. Thompson of Lovelady, Henry Mack Thompson of Dalhart and Patrick Thompson of Irving; daughters, Kathleen Redmon of Odessa and Kristy May of Merkel; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Bob W. Yates ODESSA Bob W. Yates, 79, of Odessa died Sunday, May 14, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Brighton, Colo., and moved to Odessa in 1963 from Phoenix. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Suzi Yates of Odessa, Marie Farington of Midland, Belda Edwards of Odessa and Bobby Yates of Bosier City, La.; brothers, Winton Yates of Odessa, Marcus P. Yates Jr. of Lodi, Calif., James Donald Yates of Stratton, Colo.; sisters, Barbara Jean Cooper of Northridge, Calif., Sandra Lee Stogsdill of Aurora, Colo., and Agene Eblen of San Angelo; and eight grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.