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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                                May 25, 2000
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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     ODESSA — Mary Lou "Maria" Rodriguez, 73, passed away May 23,
                     2000, at Medical Center Hospital.
                                      
    She was born Feb. 25, 1927, in Mercedes, Texas. Before retiring she
   worked as a licensed vocational nurse for Nurses Unlimited and Medical
                              Center Hospital.
                                      
       Mrs. Rodriguez was preceded in death by her husband, Eluterio
     Rodriguez; son, Eddie Ray Rodriguez; father and mother, Julian and
     Maria Suarez; brother, Joe "Pepe" Suarez; grandsons, Larry Ronald
     Rodriguez and Jeffrey Tovar; and granddaughter, Amanda Evangeline
                                 Rodriguez.
                                      
      She is survived by sons, Larry Rodriguez and his wife, Lydia, of
     Odessa, Johnny Rodriguez of San Antonio, Ricky Rodriguez and wife,
   Gloria, of Odessa, Joe Robert Rodriguez and wife, Irma, of Odessa; and
   Ernest Rodriguez and wife, Carmen, of Houston; daughters, Esther Tovar
   of San Marcos, Mary Evangeline Santiago and husband, Eli, of Phoenix,
   Ariz.; brothers, Isidro Suarez of Poteet, Julian Suarez of Odessa and
      Pete Suarez of Houston; sisters, Manuela Cashion of San Antonio,
    Connie Gonzales of San Antonio, Susie Navarro of San Antonio, Irene
     Lopez of Del Rio, Martha Suarez of San Antonio and Bridget Laws of
           Odessa; 24 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
                                      
   A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2000, at 7 p.m.
    at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of the Christian Burial will be
     celebrated at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph‘s Catholic Church
   with the Rev. Mark Woodruff officiating. Burial will follow at Odessa
                                 Cemetery.
                                      
              Her grandsons will be designated as pallbearers.
                                      
                      Services by Odessa Funeral Home.
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                        Gerel Devene "Geri" Hartman 
                                      
    ODESSA — Gerel Devene "Geri" Hartman joined her heavenly father
                           Monday, May 22, 2000.
                                      
       A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at St.
          Mary’s Catholic Church. Arrangements by the family.
                                      
        Mrs. Hartman was born Oct. 16, 1933, in Bell County, Texas.
                                      
                             She was Catholic.
                                      
           She was preceded in death by a son, Gary Dale Hartman.
                                      
      Survivors include her mother, Margaret Cosper of Temple; sister,
    Margaret Smith of Odessa; brother, Bill Truelove of Moffat; sister,
    Loretta Meyer of Carlsbad, N.M.; son, Mike Hartman and his wife, Jo
      Ann, of Odessa; daughter-in-law, Nancy Hartman of Carlsbad; five
      grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
                                  nephews.
                                      
    In lieu of flowers the family suggest that contributions be sent to
         the American Cancer Society or to Community Care Hospice.
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