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December 28, 2000 Ernest Dimaline ALPINE Ernest Edwin Dimaline, 90, of Alpine, a retired chiropractor, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at a local hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Geeslin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joseph Patterson officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Madera, Calif. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lynne E. Berry of Dallas and Tammy L. Vineyard of Memphis, Tenn.; son, Ernest Dimaline III of Houston; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Opal Hail IRAAN Opal Hail, 79, of Iraan, a retired farmer and rancher, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Iraan General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Iraan Church of Christ. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Chapel. She was born in Eunice, N.M., and had lived in Iraan for 52 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVOR: Sister, Ruth Reed of Plainview. Annie Hallford FORT STOCKTON Annie M. Hallford, 88, of Fort Stockton, a retired cafeteria worker, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Nathan McBride officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Danville, La., and was a lifelong resident of Fort Stockton. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Albert Hallford of Alpine and Currie Hallford of Georgetown; daughters, Dorothy Lentz and Betty Henslee, both of Fort Stockton; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. John Hunter ODESSA John Chester Hunter, 58, of Odessa, a retired welder, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home with the Rev. L.C. Rhea officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park in Lubbock. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Waco and had lived in Odessa for 25 years. SURVIVORS: Wife, Cecille Hunter of Odessa; sons, Tony Hunter of Austin, Henry Hunter of Lubbock and Timothy Hunter of San Angelo; daughters, La Donna Pendgraft and Anita Brooks, both of Lubbock; brother, Z.D. Parrish of Lubbock; and sisters, Retha Mae Willis of Amarillo, Winnie Faye West, Nora Mae Mooring and Bettye Turner, all of Lubbock. Robert Lee HOBBS, N.M. Robert E. Lee, 69, of Hobbs, N.M., a retired field supervisor for Phillips Petroleum Co., died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at Lea Regional Medical Center in Hobbs. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with the Revs. Arnie Adkinson, Daron Adkinson and Jim Pearce officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. He was born in Webb City, Okla. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Eva Lee of Hobbs; sons, Bobby Carl Lee of Lubbock and Bruce Lee of Spring; daughters, Eva Rena Wilson of Franklin, Tenn., and Susie Woods of Odessa; sister, Dixie King of Bartlesville, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Barbara Nealy TEMPLE Barbara Ann Nealy, 44, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, in Odessa. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at W.H. Littles & Sons Mortuary Daisy P. Littles Memorial Chapel with the Revs. J.W. Hanson and Carl Nealy officiating. Burial will be at Davilla City Cemetery. Arrangements by W.H. Littles & Sons Mortuary. She was born in Temple. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Mother, Florine Ervin of Odessa; sisters, Linda Vaughns of Temple, Sharon Diane Bradshaw and Cynthia Mathews, both of Arlington, and Sharon K. Johnson of New Castle, Del.; and brothers, Robert Nealy, Anthony Johnson and Danny W. Johnson, all of Temple, and Rodney Johnson of Odessa. H.J. Sharp ODESSA H.J. Sharp Jr., 76, of Breckenridge, a retired electrician, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, in Abilene. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Gouldbusk. SURVIVORS: Wife, Francis Sharp of Breckenridge; daughters, Joyce Meadows of Gardendale, Janette New of Odessa, Joan Mendoza of Chesterville, Mo., and Linda Mullins of Tulsa, Okla.; sons, Mike Sharp of Gardendale, Danny Sharp of Marble Falls and Gary Sharp of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two brothers; three sisters; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Howard Westfall KERMIT Howard W. Westfall, 77, of Kermit, a retired contract pumper, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Henry O. Freund officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Robert Lee and had lived in Kermit for 44 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Beth Westfall of Kermit; sons, Howard Warren Westfall Jr. of Midland and Rodney Dane Kovar of Las Cruces, N.M.; daughter, Sheila Renee Westfall of Kermit; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Melda Gleason SAN ANGELO Melda Gleason, 87, of Odessa died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Meadow Creek Nursing Center in San Angelo. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. Heber Ortega ALPINE Heber Ortega, 12, of Alpine died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, near Alpine. Services are pending in Mexico. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. Lizbeth Ortega ALPINE Lizbeth Ortega, 6, of Alpine died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, near Alpine. Services are pending in Mexico. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. Lynette Ortega ALPINE Lynette Ortega, 8, of Alpine died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, near Alpine. Services are pending in Mexico. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. Maria Ortega ALPINE Maria Magdalena Ortega, 37, of Alpine, a cook at McDonalds Restaurant in Alpine, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, near Alpine. Services are pending in Mexico. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. O.B. Watts ATLANTA O.B. Watts, 85, of Corbet, Ga., died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Athens Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.