Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 12 July 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. July 12, 2001 Frankie Davis Jr. FORT STOCKTON Frankie B. Davis Jr., 41, of Fort Stockton, a small equipment repairman, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, in Fort Stockton. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Northridge, Calif., and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1983. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Mother, Anita Davis of Fort Stockton; brother, Robert Davis of Phoenix; and sisters, Mira Davis, Barbara Agular and Lori Gallegos, all of Canoga Park, Calif. Lucio Florez BARSTOW Lucio B. Florez, 50, of Barstow, a measurement technician for Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Co., died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, in Barstow. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church with the Rev. Manuel Munoz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Barstow Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Barstow and was a lifelong resident. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Elia Florez of Barstow; sons, Lucius Florez of Dallas and Lucio Florez Jr. of Barstow; daughters, Monique Florez of Dallas, April Florez of Midland and Corina Florez of Barstow; mother, Victorina Florez of Barstow; brothers, Julian Florez of Barstow, Ralph Florez and Margarito Florez, both of Pecos, and Angel Florez of Odessa; sisters, Emma Lozano, Elva Contreras and Mariana Baeza, all of Pecos, and Estella Granado of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; and five grandchildren. Lena Gilstrap KERMIT Lena Gilstrap, 83, of Greeley, Colo., a homemaker, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at Centennial Healthcare Center in Greeley. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. today at the Kermit Cemetery with Brian McGonagill officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born in Goodland, Kan. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Buddie Gilstrap of San Diego and Gordon Gilstrap of Loveland, Colo.; sister, Jean Brodsky of Bay City; five grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Pearl Holifield LAUREL, Miss. Pearl Wena Rustin Holifield, 86, of Laurel, Miss., a homemaker, died Friday, June 29, 2001, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. Services were July 2 at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Harrison officiating. Burial was at Mill Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Memory Chapel Funeral Home. She was born in Laurel and had been a resident of McCamey. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Steve Holifield of Midland and Ridgely Holifield of Iraan; daughter, Frances Holifield Busby of Laurel; sister, Lorena McAlpin of Jackson, Miss.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Henry Mariscal Jr. ODESSA Henry J. Mariscal Jr., an infant, of Odessa died Friday, July 6, 2001, at Childrens Medical Center in Dallas. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jesse Mercado officiating. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Parents, Henry Mariscal Sr. and Cristina Jimenez, both of Odessa; brother, Auden Jimenez of Odessa; sisters, Erica Jimenez, Sabrina J. Mariscal and Jacqueline J. Mariscal, all of Odessa; and grandparents, Estella Mariscal of Mathis, Efrain Jimenez and Porfiria Salazar, both of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. Ramon Mata FORT STOCKTON Ramon Lujan Mata, 63, of Fort Stockton, a laborer, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Ojinaga, Mexico. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jesus Ramon Mata, Carlos Mata, Jorge Mata, Roberto Mata, Manuel Guadalupe Mata and Gilberto Mata, all of Fort Stockton; daughters, Alicia Mata of Chihuahua, Mexico, and Blanca Ramirez of Fort Stockton; brothers, Bernardo Mata, Luis Mata, Julian Mata and Hector Manuel Mata, all of Ojinaga; sister, Elvira Mata of Chihuahua; 27 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Jessica Young ODESSA Jessica Ann Young, 31, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Iglesia Apostolica en la Fe de Cristo Jesus with the Rev. Angel Alvarado officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Odessa. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Sons, Victor Young and Jeranimo Young, both of Lubbock, Jacob Young and Jesse Young, both of Odessa; daughters, Stephanie Maldonado and Esmeralda Young, both of Odessa, Reyna Young and Victoria Young, both of Lubbock; parents, Jesus Carrasco Young and Gloria Navarrete Ontiveros, both of Odessa; brothers, Julian Ortiz of Alta, Iowa, Alfred Ortiz, Raul Ortiz, Daniel Ortiz and Domingo Ortiz, all of Odessa; and sisters, Nellie O. Mata, Gloria O. Rodriguez, Jessie Ann Young and Jesusita Y. Perez, all of Odessa, and Belen O. Ramos of Porterville, Calif. Venita Rohrhuber BIG SPRING Venita Rohrhuber, 78, of Big Spring died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at Big Spring Care Center. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.