Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 8 May 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. May 08, 2001 Santiago Matta PECOS Santiago Matta, 87, of Odessa, a retired maintenance worker for Reeves County Hospital in Pecos, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Manuel Munoz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Balmorhea and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Daniel Matta of Fort Worth; daughters, Isabel Matta of Odessa, Emma Matta of Pecos and Alice Florez of Crockett; 20 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Dolorez Molinar ANDREWS Dolorez H. Molinar, 75, of Andrews, a retired custodian for Andrews Middle School, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with the Rev. Bernard Gully officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Presidio. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lydia Molinar of Andrews; daughters, Martha Prieto and Amparo Molinar, both of Andrews, Argelia Esquivel of Charlotte, N.C., and Betty Molinar of Odessa; sons, Rogelio Molinar, Jaime Molinar, Victor Molinar and George Molinar, all of Andrews, and John David Molinar of Christoval; brothers, Ramon Molinar, Isidoro Molinar and Alvaro Molinar, all of Carlsbad, N.M.; sisters, Josephina Bacas of Plainview and Alicia Gonzales of Silver City, N.M.; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Oscar Valadez Sr. MIDLAND Oscar Valadez Sr., 63, of Midland, a migrant worker, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at a local hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Jerome Burnett officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Reyes-Garcia Chapel. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. He was born in Weslaco and moved to Midland in 1979. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Richard Valadez and Mario Garcia, both of Midland, Oscar Valadez Jr. and Gilbert Valadez, both of Odessa, David Valadez of Kerrville, Raymond Ortega Valadez of Hobbs, N.M., Benito Valadez of San Antonio and Joe Valadez of Denver; daughters, Erma Flores of Midland, Elena Valadez and Ester Valadez, both of Greeley, Colo., Estella Birdwell of Indianapolis and Rosa Quintero of Artesia, N.M.; parents, Francisco Valadez and Enriqueta Valadez, both of Midland; brothers, Adan Valadez and Lupe Valadez, both of Midland; sisters, Irma Garcia and Eva Valadez, both of Midland; and 24 grandchildren. William White KERMIT William "Buck" White, 89, of Kermit, a retired mechanic, died Friday, May 4, 2001, at Kermit Healthcare Center. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Monday at the Kermit Cemetery with Russ Smith Sr. officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Grandview, Okla., and was a resident of Kermit for 32 years. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Noma White of Kermit; sons, Bobby Harold Hardman of Bloomfield, N.M., and Gary Wayne Hardman of Clovis, N.M.; daughters, Donna Jean VanDerBerg of Bayfield, Colo., and Jacquelyn Norton of Kermit; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Arvil Talamantez PECOS Arvil F. Talamantez, 46, of Pecos died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos. Services are pending with Pecos Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.