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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Thursday March 21, 2002 Nola Bigham LOVINGTON, N.M. - Nola E. Bigham, 98, of Odessa, a retired teacher, died Monday, March 18, 2002, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. Services will be at 1 p.m. MST Friday at Smith-Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Smith officiating. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. She was born in Oklahoma. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Frankie Skinner of Odessa; brother, David Stanbro of San Angelo; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Bill Crowder OZONA - Bill Crowder, 70, of Ozona, a retired employee of Shell Oil Co., died Monday, March 18, 2002, at a San Angelo hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the Ozona Church of Christ. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at the McCamey Cemetery. Arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home. He was born in Garland, Ark., and had been a resident of McCamey. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Beth Ann Crowder of Ozona; son, John Daniel Crowder of Ozona; sister, Bitsie Burns of Mansfield, La.; brothers, Elvis Baker of Texarkana, Ark., and Tim Smith of Haughton, La.; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson. Jose Fuentes PECOS - Jose Orona Fuentes, 91, of Pecos, a retired employee of the Texas Department of Transportation, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Peaceful Garden Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Peaceful Garden Funeral Home. He was born in Toyahvale and was a lifelong resident of Pecos. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Martha Maynez Fuentes of Pecos; sons, Juan Ray Fuentes of Bakersfield, Calif., Pedro "Pete" Fuentes of El Dorado, Calif., and Cesar Fuentes of Fort Steward, Ga.; daughters, Linda Rodriguez and Barbara "May" Landers, both of Vallejo, Calif., and Enedina "Dina" Tarango of Denver; brother, Antonio Fuentes of Loving, N.M.; sister, Felipa Garcia of Muleshoe; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Henry Goulet MIDLAND - Henry Edward Goulet, 80, of Midland, retired owner of Goulet Refinishing Co., died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at a Midland hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. T.J. Murphy officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Fall River, Mass. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Son, Edward "Skipper" Goulet of Odessa; and stepson, John M. Webb of Borger. Durwood Hudson ODESSA - Durwood Cook Hudson, 76, of Odessa, a retired self-employed barber, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Kyle Rodgers officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Abilene and moved to Odessa in 1948 from McCamey. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Claudine Hudson of Odessa; daughters, Claudia Anderson of Bastrop and Cathy Thomason of Odessa; sister, Tommie Dean of Lufkin; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Jim James ODESSA - Jim A. James, 65, of Odessa, retired owner of JSM Drilling Co., died Monday, March 18, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Griffin Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Spur and moved to Odessa in 1963. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Nell "Nana" James of Odessa; sons, Danny James and Lann James, both of Odessa; daughter, Sabrina Jones of Odessa; brothers, Bill James of Mansfield and Joe James of Brownwood; sisters, Odell Howton of Duncan, Okla., and Marciel McAlpin of Abilene; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Paul Matejowsky ODESSA - Paul Rupert Matejowsky, 71, of Odessa died Friday, March 15, 2002, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Services. He was born in Pecos and was a longtime resident of Odessa. He was Baptist. SURVIVOR: Brother, David Matejowsky of Bastrop. Rosalie Moffett WEST PLAINS, Mo. - Rosalie Ellen Moffett, 71, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at West Howell Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Freemont, Mo., and moved to Odessa in 1990. SURVIVORS: Husband, Ora Moffett of Odessa; sons, Malvin Lee Moffett of Columbus, Ga., and Charles Louis Moffett of Odessa; daughters, Linda Ellen Squires of West Plains, Mo., Clara Catherine Baltz of St. Louis and Elizabeth Ann Scaggs of San Angelo; brothers, Ronald Holland of Willow Springs, Mo., Charles Holland of Pomona, Mo., Robert Holland of Titusville, Fla., and Pete Holland of Jonesboro, Ark.; sisters, Joyce Burge of West Plains and Noel Holland of Willow Springs; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Annie Moore SEMINOLE - Annie Bell Moore, 94, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at Memorial Health Care Center in Seminole. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Westside Church of Christ with David Williams officiating. Burial will be at the Seagraves Cemetery in Seagraves. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Dahlonega, Ga., and moved to Seminole 58 years ago from Brownfield. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Joe Moore of Liberal, Kan., and Marvin "Tiny" Moore of Seminole; daughters, Laverne Stanfield of Wellman and Louise Turner of Lubbock; brothers, J.B. Blackwell of Brownfield, Earl Blackwell of Tempton, Willie Blackwell of Mountain View, Ark., and Jessie Blackwell of Iowa; sisters, Essie Blackwell of Iowa, Annie Bell Blackwell of Arkansas and Nancy Grandy of Marble Falls; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and many great-great-grandchildren. Jerry Walters ODESSA - Jerry C. Walters, 42, of Odessa, an employee of Halliburton Services, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, in Rocksprings. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clydel Chapman officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Iraan. He was an Air Force veteran. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Dara Dawn Walters of Naples, Fla.; brother, James A. Walters III of North Hollywood, Calif.; and sisters, Nedra McDonald of Odessa and Martha Barber of Anchorage, Alaska. Jose Galindo ODESSA - Jose Galindo, 36, of Odessa died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in Odessa. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.