Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 29 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 29, 2001 W.H. Cheek STAMFORD W.H. Cheek, 74, of Stamford, a retired truck driver for Simpson Grain and Iron Co. in Stamford, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. James Brigham officiating. Burial will be at New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home. He was born in Vera. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Vivian Cheek of Stamford; daughters, Dorothy Stutts of Odessa and Janice Bridges of Midland; sisters, Billie Vaughn, Vernia Mae Anders and Juanita Green, all of Stamford; brothers, Gerald Cheek and Burl Cheek, both of Stamford; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Manuel Fierro KERMIT Manuel Sonny Fierro, 55, of Kermit, a self-employed construction contractor, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Waiwood officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Marathon and was a resident of Kermit for three years. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Della Fierro of Kermit; daughters, Terri Pando and Leticia Alvarado, both of Kermit; brothers, Mike Fierro and Gabriel Fierro, both of Odessa; sisters, Lupe Fierro of Odessa, Maria Dominguez of Fort Stockton, Margaret Berzoza of Kermit and Connie Astras of Irving; and seven grandchildren. Odelia Miller WHITTIER, Calif. Odelia Murphy Miller, 91, of La Puente, Calif., a retired schoolteacher, died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte, Calif. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Rose Hill Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bill Flanders officiating. Burial will follow at Cherry Blossom Lawn. Arrangements by Rose Hill Memorial Park. She was born in Izoro Community. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, John Edward Miller of La Puente; daughters, Erma Lee Stites of Moorpark, Calif., Wilhelmina Potter of Westminster, Calif., and Virginia Marie Miller of Glendale, Calif.; sons, John Edward Miller Jr. of Indian Harbor Beach, Fla., and Lyndon Earl Miller of Martinez, Ga.; sister, Ruby E. Weldon of Odessa; and eight grandchildren. Herman Rothert ALPINE Herman Rothert, 92, of Alpine, a retired store manager for Kroger Grocery Store, died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at Alpine Valley Care Center in Alpine. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Elm Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Cincinnati. SURVIVORS: Wife, Pearl Cheek Rothert of Alpine; and daughter, Lois Robinson of Alpine. Mamie Taylor ODESSA Mamie Taylor, 81, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Powell officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Waco. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Mary Ross of Odessa, Ollie Johnson of Fort Worth, Doris Taylor of Dallas and Irma Jean Taylor of Los Angeles; and 17 grandchildren. Pilar Arredondo Sr. ODESSA Pilar Arredondo Sr., 89, of Odessa died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Santos Castaneda ODESSA Santos L. Castaneda, 74, of Odessa died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at her residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.