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                          OA Online Death Notices.
                                      
                               July 09, 2000
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                           Johnnie Sue Armstrong
                                      
    MIDLAND Johnnie Sue Armstrong, 70, of Odessa, died Thursday, July 6,
                     2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
                                      
   Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fairview Cemetery with
     the Rev. Raymon Swopes officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral
                                   Home.
                                      
       She was born in Midland. She attended Midland Business College
             following her graduation from Midland High School.
                                      
   SURVIVORS: Husband, James Armstrong of Odessa; sons, J.J. Armstrong of
      Odessa, Terry Wayne Armstrong and Wesley Shaw Armstrong, both of
   Midland, Ethan Clay Armstrong of Mesquite, Kenneth Kevin Armstrong of
    Odessa; daughter, Melissa Elaine Hale of Greenwood; 16 grandchildren
                       and five great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                John Atkins
                                      
    PFLUGERVILLE John D. Atkins, 72, of Pflugerville, a retired rancher,
                         died Friday, July 7, 2000.
                                      
          Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Chapel of
    Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville with the Rev.
     Bob Lively officiating. Burial will follow at Cook-Walden/Capital
    Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville. Arrangements by Cook-Walden/Capital
     Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of
     World War II. He was also retired from home repair. He was born in
                                 Cristoval.
                                      
   SURVIVORS: Wife, Doris Atkins of Pflugerville; daughters, Linda Atkins
    and Carol Purser, both of Austin, Jennie Bright of Gardendale, Janet
   Moody of Odessa and Connie Andrews of El Dorado; sons, Randy Lentz of
     Grapevine and Gary Lentz of Big Lake; sisters, Mary Lee Hull, Nell
     Yaksh, Tinka Guida and Betty Graham; brothers, Lee Atkins and Clay
           Atkins; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
                                      
                           Johnnie Fitzgerald Sr.
                                      
      FORT DAVIS Johnnie Stanford Fitzgerald Sr., 82, a self-employed
   rancher, cowboy and well-known horse trainer, died Thursday, July, 6,
                             2000, at his home.
                                      
   Services were Saturday at first Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dale
         Parker officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery.
                   Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
                                      
   He was born in Bandera. He lived in Fort Davis for 70 years. He was a
   member of the National Cutting Horse Association and American Quarter
                  Horse Association. He was Presbyterian.
                                      
   SURIVORS: Wife, Sondra de Zambrano of Fort Davis; daughter, Elizabeth
   Posey of Hobbs, N.M.; son, John Fitzgerald of Marfa; sisters, Lucille
    Steele of Blanco and Mildred Cox of Austin; brothers, Ray Fitzgerald
   of San Angelo and Jack Fitzgerald of Victoria; four grandchildren and
                         seven great-grandchildren.
                                      
                              Esequiel Garcia
                                      
   ODESSA Esequiel Garcia, 24, of Odessa, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, at
                          Medical Center Hospital.
                                      
   Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
                                      
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