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All rights reserved ================================================================================ Wednesday April 24, 2002 Pablo Alvarado Sr. ODESSA - Pablo Marquez Alvarado Sr., 72, of Odessa, a retired laborer, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Albert Flores officiating. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Vado de Piedra, Mexico. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Wife, Manuela Alvarado of Odessa; sons, Ruben Alvarado, Victor Alvarado and Pablo Alvarado Jr., all of Odessa, and Ramon Alvarado of San Angelo; daughter, Anna Gomez of San Antonio; brothers, Cipriano Alvarado, Miguel Alvarado and Clemente Alvarado, all of Chihuahua, Mexico; sister, Trinidad Alvarado of Chihuahua; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Della Hansen FORT STOCKTON - Della Gladys Hansen, 61, of Fort Stockton, a homemaker, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Pecos and was a resident of Pecos County since 1962. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Leonard Hansen of Fort Stockton; sons, Ricky Hansen of Kismet, Kan., and Terry Hansen of Grand Prairie; brother, Bert Huff of Odessa; and three grandchildren. Leonard Kunkel ODESSA - Leonard Kunkel, 86, of Odessa, a retired production foreman for Texaco Inc., died Friday, April 19, 2002, at the Hospice House. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dave Dinneen officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Megargel and moved to Odessa in 1944 from Dallas. SURVIVORS: Wife, Viola Kunkel of Odessa; son, Curtis A. Kunkel of Ruidoso, N.M.; daughter, Narita Kay Holmes of Odessa; brother, Harrell Kunkel of Beaumont; sister, Thelma Cochran of Houston; and four grandchildren. Sabina Lujan ALPINE - Sabina Sandate Lujan, 81, of Alpine, a homemaker, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at a local nursing home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at Holy Angeles Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born in Terlingua. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Juanita Carrillo, Lupe Mancinez and Becky Valenzuela, all of Alpine; sons, Eugenio Lujan of Fort Stockton, Ernesto S. Lujan of Dallas and Robert S. Lujan of Presidio; sister, Felicita S. Uranga of Alpine; brother, Alejandro Sandate of Alpine; and 11 grandchildren. Benny Peters SEMINOLE - Benny Zacharias Peters, 2, of Seminole died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Covenant Children Hospital in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evangelical Mennonite Church with Neal Thiessen and John Froese officiating. Burial will be at the Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Lubbock. SURVIVORS: Parents, Abram and Eva Peters of Seminole; brother, John Peters of Seminole; sisters, Yolanda Peters and Amanda Peters, both of Seminole; and grandparents, Peter and Elizabeth Zacharias of Canada. Willia Reaves ROTAN - Willia Dean Reaves, 80, of Rotan, a homemaker, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Fisher County Hospital in Rotan. Graveside services were Tuesday at Belvieu Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Ward officiating. Arrangements by Weathersbee Funeral Home. She was born in Fisher County and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, Carlton Reaves of Clovis, N.M.; daughter, Anna Turley of Odessa; sisters, Wanda Floyd and Ruby Lois Trim, both of Rotan, and Jessie Burleson of Roby; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren. Maria Rey IMPERIAL - Maria Cadena Rey, 52, of Imperial, a homemaker, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the Imperial Community Building with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Imperial Community Building. Burial will be at the Imperial Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Carlsbad, N.M. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose E. Rey of Imperial; sons, Frankie Cadena of Oklahoma City, Jerry Lee Cadena of Childress and Joe Jerry Rey of Imperial; daughters, Connie Rey and Adela Rey, both of Odessa, Vivian Rey, Elvia Rey and Celia Rey, all of Imperial; brother, Carlos Cadena Jr. of Odessa; and nine grandchildren. Luther Russell MONAHANS - Luther Russell, 89, of Monahans, a retired drilling contractor, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with Gordon Cox officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Granite, Okla., and was a resident of Monahans since 1937. SURVIVOR: Brother, Doyle F. Russell of Odessa. Frank Short ODESSA - Frank M. "Butch" Short, 56, of Colorado City, an oilfield tool pusher, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lilian Short of Odessa; sons, Ray Short and Andy Short, both of Odessa, and Brent Short of Colorado City; daughter, Nadine Delcruz of Odessa; sister, Bobbye Harris of Odessa; and a grandson. Katie Somerford ODESSA - Katie Somerford, 92, of Odessa, a retired sales clerk for Pants Palace, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. 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. She was born in Menard and was a resident of Odessa since 1950. She was Episcopalian. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Dortha Williamson of Junction and Elizabeth Flowers of San Angelo. Eddie Andrew-Dixon ODESSA - Eddie Lee Andrew-Dixon, 74, of Odessa died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.