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"Bo" Greenroad, 87, of Odessa, are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Belmont Baptist Church with the Rev. Rex Clayton officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Greenroad died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at his residence. He was born June 1, 1913 in Lake Charles, La. Mr. Greenroad came to Odessa in 1973 from Andrews. He was a retired tool pusher. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rites and the Shriners. He loved to fish. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosa Lee Harris Greenroad; daughters, Billie Pyfer and Nina Corbitt; brothers, Curtis Greenroad, Joe Greenroad, Horrace Greenroad and William Greenroad; and sisters, Minnie Janese and Estelle Zabawchuk. Survivors include his son, John Robert Janese of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; son-in-law, Johnny Pyfer of Odessa; brother, Johnny Ray Greenroad of Mississippi; sister, Winnie Hebert of Westlake, La.; seven grandchildren, Wesley Pyfer of Irving, Nancy Eggar of Odessa, Lindsey Moss of Plano, Greg Janese of Franklin, Tenn., Jay Janese of Lake in the Hills, Ill., Mark Janese of Flower Mound and Chris Janese of San Diego, Calif.; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Tony Lee Gisolo, 47 years of age, servant of Our Lord, continued to serve throughout his battle with leukemia. Tony lost his battle Sept. 23, 2000, at his residence, but has won the eternal victory. Mr. Gisolo had been employed with Dynegy Midstream Systems of Crane for the 25 years and was a member of Mid-Cities Community Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Esther Rae Gisolo. He is survived by his wife, Linda Gisolo of Odessa; daughters, Terah Amber Gisolo and Chaldees Lee Gisolo and Cameron Jael Alanis and her husband Joe, all of Dallas, and Jamie Roberts of Lafayette, La.; father, Harold Gisolo of Lakewood, Wash.; brother, Marty R. Gisolo of Spokane, Wash.; grandsons, Joe Rene and Tate Jordan Alanis of Dallas; nephew, Brad Gisolo of Spokane; niece, Kelly Gisolo of Wasilla, Alaska; as well as other numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services are set for today at 4 p.m. at Mid-Cities Community Church, 8700 W. Hwy. 191, with Pastor Kevin York officiating. Visitation will be at the church prior to the services. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ted Claussen, Joe Espinoza, Roger Hahn, Darren Erwin, Tim Harris, Homer Millican, Duane Spears and Jimmy Nutter. Services by Odessa Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, Attn: Terah A. Gisolo, 4200 Horizon N. Pkwy. #9210, Dallas, Texas, 75287; Mid-Cities Foundation for Generations, 8700 W. Hwy. 191, Midland, Texas, 79705 or American Air Power Heritage Museum, 9600 Wright Drive, Midland, Texas, 79711. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Services for Gene Tallant, 78, of Odessa, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greenfield Acres Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Bartlett officiating. Military honors will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Mr. Tallant died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at a local hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Spur. He married Helen Johnson Oct. 28, 1950, in Clovis, N.M. Mr. Tallant moved to Odessa in 1956. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He owned and operated Genes Grocery Store on North Golder for many years and worked as a driller for Gulf Oil and other companies in Algeria and Kuwait. He later worked for several casing companies in the Permian Basin, at the end of his career. He was a member of Greenfield Acres Baptist Church for 40 years and a member of VFW Post 4372. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Colleen Tallant Hall, in 1993. Survivors include his wife of nearly 50 years, Helen Tallant of Odessa; daughters, Linda Ward (George) of Odessa, Paula Glenn (Gregg) of Corpus Christi and Amelia Tallant of Haskell; brothers, Weldon Tallant of Livingston and Glenn David Tallant of Abilene; sisters, twin sister Florence Spiker of North Richland Hills, Melba Malone of Midland and Patricia Mead of Beaumont; eight grandchildren, Susan, Joseph, Jason, Isaac, Heather, Juli, Brandon and Melissa; and five great-grandchildren, Caitlin, Jayda, Michael, Tyler and Matthew. The family requests memorials to Home Hospice of Odessa. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Elmer L. "Red" Holdeman, 61, of Odessa, died Sept. 20, 2000, in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. He was born April 17, 1939, in Plentywood, Mont. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. David Ring of Highland United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Mr. Holdeman was working in Mexico as a Pipeline Transportation Superintendent for Bechtell Company. He was a lifetime member and past master of Andy G. Vaughn Masonic Lodge, lifetime member of McFarland Masonic Lodge, Goldsmith Masonic Lodge and Fellowship Masonic Lodge. He was a member of York Rite Bodies of Odessa, Scottish Rite of El Paso and a 32nd Degree Mason. Pallbearers will be members of the Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Mr. Holdeman is survived by his wife, Flor Holdeman of Odessa; sons, Kai and Brian Holdeman of Odessa; daughters, Cindy Peebles and Elenia Holdeman of Odessa; stepsons, Oscar Gutierrez of Peru and Luis Matsuda of Odessa; stepdaughters, Marlene Delgado, Mariela Salas and Martha Blaskey, all of Odessa; brothers, Paul, Nels and Alfred Holdeman of Plentywood; cousin, R.C. "Cliff" White of Midland; 16 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. (www. wilsonfuneral.com) _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.