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January 15, 2001 James Canon PECOS James Roy Canon, 80, of Pecos, a retired fieldman for Exxon, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at his home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Woody Woodard officiating. Arrange-ments by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Stith. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was Protestant. SURVIVORS: Wife, Zelma Canon of Pecos; sons, Jim R. Canon and Jack L. Canon, both of Pecos; brother, Davis Carl Canon of Bethany, Okla.; sisters, Minnie Ethel Curb of Odessa and Una Carter Walker of Sentinel, Okla,; and three grandchildren. Frances Cox PECOS Frances Theadora Cox, 81, of Cottage Grove, Ore., a homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, in Cottage Grove, Ore. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. J.E. "Mac" McCormick officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Fun-eral Home. She was born in Walters, Okla. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Charley Cox of Cottage Grove, Ore.; sons, Robert Cox of Mississippi, Harold Cox of Oklahoma, Steve Cox of South Carolina and George "Mick" Cox and Chuck Cox, both of Oregon; daughters, Darlene Ladd of Minnesota and Wanda Bessey of Oregon; sister, Corine Cravey of Pecos; brothers, Robert Leroy Lowrance of Runaway Bay and Alvin Loyd Lowrance of Odessa; 25 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Jimmy Lee Gregory ODESSA Jimmy Lee Gregory, 69, of Odessa, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at his home in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., today at Sunset Mem-orial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Ray Brown officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Jones County. He moved to Odessa in 1991 from Midland. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Jeanie Brashers of Odessa, Charlene Vinson of Noodle and Janice Farnes of Abilene. Bill Pike ODESSA "Bill" Quentin Othello Pike, a retired TXU Electric high line patrolman, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at his home in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Fairmont Park Church of Christ with Don Mitchell, Rick Denson and Bill Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Menard. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a mem-ber of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Jo Pike of Midland; sons, Stephen W. Pike, Stephen B. Dean and Danny R. Dean, all of Midland; daughters, Freda Arleen Pike of Graham and Cindy Jo Dean of Midland; brother, C.J. Pike of Midland; sisters, Romell M. Pringle of La-mesa and Lorene L. Chat-ham of Midland; and eight grandchildren. John Powell SAN ANGELO John Gregory Powell, 85, of Gar-dendale, a retired rancher, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at his home in Gardendale. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Big Lake. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Decatur, Tenn. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He lived in Gardendale for 17 years. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Judy Luxton of San Angelo and Nancy Koch of Flores-ville; brother, Marvin Pow-ell of Riceville, Tenn.; sisters, Charlotte Carpi and Sarah Powell, both of North Hollywood, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Hal Price SAN ANGELO Hal Price, 87, of Monahans, a retired Mobile consignee, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at his home in Monahans. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Belvedere Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Box officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Cross Plains. SURVIVORS: Wife, Eliza-beth Price of Monahans; sons, Dodd Price of Arlington, Tenn. and Brian Price of Austin; daughters, Ellen Sitton Barton of Plano and Martha Sitton Ricketson of Pecos; six grandchildren and four grandchildren. Carel Wagner ANDREWS Carel E. Wagner, 88, of Andrews, a retired custodian for Seminole schools, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at his home in Andrews. Services will be at 4 p.m today at Maranatha Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Robert Burns and Donnie Wagner officiating. Burial will be at Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Waldron, Ark. He lived in Andrews for 12 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God. SURVIVORS: Son, Buffard Wagner of Andrews; daugh-ter, Clara Nell Franklin of Dallas; brothers, James Wagner of Waldron, Ark.; sisters, Florance Walker, Zadie Deadman, Maddie Plum, Ada Oliver and Etta Vaughn, all of Waldron, Ark.; four grandchildren; seven grandchildren and three stepgreat-grand-children. A.M. Lawless ODESSA A.M. "Mutt" Lawless, 70, of Odessa, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at Lincoln Towers Retirement Center. Arrangements are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.