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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 10, 2002 William Flowers Jr. MONAHANS - William Frederick "Rick" Flowers Jr., 54, of Monahans, a carpenter, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Third and Dwight Church of Christ with Mike Hardaway officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Charlotte, N.C., and was a resident of Monahans since 1980. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Deena Flowers of Monahans; daughters, Jamie Marie Flowers of San Antonio and Sara Lynn Flowers of Liberal, Kan.; parents, William and Elizabeth Flowers of Monahans; and sister, Sherri S. Flowers of Denver. Cindy Higgins MONAHANS - Cindy Renee Fambro Higgins, 38, of Monahans, a newspaper advertising worker, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Monahans Memorial Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. Stephen Swisher officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Snyder and was a lifelong resident of Monahans. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Daniel Bundick of Monahans; parents, Garland Royce and Gloria Fambro of Monahans; brothers, John Fambro of Odessa, Doug Fambro of San Angelo and Robert Rhoads of Midland; and sisters, Paula McMullen of Monahans, Shawn Cole of Bremerton, Wash., and Jennifer Fambro of Monahans. Rosa Lozano ODESSA - Rosa Emma Navarrete Lozano, 52, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Floro Hinacay officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Coyame, Mexico. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Manuel Rosendez of Odessa; son, Inocente Lozano Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Marisa Pantoja of Odessa and Mireya Garza of Gidding; mother, Josephina Espinoza Navarrete of Odessa; brothers, Juan Navarrete and Gonzalo Navarrete, both of Odessa, Amado Navarrete and Santana Navarrete, both of Coyame; sisters, Maria Fuentes of Midland, Concepcion Olivas and Socorro Navarrete, both of Odessa; and six grandchildren. Rodolfo Olivas ODESSA - Rodolfo Natividad "Rudy" Olivas, 46, of Odessa, a former truck driver for Anderson Base Co. in Odessa and Lone Star Machine in Denver City, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Pecos. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Amy Allen of Odessa; mother, Ruptera Barrera of Odessa; stepfather, Albert Barrera of Odessa; broters, Ishmael Barrera, Alfonso Barrera and Alfredo Barrera, all of Odessa; sister, Yolanda Hinojos of Odessa; and grandmother, Eulalia H. Natividad of Odessa. Veta Tompkins McCAMEY - Veta Ruth Tompkins, 81, of McCamey, retired owner and operator of White's Auto, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eastside Baptist Church with the Rev. Murry Sauders officiating. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Hamlin East Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Royston and moved to McCamey in 1945. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Billie Adams of Snyder and Jean Anne Dawson of Larissa, Greece; sons, George Tompkins and Jack I. Tompkins, both of Houston; brothers, Jack Phillips of Lubbock and Benson B. "Hack" Phillips of Dallas; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Ronald Webb MARFA - Ronald Nelson Webb, 54, of Marfa died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at his residence. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Daniel Armstrong officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa. SURVIVORS: Wife, Cherry Webb of Alpine; sons, Lance Nelson Webb of Boulder, Colo., and Aaron Nelson Webb of Austin; daughters, Lacey Thee of Monahans and Amy Valenzuela of Alpine; sister, Darlyne Freeman of Durant, Okla.; and three grandchildren. Dewey Williams FORT DAVIS - Dewey G. Williams, 76, of Fort Davis, a retired rancher and assistant supervisor for Elcor Chemical Co., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at an Alpine hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Cemetery with the Revs. Don Robertson and Alan Byrd officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Brownwood. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Virginia "Ginny" Williams of Fort Davis; son, Michael Dewey Williams of Valentine; daughter, Tana Jeanne Williams Stringfellow of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Daphine Dorothy Taylor of Brownwood and Sylvia Riggs of Del Rio; and four grandchildren. Richard Talley FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Richard Dee Talley, 47, of North Carolina died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Fayetteville, N.C. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Margaret Whitman MONAHANS - Margaret Whitman, 70, of Monahans died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Monahans. Services are pending with Harkey Funeral Home.