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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Tuesday March 12, 2002 Karen Gentry BROWNFIELD - Karen Gentry, 55, of Odessa, a secretary for Eddins-Walcher, died Friday, March 8, 2002, in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Pat Riley officiating. Burial will be at the Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Brownfield Funeral Home. She was born in Brownfield and had been a resident before moving to Odessa. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Tiffany Neeper of Midland and Tammie Johnroe of Bentley, Mich.; sons, Brent Merryman of New Braunfels and Shane Merryman of Talhina, Okla.; brother, Gary DePoyster of Brownfield; sister, Barbara Hales of Hobbs, N.M.; and 14 grandchildren. Earl Hadley CANYON - Earl Francis Hadley, 78, of Canyon, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died Friday, March 8, 2002, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Debra Huffman officiating. Arrangements by Holley Funeral Home. He was born in Sycamore, Kan. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Pamela Siria of Norman, Okla., Evelyn Hadley of Dimmitt and Meredith Fish of Crane; brother, Williard Morton Jpr. of California; and three grandchildren. Ruth Jeffries SEMINOLE - Ruth Jeffries, 75, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Covenant Lakeside Hospital in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonny Poe officiating. Burial will be at the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery North. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Sawyer Flats and was a lifelong resident of Seminole. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, D.C. Jeffries of Seminole; son, Terry Jeffries of Seminole; daughters, Sharon Kay Apple of Seminole and Karen Sue Finch of Midlothian; brothers, Robert Strube of Dennison and Cecil Strube of Mount Pleasant; sisters, Inez Walters of San Antonio and Earnestine Stewart of Brazoria; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Raymond Lamothe MONAHANS - Raymond "Bill" Lamothe, 77, of Monahans, a retired employee of TU Electric, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Southside Baptist Church with Craig Rhoton officiating. Burial will be at the Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Goldthwaite and was a lifelong resident of Monahans. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Lamothe of Monahans; son, Mike Lamothe of Monahans; daughter, Belinda Edgerton of Houston; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Doug Meinzer KNOX CITY - Doug Meinzer, 80, of Knox City, a retired employee of the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Soil program, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at an Abilene hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Burial will be at the Benjamin Cemetery in Benjamin. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home. He was born in Benjamin. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Bobbie Meinzer of Knox City; son, Tyke Meinzer of Haskell; daughters, Penny Baker of Odessa and Judy Logsdon of Cisco; brother, Bob Meinzer of San Diego; sister, Claudia Renthrop of San Augustine; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mildred Munoz ODESSA - Mildred J. Munoz, 72, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Deerings Nursing Center. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. She was born in Stanton. SURVIVORS: Son, Rodrigo Anaya of Odessa; daughter, Chris Rubio of Odessa; brothers, Carlos J. Munoz of San Bernardino, Calif., Isidrio "Chilo" Munoz, Ruben J. Munoz and Jose J. Munoz, all of Odessa; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Arthur Nicholson PARIS, Texas - Arthur Lee Nicholson, 51, of Austin, an employee of the Lower Colorado River Authority in Austin, died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at North Austin Medical Center in Austin. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Othoe Stegall officiating. Burial followed at Long Cemetery near Powderly. Arrangements by Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home. He was born in Paris, Texas, and had been a resident of Monahans. SURVIVORS: Parents, Alvin and Wanda Lee Tucker Nicholson of Odessa; brother, Bill Nicholson of Higgins; and sisters, Reta Barnard of Old Brookville, N.Y., and Sue Kelley of Artesia, N.M. Irvin Robbins SANDERSON - Irvin "Ike" Robbins, 86, of Sanderson, a retired employee of Southern Pacific Railroad, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, in Odessa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Alexander, Ill., and was a longtime resident of Sanderson. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Irvin Robbins Jr. of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Mike Robbins of Aubrey; daughters, Betty Robbins of Norman, Okla., Susi Christman of Arizona and Lisa Cass of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. O.K. Sweat ODESSA - O.K. Sweat, 83, of Odessa, a retired automobile mechanic, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Seabury Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Oklahoma. SURVIVORS: Husband, William Douglas of Odessa; son, Richard Sweat of Lubbock; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Dominga Vargas FORT STOCKTON - Dominga Y. Vargas, 68, of Fort Stockton, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Templo Bautista El Buen Pastor with the Rev. Albino Arenivas officiating. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Marathon and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1979. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Lydia Y. Vargas of Fort Stockton and Diana Vargas of La Grange, Ga.; sons, Rosendo Vargas Jr. and Ruben Vargas, both of Greeley, Colo., Ramon Vargas and Ralph Vargas, both of Fort Stockton, Raymundo Vargas, Joe Vargas and Pablo Vargas, all of Midland; brother, Ramon Ybarra of Kerrville; 30 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Dorothy Watson IRAAN - Dorothy Faye Watson, 68, of Iraan, retired deputy tax assessor/collector of Pecos County, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Restland Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Watkins officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Spur and was a resident of Iraan since 1966. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Vicki Buckbee of College Station and Dana Starnes of Odessa; brothers, Glen Williams of Spur, Don Williams of Lubbock and Ron Williams of Grand Prairie; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Aubrey Mackly Sr. ODESSA - Aubrey Mackly Sr., 72, of Odessa died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.