Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 17 Sep 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. September 17, 2000 Berenice Brown SNYDER Berenice Wade Brown, 94, of Snyder, a retired sales clerk, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Coqdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Dunn Cemetery with the Rev. Monte Wyke officiating. Arrangements by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home. She was born in Nacogdoches and moved to Snyder four years ago from Odessa. SURVIVORS: Nieces, Mary Lou Marx of New Orleans and Carol Jeter of Carrollton; nephew, Jim Reed of Weatherford; and two great-nephews. Josefa Polanco MONAHANS Josefa Polanco Hernandez, 99, of Monahans died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at her residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Johns Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at St. Johns Catholic Church. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Stockton. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Praiedes Polanco, Frank Subia and Leonard Polanco, all of Monahans, Adan Polanco of Bandera and Eluterio Polanco of Imperial; daughters, Martha Arredondo, Josefina Baeza, Luisa Valenzuela and Vera Subia, all of Monahans, Delia Olibas of Pecos and Elva Martinez of Pecos; sister, Julian Galendo of Kermit; 47 grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; and 33 great-great-grandchildren. Addie Loyless CRANE Addie Lois Loyless, 82, of Crane died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at the Rankin hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Kenny Bizzell officiating. Arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. She was born in Breckenridge and was longtime resident of Crane. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, John Paul Loyless of Crane; daughter, Bobby Rose Hunter of Umpire; stepson, John Eddie Loyless of Chico, Calif.; sisters, Ethel Scott of Crane, Velma Tinder and Billie Jean Wilkins, both of Odessa, and Earlene Shaver of Monahans; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Velma Perkins HOBBS, N.M. Velma Perkins, 90, of Hobbs, N.M., a homemaker, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at Good Samaritan Village in Hobbs. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with the Rev. Shawn Drake officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. She was born in Devilla. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bill J. Perkins of Odessa, Don I. Perkins of Santee, Calif., and Gene Perkins of Hobbs, N.M.; daughters, Theo Barrett of Hobbs; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Julio Torres SEMINOLE Julio Torres, 51, of Seminole, a heavy equipment operator, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Primera Iglesia Bautista Church with the Rev. Julio Flores officiating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Uvalde and moved to Seminole 27 years ago from Denver City. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Torres of Seminole; sons, Leonard Torres of Seminole and Adam Torres of Andrews; daughter, Carolyn Hernandez of Seagraves; mother, Petra Torres of Seminole; brother, Tony Torres of Seminole; sisters, Teresa Torres, Yolanda Torres and Irene Espinoza, all of Seminole; and four grandchildren. Wilma Stephenson ODESSA Wilma C. Stephenson, 79, of Sinton died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in Sinton. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.