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                               April 22, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Lorraine Boomer DeMichele
   
   ODESSA Lorraine "Boomer" DeMichele, 56, of Odessa, died Thursday,
   April 19, 2001, at Odessa Regional Hospital. She was born January 6,
   1946 in Bay Shore, New York.
   
   A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2001, in
   the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dr.
   Jimmy Braswell officiating.
   
   Lorraine was born to Louis and Martha DeMichele. She was raised and
   attended school in New York, graduating with a BA in Education from
   State University of New York at Oneonta. She continued her education
   at Stoney Brook University. She taught history at the junior high
   level.
   
   In 1976, Lorraine moved to Houston, where she began working for Shell
   Oil. She transferred to Odessa in 1979, where she remained working in
   the oil industry, most recently working for Oxy.
   
   She was a great lover of classical music. Lorraine attended Holy
   Redeemer Catholic Church. Lorraine DeMichele was known as a very
   loving and compassionate person, and leaves behind her "Footprints in
   the Sand."
   
   Lorraine is survived by a brother, Thomas DeMichele and his wife Joyce
   of Mission; two nieces, Rachel Zintgraff of Cedar Park and Tara
   Griffin of San Antonio; a great-niece, Makenzie Zintgraff of Cedar
   Park; and other close family members, Nona Wheeler, Caitlin and Jenai
   Basso, all of Odessa.
   
   If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the West Texas
   Cancer Center in Odessa. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral
   Directors.
   
   (www.wilsonfuneral.com)
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   Joe H. Hamlin
   
   MIDLAND Joe H. Hamlin was born July 2, 1918, in Newkirk, Oklahoma to
   James Earl Hamlin and Maude Burgess Hamlin. He grew up in Newkirk,
   Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma Military Academy.
   
   He graduated May 26, 1938, from Northern Oklahoma Junior College and
   attended UTPB in Odessa after he retired. Mr. Hamlin was a test pilot
   for North American in the mid-1940s. He later was employed by Marshall
   Young Drilling Company, Williamson Dickie, Braniff Airlines, El Paso
   Products, and Compressor Systems. He was a member of Memorial
   Christian Church, OX-5 Club and Quiet Birdmen.
   
   Survivors include his sons, Jim Hamlin of Odessa and Joe Hamlin, Jr.
   of Midland; grandson, Jeff Hamlin of Fort Worth; step-grandson, Bryan
   Bosworth of Odessa; and three great granddaughters.
   
   Mr. Hamlin died Friday, April 20, 2001 in a Midland retirement home.
   
   Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2001 in
   Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis
   Funeral Home.
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   Don G. Lynn
   
   ODESSA Don G. Lynn, 51, passed away on April 19, 2001, at Odessa
   Regional Hospital. He was born on November 3, 1949, in Odessa, Texas.
   
   A retired caser in the oil field industry, he was a licensed
   auctioneer and ordained minister. He served in the U.S. Army and did
   two tours of duty in Vietnam.
   
   He married Beverly Wright on August 26, 1996, in Odessa. He was
   preceded in death by his father, Glen Lynn, and stepfather, A.E.
   Whitacre.
   
   He is survived by his wife, Beverly Lynn of Odessa; two sons, Jeramy
   Wright and his wife Rebecca of Odessa, and Chris Lynn and his wife
   Melissa of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Harmony Gagne and her husband
   Jamie of Auburn, Maine; mother, Edna Whitacre of Odessa; two brothers,
   Charley Whitacre of Odessa and Chainey Whitacre and wife Patty of
   Odessa; two sisters, Billie Foster and husband Larry of Odessa, and
   Glenda Bickerstaff and husband Bobby of Odessa; 10 grandchildren,
   including Jewels and Haylee Gagne of Auburn, Maine, Marcos Wright of
   Odessa, and Kyla Lynn and a host of nieces and nephews.
   
   Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home
   Angeles Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
   Burial will be at a later date.
   
   Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Tennison, Richard Tennison, Doyle
   Adams, Jeramy Lynn Wright, Chainey Whitacre, Charley Whitacre, Bobby
   McKinney, and C.J. Foster. Services by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles
   Memorial Chapel.
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