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December 05, 2000 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Mauro Garcia Sotelo, 44, of Odessa died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was born Jan. 15, 1956, in Rancho Pena, Chi-huahua, Mexico. He was a sandblaster and painter. He was Catholic. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 5, 2000, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eleno and Patricia Sotelo. Survivors are his wife, Alejandra V. Sotelo of Odessa; son, Mauro Sotelo Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Sonia Sotelo Rios, Elsa Sotelo, Sandra Sotelo Orona and Veronica Sotelo, all of Odessa; brothers, Cipriano Sotelo of Chihuahua, Mexico, Rodolfo Sotelo of Odessa and Toribio Sotelo of Cactus; sisters, Sara Sotelo and Micaela Sotelo Armendariz, both of Chihuahua; and grandson, Luis Felipe Rios. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ JACKSBORO Wyneta Granny Nunley, 92, of Ruidoso, N.M., and formerly of Eastland and Jacksboro, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Ruidoso, N.M. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today, Dec. 5, 2000, at the Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro with Joe Williams officiating, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Mrs. Nunley was born June 13, 1908, in Jack County to Edward Morton and Donna Elizabeth Brown Pringle. She was baptized into the Church of Christ at a young age. She married Elisha Franklin Nunley March 20, 1926, in Jacksboro. She earned her licensed vocational nurse degree from Odessa College and worked for J.H. Wood Hospital and later Medical Center Hospital as well as private nursing in Odessa for 30 years. Mr. Nunley preceded her in death in 1982 as well as her son Ken Nunley in 1996 and two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, L. Ray and Mary Lee Nunley of Ruidoso, N.M.; six grandchildren, Richard Alan Nunley of Odessa, Kenneth David Nunley of Boston, Mass., Betty Ann Forbes of Midland, Lonnie Edward Nunley of Mesa, Ariz., Donald Ray Nunley of Payson, Ariz., and Robin Lea Anne Nunley of Ruidoso; and 11 great-grandchildren. ODESSA Margaret Ann Slater, 66, of Odessa died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at Martinez Funeral Home with Larry Powell officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visita-tion will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Marti-nez Funeral Home Chapel. She was born Nov. 18, 1934, in Oklahoma City to Buenice Evelyn See and Emmett Dudley Gordon. She was a homemaker. She married Dean Franklin Aug. 25, 1951. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Larry Dean Slater. Survivors include her husband, Dean Slater of Odessa; sons, John Dudley Slater (Kelly) and Patrick Wayne Slater (Diane B.), both of Odessa; brother, Charles Ross of Beggs, Okla.; grandchildren, Carle R. Slater, Megan R. Slater, Amber M. Slater, Justin D. Slater and John J. Slater, all of Odessa, and Ami L. Slater of Stephenville; and great-grandchild, Emmy Jo Waldren of Omaha, Neb. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Services for Rojelio Josiah Orosco, four months, of Odessa are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000, at Rose Hill Babyland Cemetery with the Rev. Fidelo Lugo officiating. Rojelio died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born July 26, 2000, in Odessa. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Charles Flores and Tomasa Flores. Survivors include his father, Rojelio Orosco of Odessa; mother, Joann Flores of Odessa; brother, Anthony Ray Orosco of Smithville; sister, Janette Villanueva of Odessa; nephew, Isiah Villanueva of Odessa; niece, Alexis Villa-nueva of Odessa; brother-in-law, Ketcho Villanueva of Odessa; grandfather, Tomas Orosco of Odessa; grandmother, Enedina Orosco of Odessa; and numerous aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Mar-tinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ ODESSA Services for Hattie Marie Hall, 89, of Odessa are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000, at First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Terry Pierce officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hall died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. She was born May 19, 1911, in Fonde, Ky. Mrs. Hall came to Odessa in 1970 from St. Louis, Mo. She was a retired nurses aid. She was a Baptist. Survivors include her daughter, Othelia Swinney and husband Mike of Odessa; sons, Jerry Hall and wife Jean of San Diego, Calif., Henry Hall and wife Joyce of Tulsa, Okla., and Sherrill McCarty of Middlebury, Vt.; brothers, Kenneth McCarty and Elgin McCarty, both of Clinton, Tenn., James B. McCarty of Parkville, Mo., and Estal McCarty of Louisiana; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Harold D. Goodson MIDLAND Harold D. Goodson was born January 20, 1937, in Childress to William Goodson and Nellie (Fromm) Goodson. He was a graduate of Childress High School and Texas Tech where he played football as a full scholarship athlete. In the mid-5Os, he had a band, Hal Goodson and the Raiders, which released several recordings that are currently being re-released in England. He married Joyce Lee Duncan Aug. 4, 1958, in Muleshoe. Mr. Goodson was employed with Fields and Company in Odessa and Amarillo, retiring in June of 1999. He was a member of Crestview Baptist Church. Mr. Goodson died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at a Midland hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, and sister, Naomi Gupton. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Goodson of Midland; four children, Cynthia Mills of Midland, Mark Goodson of Bedford, Marsha Etter of Lubbock and Robin Horst and her husband, Dirk, of Grand Prairie; nine grandchildren, Elizabeth Mills, Zachary Mills, David Mills, Alex Goodson, Dylan Goodson, Conner Goodson, Logan Etter, Camille Etter and Sarah Etter; a brother, Marion Goodson of Hobbs, N.M.; four sisters, Pansy Johnson and Patsy Wylie, both of Dallas, Mary Cox of Bosque Farms, N.M., and Lena Ford of California. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 5, 2000, at Ellis Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000, at Crestview Baptist Church with Dr. Larry Ashlock officiating. This will be a time to remember and celebrate his love and his life. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Dirk Horst, Lawrence Barber, Robert Johnson, Norman Gooch, Jim Bryan and Burt Thomas. The family requests memorials be directed to American Heart Association, 3205 W. Cuthbert, Midland, Texas, 79701. He was a devoted and beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. His motto in life was I tried and he gave all of himself to everything he did. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.