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April 04, 2001 Jamie Clifton MIDLAND Jamie Beth Jackson Clifton, 47, of Midland, a homemaker, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Stockton Williams officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Fun-eral Home. She was born in Fort Worth. SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill Clifton of Midland; sons, David William, John William, Lyle William and George William, all of Mid-land; stepson, Jacob Clifton of Houston; father, James Robert Jackson of Midland; brother, George R. Jackson of Los Angeles; and sister, Julie Underriner of Qatar. Frank Costa ODESSA Frank P. Costa, 81, of Odessa, a retired em-ployee of El Paso Natural Gas Co., died Monday, April 2, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Griffin Jones offi-ciating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Baltimore and moved to Odessa in 1950. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Erna Costa of Odessa; sons, Rick Costa of Amarillo and Joe Costa of Grapevine; sisters, Marie Tomalonis and Joan Todd, both of Baltimore; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Billy Gotcher ODESSA Billy Rex Gotcher, 67, of Odessa, a house painter, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Hospice House. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Lenorah. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Billie Kay Thompson of Houston; brothers, Todd Gotcher of Longview and Turiel Gotcher of Odessa; sisters, Lanora Evans of Longview and Maxine Magee of Kaufman; and two grandchildren. Tomas Ruiz ODESSA Tomas C. Ruiz Jr., 65, of Odessa, owner of Toms Remodeling Co., died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Fort Stockton and moved to Odessa from Fort Stockton in 1956. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Bertha Ruiz of Odessa; son, Joe A. Ruiz of Odessa; daughter, Sandra A. Pineda of Odessa; brothers, Richard Ruiz and Pablo Ruiz, both of Odessa, Gene Ruiz of El Paso, Er-nesto Ruiz, Jay Ruiz and Noe Ruiz, all of Fort Stockton, and Salvador Ruiz of Monahans; sisters, Felisita Subia of Odessa, Dominga Molinar of Florida and Candida Kelly of Alaska; and 2 grandchildren. Edgar Shrum SEAGRAVES Edgar Dale Shrum, 34, of Seminole died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Sem-inole. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at First Assembly of God Church with L.D. Hinson officiating. Arrange-ments by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Seminole. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church. SURVIVORS: Parents, David and JoAnn Shrum of Seminole; and brothers, M. Frank Shrum of Seminole, David F. Shrum of Mount Pleasant and James D. Shrum of Shallowater. Selma Swindle ODESSA Selma Swindle, 78, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Belmont Baptist Church with the Rev. Rex Clayton officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Fun-eral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Buena Vista, Ga. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, John Swindle of Odessa; son, John E. Swindle of Tampa, Fla.; sister, Bobbie Mahaley of Richland, Ga.; and two grandchildren. Vell Huntley ODESSA Vell Huntley, 68, of Odessa died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at Hospice House. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Clifton Partney SAN ANTONIO Clifton Harbson Partney, 87, of McCamey died Monday, April 2, 2001, at an assisted living home in San Antonio. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Cathy Ward ODESSA Cathy Ward, 58, of Odessa died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.