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Permian Basin Obituaries ============================================================================================ Tuesday February 12, 2002 Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Sybil Allison ODESSA - Sybil LaVerne Allison, 62, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Oden officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Des Arc, Ark., and moved to Odessa in 1948. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bill Allison of Cherokee, Jeff Barnes of North Richland Hills and Eddie Rich of Odessa; daughter, Brenda Richardson of Texas; sisters, Margaret Reed and Gloria Woods, both of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Paul Holland EASTLAND - Paul Carl Holland, 86, of Eastland, a retired drilling supervisor for Rowan Drilling Co., died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Eastland Memorial Hospital in Eastland. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bakker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael Young and Bobby Knight officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Arrangements by Bakker Funeral Home. He was born in Wetumpka, Okla., and moved to Eastland in 1995 from Odessa. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Paula Faulk of Eastland; brother, Rufus Charles Holland of Iraan; sisters, Mary Grace Parker of Houston and Ruth Holleman of Hamilton; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Tony McCrohan Sr. BANGS - Tony McCrohan Sr., 62, of Bangs, a retired truck driver and oilfield driller, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at a local nursing home. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Sunday at Clear Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Tony McCrohan Jr. officiating. Memorial services were at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sidney Baptist Church in Sidney. Arrangements by Davis-Morris Funeral Home. He was born in San Angelo. He was an Air Force veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Nola Jean McCrohan of Bangs; sons, Tony McCrohan Jr. of Sidney, Mike McCrohan of Aztec, N.M., Bill McCrohan of Midland and Alvin Martin of Bristal; daughters, Laurie Martin of St. Pete's Beach, Fla., Sabrina Bullard of Clyde and Roberta Martin of Brownwood; sisters, Kay Haynes and LaTonia Horton, both of Monahans, and Claudie Hunt of Midland; and brothers, William Campbell of Rush Springs, Okla., and Clarence Pickering of Monahans. Lois Norris MARSHALL, Okla. - Lois Gene Morris, 76, of Goldthwaite, a retired dentist's assistant, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Hillview Manor in Goldthwaite. Services will be Saturday at North Marshall Cemetery. Arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. She was born in Marshall, Okla., and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Goldthwaite in 1996. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Cheryl English of Gustine; sons, Terry Norris of Little Rock, Ark., and Darrell Norris of Goldthwaite; and five grandchildren. Pilar Valenzuela ODESSA - Pilar Valenzuela, 69, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Primera Iglesia Apostolica De La Fe En Cristo Jesus with Santiago Rojo officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Ojinaga, Mexico, and was a lifelong resident of Odessa. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Husband, Juan Valenzuela of Odessa; sons, Heriberto Valenzuela, Saul Valenzuela and Juan Valenzuela, all of Odessa; daughters, Elvira Valenzuela, Blanca Estella Gonzalez, Grasiela Valenzuela and Luz Aurora Valenzuela, all of Odessa, and Manuela Valenzuela of Ojinaga; brothers, Jose Urias, Espiridion Urias and Ricardo Urias, all of Chihuahua, Mexico; sister, Aida Urias of Delicias, Mexico; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Clarence Williams MONAHANS - Clarence Williams, 88, of Monahans, former owner of B. Williams and Sons Inc., died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Jeff Box officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Plainview, Ark., and was a resident of Monahans since 1947. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Jerry Williams of Kermit; brothers, Leland B. Williams of Andrews and James H. Williams of Seminole; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Katie Spear OLTON - Katie Spear, 78, of Olton died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, in Olton. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home.