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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                               July 06, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      

                                      
   Mary Lou Bowman
   ODESSA Mary Lou Bowman, 76, of Odessa passed away Tuesday, July 3,
   2001.
   Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Sunset
   Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tom Hiser of Sherwood Baptist Church
   officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   Mary was born on July 6, 1924, to Clyde and Mary Roberson in Yukon,
   Okla. She married Bill Buford Bowman on January 10, 1942, in Reydon,
   Okla. They moved to Odessa from Shamrock in 1952.
   She was a retired cafeteria worker for Blanton Elementary where she
   worked for 10 years. She was a member of the Rebekahs & Royal
   Neighbors. She loved playing cards and dominoes and also enjoyed
   camping and traveling. She was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church.
   Her husband Bill and grandson, Donald Winkler, Jr. preceded her in
   death.
   Survivors include sons, Jack Bowman of Dallas, Rex Bowman of Odessa,
   Kenneth Bowman of Raleigh, N.C., Jon Bowman of Plano; daughter, Linda
   Bowman of Odessa; grandchildren, Jason Bowman, Katrina Herrera, Wendy
   Bowman, Erin Bowman, Bill Bowman, Jennifer Chapin, Jeff Winkler and
   Abigail Bowman; great-grandchildren, Ethan Bowman, Kaitlyn Winkler,
   Angel Herrera, Adam Herrera, Andrew Herrera, Carlos Ferriero and Felix
   Ferriero.
   The family has requested memorials to Rebekah Lodge and Sherwood
   Baptist Church.
   Services entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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   Leanora Bunch
   ODESSA Leanora Bunch, 63, of Odessa passed away on July 3, 2001 in
   Odessa.
   She was born December 8, 1937, to William and Stella Bunch in Goshen,
   Ark. She came to Odessa in 1964. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle
   Assembly of God for 35 years. She loved to crochet.
   Services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Faith
   Tabernacle Assembly of God with Rev. Scott Sprouse, assisted by Rev.
   Paul Clark. Burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
   Both her parents preceded her in death.
   She is survived by three brothers, Amos Perry Bunch of Odessa, Kenneth
   Charles Bunch of Odessa and Ronald Keith Bunch of Odessa; two sisters,
   Leola Mae Biddy of Odessa and Mary Kathleen Smith of Odessa; many
   nieces, nephews, and others who considered her as close as a mother.
   Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society.
   Services entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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   Roberto Anchondo Sr.
   ODESSA Roberto Anchondo Sr., 82, of Odessa, a farmer, passed away
   Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital.
   Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Martinez
   Funeral Home with Hermano Hugo Martinez officiating. Burial will
   follow at Rosehill Cemetery. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Friday
   at Martinez Funeral Home.
   He was preceded in death by his father, Atanacio Anchondo, and mother,
   Teresa Acosta.
   He is survived by his wife, Maria De Jesus Anchondo of Odessa; a son,
   Roberto Anchondo Jr. or Vernal, Utah; four daughters, Ana Elida Molina
   of Odessa, Josefina Enriquez of Chihuahua, Mexico, Hilda Hernandez of
   Silver City, N.M., and Eva Hernandez of Las Cruces, N.M.; a brother,
   Manuel Anchondo of Chihuahua; four sisters, Concepcion Anchondo,
   Estafani Anchondo, Ramona Anchondo and Theresa Anchondo, all of
   Chihuahua; 25 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
   Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
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   Alejandra Bernard
   ODESSA Alejandra Bernard, 94, of Odessa, a homemaker, passed away
   Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at her residence.
   Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2001, at St. Joseph
   Catholic Church with Fr. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will
   follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rosary will be at 7:30 Friday at
   Martinez Funeral Home.
   She was preceded in death by her husband, John Bernard, and son, Jesse
   Bernard.
   She is survived by two sons, John Bernard Jr. and wife Lilli and
   Robert Bernard and wife Eva, all of Odessa; a daughter, Victoria
   Navarrette of Odessa; a sister, Mary Galindo of Odessa; 16
   grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great
   grandchildren.
                Services entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home.
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