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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Tuesday March 05, 2002 Elauterio Jaquez ODESSA - Elauterio Jaquez, 95, of Odessa, a retired farmer, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bible Center Fellowship Church with the Rev. Jerry Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Van Horn. SURVIVORS: Wife, Emilia Jaquez of Odessa; stepson, Roberto Hernandez of Odessa; daughters, Maria Tarango and Tomasa Rivera, both of Odessa; brother, Nestor Jaquez of Fort Stockton; sisters, Margarita Amparano and Gloria Jaquez, both of Alamogordo, N.M.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mildred Langley SEMINOLE - Mildred Langley, 79, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Seminole. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Bush officiating. Burial will be at Bell Cemetery in Hamburg, Ark. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Willmont, Ark., and moved to Seminole in 1981 from Willmont. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ernie Langley of California, Michael Langley, Larry Langley and Tony Hensley, all of Seminole; daughter, Linda Coker of Bastrop, La.; brothers, Ernest Hudson of California, Robert Hudson of Merrouge, La., and Charles Hudson of Houston; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Juana Orosco PECOS - Juana Orosco, 99, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos. Mass will be celebrated at noon today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Florez officiating. Burial will be at Santa Rosa Cemetery. Arrangements by Peaceful Garden Funeral Home. She was born in Candelaria and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Rafael Orosco of Pecos; daughter, Rosa O. Maldonado of Pecos; 12 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. William Parkinson Sr. KOPPERL - William Edward "Bill" Parkinson Sr., 79, of Burleson, a retired truck driver for Enterprise Transportation Co., died Sunday, March 3, 2002, in Burleson. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kimball Cemetery. Arrangements by Laurel Land Funeral Home. He was born in White Point and had been a longtime resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Parkinson of Burleson; sons, Charles Leach of San Angelo, Luther Leach of Grandview, Donald Leach of San Antonio and Sonny Parkinson of Chico; daughters, Fran Reid and Adaline Parkinson, both of Burleson, Sue Leach of Odessa and Dorothy Eudy of Cisco; brother, Vernis Parkinson of Abilene; sisters, Lewellyn Ganoe of Abilene, Grace Ratcliff of Las Vegas and June Tinney of San Angelo; 17 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Edith Redman ODESSA - Edith C. Redman, 78, of Odessa, co-owner of Lee Camper Sales, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at Desert View Manor Nursing Home in Crane. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Borger. SURVIVORS: Sons, Larry Redman and Richard Redman, both of Odessa; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Bertha Sawyer ODESSA - Bertha Yvohn Sawyer, 44, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 2, 2002, in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Cemetery with James P. Jones officiating. Arrangements by Head Family Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring. SURVIVORS: Husband, Luther Alvin Scarber Jr. of Odessa; daughters, Donna Kilgore, Lorie Sawyer and Lisa Ann Patom, all of Odessa; sisters, Laura Koontz of Fort Worth and Wanda Hopkins of Odessa; brothers, Wesley E. Jones of Santa Anna, Jack C. Jones of Fort Worth, Richard L. Jones of Odessa and James P. Jones of Lamesa; and three grandchildren. Juanita Sharp CRANE - Juanita Brown Sharp, 86, of Austin, a retired licensed vocational nurse, died Monday, March 4, 2002, in Austin. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements by Cook-Walden Funeral Home. She was born in Jackson County, Okla. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Annita Hinson and Margie Callaway, both of Austin; son, Calvin Kirkham of Kyle; brothers, Hite Brown of San Angelo and Haney Norris Brown of Monrovia, Calif.; sisters, Vera McCoy of Seminole, Agnes Stewart and Donna Ray Landers, both of San Angelo; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Ella Sims ANDREWS - Ella Mae Sims, 72, of Andrews, a retired foreman for Kirby West Co. in Andrews, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Andrews Church of Christ with Mark Wilson and Leo Copeland officiating. Burial will be at the Andrews North Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Brownfield and moved to Andrews in 1979 from Seminole. SURVIVORS: Husband, Lee Sims of Andrews; daughters, Kathy Wilson, Karen Parson and Janice Johnson, all of Odessa; brother, J.D. Huffman of Holcomb, Kan.; sisters, Edna Hatley of Denver, Midge Boreland of Andrews and Thelma Tabb of Midland; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Gary Steichen CORPUS CHRISTI - Gary Curtis Steichen, 57, of Corpus Christi, a foreman for Industrial Fabricators Co., died Saturday, March 2, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sawyer-George Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Willoughby officiating. Burial will follow at Robstown Memorial Park. Arrangements by Sawyer-George Funeral Home. He was born in Seattle and had been a resident of Odessa. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Betty Steichen of Corpus Christi; daughters, Sharla Redding Wolters and Lindsay Steichen, both of Corpus Christi; sisters, Leeann Miller of Loretto, Minn., Linda Erikson of Longmont, Colo., and Cindy Burkhart of Thornton, Colo.; and a granddaughter. Ernesto Aguirre ODESSA - Ernesto Aguirre, 48, of Odessa died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Dorothy Knott ODESSA - Dorothy "Mae" Knott, 58, of Odessa died Monday, March 4, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Tim Truex GALVESTON - Tim Fuller Truex, 45, of Odessa died Saturday, March 2, 2002, in Galveston. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved