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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                               June 22, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
                                      
   Stella L. Henderson
   ODESSA Stella L. Henderson, 80, passed away at her residence Thursday,
   June 21, 2001. She was born May 10, 1921, in Morris, Okla., to
   Columbus and Lola Norwood. She was a pastry cook for the Ector County
   Independent School District. She married Wayne Henderson on Oct. 5,
   1940, in Morris.
   She is survived by longtime friend and companion, Ben Swinney of
   Odessa; two sons, Ronnie Henderson of Odessa and Steve Henderson of
   Denton; two daughters, Judy Briley and husband, Dee, and Dianne
   Norwood, all of Odessa; three brothers, Sherman Norwood and Joe
   Norwood, both of Odessa, and Paul Norwood of Chico, Calif.; 11
   grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
   Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2001, at Hubbard-Kelly
   Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terry Pugh and Derrick Killim
   officiating.
   The family would like to thank Community Care Hospice of Odessa for
   their loving care.
   Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   Anita Lambert
   
   MIDLAND Anita Lambert, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at
   Deerings Nursing Home. She was born in Hope, Ark., on Nov. 11, 1920.
   She was a homemaker and a devoted wife, loving sister and a steadfast
   friend. She came to Odessa in 1945 from Arkansas. She married Eddie
   Lambert on May 20, 1942, in San Francisco. She was a member of AARP
   and Woodman of the World.
   She is preceded in death by a son, Eddie Eugene Lambert.
   Survivors include her husband, Eddie Lambert of Odessa; brother, Leo
   T. Bray of Whitney; sister, Grace Dutton of Ashdown, Ark.; and
   great-grandchild, Anita Faye Lambert of Midland.
   Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fairview Cemetery in
   Midland with Curtis Brewer officiating.
   Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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   C. Tony Ruiz Jr.
   
   McCAMEY C. Tony Ruiz Jr., 62, of Odessa died Wednesday, June 20, 2001,
   at his residence.
   Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
   Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2001, at Sacred
   Heart Catholic Church with Father Barry McLean officiating. Graveside
   services will follow at Resthaven Cemetery.
   Tony was born Aug. 6, 1938, in Shafter. He lived in Odessa for 22
   years. He was an Air Force veteran. He married Jeraldine Marie Snyder
   on March 17, 1979, in Las Vegas. He retired from the University of
   Texas of the Permian Basin as a maintenance supervisor. He was a
   member of the PAGA Golf Association and the Elks Club. He was a member
   of the Catholic Church.
   He was preceded in death by his mother, Esperanza Molina Ruiz, and a
   brother, David Ruiz.
   He is survived by his wife, Jeraldine Jeri Ruiz of Odessa; his father,
   Celedonio Ruiz of McCamey; two sons, Rene Ruiz and his wife, Virginia,
   and Tony Ruiz and his wife, Kim, all of Odessa; two grandsons, Cameron
   Ruiz and Carson Ruiz, both of Odessa; brother, Pete Ruiz of Odessa;
   three sisters, Maggie Luna and Teresa McKee, both of McCamey, and
   Estella Ruiz of Odessa; and several nieces and nephews and great
   nieces and nephews.
   Pallbearers will be Joe Salgado, David Acosta, Albert Ochoa, Rene
   Saenz, Justin McKee and Jim Prementine.
       Services under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
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