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Permian Basin Obituaries ============================================================================================ Olivia Anaya FORT WORTH - Olivia A. Anaya, 59, of Fort Worth, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Chapel. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements by Mount Olivet Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Santos Vega of Fort Worth; and sisters, Irene Gomez, Nell Garza, Gloria Anaya and Mary Brown, all of Fort Worth, and Elfida Amaya of Wichita Falls. Betty Fikes COAHOMA, Okla. - Betty Sue Fikes, 61, of Mineral Wells, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Coahoma Cemetery. Arrangements by Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home. She was born in Midland and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ricky McCain of Clinton, Okla., and Gary Don McCain of Odessa; daughter, Kim McDowell of Terlingua; mother, Eula Jean Eckert of Mineral Wells; sisters, Wanda Williams of Concho, Ariz., and Jean Lewis of Mineral Wells; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blanche Graham ODESSA - Blanche C. Graham, 88, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with Burt Groves officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Dunn and moved to Odessa in 1947 from Fort Worth. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVOR: Daughter, Billie Brown of Odessa. Norval Jackson CLEVELAND, Okla. - Norval Leroy Jackson, 86, of Odessa, a retired mud engineer for Permian Mud Service, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Woodland Cemetery with Charles Hagburg and Dick Risinger officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Cleveland, Okla. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Sons, Gary Jackson of Fort Worth and Larry Jackson of Odessa; daughter, Peggy McDaniel of San Angelo; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Myron Johnson ALPINE - Myron Fay "Momo" Johnson, 94, of Alpine, a retired rancher in Menard and Brewster counties, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in Laredo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Methodist Church with the Rev. Duncan Paris officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Comanche County and had been a longtime resident of Brewster County. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Margie Fay Dorris of Zapata, Rita Christelle Taylor of Burnet and Joyce Louise Tomerlin of Floresville; sisters, Jo Richardson of McCamey and Mildred Couch of Sanderson; 11 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Billie Kidwell ODESSA - Billie Mercell Kidwell, 76, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Deerings Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Steve King officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Woodson and moved to Odessa in 1947. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Son, Lawrence Kidwell Jr. of Henderson, Nev.; daughter, Roxie Kidwell of Odessa; brother, Charlie Wolf of Arlington; sisters, Tommie Parker of Weatherford and Dixie Dodson of Mineral Wells; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Maple Peterman ANDREWS - Maple Peterman, 82, of Andrews, a retired employee of ABC Daycare in Andrews, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Hospice House of Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews West Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in O'Donnell and was a resident of Andrews since 1936. SURVIVORS: Husband, John "Pete" Peterman of Andrews; sisters, Lola Mae Sivil of Galena Park and Francis Lamb of Colorado City; brothers, L.C. Howell of Cochran, Calif., and John Howell of Lindsey, Okla.; half sisters, Wanda Faye McCarroll of Hartshorne, Okla., Wanda Parkhouse of Colorado Springs, Colo., Violet Moore and Loraine Bickley, both of Hobbs, N.M.; half brothers, Donne Howell and Hugh Howell, both of Hobbs; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Jesus Porras ODESSA - Jesus Manuel Porras, 67, of Odessa, a body shop owner and operator, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Big Spring. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Celia Porras of Odessa; sons, Juan Porras Sr. of Wichita Falls, Jesse Porras III and Michael Porras, both of Odessa, and Edward Herman Porras of Dallas; daughters, Martha Rey Porras, Mary "Loly" Porras Olivas and Cecilia Porras, all of Odessa; mother, Maria Dolores Porras of Big Spring; brothers, Pasqual Porras of Big Spring, Benito Porras and Antonio Porras, both of Odessa; sisters, Eliodora Guerrero of Bossier, La., and Anita Montanez of Odessa; 17 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Margaret Rains ALPINE - Margaret Vima Rains, 76, of Alpine, a retired bookkeeper for West Texas Utilities, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at University Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Westlawn Cemetery in Del Rio. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Del Rio and was a resident of Alpine for 50 years. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Margaret Jo Harper of Grapevine; son, Tom Rains of Alpine; and five grandchildren. Wayne Tiner ODESSA - Wayne M. Tiner, 81, of Odessa, a retired barber, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with Farrell A. Ard officiating. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Star City, Ark., and had been a resident. SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Mills Tiner of Odessa; brother, Willie Frank Tiner Jr. of New Camey; and sisters, Dorothy Louise Charles and La Betra Burge, both of Dayton, Mary Rebecca Carpenter of Marble Falls and Hallie Darlene Jones of Bat Town. Marissa Armendariz ODESSA - Marissa Stacy Armendariz, 20 months, of Odessa died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Kenneth Woods ODESSA - Kenneth Woods, 54, of Odessa died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. 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