Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 17 Dec 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. December 17, 2000 L. Pearl Erwin ODESSA L. Pearl Erwin, 63, of Odessa died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, in Odessa. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tom Hiser officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Brown. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: R. Duane Erwin of Odessa; sons, Michael Erwin, Bradley Erwin and Darren Erwin, all of Odessa; daughter, Brenda Erwin of Odessa; brothers, Roy Barrington and Ben Barrington, both of Lubbock; sister, Wanda McNiel of Lubbock; and six grandchildren. Karen Lawson ODESSA Karen Lawson, 47, of Odessa died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Vainbridge, Md. SURVIVORS: Husband, Paul Lawson of Odessa; daughter, Shawnda Cardona of Abilene; and brother, John David Earnest of Odessa. Juanita Matta PECOS Juanita M. Matta, 86, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, in Pecos. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Balmorhea and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Felipe Matta of Odessa, Adan Matta, Cipriano Matta, Nolberto "Bird" Matta, all of Pecos; daughters, Erlinda Sauseda of Odessa and Eva Valencia of Pecos; brother, Santiago Matta of Pecos; sister, Amelia Valles of Pecos; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Precious McMarion ODESSA Precious McMarion Jr., 75, of Odessa, a truck driver, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Owen Sharp officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Bastrop. He was a Navy veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Shirley McMarion of Odessa; four sons; four stepsons; three daughters; three stepdaughters; four sisters; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Harold Murrell ANDREWS Harold E. Murrell, 73, of Andrews, an office manager, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Grant, Okla. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Nephews, Dwayne Murrell and Bubba Murrell, both of Andrews. Geraldine Powell FORT STOCKTON Geraldine Powell, 89, of Groesbeck, a retired store owner, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, in Groesbeck. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa and moved to Groesbeck in 1990 from Fort Stockton. She was a member of the Assembly of God church. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Gwen Sackett of Groesbeck, Jan Caskey of Humble and Carla Barrett of Plano; son, Rodney Powell of Anchorage, Alaska; sisters, Ina Heagy and Edith Boatman, both of Imperial; 10 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Docia Preston BIG SPRING Docia Fay Preston, 96, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at Parks Methodist Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Burial will be at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Margie Weller of Denver, Colo., Melba Sykes of Odessa and Quepha Lewis of Springfield, Mo.; son, Carl Preston of Abilene; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.