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August 22, 2001 Urbano Abelino Jr. ODESSA - Urbano "Chico" Abelino Jr., 48, of Odessa, a maintenance worker at H-E-B Food Store, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at First United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Gabriel Chavez officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Kingsville. SURVIVORS: Son, Richard Abelino of North Richland Hills; daughters, Sarah Abelino and Mary Ann Abelino, both of Odessa; brothers, Manuel Abelino of Brownsville and Julio Abelino of Dallas; sisters, Marcy Enriquez, Olivia Abelino and Emma Garcia, all of Dallas, and Florencia Serrano of North Richland Hills; and three grandchildren. Helen Anderson ANDREWS - Helen Anderson, 56, of Andrews, an employee of Amoco, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Walter Hunter officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Oakland, Calif., and moved to Andrews in 1967 from Breckenridge. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, W.D. Anderson of Andrews; daughter, Patricia A. Thomas of Big Spring; sons, Bennie D. Anderson of Canyon and Curtis M. Anderson of Dallas; and four grandchildren. Margaret Briley BRUCE, Miss. - Margaret Rains Briley, 75, of Bruce, Miss., a retired employee of Jim's Tall and Big Men's Clothing Store in Odessa, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Miss. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today at Bruce United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rex Wilburn officiating. Arrangements by Parker Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Wheatland, Wyo., and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Bruce. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Colleen Briley Holt of Houston; son, Michael T. Briley of Bruce; and three granddaughters. C.W. Ellis MIDLAND - C.W. "Red" Ellis, 78, of Midland, a retired engineer, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in Midland. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with Dr. Tommy Potter officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Cisco. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Ellis of Midland; daughters, Suzanne Ellis Gonzalez of Austin, Cindy Ellis Elliott of Denver and Vicki Ellis Gleason of Fort Worth; son, Robert Ellis of Lago Vista; sister, Jo Slade of Albuquerque, N.M.; and seven grandchildren. Bertha Lorenz KINGSBURY - Bertha Rosa Barth Lorenz, 76, of Kingsland, a homemaker, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kingsbury Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Bremmer officiating. Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born in Lockhart. SURVIVORS: Husband, Milton Lorenz of Kingsland; sons, Kenneth Lorenz of Topeka, Kan., Ronald Lorenz of Nacogdoches and Donald Lorenz of Odessa; daughters, Elaine Marie Thompson of Midland, Betty Louise Dorrest of Odessa and Kathryn Searsy of Spicewood; brothers, Robert Barth of Seguin and Harry Barth of Luling; sister, Hulda Pape of Gonzales; 17 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Elden Reedy Sr. ODESSA - Elden Lee Reedy Sr., 77, of Odessa, a retired self-employed mechanic, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terry Pierce officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Lubbock and moved to Odessa in 1951 from Matador. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Elden Reedy Jr. of Odessa and Olen Reedy of Denton; daughter, D. Ellen Reedy of Odessa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Alfred Rougeaux Sr. ANDREWS - Alfred Rougeaux Sr., 73, of Andrews, a retired pumper for Conoco Inc., died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with the Rev. Bernard Gully officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Friday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Basile, La., and moved to Andrews in 1963 from Lake Charles, La. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Leeanna Rougeaux of Andrews; sons, Alfred Rougeaux Jr. of Odessa, Kavin Rougeaux of Midland and Cliffen Fruge Jr. of Houston; daughters, Ethel Esprit of Beaumont, Brenda Hayes of Port Arthur and Angela Dunn of Houston; brothers, John Rougeaux and Joseph Rougeaux, both of Lake Charles; sister, Jesse Mae Reder of Lake Charles; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Harry Vanderburg ODESSA - Harry Dale Vanderburg, 74, of Odessa, a retired motor electrician, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Ernest Easley officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Pampa and moved to Odessa in 1942. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Elna Vanderburg of Odessa; son, Darwin Vanderburg of Odessa; daughters, Sherilyn Horning of Dover, Ohio, and Vicki Hebb of Loganville, Ga.; sisters, Hattie Wilson and Charline Cooper, both of Odessa, and Retha Coleman of Gun Barrel City; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Robert Tarrant ANDREWS - Robert Tarrant, 22, of Odessa died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, in Andrews. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.