Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 12 Jul 2000 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Death Notices. July 11, 2000 Permian Basin Death Notices Florence Bigbie DENVER CITY Florence Evelyn Bigbie, 96, of Denver City, a retired employee of Collins Department Store, died Monday, July 10, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Fred officiating. Burial will follow at the Denver City Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ratliff Funeral Home. She was born in Birmingham, Ala. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Claude R. Bigbie of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Harold Bigbie of Silver City, N.M., and Don Bigbie of Highland Village; daughter, Evelyn Mallard of Denver City; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Iris Botello ODESSA Iris Nicole Botello, 8, of Odessa died Saturday, July 8, 2000, in San Angelo. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Josephs Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Father, Jose Botello of Odessa; mother, Erlinda Baiza of Odessa; brothers, Hector Moya Jr. and Trinidad Baiza Moya, both of Odessa; grandparents, Lois Nabarrete, Moises Flores, Guadalupe Flores and Frances and Jose Botello, all of Odessa; great-grandparents, Sabas and Maria Nabarrete of Odessa and Julian and Josephina Baiza of Fort Stockton. James Gilliland ODESSA James Gilliland, 75, of Odessa, an oil field worker, died Sunday, July 9, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Ector County Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Ontonta, Ala., and moved to Odessa in 1960. SURVIVORS: Sons, Steve J. Gilliland of Odessa and David Bernal; and daughters, Vickie McKay and Sheila Douglas. Severo Navarro MARFA Severo Navarro, 88, of Marfa, a retired diesel mechanic, died Friday, June 30, 2000, in Olney, Md. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Marys Catholic Church. Graveside services will be at Merced Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and was a longtime resident of Marfa. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Luis Navarro of Silver Springs, Md.; sisters, Paula Urista, Olivia Gamboa and Josefina Torres, all of El Paso, Manuela Dominguez of California and Refugia Dominguez of Las Cruces, N.M.; brothers, Ricardo Navarro, Pedro Navarro, Epolito Navarro and Juan Navarro, all of El Paso; and one grandchild. Mattie Pelham HENDERSON COUNTY Mattie Pelham, 91, of Athens, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 9, 2000, at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Payne Cemetery with the Rev. Horace Cobb officiating. Arrangements by Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home. She was born in Henderson County and lived there all of her life. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Roy Strange of Malakoff; brother, Grady Cobb of Stephenville; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Sedahlia Smith LAMESA Sedahlia Smith, 93, of Lamesa, a retired caretaker, died Monday, July 10, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lamesa Church of Christ with Calvin Smith officiating. Burial will be at Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrange-ments by Branon Funeral Home in Lamesa. She was born in Marshall and had been a resident of Lamesa since 1952. She worked as a caretaker. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, David Lee Smith of Lamesa and Willard Smith of Sacramento, Calif.; daughters, Dorothy Conaway of Lamesa, Magnolia Terry of Roswell, N.M., Elma Jean Brown of Andrews, Archie Mae Brown of Lubbock and Reva Edwards of Houston; 36 grandchildren; and 58 great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.