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Permian Basin Obituaries ============================================================================================ Sunday February 17, 2002 Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Elmo Anderson ODESSA - Elmo Curtis Anderson, 82, of Loraine, a retired freight line dispatcher, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, in Abilene. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sammy Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Midland County. SURVIVORS: Wife, Recia Jo Anderson of Loraine; sons, Clarence "Buster" Anderson of Odessa, G.A. Anderson of Kingsland, John Dee Shults of Loraine, James Earl Shults of Downsville, and Larry Eugene Shults of Aurora, Colo.; daughters, Deloris Ann Curry of Gainesville, Ga., Linda Jackson of Clyde, and Recia McAnally of Loraine; brother, George Anderson of Midland; sister, Fay Wilson of Brownwood; 23 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Jesse Castillo BIG SPRING - The Rev. Jesse Castillo, 59, of Big Spring died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Miracle Revival Center with the Revs. Greg Taylor and Robert Cantu officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements by Myers and Smith Funeral Home. He was born in North Pleasonton. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ramona Castillo of Big Spring; sons, David Castillo of Eagle, Neb., Danny Castillo of Odessa, Jessie Castillo Jr. and Thomas Castillo, both of Big Spring; daughter, Rachel Velasco of Big Spring; sisters, Annie Cisnero of Pleasonton, Archie Talamantez of Dallas, Lupe Robles of Big Spring, Carolyn Hernandez and Mary Castillo, both of Havre, Mont.; brothers, Tony Castillo Sr. of Harlem, Mont. And Johnny Castillo of Dallas; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rebecca Comer ODESSA - Rebecca Ann Comer, 53, of Odessa, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Latter Rain Ministries Church with the Rev. Craig DeArmond officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Ronald Comer of Odessa; son, Brian Comer of Odessa; daughter, Billie Moore of Odessa; brother, Mike Jones of Odessa; sisters, Sally McBurney and Teresa Sanford, both of Odessa and Connie Comer of Ottumwa; parents, Harold and Helen Jones of Odessa; and one grandchild. John Fox ODESSA - John "Red" Fox, 79, of Odessa, a real estate broker and appraiser, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at the Texas State Veteran's Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church at a later date. Burial will be in Stamford, Conn. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: None listed. Bill Harp ANDREWS - Bill Harp, 70, of Andrews, a retired electric company manager, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at his residence. Services were at 4 p.m. Saturday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Ted Short and Sandra Keith officiating. Burial was at the Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Milam County. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Teena Harp of Andrews; daughter, Sabrina Smith of Midland; son, Tony Harp of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Daisy Copeland of Dansbury, Edna Gould of Vidor, Ora Cargill of Thorndale and Dovie Sales of Rockdale; and four grandchildren. Roy Parker ODESSA - Roy Lee Parker, 69, of Odessa, a retired blowout prevention specialist, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Hospice House. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Ray Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Cheyenne, Okla. SURVIVORS: Son, Nolan Eual Parker of Lindale; daughters, Patricia Jean Slade of Tyler and Lee Polette Perkins of Midland; and three grandchildren. Grady Taylor FORT STOCKTON - Grady W. Taylor, 75, of Fort Stockton, a truck driver, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Emmett Barnard officiating. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Rosebud. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Grady D. Taylor of Lodi, Calif.; daughter, Judy Sarale of Valley Springs, Calif.; step-daughters, Shirley Patterson of Galt, Calif., and Linda Brown of Viarreggio, Italy; sisters, Bondell Johnson of Wilcox, Ariz., Marie Tipton of Slaton, Sybil Jackson and Mildred Veretta, both of Levelland; brother, Billy Ray Taylor of Levelland; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Eufemia Alvarado ODESSA - Eufemia Alvarado, 62, of Odessa died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home. C.S. Carey CRANE - C.S. "Curly" Carey, 87, of Crane died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 at his residence. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.