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April 21, 2001 Dominga Contreras IMPERIAL Dominga Contreras, 93, of Imperial, a homemaker, died Friday, April 20, 2001, at a Crane nursing home. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at the Old Community Center with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at the center. Burial will be at the Imperial Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Balmorhea. SURVIVORS: Son, Marcos Contreras of Pecos; daughter, Rosa Maria Jurado of Imperial; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Bessie Cooper ODESSA Bessie Lee Cooper, 85, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. William Tatum officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Axtell. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Vessie Lee Cooper-Callaway of Odessa; son, Terry L. Belcher of Odessa; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Ruby Cunningham PECOS Ruby J. Cunningham, 87, of Midland, a retired bookkeeper, died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at Hospice House in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.R. Wooten officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Addis, La. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, B.G. Johnson of Midland; brother, James H. Cleveland of Odessa; sisters, Lois Boulter of Branson, Mo., and Lillie Mae Lukins of Sweetwater; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. David Fann MONUMENT, N.M. David Hal Fann, 37, of Hobbs, N.M., an oilfield driver, died Thursday, April 19, 2001, in Hobbs. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Monument Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Fee officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home. He was born in Lubbock. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Son, Devon Hal Fann of Monahans; daughters, Toni Fann of Hobbs, Jenna Fann and Brittani Fann, both of Monahans; and parents, James and Inez Fann of Hobbs. Billie Hammitt MONAHANS Billie Thomas "Bill" Hammitt, 79, of Monahans, a retired oilfield worker, died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Monahans Memorial Cemetery with Randy Rives officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Thurber and was a longtime resident of Monahans. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dale Hammitt of Monahans; son, Billy Don Hammitt of Haltom City; daughter, Peggy Hailes of Midland; sister, Marie Howard of Bakersfield, Calif.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Helen Kingrea MIDLAND Helen Louise Kingrea, 71, of Midland, a retired employee of Humble Oil and Gas Co., died Friday, April 20, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gale Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Wink. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Terry Warlick of Midland and Lisa Marrs of Harrisburg, Penn.; sisters, Betty Rhodes of Corpus Christi, June Morris of Odessa and Ann Kight of Florissant, Mo.; and five grandchildren. Don Lynn ODESSA Don G. Lynn, 51, of Odessa, an oilfield caser, died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Prayer services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Odessa. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Beverly Lynn of Odessa; sons, JeramyWright of Odessa and Chris Lynn of Portland, Ore.; daughter, Harmony Gagne of Auburn, Maine; mother, Edna Whitacre of Odessa; brothers, Charlie Whitacre and Chainey Whitacre, both of Odessa; sisters, Billie Foster and Glenda Bickerstaff, both of Odessa; and nine grandchildren. Jack Rodriguez BALMORHEA Jack M. Rodriguez, 67, of Balmorhea died Monday, April 16, 2001, in Minnetonka, Minn. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Christ the King Catholic Church with the Rev. Mike Alcuino officiating. Burial will be at the Balmorhea Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Davis. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jack Rodriguez Jr. and Richard Rodriguez, both of Minnesota; daughters, Vivian Rodriguez of San Angelo, Cindy Mullen of Albuquerque, N.M., Velma Rodriguez Blaisedell of Bloomington, Minn., Nelda Rodriguez of Abilene and Nancy Martinez of Dallas; parents, Ismael Rodriguez and Chana Rodriguez, both of Fort Davis; brothers, Ruben Rodriguez of Columbus, Ga., Ismael Rodriguez Jr. of Fort Stockton and Jonell Rodriguez of Fort Davis; sisters, Nina Carrasco of Balmorhea, Anna Garcia of Fort Stockton and Eva Gomez of Fullerton, Calif.; and eight grandchildren. Joe Hamlin MIDLAND Joe Hamlin, 82, of Midland died Friday, April 20, 2001, in Midland. Services are pending with Ellis Funeral Home. Marjorie Knapp ODESSA Marjorie M. Knapp, 57, of Odessa died Friday, April 20, 2001, in Odessa. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.