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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ January 14, 2002 Don Beck ODESSA - Don Douglas Beck, 82, of Odessa, retired owner of Automatic Pipe Racker Inc., died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Mike Bartlett and Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Lehigh, Okla. He was an Air Force veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Rebecca Beck of Odessa; sons, Don Beck of Odessa; stepsons, Joe Barnard of Knox and Richard Barnard of Dallas; daughters, Darla Auten and Cheryl Farr, both of Odessa; and eight grandchildren. Von Drinkard ODESSA - Von Dell Drinkard, 64, of Odessa, a retired minister, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Faith Community Church with the Rev. Wayne Shelton officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Brownswood and moved to Odessa in 1961. SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbra Drinkard of Odessa; sons, Tim Drinkard of Houston and Scott Drinkard of Odessa; brothers, Preston Drinkard of Boyd, Herman Drinkard and Jerry Drinkard, both of Brownwood, and Wendell Drinkard of Arlington; and two grandchildren. Jane Greenhill MIDLAND - Deidra Jane Pointer Greenhill, 72, of Midland died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David C. Mindel officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Pecos. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe Greenhill of Midland; sons, Tommy Greenhill of Red Oak and Steve Greenhill of Odessa; daughter, Kathryn Roberts of Giddings; sisters, Mary Lou Pozzi of Newport Beach, Calif., and Frazee McAnally of Fort Stockton; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Armando Madero ODESSA - Armando Madero, 49, of Odessa, a former carpet layer, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today and Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Odessa. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Armando Madero Jr.; daughters, Melanie Madero, Marissa Madero, and Myra Madero, all of Odessa; mother, Erminia Madero of Odessa; brothers, Antonio Madero Jr., Jesse Madero, and Joe Madero, all of Odessa, and Alonzo Madero of Giddings; sisters, Emma Acosta, Ramona Leon, Edia Garand, Beatriz Madero and Maggie Gomez, all of Odessa, and Sylvia Harris of Midland; and three grandchildren. Ruben Martinez ODESSA - Ruben C. Martinez, 53, of Odessa, a service manager with Industrial Communications Inc. of Motorola, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with the Rev. Jim Bridges officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Loraine and moved to Odessa in 1969 from Colorado City. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Rosa Martinez of Odessa; son, Michael Martinez of Odessa; daughters, Anjeanette Martinez, Denise Martinez, and Jo Ann Dominguez, all of Odessa; parents, Santiago and Rafela C. Martinez; brothers, Sammy Martinez of Colorado City, Danny Martinez of Odessa; sisters, Anita Munoz of Odessa and Melinda Pfeifer of Colorado City; and seven grandchildren. James Pipkin MONAHANS - James W. Pipkin, 69, of Monahans, a construction foreman, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Ward Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Monahans Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Gordon Cox officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Services. He was born in Seagraves. SURVIVORS: Son, Dan Pipkin of Monahans; daughters, Tenna Moore of Beaumont and Cathy Pipkin of Weatherford; mother, Odessa Pipkin of Monahans; brother, Marion Pipkin of Oregon; and sister, Maxine Burns of Monahans. Raul Valdez ALPINE - Raul Roberto Valdez, 46, of Charlotte, N.C., owner of Happy Feet Flooring Inc., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Charlotte, N.C. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at First Christian Church with the Rev. John Carnagey officiating. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Alpine. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jennifer Valdez of Austin; sons, Adam C. Valdez of North Carolina; daughters, Lezlie Gomez of Washington and Victoria Valdaz of Austin; mother, Celia Jiner Valdez of Alpine; brother, Luis A. Valdez of Austin; sisters, Carla Valdez of Alpine and Liza Hinojosa of Corpus Christi; and one grandchild. Jesus Cobarrubio Sr. MCCAMEY - Jesus Vasquez Cobarrubio Sr., 63, of McCamey died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at the McCamey Hospital. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Mary Mayes ODESSA - Mary Mayes, 76, of Odessa died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Melvin McEwen BIG SPRING - Melvin McEwen, 68, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending with Pipkin Funeral Home Bill Millhollon ODESSA - Bill Millhollon, 76, of Odessa died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Hospice House. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.