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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Thursday January 24, 2002 Elizabeth Blaydes FORT STOCKTON - Elizabeth Brown Blaydes, 81, of Fort Stockton, a retired secretary for the railroad commission, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in Andrews. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Nathan McBride officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Stockton and was a lifelong resident of Pecos County. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Shelby H. Blaydes Jr. of Midland, Roderick D. Blaydes of Garland and Brown K. Blaydes of Odessa; daughter, Betsy Blaydes of Wimberley; sister, Nell Sudduth of Sanderson; and 10 grandchildren. Anna Cypert GRAHAM - Anna Belle Cypert, 81, of Graham, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in Graham. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Johnson Memorial Cemetery in Munday. Arrangements by Morrison Funeral Home. She was born in Knox City and had been a resident of Jal, N.M., for 35 years before moving to Graham in 1990. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Janice Ann Glazner of Graham and Gladys LaNell Shoemake of Monahans; sons, Thomas Wayne Cypert of Lubbock and Ronald Joe Cypert of Midland; sisters, Edna LeBeouf of Vidor, Thelma Wilson of Abilene and Lois Cypert of Knox City; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Martin Fierro ODESSA - Martin Fierro, 93, of Odessa, a retired pump installer for G&M Pump Co., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Avalon Place Nursing Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring. He was Jehovah's Witness. SURVIVOR: Granddaughter, Velma Trevino Carbahal of Odessa. Dulon Franklin SEAGRAVES - Dulon Charles Franklin, 79, of Seminole, a retired oilfield driller, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Canterbury Villa in Denver City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Seagraves with the Rev. Floyd Haddock officiating. Burial will follow at the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Valient, Okla., and moved to Seminole in 1947 from Blossom. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Rebecca Shook of Seagraves; sisters, Irene Walker of De Port and Opel Fletcher of The Colony; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Cecil Norris ASPERMONT - Cecil Allen Norris, 89, of Swenson, a retired businessman, rancher and farmer, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at an Aspermont hospital. Services were at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Bob Phillips and Kenneth Norris officiating. Burial was at the Aspermont Cemetery. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. He was born in Aspermont. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Nancy Norris of Swenson; son, Tracy Norris of Midland; daughter, Nan Campbell of Odessa; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Donna Ortiz FORT STOCKTON - Donna Jean Eggleston Ortiz, 68, of Fort Stockton, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Baptist Church with the Rev. Skip Hill officiating. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Urbana, Ohio, and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1970. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Nieves A. Ortiz of Fort Stockton; daughters, Anita L. Hatch of Reno, Nev., and Vicki D. Broman of Sparks, Nev.; son, Ramon Ortiz of San Angelo; sister, Joanne Knear of Mechanicsburg, Ohio; brother, William McConnaughey of Urbana; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Lynda Roberts MIDLAND - Lynda Ann Roberts, 51, of Midland, a bank teller, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Taylor and Jeremy Russell officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Houston. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Lanny Roberts of Midland; sons, Joe David Digby of San Angelo and Greg Digby of Lubbock; stepdaughters, Tausha Brock of Lamesa and Robin Wilkie of Welch; parents, Jerry and Marjorie Lyon of Kingsland and Howard and June Neveu of Liberty; sisters, Judy Muzny of Sommerville, Barbara Neveu of Kerrville and Paula Reid of Arlington; brother, Jerry M. Lyon of Midland; and five grandchildren. Linda Wells RANGER - Linda S. Wells, 60, of Ranger, a bookkeeper and income tax preparer, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rex Boggs officiating. Burial will be at Merriman Cemetery. Arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home. She was born in Seminole, Okla., and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Derwood Wells of Ranger; sons, Doyle Ray Wells and Toy Lynn Wells, both of Ranger; daughter, Brenda Oakley of Ranger; brothers, Burton Clifton Deason of California and Charles Thomas Deason of Odessa; sisters, Barbara Ruth Donovan of Ranger and Marcia Michelle Mathews of Odessa; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Veronica Baker ODESSA - Veronica Carolyn Baker, 79, of Odessa died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Joe Coronel ODESSA - Joe Coronel, 21, of Odessa died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Todd De La Garza TEMPLE - Todd De La Garza, 47, of Crane died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Cecil Evans ODESSA - Cecil Evans, 78, of Andrews died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Hospice House of Odessa. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. Higinio Medrano ODESSA - Higinio Medrano, 75, of Odessa died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Jean Wysong ODESSA - Jean Bernice "Bernie" Wysong, 73, of Odessa died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel.