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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                               July 26, 2001
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
                                      
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   Natividad Rodriguez
   ODESSA Natividad Rodriguez, 69, of Odessa died Monday, July 23, 2001,
   at Medical Center Hospital.
   He was born Feb. 24, 1932, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was a
   retired laborer and Catholic.
   Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Friday, July 27, 2001, at St. Marys
   Catholic Church with the Rev. Matthew Chackalackal officiating. Burial
   will be at the Ector County Cemetery.
   Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral
   Home Chapel.
   He was preceded in death by his parents, Natividad Rodriguez and
   Emiliana Chavez.
   He is survived by his wife, Manuela Rodriguez of Odessa; son,
   Natividad Rodriguez Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Estela Gaona of Odessa,
   Rosa Waldrop of Rowlett, Martha Rodriguez of Odessa, Nellie Arellano
   of Odessa and Nancy Lara of Odessa; brothers, Lauro Rivera of El Paso,
   Raymond Rivera of El Paso and Joe Rivera of El Paso; sister, Teresa
   Lerma of San Pablo, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; and three
   great-grandchildren.
   Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
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   Neva P. Sherrod
   SULPHUR SPRINGS Neva P. Sherrod, formerly of Sulphur Springs and
   Bridgeport, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2001, at 8:50 p.m. at her
   new home in Mill Creek, Wash., with her beloved family by her side
   hand in hand. Neva, along with her daughter Karla and son-in-law Tom,
   moved to Washington in 2000 to enjoy life with her sister and to enjoy
   the adventure of the beautiful Washington scenery and weather.
   Neva was born Jan. 27, 1932, to Ira and Esther Pool in Richland. On
   Feb. 11, 1950, she married the man of her dreams, Richard Karl
   Sherrod, who preceded her in death Dec. 14, 1997. Now these two will
   forever spend eternity together just as they were always meant to be.
   Neva was a member of Davis Street Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs
   and a former member of the Newcomers Club in Sulphur Springs. She was
   a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a past mother advisor of
   the International Order of Rainbow for Girls, both in Huntington
   Beach, Calif. Neva was also a former Beta Sigma Phi member. While
   living in Bridgeport, she was on the Wise County Domestic Violence
   Task Force Board of Directors.
   Her husband, Richard; an infant son, Richard Dale; her parents, Ira
   and Esther Pool; and her twin brother, Neal Pool, preceded her in
   death.
   Neva is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Karla and Tom
   Kirkland of Mill Creek, Wash., formerly of Sulphur Springs and
   Bridgeport; two grandsons, Charles Herford of Midland and David
   Kirkland of Fort Worth; a granddaughter, Carissa Ward of Birthright;
   and two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Linda Ward of Birthright. Her
   loving sister and brother-in-law, Nalda and Don Hampton of Mill Creek,
   also survive her. Other loving survivors include brothers-in-law and
   sisters-in-law, Dale and Dian Sherrod of San Antonio, David and Linda
   Sherrod of Jacksboro, James Smith of Springtown and Johnnie June Yanez
   of Fort Worth. A host of loving nieces and nephews, as well as many
   wonderful friends, also survive her.
   Karla and Tom ask that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to
   Hospice of Snohomish County, 2731 Wetmore Ave., Fifth Floor, Everett,
   Wash., 98201, for the wonderful and loving care they gave to her
   mother.
   Family visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 27, 2001,
   at West Oaks Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
   Saturday, July 28, 2001, at West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs
   with inurnment following at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Following
   the service, lunch will be served at the home of Rick and Elise
   Brewer, Rt. 2, Box 112, in Sulphur Springs. Call (903) 488-9015 for
   directions.
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