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                          OA Online Death Notices.
                                      
                               March 17, 2001
                                      
                                Jerry Erwin
                                      
    ODESSA Jerry William Erwin, 62, of Odessa, an auto mechanics helper,
                 died Thursday, March 15, 2001, in Odessa.
                                      
   Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the
   Rev. Robert L. Bratcher officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial
           Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
                                      
   He was born in Sentinel, Okla., and was a resident of Odessa for three
      years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist.
                                      
    SURVIVORS: Brother, Ronald Lee Erwin of Orlando, Calif.; and sister,
                        Carolyn Skidmore of Odessa.
                                      
                                John Gibson
                                      
     ODESSA John Bryant Gibson, 59, of Odessa, a chef, died Wednesday,
         March 14, 2001, at Scenic Mountain Hospital in Big Spring.
                                      
     Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Texas and Clements Church of
      Christ with Billy Lemon officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill
              Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
                                      
    He was born in Oakwood and was a resident of Palestine before moving
      to Odessa 48 years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
                                      
      SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lisa Whitiker of Dallas; brothers, Clyde C.
   Gibson of Midland and Herbert Gibson of Odessa; sister, Celestine Rand
                     of Odessa; and two grandchildren.
                                      
                            George Kotarski Jr.
                                      
   ODESSA George Edward Kotarski Jr., 43, of Odessa, an oilfield driller,
                  died Monday, March 12, 2001, in Odessa.
                                      
      Services will be at a later date in Casper, Wyo. Arrangements by
   Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel and Bustard Funeral Home.
                                      
             He was born in East Chicago, Ind. He was Catholic.
                                      
       SURVIVORS: Wife, Sonya Kotarski of Odessa; sons, George Edward
     Kotarski III and Jacob Allen Kotarski, both of Odessa; daughters,
     Kristen Kotarski and Sarah Kotarski, both of Texas; stepdaughter,
      Sherie Leann Edwards of Odessa; mother, Dolores Glaze of Aurora,
   Colo.; brother, Russell Glaze of Borger; and sisters, Colleen Kotarski
              of Casper and Kimberly Lincoln of Indio, Calif.
                                      
                               Robert Creech
                                      
   ODESSA Robert W. "Bob" Creech, 65, of Odessa died Thursday, March 15,
                        2001, at an Odessa hospital.
                                      
             Services are pending with Gilbreath Funeral Home.
                                      
                               William Pettit
                                      
    ODESSA William Pettit, 86, of Odessa died Friday, March 16, 2001, at
                    Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
                                      
           Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
                                      
                               Varner Stevens
                                      
    ODESSA Varner Stevens, 86, of Odessa died Friday, March 16, 2001, at
                    Parks Methodist Retirement Village.
                                      
           Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
                                      
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