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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Friday March 01, 2002 James Corcoran ODESSA - James Stephen Corcoran, 63, of Odessa, a retired supervisor for Amoco, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. R.T. McNeil officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and had been a resident of San Angelo before moving to Odessa. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lunda Corcoran of Odessa; and sister, June DeVoy of Mesquite. Olga Covington ALPINE - Olga Covington, 87, of Alpine, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Geeslin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Ely, Minn. SURVIVORS: Husband, W.O. Covington of Alpine; daughters, Catherine Ann Covington of Phoenix and Nancy Lee Macauley of Los Angeles; sons, Mark A. Covington of Phoenix and Carl J. Covington of Alpine; and sister, Elizabeth Berry of Sequim, Wash. Jack Dyer LAKE WORTH - Jack L. Dyer, 73, of Joshua, a retired master optician, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at a Cleburne hospital. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Biggers Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Biggers Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Wife, JoAnn Dyer of Joshua; sons, Roy Dyer of Arlington, James Dyer of Joshua and David Dyer of Avoca, Ark.; sister, Wanda Frabrizus of Riverton, Wyo.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mary Jackson COMMERCE - Mary Virginia Jackson, 82, of Commerce, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in San Angelo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Rosemound Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Commerce and had been a resident of San Angelo for 55 years. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Diane Sanders Jackson Barton of San Angelo; and a grandson. Celedonio Mediano MARFA - Celedonio Porras Mediano, 50, of Marfa, a carpenter, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at an Alpine hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa. He was an Army veteran. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Rafael Mediano of Marfa and Matthew Portillo of Dallas; daughters, Anabel Mediano of Alpine and Sandra Mediano of Austin; stepdaughter, Donna Lujan of Austin; father, Celedonio Mediano of Marfa; brother, Alfredo Mediano of Marfa; sisters, Rosa Carrasco of San Antonio and Maria Rivas of Marfa; and six grandchildren. Bill Oden PECOS - Bill J. Oden, 75, of Pecos, a retired construction contractor, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Miles officiating. Burial will be at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Wichita Falls. He was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lucille Oden of Pecos; sons, Gary J. Oden of Coyanosa and Paul Oden of Pecos; brother, John E. Oden of New York City; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Manuel Porras Jr. MONAHANS - Manuel Porras Jr., 52, of Monahans, an auto mechanic, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Harkey Funeral Chapel with Michael May officiating. Burial will be at Tamarisk Cemetery in Grandfalls. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Grandfalls and was a resident of Monahans since 1967. He was a member of the Church of God. SURVIVORS: Brother, Jesus Porras of Monahans; and sisters, Rita Morales of Jal, N.M., Socorro Velasquez, Ramona Ochoa and Belen Porras, all of Monahans. Nelda Quinones ODESSA - Nelda Jane Quinones, 45, of Odessa, a former nurse's aide, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. R.C. Hutchinson officiating. Burial will follow at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jimmie Tyler of Odessa; son, Malcom J. Sadler of Odessa; daughters, Shawneequa Sadler of Odessa and Victoria Quinones of Midland; father, Daniel Lee Pierce of Odessa; mother, Lila Woods-Pierce of Odessa; brother, Donald Wayne Pierce of Odessa; sisters, Patricia Johnson of Odessa, Kathryn Jackson of Lewisville and Cheryl LaNette Johnson of Kermit; and two grandchildren. William Ensor MIDLAND - William "Wild Bill" Ensor, 79, of Odessa died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, in Midland. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. John Gongre ABILENE - John Gongre, 83, of Abilene died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in Abilene. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Gloria Gothard ODESSA - Gloria Looney Gothard, 60, of Crane died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.