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   OA Online Obituaries.
   
November 28, 2000

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   ODESSA  Clara  Saucedo Bayless, 76, of Odessa passed away Sunday, Nov.
   26,  2000,  at  a  local  nursing home. Mrs. Bayless was born Sept. 7,
   1924, in Lockhart. She had been a resident of San Angelo and of Odessa
   for  many  years  and  worked as a beautician. She was a member of the
   Catholic Church.
   
   She  was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Consuello Saucedo,
   and her brothers, Antonio and Manuel Saucedo.
   
   She  is  survived  by  two  sons, Charles Bayless of Midland and Chris
   Bayless of Odessa; a daughter, Brenda Bayless Stewart of San Angelo; a
   sister, Gloria Saucedo Campos of Visalia, Calif.; eight grandchildren;
   and a great-grandchild.
   
   A memorial Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at
   St.  Marys  Catholic  Church  with  Revs.  Francis  Frey  and  Matthew
   Chackalackal officiating.
   
   The  family  wishes  to  express  a  special thank you to the staff of
   Deerings Nursing Home for their care.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   ODESSA  Bessie  Kathrine  Yancy,  66,  of  Odessa,  beloved mother and
   grandmother,  went  to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at
   her  home.  She  was  born Dec. 4, 1933, in Del Rio and was a longtime
   resident of Odessa. She was a homemaker.
   
   Survivors  include  her daughter, Beverly Lane of Odessa; a son, Steve
   Reed  of  Arlington;  a  granddaughter,  Chance  Passmore of Odessa; a
   grandson,  Steve Lane of Odessa; and a great-grandson, Dustin Passmore
   of Odessa.
   
   Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Latter
   Rain  Worship  Center  located  at 305 E. 19th St. in Odessa with Rev.
   Craig  DeArmond  officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial
   Gardens. Arrangements are with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   (www.wilsonfuneral.com)
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   SAN ANTONIO Jose "Joe" M. Alvarado, born Aug. 22, 1911, died Saturday,
   Nov. 25, 2000, at the age of 89 in San Antonio.
   
   He  was preceded in death by his wife, Cordelia Huitt Alvarado and his
   parents, Diego G. Alvarado and Guadalupe Salazar Alvarado.
   
   Joe  grew  up  in Odessa during the depression years. Consequently, he
   attended school only through the sixth grade.
   
   He joined the CCC and later enlisted in the military and served in the
   U.S. Air Force in World War II in the Pacific Theatre and was a member
   of  the  528th  Bomb Squardon. Joe and his brother, Gregorio Alvarado,
   also a WWII veteran, upon their return to civilian life, became owners
   of  one  of  the first Mexican food restaurants in Odessa. A few years
   later,  after  Gregorio  died,  Joe  and Cordelia retired and moved to
   Altus,  Okla. Following her death in 1988, Joe moved to San Antonio to
   be near his sisters.
   
   Joe  is  survived  by  his sisters, Mrs. Antonia A. Roberts of Odessa,
   Maria D. and Nicolasa Alvarado of San Antonio. His other survivors are
   his  nephews,  Christino  Alvarado  of  Dallas, Jesse Alvarado and his
   wife,  Naomi, Lewis Fernandez of Odessa, Felix Fernandez and his wife,
   Betty,  of  Odessa; his niece, Lilia F. Howard and her husband, Cliff,
   of  Big  Spring,  Olivia  Fernandez  of Big Spring, Elia Warren of San
   Antonio,  Olivia  Alvarado de Torres and her husband, Francisco Torres
   of  Mexico  City,  Linda  Eagleton  and  her  husband, Phil of Dallas,
   Guadalupe  Alvarado  of  Midland. Joe is also survived by many nephews
   and nieces.
   
   Funeral services and interment will be in Altus, Okla.
   
   Mass  will  be  celebrated  at  11  a.m.  today, Nov. 28, 2000, in the
   Sanctuary  of  the Lowell Tims Funeral Home in Altus, Oklahoma. Burial
   services will follow. Local arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary.
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