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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Thursday March 28, 2002 Juana Alvarado VAN HORN - Juana Luna Alvarado, 86, of Van Horn, a homemaker, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at her residence. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Fatima Church with the Rev. Alfredo Villanueva officiating. Burial will follow at the Van Horn Cemetery. Arrangements by Van Horn Funeral Home. She was born in Imperial and was a resident of Van Horn for 44 years. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose C. Alvarado of Van Horn; daughters, Antonia Torres, Manuela Baeza and Jessie Sanchez, all of Van Horn; sons, Isabel Alvarado and Seferino Alvarado, both of Alpine, Elizardo Alvarado and Jose Alvarado Jr., both of Odessa, and Antonio Alvarado of McPherson, Kan.; sisters, Elisa Rios of Odessa and Tibursia Alvarado of McCamey; brothers, Manuel Luna of McCamey, Daniel Luna and Francisco Luna, both of Dester, N.M.; 26 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Raymond Bowie PECOS - Raymond Pinkney Bowie, 90, of Pecos, retired division manager for Southern Union Gas Co., died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Fourth and Bois D'Arc Church of Christ with Joel Harris officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Evergreen East Cemetery in El Paso. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Pecos and was a lifelong resident. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Jim Bowie of Round Rock and J. David Bowie of Dennis, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Elisa Bustos MONAHANS - Elisa Molinar Bustos, 72, of Monahans, a homemaker, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at her residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will be at Danville Cemetery in Kilgore. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Alpine. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Louis Bustos of Monahans; son, Louis Bustos of Kilgore; brothers, Edwardo Molinar and Frank Molinar, both of Alpine; sisters, Rosa Chacon of El Paso, Elvira Terrazas of Monahans, Aurora Garcia of Fresno, Calif., and Concha Hernandez of Alpine; and two grandchildren. Ralph Denton MIDLAND - Ralph Durwood Denton, 65, of Midland, an insurance inspector for Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance and Inspection Co., died Monday, March 25, 2002, in Midland. Services will be at 9 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Blaine J. Bushman officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Big Spring and was a longtime resident of Midland. He was a Navy veteran. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ralph Michael Denton of Kingwood and Thomas Allen Denton of Provo, Utah; daughter, Patricia Lynn McShane of Katy; brothers, Jerry Denton and Bobby Denton, both of Carlsbad; sisters, Lenna Mae Bradford of Carlsbad, Teresa Ann Burgin of Arlington and Diana O'Dwyer of Stephenville; and nine grandchildren. Curtis Joplin PECOS - Curtis Frank Joplin, 99, of Pecos, retired manager of a hardware store, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Greer Willis officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Kerens and was a resident of Pecos since 1909. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Tom Joplin of Burke, Va., Wayne Joplin of Winnsboro and Jerry Joplin of Odessa; daughters, Loyce Brown of Rochester, Minn., and Barbara LeBarron of Houston; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. James Richardson MONAHANS - James Edward Richardson, 82, of Monahans, a retired oilfield worker, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Harkey Funeral Chapel with Brian McGonagil officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Kaufman County and was a resident of Monahans since 1947. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Gary Richardson of Kermit; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Daniel Stevens MILLERSVIEW - Daniel Mark Stevens, 41, of San Antonio, a construction employee, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Millersview Cemetery with Le Roy Beach officiating. Arrangements by Eden Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Mother, Dorthy Stevens of Odessa; brothers, Lee Stevens of New Orleans, Randy Stevens of Weatherford, David Stevens of Odessa and John Stevens of Dallas; and sister, Liz Stevens of Odessa. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.