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February 4, 2001 Lucille Blount ODESSA Lucille Blount, 84, of Odessa, a retired teacher, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001 at Odessa Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. She was born in Avery. She was Episcopalian. SURVIVORS: three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Charles Bristol MIDLAND Charles Porter Bristol, 92, a retired Shell employee, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Edwards officiating. Internment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Ellis Funeral Home. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Bristol was born July 20, 1908, in Altus, Okla. He was a Methodist. SURVIVORS: Grandchildren, Steven H. Bristol and Sheri Bristol-Nanson, both of Midland. Jack Elliott STEPHENVILLE Jack Elliott, 49, of Stephenville, an equipment operator, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Stephenville Funeral Home. He was born in Bowie and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Mother, Tena Elliott of Stephenville; sons, Shane Elliott of Odessa and Chris Bailey of Carrollton; daughter, Lisa Alvarado of Odessa; sister, Kay Helms of Stephenville; brother, Jess Elliott of Stephenville; and one grandson. Richard Hagelberger ODESSA Richard Allison Hagelberger, 67, of Odessa died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Private memorial services were held Saturday. Arrangements were by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Junell; son, Donny Hagelberger of Odessa; sister, Edith Shipp of Seminole; and five grandchildren. Guy Jamieson MIDLAND Guy Charles Jamieson, 82, of Midland, a retired Conoco employee, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church with Tommy Potter and the Rev. Gary Groves officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Columbus, Miss. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Jamieson of Midland; sons, Guy "Buster" Jamieson of Hobbs, N.M., and Dennis Arno Jamieson of Rockwall; and five grandchildren. Donald Ray Knight CRANE Donald Ray Knight, 68, a retired heavy-equipment operator, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Crane Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Parker officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Necessity Bradshaw Cemetery in Necessity. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in Crane. He was born in Moran. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Sons, Donny Knight of Ira and Ricky Knight of Victoria and six grandchildren. S.W. "Buddy" Little DE LEON S.W. "Buddy" Little, a farmer and rancher, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at De Leon Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home at a later date. Arrangements by Nowlin Funeral Home. He was born in Tipton, Okla. He was a Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ollie J. Little of De Leon, and Buddie E. Little of Tatum, N.M; daughters, Gloria V. Crites of Midland, Demeris Wheeler of Dallas and Sandra Hand of San Antonio; brother, W.E. Little of Ashville, N.C.; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Nolan Smiley DENVER CITY Nolan Smiley, Sr., 81, a retired Cornell employee, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at his residence in Denver City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with Bob Fred and Kenney Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Denver City Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ratliff Funeral Home. He was born in Carthage. He was an Army veteran of World War II and received a Purple Heart. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Evelyn Smiley; sons, Leonard Smiley of San Antonio, Nolan Smiley, Jr. of Gleenwood, Ark., and Dennis Smiley of Denver City; sister, Matie Belle Wilson of Odessa; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Howard L. Whitworth SAN ANGELO Howard L. Whitworth, 67, of San Angelo, a retired assistant district attorney, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at his residence. Services with San Angelo Police Department Honor Guard will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chester McGowan officiating. Military graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland with the Rev. Robert Pase officiating. Arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. He was born in New Orleans, La. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Marie Whitworth of San Angelo; daughter, Lynn Dom of Houston; stepsons, Timothy Suntermann of Tucson, Ariz., and Craig Suntermann of Waco; stepdaughter, Vikki Garrett of Houston; mother, Grace Whitworth of El Paso; brother, Harry Whitworth of El Paso; sister, Jeanne Cline of El Paso; and seven granddaughters. Irene Zelda Willson DENVER CITY Irene Zelda Willson, 89, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church with Skip Rodgers officiating. Burial will follow in the Denver City Memorial Park. She was born in Maysville, Okla. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Son, Lee Wyatt of Garland; daughters, Sue Ann Harrison and Judy Tinley, both of Denver City; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Aurora Dominguez Anaya ODESSA Aurora Dominguez Anaya, 86, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Gladys M. Couch Gladys M. Couch, 80, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001 in Odessa Medical Center hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Joe Firestone ODESSA Joe Firestone, 66, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at his residence in Odessa. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A.L. "Leon" Melton A.L. "Leon" Melton, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001 at Odessa Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.