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Permian Basin Obituaries ============================================================================================ Monday February 25, 2002 Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Raymond Fletcher, Jr. MONAHANS - Raymond Shelby Fletcher, Jr., 70, of Monahans, a retired TU Electric employee, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Monahans with the Rev. Jeff Box officiating. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Hennessey, Okla. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Joy Fletcher of Monahans; son, Raymond "Doc" Fletcher III of Overland Park, Kan.; daughter, Pamela Fletcher of Austin; mother, Veta Brittain of Odessa; sister, Sue Agee of Midland; and two grandchildren. Oscar V. Hernandez ODESSA - Oscar V. Hernandez, 79, of Odessa, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. He was born in San Antonio. He was an Army veteran of WWII. SURVIVORS: Wife, Felicitas Hernandez of Odessa; sons, Oscar A. Hernandez of Midland and Eddie A. Hernandez, Rodger P. Hernandez, Robert R. Hernandez, all of Odessa; daughters, Elisa H. Carrillo, Margaret E. Cisneros, Lillian M. Navarro and Cynthia A. Hernandez, all of Odessa; brothers, Arturo Hernandez, Eloy Hernandez and Gilbert Hernandez, all of San Antonio and Larry Hernandez of Calif.; sisters, Purtia Gonzales and Mary Lou Vasquez, both of San Antonio; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Arnold Lee COLORADO CITY - Arnold Lee, 83, of Colorado City, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Colorado City Cemetery with Rev. Bentley Gwyn officiating. Arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home. He was born in Seagraves. He was Baptist. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. SURVIVORS: Wife, Artie Lee of Colorado City; son, Henry Lee of Colorado City; daughters, Mary Farmer and Ivy Carrigan, both of Big Spring; seven grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Linda Meek ODESSA - Linda Cohorn Meek, 53, of Odessa, business manager for Dr. Robert Meek, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church with the Revs. Steve Trout and Bill Heggemeier officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Lamesa. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Dr. Robert Meek of Odessa; son, David Meek of Dallas; daughter, Lacy Meek of Lubbock; mother, Annie Lou Cohorn of Lamesa; brothers, Leon Cohorn and Jack Cohorn, both of Lamesa and Alvin Cohorn of Comanche. Santiago Ocon, Jr. ODESSA - Santiago Ocon, Jr., 58, of Odessa, a retired Chevron Oil Company employee, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Cath olic Church. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Stepsons, Ralph Baeza and Efrain Baeza, both of Odessa; sisters, Elida Sepeda of Big Spring and Librada Moreno of Austin; and two grandchildren. Betty Padgett ODESSA - Betty Padgett, 66, of Odessa, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in West Virginia. She was a Jehovah's Witness. SURVIVORS: Sons, Holman C. Padgett, Jr. and Johnny Lee Padgett, both of Odessa; daughters, Sandra Simpson of Odessa, Elan Boone of El Campo and Helen Pollard of Burleson; brothers, Ernie Satterfield of Del Rio and Lee Satterfield, Jr. of Michigan; sisters, Tranna Sparks of Seminole, Beverly McCall of May, Nona Flowers of Rockport and Helen Lamb of Odessa; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Red Pruett GARDENDALE - Red Pruett, 74, of Gardendale, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Dewey Blevins officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Terrill, Okla. He was Lutheran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Catherin Pruett of Gardendale; daughters, Charlott Pruett of Midland and Cheyrice Brumfield of Kingsland; brothers, Jack Pruett and Harold Ray Pruett, both of Odessa; sisters, Malacha Reed of Tulsa, Okla. and Bettye Joe Reedy of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mary Pybus ODESSA - Mary Lou Pybus, 78, of Odessa, a retired employee of Hemphill Wells and Dunlaps, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, in an Odessa Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Dudley Mullins officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Funeral Home. She was born in Roff, Okla. and was a former resident of Big Spring. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Mary Edwards of Red Oak and Doris Hanson of Odessa; brothers, James Jones and Grover Jones of Okla. and Jimmy Knous of Houston; sisters, Imogene Neill of Abilene, Yvonne Ash of Seattle, Wash., Betty Whitehead of Kirkland, Wash., Sue Lee and Ruby Bryant of Okla.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Jane Reddell ODESSA - Jane Elizabeth Reddell, 81, of Odessa, a retired bookkeeper, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Young officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Pine Bluff, Ark. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Patricia Reddell of Arlington, Annette Snowden of Odessa and Suzanne Thames of Houston; son, Dr. David Reddell of Belton; sister, Virginia Harrison of Memphis, Tenn.; brother, Jim Simpson of Arkansas; several grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Valentin Torres MIDLAND - The Rev. Valentin B. Torres, 74, of Midland, founder of Apostilic Assembly Church, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Apostolic Assembly Church with the Rev. Abel Torres officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home. He was born in Agua Nueva Coahuila, Mexico. SURVIVORS: Wife, Maria del Refugio Vasquez Torres of Midland; sons, Rev. Abel Javier Torres of Midland and Valentin V. Torres of Missouri City; daughters Virginia Berlanga, Tabita Torres Mendoza, Noemi T. Taylor and Joanna Torres, all of Midland; sister Inez Garza of Monterrey, Mex.; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Donna Williams ODESSA - Donna Lynn Williams, 47, of Odessa, a ceramics artist and instructor, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at Hospice House of Odessa. Family visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Terry Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Son, Vincent Williams of Odessa; brother, Marlin Williams of Odessa; and one grandchild. Cruz Castillo ODESSA - Cruz Galvan Castillo, 82, of Odessa died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Ronald McClendon ODESSA - Ronald Wayne McClendon, 46, of Odessa died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at Hospice House of Odessa. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Antonio Mendoza ODESSA - Antonio Mendoza, 60, of Juarez, Mex. died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home.