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All rights reserved ================================================================================ Monday April 08, 2002 Les Bennett MIDLAND - Les Bennett, 72, of Midland, a retired oil field consultant and owner of Les-Tex Consulting, died Friday, April 5, 2002, in Midland. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Porterfield officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Dumont. He was an Army veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Son, Texas Dewayne Bennett of Midland; daughter, Deana Ridge of Midland; mother, Johnnie T. Smith of Stanton; brothers, Danny Smith of Colorado City and George Smoth of Midland; sisters, Ramona Bennett and La Wanda Dunny, both of Midland; and two grandchildren. Claude Chance MONAHANS - Claude Chance, 78, of Monahans, a retired road engineer, died Friday, April 5, 2002, at his residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Harkey Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Hamlin and was a Monahans residence since 1951. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Frances Chance of Monahans; sons, Edward Branch of Hanover, Ind., John Chance of Monahans and Claude Chance Jr. of Madison, Ind.; daughter, Lucille Madrid of Monahans; and four grandchildren. Peter Forness ODESSA - Peter Frederick Forness, 81, of Odessa, a district foreman for Amoco, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Parks Methodist Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Pawhuska, Okla., and moved to Odessa from Farmington, N.M., in 1960. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mary Forness of Odessa; daughters, Marsha Ward of Odessa and Barbara Boop of of Kingsland; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mertie Frantom ODESSA - Mertie Frantom, 72, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Hospice House. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in West Monroe, La., and moved to Odessa in 1962. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Marshall Frantom of Odessa; brother, J.B. Heckford of West Monroe, La.; and sisters, Marie Stanton of Point Blank, Nettie Elliott of Baton Rouge, La., and Ruby Pouncey of West Monroe, La. Paula Martinez BIG SPRING - Paula T. Martinez, 73, of Big Spring, a homemaker, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Big Spring. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Myers & Smith Chapel. Burial will be at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. She was born in Mendoza and moved to Big Spring from Austin in 1949. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Victor H. Martinez Sr. of Big Spring; sons, Victor Martinez Jr., Ruben Martinez and Jessie Martinez, all of Big Spring, and Mike T. Martinez of Dallas; daughters, Rosa Flores, Maria Rodriguez, Lolly Martinez, Gloria Rodriguez and Janie Paige, all of Big Spring, and Isabel Haro of Manteca, Calif.; brothers, Felix Trejo and Marcos Trejo, both of Austin; sisters, Vivian Trejo and Susie Garcia, both of Austin, Chavela Ortiz of Grand Prairie, Dolores Martinez of Stanton and Lydia Castillo of Lubbock; 45 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren. Elisha Snodgrass ODESSA - Elisha Snodgrass, 82, of Odessa, a retired supervisor of the City of Odessa Sanitation Department, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Hospice House. Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with the Rev. Clydell Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Coleman County and was a Midland resident before moving to Odessa in 1936. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Snodgrass of Odessa; son, David Spenser of Odessa; daughter, Sherry Wingate of Odessa; sisters, Peggy Lutrull of Brownwood and Grace Huff of Odessa; and five grandchildren. Pauline Chapman ODESSA - Eunice Pauline Chapman, 88, of Odessa died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Peggy Wetzel ANDREWS - Peggy L. Wetzel, 73, of Andrews died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at Permian General Hospital. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.