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August 08, 2001 Gary Douglass ODESSA Gary Ross Douglass, 58, of Odessa, a retired employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. John Harrington officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Abilene. He was Episcopalian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Charlotte Douglass of Odessa; daughters, Paige Ward of Irving and Jill Click of Arlington; sons, Lee Ginn and Dustin Ginn, both of Odessa; sister, Nicki Wright of Abilene; brothers, Don Douglass of Big Spring and Kenneth Douglass of Clyde; and four grandchildren. Mary Harrington ODESSA Mary Anna Harrington, 80, of Odessa, a retired registered nurse, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, in Odessa. No services are scheduled. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Cambridge Springs, Pa., and moved to the Permian Basin in the early 1950s. She was Episcopalian. SURVIVORS: None listed. Joey Loper MORTON, Miss. Joey Loper, 37, of Odessa died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glen Curtis officiating. Burial will be at Morton Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Ott and Lee Funeral Home. He was born in Scott County, Miss. SURVIVORS: Wife, Camie Loper of Odessa; sons, Joshua Loper, Jason Loper and Jamie Loper, all of Odessa; daughter, Jessica Loper of Odessa; father, Billy Loper of Odessa; mother, Linda Loper of Odessa; brother, David Loper of Odessa; and grandmother, Juanita Slaughter of Odessa. Dennis Rambo ANDREWS Dennis Harvey Rambo, 73, of Midland, a retired construction foreman, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Andrews County Cemetery with the Rev. Pete Campbell officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Quanah. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Dennis H. Rambo Jr. of Midland; daughter, Linda Moreland of Midland; sisters, Dorothy Eaglin of Midland and Mary Robinson of Woodlake, Calif.; and four grandchildren. John Riel MIDLAND John G. Jerry Riel, 84, of Midland, retired owner of Jerrys Sheet Metal Co., died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at a local care facility. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Hitchcock, S.D., and had been a resident of Odessa. He was Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Susan Myers of Odessa, Rebecca Hamm of Brewster, Wash., and Patsy Edens of Dallas; brother, Albert Riel of Glenwood, Minn.; sister, Billie Blaseg of Miller, S.D.; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wanda Serna ODESSA Wanda R. Serna, 87, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Frey officiating. Rosary will be said before the Mass. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Odessa Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, John E. Serna of San Antonio; sisters, Trixie Cobos and Frances Jordan, both of San Antonio; and three grandchildren. Charles Shaw COLORADO CITY Charles Ray Shaw, 70, of Odessa, a retired oilfield worker and security guard, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Kiker-Seale Chapel with the Rev. Charles Day officiating. Burial will follow at the Colorado City Cemetery. Arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home. He was born in Gibsland, La. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Wanda Johnson and Darlene Smith, both of Snyder; sons, Robert Shaw and Jimmy Shaw, both of Odessa, and Ronald Shaw of Meridian; mother, Lucille Shaw of Colorado City; sister, Pat Bodiford of Snyder; and brothers, Curt Shaw and Curtis Shaw, both of Colorado City. Randy Braswell ODESSA Randy Braswell, 48, of Odessa died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Alice Jaramillo McCAMEY Alice Baiza Jaramillo, 44, of McCamey died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at McCamey Hospital. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001. Odessa American. All rights reserved.