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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Tuesday March 26, 2002 John Baerg HOBBS, N.M. - John Baerg, 94, of Hobbs, N.M., retired chief executive officer of Bank of America and Sandia Savings and Loan and Fidelity Savings and Loan in Hobbs, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Valley Lutheran Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. Services will be at 2 p.m. MST Thursday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. J. Gorton Smith officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Haven Memory Park. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home. He was born in Hillsboro, Kan. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Baerg of Hobbs; son, Harold Baerg of Norco, Calif.; stepson, Jack Allen of Japan; daughter, Shirley Addy of Gardendale; stepdaughter, Barbara Ford of Hobbs; five grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Addie Collins ODESSA - Addie Faye Collins, 84, of Odessa, a retired employee of JC Penney, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Raymond Bugg and Alan Pitt officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Victoria and moved to Odessa in 1946 from Victoria. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Frances A. Collins of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Versie Cooper ANDREWS - Versie Cooper, 87, of Andrews, a retired cook, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Andrews Health Care Center in Andrews. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Andrews North Cemetery with the Rev. Ivy Shelton officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Lee County and moved to Andrews in 1956 from Rankin. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Clance Milo of Andrews; 10 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Amy Gardner ANDREWS - Amy Gardner, 18, of Andrews, a student at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, in Odessa. Services will be at 4:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Andrews with the Rev. Griffin Jones and Dr. H.A. Hanks officiating and at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyrone Baptist Church in Tyrone, Okla., with the Rev. Kim Domnick officiating. Burial will be at the Tyrone Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Liberal, Kan., and moved to Andrews in 1992 from Liberal. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Parents, Bill and Janelle Gardner of Andrews; sister, Tiffany Gardner of Abilene; and grandparents, Bill and Fonda White of Tyrone and Viola Gardner of Coushatta, La. Johnnie Medders FORT STOCKTON - Johnnie Harding Medders, 69, of Fort Stockton, a retired county tax assessor clerk, died Monday, March 25, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Nathan McBride officiating. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Carrizo Springs and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1954. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Robert Tyree of Fort Davis and Mark Tyree of Fort Stockton; sister, Ernestine Pollard of Abilene; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Angel Ramos ODESSA - Angel Renee Ramos was stillborn Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Ector County Cemetery with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. SURVIVORS: Mother, Lisa Monica Ramos of Odessa; brother, Oscar Patino of Odessa; sisters, Deziree Patino and Mary Jane Anaya, both of Odessa; grandfather, Alejandro Gonzales of Odessa; and grandmother, Dionicia Gonzales of Odessa. Earl Traylor ODESSA - Earl Jack Traylor, 83, of Odessa, a retired electric engineer, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Memorial Services. He was born in New Mexico. He was a Jehovah's Witness. SURVIVORS: Wife, Doris Traylor of Odessa; son, Vance Traylor of Odessa; daughters, Earleen Peters of Odessa and Sherry Long of Payson, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. John Tylka ODESSA - John Tylka, 80, of Odessa, a retired janitorial salesman, died Thursday, March 21, 2002, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Chicago and moved to Odessa in 1951 from Chicago. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Son, Harold Tylka of Odessa; daughter, Dianne Vaught of Odessa; sisters, Lill Juraska of Milwaukee and Pauline Griffith of St. Louis; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Billye Vaughn OKLAHOMA CITY - Billye Ruthe Moore Vaughn, 77, of Oklahoma City, a retired legal secretary, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at her residence. Services were Saturday at Olivet Baptist Church. Burial was at Fairlawn Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith and Kernke Funeral Directors. She was born in Sulphur Springs and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Sons, Mike Vaughn of Dalhart and Wayne Vaughn of Greensboro, N.C.; daughter, Marsha Vaughn Yancy of Oklahoma City; sister, Jody Davidson of Odessa; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Walter Zolyn ODESSA - Walter Ray Zolyn, 39, of Odessa, a machinist, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dewey Blevins officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Wife, Shelly Zolyn of Odessa; son, Micah Zolyn of Kilgore; stepdaughters, Jamie Overton and Heather Tate, both of Odessa; and father, Ted Zolyn of Odessa. Curtis Joplin ODESSA - Curtis "Frank" Joplin, 99, of Pecos died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Pecos Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.