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May 22, 2001 Evelyn Abbott LEVELLAND Evelyn Abbott, 56, of Odessa, a secretary and bookkeeper for Abbott Oilfield Supply Co., died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at her residence. Services were at 2 p.m. Friday at Geo. C. Price Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rex Clayton officiating. Burial was at Sundown Cemetery. Arrangements by Geo. C. Price Funeral Directors. She was born in Levelland and moved to Odessa in 1972 from Hobbs, N.M. SURVIVORS: Son, Donald Abbott of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; mother, Eva Anderson of Sundown; brother, Winston Spray of Sundown; and sisters, Joyce Helen Waldrip of Abilene and Elizabeth Moore of Levelland. George Adams FORT STOCKTON George R. Adams, 74, of Fort Stockton, a retired oilfield tool pusher, died Monday, May 21, 2001, in Fort Stockton. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jim Miles officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Troy, N.Y., and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1953. He was a Marines veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Irene Adams of Fort Stockton; daughters, Irene Paugh of Fort Stockton and Debbie Lynn Farlane of West Valley City, Utah; sons, George Robert Adams Jr. of Lejume, N.C., and Joe Howard Adams of Fort Mead, Md.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Julio Brito Jr. MIDLAND Julio Campos Brito Jr., 33, of Midland, an independent paint contractor, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Primera Iglesia Bautista with the Revs. Sam Rodriguez and Ernesto Gill Jr. officiating. Prayer services will be at 8 p.m. today at Reyes-Garcia Chapel. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. He was born in Midland. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Anna Romero Brito of Midland; son, Julian Ramiro Brito of Midland; parents, Julio and Mary Brito of Midland; sisters, Tina Campos Brito and Gina Brito Munoz, both of Midland; and grandparents, Consuelo Brito of Midland and Cristina Brito of Perris, Calif. Merle Covill GRANDFALLS Merle Almay Covill, 89, of Bryan, retired owner and operator of Red Bluff Lumber Co., died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Bryan. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Union Church. Burial will follow at Tamarisk Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Chapel. She was born in Thurber. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Betty Street of Bryan and Shirley Jordan of Eagle Lake; stepson, Charles Covill of Austin; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Rita Gonzalez ODESSA Rita Gonzalez, 47, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with Mauricio Contreras officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Redford. She was a Jehovahs Witness. SURVIVORS: Husband, Marcos Gonzalez of Odessa; son, Mark Gonzalez of Odessa; daughters, Rita G. Leos, Marisela Gonzalez and Melinda Gonzalez, all of Odessa; mother, Ida Ocon of Presidio; sisters, Sofia Hernandez of Terlingua, Beatrice Delcampo of Redford, Seferina Ocon of Andrews, Teresa Bustamante of Odessa and Eloisa Escarcega of Presidio; and a grandchild. Chester Inge ODESSA Chester William Inge, 76, of Odessa, a retired welder, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Clydel Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Sawyer, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1952 from Hugo, Okla. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sybil Inge of Odessa; sons, Ron Inge of Odessa, Jim Inge of Fort Worth and Marty Inge of Midland; daughters, Judy Inge of Odessa, Jan Williamson of Euless and Betty Hinnant of Aztec, N.M.; brother, Melvin Inge of Fort Towson, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Doug Jeter HEMPHILL Doug Jeter, 74, of Milam, a retired drilling foreman for Forrest Oil Co., died Friday, May 18, 2001, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Houston. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Robert Shaddock and Tom Bowden officiating. Burial will be at Bethany Baptist Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Starr Funeral Home. He was born in Haskell and had been a resident of Odessa. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Jeter of Milam; sons, Warren Jeter of Katy and Gordon Jeter of Midland; daughter, Doris Norton of Midland; sisters, Allene Jaynes and Runnez Bagley, both of Olney, and Maxine Walters of Wichita Falls; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Jose Herrera ODESSA Jose T. Herrera, 74, of Odessa died Monday, May 21, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Jack Pipkin ANDREWS Jack Pipkin, 80, of Andrews died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.