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Permian Basin Obituaries =========================================================================== Saturday February 9, 2002 Copyright 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Donna Baldeo ODESSA - Donna D. Baldeo, 45, of Houston, a managing teller for Wells Fargo Bank in Houston, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, in Clear Lake. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Revs. Roosevelt Owens and Joe Terry officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Father, James Earl Craft of Kansas City, Mo.; stepmother, Fannie Craft of Kansas City; sisters, Earl Jean Ramsey of Odessa, Wanda Craft Scott of La Porte, Tafferine Craft Green of Houston, Theodora Craft of Dallas and Jamaica Craft of Kansas City; stepsister, Benita Ballingsley of Kansas City; stepbrother, Alex Ballingsley of Kansas City; and grandmother, Lucille Beck of Odessa. Jailaal Baldeo ODESSA - Jailaal Lewis "Jai" Baldeo, 22, of Houston died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, in Clear Lake. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Revs. Roosevelt Owens and Joe Terry officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Los Angeles. SURVIVORS: Father, Ralph Baldeo of California; brother, Daniel Baldeo of California; sister, Veronica Baldeo of California; grandfather, James Earl Craft of Kansas City, Mo., stepgrandmother, Fannie Craft of Kansas City; and great-grandmother, Lucille Beck of Odessa. Enedina Barron FORT STOCKTON - Enedina G. Barron, 71, of Fort Stockton, a homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Mass will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Stockton and was a lifelong resident. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Tina Mercado of Fort Stockton and Elidia Martinez of Del Rio; son, Hector Gonzales of Fort Stockton; sisters, Frances Terrazas and Carmen Garcia, both of Fort Stockton; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Joseph McClease ODESSA - Joseph P. McClease, 75, of Odessa, a retired painter for Chalmers Signs, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at Hospice House. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Memphis, Tenn. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Nieces, Michal Turner of Alexandria, Va., Alice Calder of Omaha and Rexana Jo McClease of Waxahachie. Ralph McManigle Sr. SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Ralph Dean McManigle Sr., 59, of Huntsville, Ark., an independent oil and gas producer, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, in Springdale. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Sisco Funeral Chapel. He was born in Mount Carmel, Ill., and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Son, R.D. "Ramey" McManigle Jr. of New Braunfels; brothers, M.R. "Dick" McManigle Jr. of Texas and Drew McManigle of New Jersey; and two grandchildren. Ashley Rios ODESSA - Ashley M. Rios, 14, of Odessa, a student, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in Ojinaga, Mexico. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa and was a lifelong resident. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Mother, Angie Rios of Odessa; brothers, Johnny Sanchez and Frankie Baeza, both of Odessa; sisters, Brandy Sanchez, Isabel Baeza, Lucero Baeza and Angela Baeza, all of Odessa; and grandfather, Julio Portillo of Odessa. Bill Roy ODESSA - Bill Roy, 76, of Odessa, retired owner and operator of Odessa Body Shop, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Lamesa and moved to Odessa in 1947 from California. He was a Navy veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Florence Roy of Odessa; son, David Roy of Odessa; daughter, Vicki Quintana of Houston; brother, R.C. Roy of Odessa; sister, Mary Nieball of Midland; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Estelle Sprayberry ODESSA - Estelle Sprayberry, 85, of Odessa, a retired PBX operator for Medical Center Hospital, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Highland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Scott officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Dawson Cemetery in Dawson. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Dawson. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Husband, LeRoy Sprayberry of Odessa; stepson, Charles Edward Sprayberry of Midland; stepdaughters, Lynne Anderson of Midland and Pamela Houghton of Scottsdale, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Emery Strother Sr. PLAINVIEW - Emery R. Strother Sr., 82, of Glenn Heights, a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, in Dallas. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Garland Street Church of Christ. Burial will be at Plainview Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Red Oak Funeral Home. He was born in Saginaw. SURVIVORS: Wife, Opal Strother of Glenn Heights; son, Emery R. Strother Jr. of Fort Stockton; daughters, Alice Lane of Glenn Heights and Lavica Anderson of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Bunny Terry ODESSA - Bunny Sue Terry, 9, of Houston, a third-grader at Clear Lake Elementary School in Clear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, in Clear Lake. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Revs. Roosevelt Owens and Joe Terry officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Father, Elvis Terry of Odessa; grandparents, James Earl Craft of Kansas City, Mo., Fannie Craft of Kansas City and the Rev. Joe Terry of Odessa; and great-grandmother, Lucille Beck of Odessa. Melanie Walker ODESSA - Melanie Rumbaugh Walker, 61, of Odessa, retired owner and operator of B.G.'s Catfish Plus, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Craig Martindale officiating. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Shreveport, La. SURVIVORS: Husband, Guy Walker of Odessa; son, Carey Childers of Austin; daughters, Diane Knight of Ira and Laura Childers of Dallas; stepsons, Johnny Walker of Carlsbad, N.M., Jeff Walker and Jim Walker, both of Odessa; sisters, Margaret Holley of Midland and Betty Rumbaugh of Cody, Wyo.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.