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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 12, 2002 Mollie Black ODESSA - Mollie Blanche Black, 88, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at Hospice House of Odessa. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Services. She was born in Van Zandt. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Tommy Black of Proctor and Rodney Black of Del Rio; daughter, Patsy Swann of Odessa; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Ramona Carrasco CRANE - Ramona Torres Carrasco, 64, of Crane, a homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 4:30 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Grandfalls and was a resident of Crane for 40 years. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Candelorio Carrasco of Crane; sons, Arthur Carrasco of Crane, Abel Carrasco of Odessa and Alonzo Carrasco of San Angelo; daughter, Alicia Vedoy of Odessa; brothers, Faustino Torres of Odessa and Octavio Torres of Grand Prairie; sister, Maria Carrasco of Runaway Bay; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Frederico Jaquez PECOS - Frederico B. Jaquez, 58, of Odessa, a retired self-employed carpenter, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Revs. Ben Florez, Manny Munoz and Mike Alcuino officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel in Odessa and 7:30 p.m. Monday at Peaceful Gardens Funeral Home Chapel in Pecos. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Peaceful Gardens Funeral Home. He was born in Pecos and had been a resident before moving to Odessa two years ago. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Juana "Juanita" Jaquez of Odessa; son, Freddy S. Jaquez of Odessa; daughter, Selina Machuca of Midland; brothers, Sebero Jaquez, Greg Jaquez and Lazaro Jaquez, all of Pecos; sisters, Nati Florez and Josie Elliott, both of California, Lala Roman and Elvira Valdez, both of Pecos, and Ines Hignojos of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Janice Pitts BIG SPRING - Janice Pitts, 48, of Pecos, owner and operator of Family Tradition in Pecos, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at an Odessa hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Nalley-Pickle and Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Leroy Linney officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring and had been a resident of Grady and Flower Grove. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. SURVIVORS: Husband, J.T. Pitts of Pecos; daughter, Mandy Garza of Stanton; son, John Randy Franklin of Lenorah; mother, Mildred Haggard of Stanton; sisters, Becky Williams of Stanton, Ann Schafer of Glasscock County and Jackie Wells of Lenorah; grandmother, Clara Allred of Stanton; and two grandchildren. Era Schumpert MONAHANS - Era Schumpert, 66, of Wickett, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with Bill Gaston officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Wink and was a resident of Wickett since 1978. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Stephen Shell of Paige, Russell Shell of Cleburne and Steven Seward of Crane; daughters, Melanie Dodd of Vallejo, Calif., Valerie Dupuy of Eatonton, Ga., Angela Schumpert of Jensen Beach, Fla., and Nyneen Hixson of Altus, Okla.; sister, Anita Swaney of Wickett; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Jim Walker KERMIT - Jim Walker, 50, of Kermit, a radio disc jockey, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Wall officiating. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in San Antonio and was a resident of Kermit for 41 years. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Lee Cheney Walker of Kermit; and father, Floyd Walker of Kermit. Kathleen Leach ODESSA - Kathleen Leach, 86, of Odessa died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Maria Robles ODESSA - Maria Robles, 72, of San Francisco died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.