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March 31, 2001 Frank Blakeney ANDREWS Frank Blakeney, 93, of Andrews, a retired farmer, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Andrews Healthcare Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marvin Glasgow officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Globe, Ariz., and moved to Andrews in 1991 from Pecos. He was Apostolic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Cherry Blakeney of Andrews; sons, Kenneth Blakeney of Andrews and Tom Blakeney of Kermit; 16 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Jesus Garcia FORT STOCKTON Jesus Suchil Garcia, 81, of Fort Stockton, a retired rancher, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at a later date in Ojinaga, Mexico. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Cerros, Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Soledad Pillado Garcia of Fort Stockton; sons, Jorge Garcia of Midland, Manuel Garcia of Presidio, Jesus Garcia Jr. of Ojinaga and Martin Garcia of Odessa; daughters, Elvira Madrid Garcia of Ojinaga, Sylvia Garcia, Luz Elena Garcia and Ilda Diab Garcia, all of Fort Stockton; brother, Andres Garcia of Fort Stockton; sisters, Matilda Garcia of Ojinaga and Maria Burrola de Garcia of Manuel Benavides, Mexico; 22 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Inocencia Gonzalez ODESSA Inocencia T. Gonzalez, 80, of Ojinaga, Mexico, a homemaker, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at a later date in Ojinaga, Mexico. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Estacion Dorado, Mexico, and had been a resident of Odessa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Maria Luisa Gonzalez and Guillermina Gonzalez, both of Camargo, Mexico, and Margarita Gonzalez of Ojinaga; brother, Cenobio Rey Torres of California; sister, Maria Rey Torres of Camargo; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Bobbie Morris ODESSA Bobbie Gene Morris, 74, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Highland and Bunche Church of Christ with Gene Collins officiating. Burial will be at the Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Ranger and was a resident of Odessa for 60 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bobby Joe Morris and Tommy J. Morris, both of Odessa, Alvin A. Morris of Long Island, N.Y., and Danny Morris of San Angelo; brothers, Theodore Lewis of Lubbock and Michael Lewis of El Paso; sisters, Maxine Fields of Odessa and Helen Blue of Midland; 23 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Bertha Navarrette MONAHANS Bertha Navarrette, 74, of Monahans, a homemaker, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in Fort Worth. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Rosa De Saron Church with Emilio Bustamantes officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Ojinaga, Mexico, and was a longtime resident of Monahans. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jesus C. Navarrette and Jose M. Navarrette, both of Odessa, Angel C. Navarrette and Ramon Navarrette, both of Monahans, and Cesar C. Navarrette of Dallas; daugh-ters, Angelina Martinez of Artesia, N.M., Dora Martinez of Dallas and Graciela N. Carrasco of Seagoville; brothers, Ray-mundo Carrasco of Fort Stockton, Miguel Carrasco of Monahans and Ignacio Carrasco of Odessa; sisters, Anastacia Ponce of Lov-ington, N.M., and Trine Car-rasco of Hart; 27 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. John Neilson ALPINE John M. Neilson, 91, of Fort Davis died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at an Alpine nursing center. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Milwaukee and was a resident of Fort Davis since 1972. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Alice Neilson of Fort Davis; and sister, Mary Brown of Wisconsin. Ruby Ward ODESSA Ruby Kathryn Ward, 79, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Belmont Baptist Church with the Revs. Rex Clayton and Kerry Peacock officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Sayre, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1946 from Brownfield. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, James E. Ward of Midland, Henery E. Ward of New Braunfels and Norman L. Ward of Odessa; daughter, Reba Heard of Odessa; sister, Patsy Moore of Dallas; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Sara Wade ODESSA Sara Wade, 46, of Odessa, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Manuel Ybarra Sr. HOUSTON Manuel Estrada Ybarra Sr., 57, of Odessa, died Friday, March 30, 2001. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.