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Permian Basin Obituaries ============================================================================================ Friday February 22, 2002 Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Vola Cox SEMINOLE - Vola Cox, 92, of Lamesa, retired owner of the Tepee Motel in Seminole, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, at Sage Health Care Center in Lamesa. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery North with the Rev. Clifton Igo officiating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Decatur and had been a resident of Seminole. She was Methodist. SURVIVOR: Sister, Bernice Morgan of Dallas. Tim Fletcher ODESSA - Tim Edward Fletcher, 57, of Odessa, a worker in the highline construction business, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Howard officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Anderson County. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jerry Fletcher of Odessa; daughter, Sandra Vasek of Odessa; sons, Kendall Ross of Junction, Tim Fletcher of Batesville, Ark., Randell Ross of Denton and Eddy Fletcher of Corpus Christi; brothers, Robert Fletcher of Lubbock and W.L. Fletcher of Lampasas; sisters, Dorthy Jones and Dora Gilmore, both of Mineral Wells, Laura Ply of Lake Stamford and Thra "Bo" Howard of Grand Prairie; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Dale Long ODESSA - Dale Irwin Long, 66, of Odessa, a retired employee of Walt Disney World, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Baltimore, Md., and moved to Odessa in 1999. He was an Air Force veteran. SURVIVORS: Sons, Patrick Long of Odessa, Richard Long and Bobby Long, both of Orange; daughter, Sharon Long of Orange; brother, Jack Long of Spokane, Wash.; a sister; and three grandchildren. Francisco Lopez IRAAN - Francisco M. Lopez, 77, of Iraan, a retired oilfield pumper, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Barry McLean officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Iraan Chapel. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was born in Carrizo Springs and was a resident of Iraan for 46 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert Lopez of Corpus Christi, Henry Lopez of Midland and Louis Lopez of Gillette, Wyo.; daughters, Margie Vasquez, Beatrice Lombrana and Leviera McNeil, all of Midland, Maria Teresa Pineda of Muleshoe and Vicki Lurer of Little Rock, Ark.; stepsons, Sergio Gonzalez and Ernest Petralva, both of Midland, Mario Petralba, Jerardo Gonzalez, Ovidio Mendoza and Reinaldo Mendoza, all of Iraan; sisters, Juanita Tambunga of San Angelo, Belia Rodriguez and Rosalinda Sanchez, both of Odessa; brothers, Joe Lopez and Ernesto Lopez, both of San Angelo; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Dorothy Myers ODESSA - Dorothy Jean Myers, 81, of Tucson, Ariz., a retired worker in retail sales, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Tucson. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Cheryl Homsher officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Comanche and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Tucson four years ago. She was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Barbara Jean "Barbie" Corbett of Tucson and Linda Couser Dallas; sister, Mary Jane Allen of Midland; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Henry Shannon ODESSA - Henry Clifford "Cliff" Shannon, 92, of Odessa, retired owner of G&S Oil Co., died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Belmont Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Rotramell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Stephenville. He was Baptist. SURVIVOR: Wife, Gwen Shannon of Odessa.