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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                               June 09, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Billy Ray Tidwell
   
   KERMIT Billy Ray Tidwell, 74, of Manor passed from this life in Austin
   on Thursday, June 7, 2001. He was born April 20, 1927, to James Edward
   and Grace Marie Roundtree Tidwell in Wortham. He married Patricia
   Mather Nov. 27, 1980, in Andrews.
   
   Billy was a special man and will be greatly missed by all his family
   and many friends.
   
   He is survived by his wife, Pat Tidwell of Manor; five sons, Ronnie
   Tidwell of Odessa, Danny Tidwell and wife Tammie of Sonora, James
   Tidwell of Lake Brownwood, Scott Mather of Manor and Lonnie Mather and
   wife Claudia of Tennessee; two daughters, Rita and L.B. Shifflett of
   Novice and Sheryl and Jerry Oberle of Bastrop; three brothers, Kenneth
   Tidwell of Andrews, Don Tidwell of Euless and Teddy Tidwell of Odessa;
   three sisters, Doris Thomason of Odessa, Anita Lakey of Liberty and
   Linda Tidwell of Odessa; eight grandsons and seven granddaughters; one
   great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
   
   He was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Grace, and brother,
   Bobby.
   
   Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2001, at Kermit
   Cemetery with the Rev. Ted Short of Andrews officiating.
   
   Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home.
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   Armando Gonzales Jr.
   
   ODESSA Armando Gonzales Jr., 40, of Odessa passed away Thursday, June
   7, 2001, in Fort Stockton. He was born Dec. 5, 1960, in Hobbs, N.M. He
   moved to Odessa 15 years ago from Hobbs. He married Malinda Paysinger
   Nov. 18, 1990. He was a toolpusher supervisor for Timbersharp Drilling
   Co. He was Catholic.
   
   He was preceded in death by his father, Armando Gonzales Sr.
   
   He is survived by his wife, Malinda Gonzales of Odessa; daughters,
   Kimberly Ramirez of Hobbs and Brianna Gonzales of Odessa; mother,
   Carolyn Lopez of Plainview; five brothers, Joe Gonzales, Ray Gonzales,
   Diego Gonzales and Saul Lopez Jr., all of Hobbs, and Billy Gonzales of
   Plainview; three sisters, Syndee Martinez of Plainview, Maria Fyke of
   Carlsbad, N.M., and Rosie Lopez of Odessa; and a granddaughter, Alisa
   Ramirez of Hobbs.
   
   Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2001, at Hubbard-Kelly
   Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Little officiating. Interment
   will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   Arvil Day
   
   ODESSA Arvil "Cotton" Day, 70, of Odessa passed away Thursday, June 7,
   2001, at the Veterans Medical Center in Big Spring. He was born Oct.
   29, 1930, in Festus, Mo., "down by the creek." He was a longtime
   resident of West Texas. He married Mary Pipins Aug. 20, 1955, in Lea
   County, N.M. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
   
   He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Day, and a daughter, Mary
   Nichols, Jan. 11, 1998.
   
   He is survived by a daughter, Sharon Day of Oklahoma City; a brother,
   Ralph Day of Pampa; two grandchildren, Shannon Pena and Jacob Nichols;
   and numerous nieces and nephews.
   
   Cotton had many friends and no enemies. He never had an unkind word to
   say about anyone. He was a devoted father, husband and friend. He is
   loved by all and will be missed very much.
   
   Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2001, at the
   Odessa Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
   
             Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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