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October 11, 2001 Russell Bailey ODESSA - Russell Edward Bailey, 61, of Odessa, a retired Army staff sergeant, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. today at Ector County Cemetery with Lloyd Van Cleave officiating. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Sommerville, N.J. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: None listed. Orvin Blackwell MIDLAND - Orvin "Blackie" Blackwell, 69, of Midland, retired owner and operator of American Roustabouts, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at his residence. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Ashlock, the Rev. Gale Wilson and J.D. Crawford officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Okemah, Okla. He was a Marines veteran of the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Dorothy Blackwell of Midland; daughters, Terry McCall of Midland and Elaine Minor of Arlington; sister, Frances Penick of Midland; brother, Nathaniel Blackwell of Oklahoma City; and three grandsons. Glen Crites KERRVILLE - Glen F. Crites, 82, of Center Point, a retired funeral director and embalmer for Harding-Orr-McDaniel Funeral Home in El Paso, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, at Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital in San Antonio. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Guy Crawford officiating. Burial will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home. He was born in Grenville, N.M., and had been a resident of El Paso. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margaret Crites of Center Point; daughter, Janice Erwin of Center Point; sons, David T. Crites of San Angelo, Norman H. Crites of Lorenzo and Alan C. Crites of El Paso; brother, Berlin Crites of Clayton, N.M.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Anita Fausett CROCKETT - Anita Avis Fausett, 89, of Crockett, a retired secretary for a pipeline company, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Grapeland Nursing Center in Crockett. No services are scheduled. Arrangements by Callaway-Allee Funeral Home. She was born in Bern, Kan., and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Crockett five years ago. SURVIVORS: Daughters, June Prager of Latexo and Helen Oiestad of Melville, Mont.; son, Allan Fausett of Houston; sister, Rosanette Clark of Marietta, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Jesus Hernandez PRESIDIO - Jesus Jose Hernandez, 47, of Presidio, a machine operator, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at an Odessa hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Santa Teresa Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at Desert Hills Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Presidio. SURVIVORS: Wife, Marta Hernandez of Odessa; son, Jesus Jose Hernandez Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Maria Elena H. Urias and Marta Ester Hernandez, both of Presidio; brothers, Rufino Hernandez and Rosendo Hernandez Jr., both of Presidio; half brother, Abel Rodriguez of Pecos; sisters, Teresa Carrasco and Velma Molinar, both of Odessa, Maria Acosta of Austin, Irma Magallan of Mission and Claudia Hernandez of Presidio; half sisters, Alma Barraz and Rosario Rodriguez, both of Pecos; and four grandchildren. Faye Jones SEMINOLE - Faye Bell Jones, 77, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Paul Addison and L.B. Perry officiating. Burial will follow at the Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Kemp and moved to Seminole from San Angelo 56 years ago. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Otha B. "T. Tidy" Jones of Seminole; sons, Micheal Banks of Oklahoma and James Fisher of Dallas; daughters, Clara Robinson of Los Angeles, Glenda Ridge of Andrews, Jeannie Pickins of Houston and Tahaita Banks of Lubbock; a sister; 24 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Florence Sanders ABILENE - Florence Sanders, 87, of Abilene, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Ueckert officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Griffithsville, Ark., and was a resident of Abilene since 1952. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Wesley E. Sanders of Crane; brother, Raymond Hall of St. Joseph, Mo.; sisters, Ada Georgalas of South Bend, Ind., Effie Dale of Modesto, Calif., and Estell Crumpton of Abilene; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Charlie Walker KIRBYVILLE - Charlie Walker, 89, of Kirbyville, a retired accountant for El Paso Natural Gas Co., died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Kirbyville Cemetery. Arrangements by E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. He was born in Allen and had been a resident of Jal, N.M. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Joan Jones of Kirbyville and Charlene Harvill of Odessa; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Cora Lafon PLANO - Cora Ruth Lafon, 90, of Odessa died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Plano Medical Center in Plano. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.