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                          OA Online Death Notices.
                                      
                             November 20, 2000
                                      
                               Margaret Allen
                                      
      FORT STOCKTON Margaret Ida Allen, 89, of Midland, a retired U.S.
     Postal Service employee, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, at Trinity
                         Towers Retirement Center.
                                      
     Graveside services will be at Easthill Cemetery with the Rev. Gary
          Zeitler officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
                                      
   She was born in Johnson Creek, Wis. She lived in Midland for 24 years.
                                      
    SURVIVORS: Nephews, Bill Zeitler and Frank Zeitler, both of Midland.
                                      
                                 Owen Gandy
                                      
    ODESSA Owen Charles "Smokey" Gandy, 80, a U.S. Army veteran of World
     War II, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
                                      
       Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial
          Gardens. Arrange-ments by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
                                      
     He came to Odessa in 1947 from Blanchard, Okla. He was a lifetime
    member of the VFW. He was Baptist. He was retired from Lewis Casing
                                   Crews.
                                      
   SURVIVORS: Wife, Jewel Gandy of Odessa; sons, Robert Gandy of Midland,
     Roland Gandy of Odessa, and O.C. "Chuck" Gandy Jr. of Georgetown;
    daughter, Barbara Merrill of Fort Mohave, Ariz.; brother, Bill Gandy
    of New Blaine, Ark.; sisters, Earnestine Hastings of Encino, Calif.,
    Ruby Moon of Elmore City, Okla., Bonnie Burris of Blanchard, Okla.;
                          and three grandchildren.
                                      
                                Juan Garcia
                                      
   ODESSA Juan M. Garcia, 86, of Odessa, a U.S. Army veteran of World War
       II, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
                                      
     Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Saint Joseph Catholic Church
   with the Rev. Gilberto Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7
    p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Burial will be at Ector County
             Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Martinez Funeral Home.
                                      
     He was a retired florist. He lived in Odessa for 44 years. He was
                                 Catholic.
                                      
      SURVIVORS: Wife, Carmen Garcia of Odessa; son, Alonzo Garcia of
      Odessa; daughter, Nina Reynolds of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; 28
          great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
                                      
                               Louise Thomson
                                      
    MIDLAND Louise C. Thomson of Midland, 90, of Midland, died Saturday,
                               Nov. 18, 2000.
                                      
   Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Resthaven Memorial Park.
                    Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
                                      
                          She was born in Germany.
                                      
   SURVIVORS: Son, Yves Weber of Marseille, France; daughter, Sonia Weber
     Wilson of Midland; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
                                      
                               Charles Mason
                                      
     ODESSA Charles Kenith Mason, 70, of Odessa, died Sunday, Nov. 19,
                             2000, at his home.
                                      
         Arrangements are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
                                      
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