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July 04, 2001 James Borron IMPERIAL James Arthur Borron, 87, of Imperial, a retired farmer and county road supervisor, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Imperial Community Building with the Rev. Ferris Akins officiating. Burial will be at Imperial Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Butler, Mo., and was a longtime resident of Imperial. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, James Edwin Borron of Bastrop, Gerald L. Borron of Midland, Stephen W. Borron of Paris, France, and Jon A. Borron of Austin; daughters, Ginny L. Morgan of San Angelo, Rosemary Graves of Fort Stockton and Elaine Woodruff of Boulder, Colo.; sister, Nellie Newcomb of Stanton; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Harlan Boyd ODESSA Harlan Leroy Boyd, 70, of Odessa, a retired electrician, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Hiser officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Biggers, Ark., and moved to Odessa in 1952 from Stockton, Calif. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Martha Boyd of Odessa; sons, Dennis Boyd of Odessa and Larry Boyd of Victoria; daughters, Karen Boyd of Austin, Kay Duree of Odessa and Amy Boyd of Round Rock; mother, Laura Boyd of Stockton; brother, Glenn Boyd of Palm Desert, Calif.; sisters, Jean Gilmore of Boerne, Joyce Lee of Stockton and Rita Aguilar of Duncanville; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Ethel Haines KERRVILLE Ethel S. Haines, 86, of Fayetteville, Ark., a retired employee of Sears, Roebuck and Co., died Monday, July 2, 2001, in Fayetteville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born in Ennis and had been a resident of Odessa. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, June Haines Jackson of Guanajuato, Mexico, and Betty Haines of Fayetteville; sister, Irene Johnson of Logan, Utah; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Terry Ivy SEMINOLE Terry Don Ivy, 47, of Lubbock, a self-employed construction contractor, died Sunday, July 1, 2001, at University Medical Center in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Gaines County Cemetery South with the Rev. Lonny Poe officiating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Seminole and had been a resident there before moving to Lubbock three years ago. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Cathy Cates Ivy of Lubbock; stepchildren, J. Dee Echolls and Lance Echolls, both of Lubbock; father, Jimmy Ivy of Seminole; stepmother, Earline Ivy of Seminole; brothers, Marty Ivy of Harker Heights, Danny Ivy of Laredo and Paul Ivy of Seminole; and stepbrothers, Bobby Arther of Hobbs, N.M., and Kenny Arther of Roswell, N.M. Lucia Leyva ALPINE Lucia C. Leyva, 60, of Alpine, a retired waitress, died Sunday, July 1, 2001, at a Fort Stockton nursing home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be at Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Alpine and was a lifelong resident. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Michael R. Leyva of Lordsburg, N.M.; brother, Alfredo C. Leyva of Alpine; and sisters, Josephine Stanfield, Anita Wiley and Carlota Sanchez, all of Alpine. Emma Pilcher LIBERTY Emma Mozelle Carlisle Pilcher, 86, of Liberty, a homemaker, died Monday, July 2, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cooke Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Payne officiating. Arrangements by Allison Funeral Service. She was born in Gilmer and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Curtis A. Pilcher of Liberty; son, James C. Pilcher of Liberty; daughters, JoAnn Harp of Reviere, Mass., and Emma McEachern of Houston; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Donald Swaboda ODESSA Donald Andrew Swaboda, 25, of Odessa, a deliveryman, died Saturday, June 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with Bob Hopkins officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Seminole. SURVIVORS: Wife, Claudia Swaboda of Alabama; daughters, Adriana Swaboda of Alabama and Melody Nicole Swaboda of Odessa; father, Donald Swaboda Sr. of Artesia, N.M.; mother, Paula Bingham of Odessa; adoptive parents, Robert and Kim Zion of Midland; sister, Christina Reena Green of Odessa; half brothers, Robert Farris and Brandon Farris, both of Midland; grandmother, Billie Green of Odessa; and great-grandmother, Willie Latson of Odessa. Manuela Valenzuela MARFA Manuela Espinosa Valenzuela, 81, of Marfa, a retired housekeeper, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at an Alpine nursing home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be at Merced Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Casa Piedra. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Isabel Valenzuela of Marfa and Pascuala Alvarez of Odessa. Jacob Kinnard MIDLAND Jacob Kinnard, 60, of Midland died Monday, July 2, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.