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All rights reserved ================================================================================ Friday April 05, 2002 Mona Deland OZONA - Mona Deland, 84, of Paige, a retired bookkeeper, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, in Paige. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ozona Church of Christ. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home. She was born in Ozona and had been a resident of Odessa. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, Alvin Deland of Paige; brother, Arthur McKinney of Silver City, N.M.; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Claribel Harrington PECOS - Claribel Harrington, 101, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Pecos Nursing Home in Pecos. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. J.E. McCormick officiating. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Worth. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Granddaughter, Gail Averitt of Midland; a great-granddaughter; and a great-great-granddaughter. Earl Kirby ODESSA - Earl F. Kirby, 77, of Odessa, retired owner of Kirby Appliance Store, died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Raymond Bugg officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Rosebud. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Carmen Kirby of Odessa; daughter, Suzanne Hill of Odessa; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Loyd Martin ALPINE - Loyd Kerr Martin, 74, of Alpine, a retired railroad clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad Co., died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at a Midland hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael Brunk officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in North Pleasanton and was a resident of Alpine for 10 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Davida S. Martin of Alpine; daughter, Loy Martin Haley of Amarillo; and son, David Kerr Martin of San Antonio. Ivah Morgan HOBBS, N.M. - Ivah Morgan, 90, of Hobbs, N.M., a retired childcare provider, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Good Samaritan Village in Hobbs. Services were at 10 a.m. MST Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce McBee officiating. Burial was at Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home. She was born in Montgomery County, Ark. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Ann Slaughter, Sherry Thompson and Nelda Morgan, all of Hobbs, and Pam Morgan of Lubbock; brothers, Dale Stroope of Odessa, Earl Stroope of Glenwood, Ark., and Cecil Stroope of Mount Ida, Ark.; sisters, Georgia Cauble of Big Spring, Neola Miller of Odessa and Fern Walton of San Angelo; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Daniel Palmer ODESSA - Daniel Harvey Palmer, 74, of Odessa, an executive for Ortloff Corp., died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Hext and moved to Odessa in 1952 from Menard. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Willie Mae Palmer of Odessa; son, Greg Palmer of Odessa; daughters, Danny Marlene Palmer Wall of Big Spring and Jennifer Lea Palmer Hensley of Odessa; sister, Ruby Reagan of San Angelo; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A.H. Smith COMANCHE - A.H. "Shorty" Smith, 75, of Comanche, a retired schoolteacher, died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with Dr. John Clifford officiating. Arrangements by Comanche Funeral Home. He was born in Brown County and had been a resident of McCamey. He was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Smith of Comanche; sons, Larry Smith of Eastland, Lynn Cobb of San Marcos and Sam Cobb of Austin; daughter, Deneice Holleran of Austin; brother, Mike Smith of Midland; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Melvin Terry ODESSA - Melvin D. Terry Sr., 77, of Odessa, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Avalon Place Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Muskogee, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1951 from Snyder. He was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lou Terry of Odessa; son, Melvin D. Terry Jr. of Andrews; brothers, Roy H. Terry and Billy Rex Terry, both of Amarillo; sister, Hazel Wolford of Borger; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Catherine Ward MONAHANS - Catherine Ward, 93, of Thompson Station, Tenn., a homemaker, died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Calborine-Hughes Nursing Home in Franklin, Tenn. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born in Ferriday, La., and had been a longtime resident of Monahans. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Sons, John Edward Ward of Derby, Kan., and Philip David Ward of Pooler, Ga.; daughters, Catherine Ann Cox of Thompson Station, Ruth Eleanor Johnson of Lone Star and Mary Virginia Cutrell of Daingerfield; brother, Philip Greening of Little Rock, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Lila White ODESSA - Lila White, 94, of Big Spring, a retired librarian, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Myers and Smith Funeral Home. She was born in Jermyn and had been a lifelong resident of Odessa before moving to Big Spring. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Joy W. Armstrong of Big Spring; son, Joe White of Denver; sister, Vera Baker of Dallas; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Essie Wright ODESSA - Essie Mae Wright, 96, of Odessa, a retired childcare provider, died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in Irving. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Trout officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Hico and moved to Odessa in 1960 from Big Lake. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Sons, Don Wright of Odessa and Bob Wright of Irving; sister, Lucille Miller of Carlsbad, N.M.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.