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December 29, 2000 Mike Betancourt ALPINE Mike Betancourt, 39, of Alpine, a custodian for Alpine schools, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at a Midland hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Burial will follow at Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Alpine. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Alma Betancourt of Alpine; daughters, Andrea Betancourt and Audrey Betancourt, both of Alpine; parents, Gregorio and Audelia Betancourt of Alpine; sisters, Olga Llanez, Brenda Jimenez and Anna Betancourt, all of Alpine, and Oralia Ibarra of Midland; and brothers, Sammy Ramirez and Frankie Betancourt, both of Alpine. Jessie Carrasco Sr. MIDLAND Jessie Perez Carrasco Sr., 60, of Midland, an employee of Second Baptist Church of Midland, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Jerome Burnett officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Reyes-Garcia Chapel. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. He was born in Midland. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Benserlada Chalada Carrasco of Midland; sons, Jessie Carrasco III of Midland and James Edward Carrasco of Las Cruces, N.M.; brother, Frank Carrasco of Midland; sisters, Delia Carrasco, Ofelia Mancha and Gloria Villa, all of Midland, and Irene Munoz of Albuquerque, N.M.; and six grandchildren. Melda Gleason ODESSA Melda Agnes Gleason, 87, of San Angelo, a retired employee of J.C. Pennys Co. department store, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Meadow Creek Nursing Center in San Angelo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Mooringsport, La., and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to San Angelo. She was a member of the Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Son, James Alton Gleason of San Angelo; daughter, Shirley Wadley of Pecos; brothers, Eugene Cogley and Johnny Cogley, both of Mooringsport; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. John Holloway ODESSA John Holloway, 52, of Odessa, an assembly line worker, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Chapel with C.A. Smith and Duane Permenter officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Natchez, Miss., and was a lifelong resident of Odessa. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Mother, Lela Holloway of Odessa; and brothers, Jerry Holloway and James Holloway, both of Odessa. Wilburn Lake BAIRD Wilburn L. Lake, 62, of Baird, a retired oilfield worker, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Ross Cemetery Annex with Robert Park officiating. Arrangements by Parker Funeral Home. He was born in Holdenville, Okla., and had been a resident of Baird for six months. SURVIVORS: Wife, Charlotte Lake of Baird; sons, Tommy Lake of Baird, Timothy "Timmy" Lake of Florida, Richard Brian Lake and Hunter Lyle Lake, both of Odessa; daughter, Renae Lake of Florida; sisters, Audine Merit and Louise Cullison, both of Odessa, and Barbara Sue Phillips of Oklahoma; and five grandchildren. Bobby Miller ODESSA Bobby Lee Miller, 50, of Odessa, a salesman, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Paul Weymouth officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa and was a lifelong resident. SURVIVORS: Son, Jeff Lee Miller of Odessa; daughters, Angela Patterson and Melissa Miller, both of Odessa; brother, Elmer Miller of Odessa; sister, Laura Ryan of California; and five grandchildren. Ruth Pierce MARFA Ruth Pierce, 93, of Marfa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lloyd Conner officiating. Burial will follow at Marfa Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Rockwall and had been a resident of Marfa since 1973. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Eddie Pierce of Marfa; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Maleta Rasberry ODESSA Maleta F. Rasberry, 82, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at New Horizons Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Odessa Cemetery with the Rev. Dick Brown officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Sylvester. She was Pentecostal. SURVIVORS: Brothers, L.C. Hamlin of Wichita Falls, Carl Hamlin of Odessa and Johnny Hamlin of Houston; and sisters, Laura Keith of Odessa and Ruth Smith of Austin. Thelma Rodgers AUSTIN Thelma Faye Rodgers, 93, of Austin, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, in Groves. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Colonial Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home with the Rev. Walter M. Doty officiating. Burial will follow at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery. Arrangements by Cook-Walden Funeral Home. She was born in Cisco. SURVIVORS: Sons, Troy W. Rodgers of Austin and Robert E. Rodgers of Kerrville; daughter, Voncille Bolton of Arcadia, La.; sisters, Lucile Cozby of Monahans and Grace Lee Jensen of Groves; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. O.B. Watts ODESSA O.B. Watts, 85, of Colbert, Ga., a retired pulling unit operator for Poole Well Servicing Co., died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Athens, Ga. Graveside services will be at noon today at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Rising Star and moved to Odessa in the late 1930s. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Barbara Ann Gravley of Brownwood; sister, Frances Denton of Colbert; stepsister, Alvree Penn of Cisco; and four grandchildren. Jeff Bowden ODESSA Jeff Bowden, 85, of Odessa died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Parks Methodist Nursing Home. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Raymond Weatherford ODESSA Raymond Weatherford, 82, of Odessa died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at his residence. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.