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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
July 24, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Donald Russell Roach
   
   Donald  Russell Roach passed away Saturday, July 22, 2000, at his home
   in  Odessa.  He  was  born Jan. 26, 1929, in Wink to Grandville D. and
   Leona Maxine Roach.
   
   He was a gunnery sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1944 to 1947
   and  1950  to  1968,  serving in World War II in the Central and South
   Pacific. He also served in Korea from 1952 to 1953 and in Vietnam from
   1966 to 1967.
   
   In  between  the  wars,  he  also  served in Japan, Lebanon, Thailand,
   Alaska, Okinawa and the Philippines.
   
   Graveside  services for Mr. Roach will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 24,
   2000, at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   Survivors include his sons, Russell Roach of Odessa and Keith Roach of
   Corinth;  daughter,  Donna  Meiz of Greenwood; brother, Bobby Roach of
   Odessa;  sister,  Arlene  Baker  of Odessa; nephew, Rory Roach and his
   wife,  Cindy,  of  Odessa;  niece, Jo Scott and her husband, Steve, of
   Odessa;  great-niece  and nephew, Jerrica and Kyle Roach of Odessa and
   six grandchildren.
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    Ruth C. Farris
   
   Ruth  C.  Farris,  80,  of Longview, formerly of Odessa, died July 20,
   2000,  at  Good  Shepherd  Medical  Center  in  Longview. She was born
   September  3,  1919,  in  Muskogee,  Oklahoma,  to  Jerry  and  Martha
   Campbell.
   
   Ruth  moved  to  Longview  in 1995, where she resided with her sister,
   Winifred  Rutland.  She  was  a  licensed  beautician  and  a licensed
   vocational  nurse. She taught Sunday school and was a former president
   of the Ladies Auxiliary.
   
   Ruth  wrote  poetry  and was an inspirational person. She was loved by
   all who knew her and will be missed greatly.
   
   Services  will  be  at  10 a.m. Monday, July 24, 2000, at First United
   Pentecostal  Church in Odessa, with speakers, including the Revs. J.T.
   Pugh and Terry Pugh, both of Odessa and A.D. Spears of Longview.
   
   Survivors include her daughter, Carol Ann Wilson of Odessa; one sister
   Winifred  Campbell  Rutland of White Oak; one grandson, Mark W. Wilson
   of  Odessa; three granddaughters, Marcia Weddel of Longview; Elizabeth
   Parekh  of  Odessa;  Laura  Goodwin of the Dallas area; 11 great-grand
   children and one great-great grandson.
   
   Her  husband,  Mark  D.  Farris,  a  son,  Jerry  D.  Farris,  and her
   great-granddaughter,  Rachel Wilson, preceded her in death. She leaves
   a host of Pentecostal brothers, sisters and friends.
   
   Services are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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