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April 9, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Memorial services for James W. "Jim" Carlin, 74, of Odessa will be at 4 p.m. Monday at his residence at 1822 N. Washington Ave. Mr. Carlin died Sunday, April 2, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. He as born Aug. 30, 1925, in Daisetta to Carl James and Ena Monte Carlin. Mr. Carlin was a retired salesman for Joy Manufacturing and Rockwell International. He had resided in Odessa since 1963. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include his sons, Craig Carlin and Clay Carlin, both of Odessa, and Jim Carlin of San Antonio; daughter, Lynda Carlin of Garland; sister, Helen Walker of Houston; grandsons, Goldwin Carlin of Columbia, S.C., and Hunter and Cameron Carlon, both of San Antonio; two nieces; and two nephews. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Sharon Ann Foreman of Beeville, formerly of Odessa, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, in San Antonio. She was born to Arthur and Mildred Willey Sept. 19, 1970, in Bremerton, Wash. She was a waitress. Survivors include her husband, David J. Foreman; two sons, Michael Anthony and Corey Lee Foreman; and one daughter, Akasha Dawn Foreman, all of Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at Sunset Memorial Chapel under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Services for Rudolfo "Rudy" Salcido, 43, of San Marcos, Calif., will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with Vicente Maldonado officiating. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Salcido died Wednesday, Arpil 5, 2000, at his residence. He was born March 24, 1957, in Pecos. He was a welder and a member of the Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Julio Salcido. Survivors include his wife, Martha Salcido of San Marcos, Calif.; three sons, Rudy Salcido Jr., Jaime Luis Salcido and Eric Michael Salcido, all of San Marcos, Calif.; a daughter, Stephanie Ann Salcido of San Marcos, Calif.; mother, Catarina Salcido of Odessa; six brothers, Inez Salcido, Raul Salcido and Thomas Salcido, all of Odessa, Henry Salcido of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Natividad Salcido of Pecos; and six sisters, Modesta Juarez and Frances Orona, both of Odessa, Maria Ortiz and Dulces Garcia, both of Fort Stockton, Emma Adame of Hobbs, N.M., and Jesusita Luna of Kermit. Pallbearers will be Rudy Salcido Jr., Jaime Salcido, Eric Salcido, Rudy Salcido, Raul Rodriguez, Inez Salcido Jr., Natividad Salcido, Joe Bernal and Steven Ramirez. Honorary pallbearers will be Stephanie Salcido, Leslie Bernal, Angie Ramirez and Amanda Rodriguez. Arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA — Emogene Sheffield, 75, of Odessa passed away Friday, April 7, 2000, at Deerings Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 13, 1924, in Holliday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Odessa Tabernacle Church with the Rev. D.L. Sam Jordan officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Sheffield married Clarence Sheffield Aug. 8, 1943, in Chula Vista, Calif. After World War II, they moved to Goldsmith. In 1948, they moved to Odessa the first time. After moving to East Texas, they returned to Odessa to stay in 1990.She was a member of Odessa Tabernacle Church. She was a homemaker and mother. She enjoyed spending time with her children and cooking for them. She was a very positive person who always tried to look her best. She loved to go for walks and she really loved her dogs. She is preceded in death by her parents, Perry Dee and Flossie Boyd. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Sheffield of Odessa; two sons, Don Sheffield and his wife, Wynona, and Mike Sheffield and his wife, Charlotte, all of Odessa; two daughters, Betty Norman of Odessa and Anita Dewhre and husband, Dave, of Ruidoso, N.M.; one sister, Sue McPherson of Odessa; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Dire—ctors (www.wilsonfuneral.com). _________________________________________________________________ Donald Lee Pummill ODESSA — Donald Lee Pummill, 66, of Odessa passed away Saturday, April 8, 2000, at his residence. Mr. Pummill was born Dec. 24, 1933. in Sedalia, Mo. He married Pat Cook Dec. 6, 1952, in Bahner, Mo., and they moved to Odessa in 1953. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Don had worked in oilfield sales for 47 years and was the owner of Don Pummill Sales. He will be remembered as a very generous man who never met a stranger. His friends knew him as a very good friend who would do anything to help and an avid Mojo fan. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Pat Pummill of Odessa; two sons, Tony Pummill of Skamania, Wash., and Tim Pummill and his wife, Melinda, of Odessa; one daughter, Teri Phelps and her husband, Joel, of Odessa; his mother, Sabra Pummill of Sedalia, Mo.; one brother, Ben Pummill of Malta Bend, Mo.; three brothers-in-law, Mike Cook and his wife, Susan, of Sedalia, Mo., Don Cook of Otterville, Mo., and Joe Cook and his wife, Kim, of Sparks, Nev.; one sister, Delores Barnes of Sedalia, Mo.; one sister-in-law, Lou Fowler and her husband, Skeet, of Odessa; two grandchildren, Ben Pummill and Matthew Pummill; and several nieces and nephews. There will be a family gathering from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2000, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark Woodruff as celebrant. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. The family suggest memorial contributions be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Building Fund or Catholic Charities. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ J. Alan Sanders ODESSA — J. Alan Sanders was born June 12, 1957, in Lubbock and moved to Odessa that same year. He graduated from Permian High School in 1975 and then attended Odessa College. After Alan graduated from Texas Tech University in 1981 with a degree in electrical engineering, he moved to the Houston area. For 17 years, he resided in The Woodlands until his death on February 20, 2000. He was active in Lions Club, The Woodlands Association, the Lutheran Church, cycling, scuba diving and woodworking. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Floyd and Questa Robinson; and his paternal grandparents, H. J. and Verma Sanders. He is survived by his parents, Ann and Vincent Becker of Odessa and John and Martha Sanders of Bedford; an uncle, Tom Sanders of Somerset, N.J.; a half brother, Eric Sanders of Amarillo. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2000, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dick Brown officiating. The family requests that memorial gifts be given to the American Heart Association or other charities. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. (www. wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.