Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 5 Sept 2001

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                          OA Online Death Notices.

September 05, 2001 

Jarry Blair
BROWNWOOD - Jarry Blair, 59, of Brownwood, an oilfield salvage worker, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, in Brownwood.
Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Greenleaf Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Robertson officiating. Arrangements by Howell Doran Funeral Home.
He was born in Abilene. He was an Army veteran. 
SURVIVORS: Brother, Donald R. Blair of Waxahachie; and sisters, Lydia Jane Cobb and Shirley Mae Brown, both of Odessa.

Cecil Fisher Jr.
ODESSA - Cecil Paul Fisher Jr., 56, of Odessa, an oilfield pipeline construction worker, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rose Hill Cemetery with Burt Groves officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.
He was born in Alamogordo, N.M.
SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jana Acker of Las Vegas; sisters, Sharon Fisher and Donna Fisher, both of Odessa, and Connie Davis of New Castle; and two grandchildren.

Drena McLaughlin
TERLINGUA - Drena Jo McLaughlin, 43, of Terlingua, a medical biller, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2001, at her residence.
Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was Lutheran.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Randall L. McLaughlin Sr. of Terlingua; daughters, Dorthy McLaughlin of Davenport, Iowa, and Patricia Fullwood of Sweetwater; son, Shaun Bradley of Phoenix; sisters, Diana Ryan of Phoenix and Rene Wohleb of Whitney; brothers, Rick Bradley and Renie Bradley, both of Phoenix, Rod Bradley of McAllen and Randy Bradley of Lugoff, S.C.; and three grandchildren.

Maryola Porter
DENVER CITY - Maryola Ida Porter, 87, of Denver City, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, at her residence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darren Skinner officiating. 
Burial will follow at Denver City Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ratliff Funeral Home.
She was born in Oklahoma City and had been a resident of Kermit before moving to Denver City in 1994. She was Methodist.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert E. Porter of Phoenix and Johnny Porter of Lubbock; daughters, Billie Lee Cooper of La Grand, Calif., and Betty Fleming of Denver City; brother, J.D. Barrow of Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Lester Starling Sr.
HENDERSON - Lester Starling Sr., 80, of Odessa, a retired construction worker for Zachary B. Smith Construction Co., died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pine Grove Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Joel Rice, Robert Earl Thomas and Billy Tribble officiating. Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Jenkins-Garmon Funeral Home.
He was born in Rusk County and had been a resident. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Bennie Jewel Christian Starling of Odessa; daughters, Mary Lynn Starling of Odessa and Linda Jones of Dallas; sons, Lester Starling Jr. of Dallas and Elma Starling of Denver; sister, Elizabeth Candie of Henderson; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.