Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 22 Mar 2001 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Death Notices. March 22, 2001 Jose Alvarado ODESSA Jose H. Alvarado, 82, of Odessa, a retired cement finisher, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Presidio. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Hilda Vasquez of Plano, Gloria A. Guerrero and Mary Alice Chavez, both of Odessa, and JoAnn Fierro of McKinney; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Edith Boatright FORT STOCKTON Edith M. Boatright, 43, of Fort Stockton, a high school vocational teacher, died Monday, March 19, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Fort Stockton and 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Brady with Dr. Larry Krueger officiating both services. Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery in Brady. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Uvalde and had been a resident of Andrews before moving to Fort Stockton in 1985. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Daryl Boatright of Fort Stockton; brother, Tommy Hubbard of Pearsall; and sister, Dorothy Oliver of Pettus. Brandon Mathis CRANE Brandon "Bucky" Mathis, 26, of Austin, assistant manager of the Ritz in Austin, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, in Austin. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Parker officiating. Burial will follow at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was born in Port Arthur and moved to Austin in 1994 from Nederland. SURVIVORS: Mother, Kay Cox of Arlington; father, Danny Mathis of Caldwell, Idaho; sisters, Brandi Mathis of Boulder, Colo., and Miranda "Tassy" Mathis of Caldwell; and grandparents, John Dee, Bobbie Daniell and Louise Mathis, all of Crane, and Donnie Taylor of Anson. John Mitchell PECOS John Mitchell, 84, of Pecos, a retired mail carrier, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fairview Cemetery with Monty Huffman officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Valentine and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Elidia Torres Mitchell of Pecos; sons, John Mitchell, Frank Mitchell and Bob Mitchell, all of Pecos; stepdaughters, Maria Elena C. Rodriguez and Gloria C. Arredondo, both of Pecos; half-brother, Jack Lindsay of Georgetown; three grandchildren; and eight stepgrandchildren. Vera Sanders ANDREWS Vera Sanders, 81, of Andrews, retired cafeteria manager for San Andres Elementary School in Andrews, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Andrews Church of Christ with Mark Wilson and John Snider officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Glover, Okla., and moved to Andrews in 1950 from East Texas. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, James Sanders of Houston, George Sanders of Naples, Fla., and Morris Sanders of Ballwin, Mo.; sisters, Lois Rhoden of Oak Hill, Okla., Winnie Mae Plunkett of Payson, Ariz., and Edith Grace McKinley of Broken Bow, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Petra Serrano OJINAGA, Mexico Petra A. Serrano, 57, of Presidio, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services will be at a later date at Jardines de San Jose Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel and Funeraria de Valle Funeral Home. She was born in Manuel Benavides, Mexico. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Pablo Serrano of Presidio; sons, Pablo Serrano Jr. of Presidio and Omero Serrano of Colorado City; and daughter, Nancy Carrasco of Presidio. Concepcion Tercero PECOS Concepcion "Connie" Tercero, 77, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Catherines Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Burial will be at St. Josephs Cemetery in Fort Davis. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Davis and had been a longtime resident of Pecos before moving to Odessa in 2000. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose M. Tercero of Odessa; son, Steve Tercero of Odessa; daughters, Mary L. Botello of Orange Park, Fla., Rosa De La O and Priscilla T. Ely, both of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.