Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 26 June 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. June 26, 2001 Ramona Arriaga SEAGRAVES Ramona Perez Arriaga, 40, of Seagraves, a homemaker, died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Pauls Catholic Church with the Rev. Raymond Almagar officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at the Seagraves Cemetery. Arrangements by Head Family Funeral Home. She was born in Littlefield and moved to Seagraves in 1980. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Benito Arriaga of Seagraves; sons, Benny I. Arriaga and Michael Arriaga, both of Seagraves; parents, Benito and LaLa Perez of Odessa; brother, Alex Perez of Seagraves; sisters, Antonia Perez of Colorado, Angie Rangel of Monahans, Brenda Sanchez and Mary Sue Espino, both of Seminole, Irene Perez of Lamesa, Yolanda Perez and Virginia Perez, both of Odessa; and two grandsons. Grady Brazeal BUCKHOLTS Grady Wayne Brazeal, 42, of Buckholts, a truck driver for McLane Southwest Co., died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, near Heidenheimer. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Monicas Catholic Church with the Rev. Tom Hanus officiating. Burial will follow at St. Monicas Cemetery. Arrangements by Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home. He was born in San Angelo and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Wife, Marilyn Marek Brazeal of Buckholts; sons, David Alan Brazeal and Derek Wayne Brazeal, both of Buckholts; mother, Minnie Brazeal of Temple; brothers, Billy Brazeal of San Angelo, Willis Brazeal Jr. of Fort Worth, Roy Brazeal and Hank Brazeal, both of Temple; and sisters, Mary Parker of Fort Worth, Brenda Bump of San Angelo and Ellen Wright of Temple. Billy Hext ODESSA Billy Robert Hext, 61, of Odessa, mayor of Odessa, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in Seattle. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Pampa and was a longtime resident of Odessa. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jane Hext of Odessa; daughters, Melinda Spencer and Susan Palmer, both of Midland; parents, Cecil and Mildred Hext of Odessa; sisters, Kay Murry of Eastland and Edna Williams of Mexia; and five grandchildren. Frank Hidalgo CAMP WOOD Frank Hidalgo, 72, of Odessa, a retired mechanic, died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church with the Rev. Jose Villanueva officiating. Burial was at Camp Wood Cemetery. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes. He was born in Camp Wood. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucia Hidalgo of Odessa; sons, Frank Hidalgo Jr. of Borger and Eric Hidalgo of Pasadena; daughters, Elda Frazier of Midland and Velma Sylvas of Odessa; three brothers; five sisters; and 13 grandchildren. Susie Moorhead ODESSA Susie Moorhead, 77, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, June 25, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Grand Prairie and was a lifelong resident of Odessa. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Jimmy Clifford Lair of Odessa; and a grandchild. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.