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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 04, 2002 Bonnie Blackstone MULESHOE - Bonnie Jo Blackstone, 76, substitute teacher and officer manager, of Enochs died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Muleshoe Church of Christ with Joey Pierce officiating. Burial will be at Enochs Cemetery in Enochs. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe. She was born in Prairie Dell and moved to Enochs in 1990 from Morton. She was a member of the Church of Christ . SURVIVORS: Husband, Harvey Blackstone of Enochs; sons, Dale Blackstone of Tyler, Robby Blackstone of Arlington and Thomas Blackstone of Odessa; daughters, Katie McDonald of Pampa, Ann Johnson and Shanna Blackstone, both of Arlington, and Nancy Peace of Friona; brothers, Tommy Brown of Lynnwood, Calif., Ira Brown and Herman Brown, both of Morton, and Leonard Brown of Vallejo, Calif.; sisters, Opal Hair of Duncanville, Minnie Mae Fulton of Portales, N.M., Berta Abbe of Levelland, Hallie Bennett of Lake Whitney and Nell Coats of Midland; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Paul Budlong TOYAH - Paul Budlong, 44, of Toyah, a mechanic, died Tuesday Jan. 1, 2002. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Toyah Cemetery with the Rev. J.R. Wooten officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Providence, R.I. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Paula Smith of Scottsdale, Ariz.; brothers, Mitch Budlong of Toyah, Mike Barchie of Providence, R.I., Charlie Budlong of Narragansett, R.I. and John Budlong of Pennolas Park, Fla.; sisters, Linda Wilis of Morrero, LA. and Melody Strokes of Big Spring. Elsie Davis KERMIT - Elsie Davis, 82, of Kermit, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2001, at her home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home. She was a 25-year resident of Kermit. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Dolly Koesis of Gallup, N.M.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Doris Harding HOBBS, N.M. - Doris J. Harding, 57, of Hobbs, N.M., a homemaker, died Monday, Dec 31, 2001, at Lea Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. todayat Chapel of Hope Chapel with the Rev. Farril DeFoor officiating. Arrangements by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. She was born in Platte, S.D. SURVIVORS: Husband, Bill Harding of Hobbs, N.M.; sons, Darwin Scheiber of Midland and Del Scheiber of Hobbs; daughter, Dawn Tarver of Hobbs; brother, LeRoy Anderson of Oldham, S.D.; sisters, Della Baney of Hustisford, Wis., Donna Carda of Pipestone, Minn. and Diane Breedlove of Odessa. Esther Herrera ODESSA - Esther Herrera, 73, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday Jan. 1, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Floro Hinacay officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. She was born in Vado de Piedra Ojinaga Chihuahua, Mexico. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Gilberto Herrera of Portales, N.M.; sons, Jesus Manuel Herrera of Odessa, Gilberto Herrera Jr. of Albuquerque N.M. and Richard Herrera of Lubbock; daughter, Socorro Herrera Davila of Manhattan, Kan.; brothers, Felipe Jaquez Sr. Of Chihuahua, Mexico and Candelario Jaquez of Phoenix, Ariz.; sisters, Alvina Jaquez Rey of Presidio, Maria Jaquez Duran of Midland, Guadalupe Carrasco of Odessa, Aurora Baeza, Elvira Baeza and Juana Venegas, all of Chihuahua, Mexico; and nine grandchildren. Trinidad Hignojos ODESSA - Trinidad Hignojos, 72, of Odessa, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Sunday at Odessa Christian Faith Center with the Rev. Don Claywood officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was a lifetime resident of Odessa. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ricardo Hignojos and Albert Hignojos, both of Odessa; daughter, Mary Perez of Odessa; brothers, Juan Ballez and Ramon Ballez, both of Los Banos, Calif.; sisters, Sista Ruiz of Odessa, Ercia Orona, Erminia Lopez and Elia Ballez, all of Los Banos, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Herman Lawson ANDREWS - Herman Harvey Lawson, 78, of Andrews, a retired oil field foreman, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Andrews with the Rev. H.A. Hanks officiating. Burial will follow in Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Saratoga. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Glenda Lawson of Andrews; son, Darrell Lawson of Loveland; daughter, Vana Tidwell of Granbury; brother, Paul Lawson of Beaumont; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Evelyn LeMond ANDREWS - Evelyn LeMond, 77, of Andrews, a retired grocery clerk, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Snyder Oaks Care Center in Snyder. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Andrews Old Cemetery with John Snider officiating. Burial will follow. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Post. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Husband, Floyd LeMond of Andrews; sons, Ronnie LeMond, Jimmie LeMond and Kenneth LeMond, all of Andrews; daughter, Brenda Hooper of Andrews; brother, Troy Nelson of Post; sisters, Callie Stofer of Post and Bernice Lee of Modesto, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Houston Lowe CRANE - Houston B. Lowe, 79, of Arvada, Colo., a retired truck driver, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at Exempla Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Parker officiating. Burial will follow at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was a longtime resident of Crane. SURIVIVORS: Wife, Tillie Lowe; daughters, Cynthia Hjerleid and Sandra Eagan; sister, Elizabeth Navarre; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Luis Martinez Jr. MARFA - Luis Martinez Jr., 82, of Marfa, a retired businessman, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at an Alpine hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Merced Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margaret Martinez of Marfa; sons, Mayor Martinez of Marfa, Robert Martinez of Pueblo, Colo., Ben Martinez and Augustin Martinez of El Paso and Samuel Martinez of Alpine; daughters, Veronica Campbell of Marfa, Monica Cantu of Rock Springs and Margie Mendoza of Marfa; sisters, Margaret Mendias of Fort Clark and Nina Tarango of El Paso; 23 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Maria Polanco ODESSA - Maria Galindo Polanco, 76, of Odessa, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Floro Hinacay officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. She was born in Grandfalls. SURVIVORS: Husband, Santos Polanco of Odessa; daughter, Antonia Polanco of Odessa; brother, Manuel Levario of Chihuahua, Mexico; sisters, Wenseslada Spencer of Pico Rivera, Calif. and Florentina Galindo Polanco of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Bea Rice MIDLAND - Bea Rice, 83, of Crane, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. todayat Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Parker officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at the Fairview Cemetery in Midland. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. She was born in Stillwater, Okla. and lived in Crane for 23 years. SURVIVORS: Husband, Ted Rice of Crane; son, Ronnie Pinkston of Crane; daughters, Linda Latham Fowler of Amarillo and Doris Burgess of Baird; brother, Ed Cogle of California; 16 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Jimmie Snelson MONOHANS - Jimmie Ray Snelson, 86, of Lubbock, retired oil field worker died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Monahans with the Rev. Donna Ware officiating. Burial will follow at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Services. SURVIVORS: Son, Jimmy Snelson of Alvin; daughters, Willie Shoemate and Margaret Trantham, both of Lubbock; brother, Charles Snelson of Monahans; sisters, Cleo Collins of Monahans, Vera Trussel of Denver, Colo., Tillie Webster of Brownwood, Verna Livingston of Odessa and Marie Hancock of Alexandria, Va.; and five grandchildren. Silbestre Torres ODESSA - Silbestre Torres, 75, of Odessa, a construction worker, died Wednesday Jan. 2, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Grandfalls. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Diego Ramon Torres of Odessa; daughters, Rosa Soto of Coahoma and Blanca Nabarrete of Odessa; brothers, Jose Inez Torres of Odessa and Vicente Ortega of Ojinaga, Mexico; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. David Beal ODESSA - David P. Beal, 48, of Odessa, a freelance commercial artist, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Hospice House. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Mother, Helen Beal of Odessa; brother, Sam Beal of Mountain View, Calif. and Steven Beal of El Paso. Consuelo Lozano ODESSA - Consuelo "Connie" Oretgo Lozano, 78, of Odessa, a jail and prison ministry worker, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Toyah. SURVIVORS: Son, Joe Lozano of Odessa; daughters, Naomi Brown of Rosenberg, Patsy Galindo, Margaret Michaelis and Sylvia Lara, all of Odessa; sisters, Hope Nunez of Pecos, Naomi Naverette of El Paso, Lydia Campbell of Englewood, Calif., Margie Sutter of Fresno, Calif. and Virginia Armendariz of Midland; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.