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February 11, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Elizabeth Earnest ODESSAElizabeth Earnest was born Aug. 30, 1902 in Junction City, Ark. to John and Viola Griffith. She died on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 at Medical Center Hospital. Mrs. Earnest was raised in Junction City, Ark. She met and married her husband, Cecil Elmer Earnest, in 1925. He preceded her in death in 1970. Throughout their marriage, they lived all around Texas and New Mexico. Her lifes work was her devotion to her family. As a child, she went to school in a horse and buggy. In high school, she played basketball and traveled to games by train. She was a Presbyterian by faith. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Intermet will be at 1 p.m. at the Kermit Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell of Home Hospice officiating. Mrs. Earnest is survived by a son, Cecil Earnest of Midland; three daughters, Betty Dolth of Garland; Gwen Bradford of Hobbs; and Linda Williams of Odessa; sister, Maxine Cottrell of El Dorado, Ark.; and seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. ssswww.wilsonfuneral.com _________________________________________________________________ Israel "Big I" R. Urquieta ODESSA Israel R. "Big I" Urquieta, a disabled Vietnam veteran, passed away Friday Feb. 9, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. "Big I" was called to serve his country in 1967 with the First Air Cavalry Division and was stationed in Da Nang. He was seriously wounded at An Khe on Feb. 12. He was hospitalized before he was honorably discharged. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Vietnam Campaign with Device 1960 Sharpshooter Rifle. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, the same day he was awarded the Purple Heart, at St. Anthonys Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Rosehill Cemetery. He married Teresa Chavira in 1984 and was blessed with three sons, Arlo Chavira and his wife, Jessica; Steven and Alejandro, both of Odessa; twin daughters, Jacqueline and Jessica, also of Odessa. Survivors also include his mother, Maria Elena Urquieta; one sister, Rosa U. Garcia and her husband, Paul of Odessa; one granddaughter, Alyssa; one nephew, Jesse U. Garcia; and his beloved 1955 Chevy. He was an avid drag-racing fan and traveled long distances to attend nationals. Pallbearers will be Carlos Roman, Jr., Reymundo "Sugar Bear" Gonzales, Joe Sanchez, Pete Cordova, Tom Llanes, and Elias Figueroa. Honorary pallbearers wille be his sons, Arlo, Steven and Alejandro. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Francis Leo Anderson HOUSTON Francis Leo Anderson, 76, passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at his residence in Pinehurst. He was born May 16, 1924, in Odessa. He graduated from Odessa High School. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on a dive bomber. Upon his return from military service, he married Helen V. Calhoun in Odessa. Anderson worked as a pilot and flight instructor until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, T.E. "Shorty" and Mary M. Anderson. Anderson is survived by his wife; a son, Ross Houston Anderson and wife Jackie of College Station; brothers, Harold R. Anderson and wife Nettie of Yuma, Ariz., and Eyster M. "Andy" Anderson and wife Ethel of Odessa; sisters, Mittie M. Davis of El Paso, Ida Jo Smith of Aransas Pass and Addie Belle Whitlock and husband Bill of Odessa; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at Veterans Memorial National Cemetery in Houston. _________________________________________________________________ Jewel Stella Harvey CRANEJewell Stella Harvey of Odessa died Feb. 8, 2001 in Encinitas, Calif. She was born in Breckenridge on Nov. 3, 1913, to Sarah and Saul Smith. Jewel graduated from McAllen High School in McAllen in 1930. In 1931, she married Clarence Cecil Harvey in McAllen, where they lived until 1970. They then moved to Gardendale, where she was preceded in death by her husband in 1980. Seven brothers and sisters preceded her in death. She is survived by one brother, Otto Lewis Smith, of Kerrville, and numerous nieces and nephews. Her faithful friends and relatives gave her years of priceless pleasure, and that love was returned tenfold. She was a loving and devoted mother to two sons, Vladimar of Encinitas, Calif. and Jim, and his wife, Kay, of Friendswood. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Nathan Harvey and wife, Cynthia Kay, of Texas City and Mary Kay Harvey of Midland. She truly felt her grandchildren were one of her richest rewards. Jewel is remembered by everyone as one of the most loving and devoted of Gods servants. She was truly an angel here on earth as she will most certainly be in Heaven. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in Crane. Honorary pallbearers will be Bev Lambeth, Leroy Collier, Jim Reid, Chuck Peterson, Rayford Schaeffer and Nathan Harvey. Burial will follow at Crane County Cemetery where she will once again be by the side of her waiting husband and dearest friend. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.