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December 27, 2000 Concepcion Baeza PECOS Concepcion "Conchita" Baeza, 100, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Manuel Munoz officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Presidio and was a longtime resident of Pecos. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Florencio Baeza of Presidio and Albario Baeza of Snyder; daughters, Hortencia Ramirez and Anita Garcia, both of Presidio, Carmen Medrano and Dolores Zuniga, both of Odessa, and Emma Villanueva of Pecos; 46 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Verna Dewey ODESSA Verna Christine Dewey, 77, of Odessa, a retired salesperson, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Clydel Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Brownwood. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Larry Whitehead of Abilene and Garry Whitehead of Odessa; daughter, Jean Wilson of Nashville, Tenn.; brothers, Curtis Parker of Odessa and Carl Parker of Brownwood; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Oshia Dyer LOMETA Oshia Lee Dyer, 83, of Midland, a homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Lometa Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Lometa City Cemetery. Arrangements by Dodson Funeral Home. She was born in Coryell County and had lived in Odessa for 49 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, Travis Dyer of Eastland; daughter, Charlette Foster of Midland; sister, Shena Lawrence of Jonesboro; brother, Charles Jackson of Brownwood; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Rebecca Huitron ODESSA Rebecca Huitron, 23, of Odessa, a cook, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Oscar Cantu officiating. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in El Paso. SURVIVORS: Father, Ernesto Huitron of El Paso; brothers, Ernesto Huitron Jr. and Jerry Huitron, both of Odessa; and grandparents, Homero Cantu, Florentina Cantu, Jake Alvarado and Lucy Alvarado, all of El Paso. Nora Leverington ROBERT LEE Nora Belle Leverington, 72, of Robert Lee, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Robert Lee Baptist Church with the Revs. James Patrick Leverington and Waide Messer officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. today at Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. She was born in Seven Rivers, N.M. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Leonard Leverington of Robert Lee; sons, James P. Leverington of Titusville, Fla., and Michael Leverington of Odessa; daughter, Patricia Leek of Hawk Point, Mo.; brothers, Joe Sims of Eunice, N.M., and Claude Sims of Carlsbad, N.M.; sister, Mary Able of Lordsburg, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. John Masey ODESSA John Thomas Masey, 87, of Midland, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Trinity Haven Healthcare in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with Don Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in San Saba and had lived in Odessa since 1945 before moving to Midland. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Frankie Masey of Midland; daughters, Fayla Ward of Midland and Shirley Kleypas of Kerrville; son, Harold Masey of Odessa; brother, James Masey of Odessa; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Donald Prescott BIG SPRING Donald Ray Prescott, 50, of Big Spring, an oilfield worker, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Memorial Park with the Rev. Dr. Claude Craven officiating. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home. He was born in Hobbs, N.M., and was a lifelong resident of Howard County. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, LeRoy Prescott of Casa Grande, Ariz.; and sisters, Glenda Randolph of Odessa and Nona Lee Henderson of Midland. Bibiana Tarango MARFA Bibiana Tarango, 98, of Midland, a homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at a Midland nursing home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial will be at Merced Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Midland in 1985 from Marfa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sister, Agustina Barragan of Valentine; and six grandchildren. Goldie Wilson ODESSA Goldie Lee Wilson, 89, of Weatherford, a retired construction worker, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at a Weatherford nursing home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Cotten-Bratton Funeral Directors. He was born in Weatherford. SURVIVOR: Sister, Pauline Newsome of Colorado. Donnie Akin BIG LAKE Donnie M. Akin, 79, of Big Lake died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, in a local hospital. Services are pending with Johnsons Funeral Home in San Angelo. Guadalupe Hernandez MIDLAND Guadalupe Montoya Hernandez, 80, of Midland died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at her residence. Services are pending with Ellis Funeral Home. Nancy Holdridge ODESSA Nancy F. Holdridge, 90, of Odessa died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. John Holloway MIDLAND John Holloway, 52, of Odessa died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Ruth Pierce MARFA Ruth Pierce, 93, of Marfa died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at her residence. Services are pending with Memorial Funeral Home. Maleta Rasberry ODESSA Maleta Frances Rasberry, 82, of Odessa died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at a local nursing home. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.