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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 02, 2002 Rudy Arredondo STANTON - Rudy Arredondo, 49, of Midland, a cement construction worker, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. George Thirumangalam officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Mother, Simona Garcia of Midland; sons, Rudy Arredondo Jr. and Robert Arredondo, both of Abilene; brothers, Edward Arredondo of Houston, John Arredondo and Robert Arredondo, both of Midland; sisters, Irma Salgado of Stanton, Consuelo Pena of Houston and Anita Mireles of Odessa; and four grandchildren. Kendall Lee Belles PECOS - Kendall Lee Belles, 58, of Pecos, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church of Pecos with the Rev. Bruce Abbott officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Suzi Belles of Pecos; sons, Kendal Belles of Fort Hood and Stephen Young of Austin; daughters, Sandy Belles of Pecos and Stephanie Braun of Indianapolis, Ind.; mother, Rose Belles of Indianapolis, Ind.; brothers, Phil Belles of Brementon, Wash., Keith Belles of Aspinwall, Pa., Kevin Belles of Gurnee, Ill., Steve Belles and Bill Belles, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; sisters, Barbara Larson of Barian, Ill., Cathy Colwell of Apache, Okla., Theresa Wisehart and Linda Pierce, both of Indianapolis, Ind., Ginny Blevins of New Palestine, Ind., and Rita Charman of Ranger; and three grandchildren. Wayne Lee Cawley ODESSA - Wayne Lee "Slim" Cawley, 73, of Odessa, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Randall Courtney officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Grandview. SURVIVORS: Son, Grant Cawley of Odessa; brothers, Jim Cawley, Nate Cawley, and Terry Cawley all of Odessa; and three grandchildren. G.R. Chenot ODESSA - G.R. "Dick" Chenot, 86, of Odessa, a retired geologist, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Carol Chenot of Odessa; son, Paul Chenot of Odessa; sisters, Marie Kettering of Canton, Ohio, Marjorie Cox of Hartville, Ohio and Pauline Jacob of Canton, Ohio; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren Arthenia Delores Denman Spinks Kermit - Arthenia Delores Denman Spinks, 88, of Nashville, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at the Alive Hospice House in Nashville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was a 54-year resident of Kermit. SURVIVORS: Sons, Billy Spinks of Eden, Utah, Wallace Spinks of Redding, Calif., Michael Spinks of Austin and Patrick Spinks of Arkadelphia, Ark.; daughter, Bobby Byers of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Debbie Smith ODESSA - Debbie Ann Benton Smith, 44, of Odessa, a pharmacy tech, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was a life-long resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Johnny Smith Jr. of Odessa; step-son, Kenneth Smith of Bracken; step-daughter, Jennifer Whitmore of New Braunfels; brother, Billy Dickerson of Corpus Christi; and mother, Alene Jones of Andrews. Jerrie Trower ANDREWS - Jerrie Trower, 58, of Andrews, a business owner, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Andrews with the Revs. Doug Kello and Bert Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jerry Trower of Andrews; son, Tim Trower of Greenville; daughter, Stephanie Trower of Odessa; sister, Verlene LaRue of Texico, N.M.; and two grandchildren. Elsie Davis KERMIT - Elsie Davis, 82, of Kermit, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at her home in Kermit. Services are pending with Cooper Funeral Chapel in Kermit. She was a 25-year resident of Kermit. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Dolly Kocsis of Gallup, N.M.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Guadalupe Romero ODESSA - Guadalupe Romero, 40, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.