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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Friday January 25, 2002 Buster Bain CLARENDON - Buster R. Bain, 69, of Amarillo, a former salesman for Conley-Lott-Nichols in Odessa, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories with Richard Dickerson officiating. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery. Arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors. He was born in Clarendon and had been a resident of Odessa for 25 years before moving to Amarillo. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Frankye Bain of Amarillo; sons, Phil Bain of McKinney and Regan Bain of Cedar Hill; daughter, Jacque Lopez of Duncanville; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Kenneth Bivins MONAHANS - Kenneth Clarence Bivins, 69, of Odessa, an oilfield laborer, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Monahans Memorial Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Services. He was born in Bristow, Okla., and had been a resident of Monahans. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Robin Acosta of Eunice, N.M., and Cindy Kennedy of Odessa; brothers, Gene Bivins of Midland, Jerry Bivins of Jacksboro and Lester Bivins of Mineral Wells; sister, Viola Hobbs of Missouri; and two grandchildren. May Bush PECOS - May Jarine Bush, 91, of Pecos, a retired businesswoman, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Greer Willis officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Graford and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sharon B. St. Clair of Abilene and Gwen Geltemeyer of Midland; and five grandchildren. Todd De La Garza CRANE - Todd De La Garza, 47, of Crane, a police officer for Temple College in Temple, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was born in New Orleans and was a longtime resident of Crane. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Oralia De La Garza of Crane; and brother, Toby De La Garza of Austin. Cecil Evans MEMPHIS - Cecil Evans, 78, of Andrews, retired owner and operator of Evans Electric Co. in Memphis, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Hospice House of Odessa. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Johnnie Snider officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Memphis and was a lifelong resident. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Dedria Ballew of Andrews and Sandra Eckerle of Pilot Grove, Mo.; sisters, May Maddox and Lucille Bloxom, both of Memphis, and Bessie Arterburn of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Higinio Medrano Jr. ODESSA - Higinio "Shorty" Medrano Jr., 75, of Odessa, a retired plumber, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in La Haciendita and had been a resident before moving to Odessa. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Wife, Carmen Baeza Medrano of Odessa; son, Gilbert Medrano of Odessa; daughters, Lourdes "Lulu" Medrano and Diana Munoz, both of Odessa; brothers, Ricardo Medrano and Manuel Medrano, both of Hagerman, N.M., and Alejandro Medrano of Dexter, N.M.; sisters, Ernestina Salazar of Artesia, N.M., and Guadelupe Ramirez of Dexter; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Aline Preacher PAMPA - Aline Preacher, 75, of Pampa died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in Pampa. No services are scheduled. Arrangements by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. She was born in Blair, Okla., and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Pampa in 1997. SURVIVORS: Brothers, Billy Ray Mulligan of Pampa and H.D. Mulligan of Altus, Okla.; and sister, Oleta Beck of Mountain View, Okla. Josefa Saenz ODESSA - Josefa "Chepa" Tavarez Saenz, 90, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in Odessa. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Shafter and was a lifelong resident of Odessa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Gilberto Saenz, Alberto Saenz and Benito Saenz, all of Odessa; and three grandchildren. Odis Nelson TULSA, Okla. - Odis E. "Curly" Nelson, 89, of Owasso, Okla., died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Tulsa Regional Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.