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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                                May 05, 2000
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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                              J.B. Lauderdale
                                      
   FORT STOCKTON — J.B. Lauderdale, 67, of Lockhart and formerly of
                 Fort Stockton died Wednesday, May 3, 2000.
                                      
    He was born in Lindsey, Okla., Dec. 10, 1932, to Jack and Anna Belle
    Duncan Lauderdale. He married Betty Neves in 1951 in Levelland. She
   preceded him in death in 1996. He was a member of the Church of Christ
   in Lockhart, and worked as an Independent Drilling Consultant for Oil
                              Field Industry.
                                      
    Survivors include his son, Brad Lauderdale of Fort Worth; daughters,
    Sherry Laurence and Beth Lauderdale, both of Lockhart; sisters, Mary
   Caswell of Levelland and Judy Stacey of Rosanky; grandchildren, Joshua
                       Laurence and Rebecca Laurence.
                                      
     Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2000, at the
   Church of Christ in Fort Stockton. Burial will follow at the East Hill
                         Cemetery in Fort Stockton.
                                      
   Memorials may be given to the Top Ten Scholastic Scholarship, Lockhart
       High School, #1 Lion Country Dr., Lockhart, Texas, 78644-2565.
                                      
        Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home of Fort Stockton.
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       ODESSA — Lucio "Rosco" Orozco, 77, of Odessa passed away
    Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. He was
                    born December 13, 1922, in Trenton.
                                      
   He married Sue Garner July 1, 1942, in Leonard. He moved to Odessa in
                                   1951.
                                      
   Lucio Orozco, better known as "Rosco," was widely acknowledged as one
    of the most versatile professional artists in the Permian Basin. His
    works of art included pastel paintings of the President’s Pets
     which were on display in the Presidential Room of the Ector County
   Library. His paintings of Westerns, still-lifes, landscapes, seascapes
     and his designing abilities may be seen throughout the West Texas
    Area. Rosco’s Portrait Paintings, which he considered to be his
    specialty, had a distinctive quality as he combined depth, color and
      creativity to capture likenesses that seem to live on canvas. He
      worked in 7 medias, water-color, pastel, charcoal, pencil, oil,
    acrylic and sculpture. Rosco had three successful one man art shows.
                                      
         A native Texan, Rosco was with KOSA-TV for 32 years as the
    Station’s Art Director. He appeared regularly on the High Noon
    Show and the Admiral Foghorn Show plus other children shows. He did
    illustrations and lectures in the public schools, and for civic and
     business clubs. Before 1955, Rosco was Display Manager for Dunlaps
                          Department Store chain.
                                      
   The family would like to acknowledge the wonderful care Rosco received
     for the nine years he spent at Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
                                      
   He is survived by his wife, Sue of Odessa; daughters, Beverly Hawkins
    of Arlington and Debbie Childers of Odessa; three grandchildren; and
                         three great-grandchildren.
                                      
    Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial
                 Gardens with Rev. Sam Jordan officiating.
                                      
             Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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