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June 01, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries Obituaries Index Home _________________________________________________________________ Dean Mahan ODESSA Dean Mahan, 69, of Odessa passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Mabee Healthcare Center in Midland. She was born Aug. 5, 1931, in Latimer County, Okla. She married Don Mahan Feb. 5, 1955, in Oklahoma City. She worked for the Ector County Independent School District in the cafeteria for 13 years, which included Odessa High and Hays Elementary. She was a member of the First Church of God. Dean was preceded in death by a brother, J.C. McCann. Survivors are her husband, Don of Odessa; son, D.R. Mahan Jr. and wife Melissa of Broken Arrow, Okla.; daughter, Mary Janssen and husband David of Odessa; sisters, Ruby McKissick of Bartlesville, Okla., Demerious Collins of Stuttgart, Ark., and Marilyn Mahan of Chandler, Ariz.; and four grandchildren, Jonathan and Anna Janssen and Austin and Sara Mahan. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, June 1, 2001, at the First Church of God with the Revs. Paul Jones and Samuel Clemons officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 4, 2001, at the Hardaway McCann Cemetery in Norris, Okla. Dean will be remembered most for her silent witness and for being Mom to all her kids that came through the cafeterias and the kids who grew up with her kids. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Brenda Choice DALLAS On Oct. 9, 1948, Brenda was born in Corsicana. On May 28, 2001, she became absent from the body and present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8). She attended Ector County public schools in Odessa and graduated in 1969 from Ector High School. Thereafter, she obtained a bachelors degree in education from Texas Womens University and a masters degree from Prairie View A&M University. She was employed with the DISD as a teacher and specialist. Brenda was a member of the Hawn Freeway Church of Christ. Her goal in life was to be faithful to the Lord until death so that He would give her the crown of life (Rev. 2:10). Brenda is survived by two daughters, Kneshae Dawne and Tai Shamone, both of Dallas; mother, Bernice Littleton of Odessa; brother, Alord Littleton of Glenn Heights; sisters, Geri Williams of Lancaster and Mentha Cooksey of Mesquite; nephew, Victor Beck; and other relatives and friends. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at the Hawn Freeway Church of Christ located at 7605 CF Hawn Freeway in Dallas. Victoria Jeanette Smith Daniels ODESSA Victoria Jeanette Smith Daniels, 41, of Odessa passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born June 29, 1959, in El Paso. She attended high school at Lee and Midland high schools in Midland. Victoria was sales manager at the Holiday Inn in Odessa. Victoria was preceded in death by her father, Major John William Fortner. Survivors are her husband, Tony Daniels of Odessa; mother, Juavata Jane Fortner of Midland; sons, Johnwilliam Smith and Dylan Daniels; daughters, Jessica Jade Wooten, Brittany Zayne Smith and Cassandra Daniels, all of Odessa; sister, Kathryn McHugh of Abilene; and granddaughter, Genesis Sloane Wooten. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1416 W. Illinois, in Midland, with the Rev. Stockton Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park with a reception following at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Memorials may be sent to American Lung Association of Texas, 5926 Balcones Drive, Austin, Texas, 78731. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Apolonia Rayos BALMORHEA Apolonia Rayos, 69, of Odessa, formerly a resident of Balmorhea, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Candelaria to Pomposa Martinez and Melque Ornelas. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Balmorhea with Deacon Jesus Mercado officiating. Burial will be at the Balmorhea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fabian Rayos; father, Melque Ornelas; and mother, Pomposa Martinez. She is survived by her daughters, Adelina Rodriguez and husband Joe Rodriguez and Lupe Barger, both of Odessa; brothers, Felipe Ornelas of Balmorhea and Trinidad Ornelas of Roswell, N.M.; sisters, Alejandra Ornelas of Balmorhea, Maria Rivera of Earlimart, Calif., and Monce Olivas of Clovis, N.M.; granddaughters, Naomi Barrientos, Annie Fore, Amy Rodriguez and Melissa Rascon, all of Odessa; grandson, Chris Rodriguez of Odessa; great-grandson, Junior Fore of Odessa; great-granddaughter, Samantha Fore of Odessa; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.