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All rights reserved ================================================================================ ============ Tuesday May 07, 2002 Ronnie Allen ODESSA - Ronnie Allen, 19, of Odessa died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Andrews. SURVIVORS: Parents, Ron and Dana Allen of Odessa; sisters, Cindy Stockton of Tucson, Ariz., Janet Hawkins of Midland and Staci Allen of Houston; half sister, Amanda Poindexter of Ozona; half brother, Mack Poindexter of Ozona; and grandmother, Jean Turman of Odessa. Kenneth Clouse ALPINE - Kenneth Harold Clouse, 82, of Alpine, a retired engineer for the Texas Highway Department, died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Dunagan officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born in Mayview, Mo., and moved to Alpine in 1945. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mickey Chesser Clouse of Alpine; sons, Kenneth Gene Clouse and Jimmy Wayne, both of Alpine, Archie Clyde Clouse of El Paso and Bobby Ray Clouse of Dallas; sister, Laverne Hockensmith of Higginsville, Mo.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. John Helbig ANDREWS - John Douglas Helbig, 49, of Andrews, a former police officer, died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Midland. Memorial services will be at noon Thursday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carl Hopkins officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Grants, N.M., and was a resident of Andrews for 12 years. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Thekla Ann Helbig of Andrews; son, Christopher Helbig of Odessa; daughters, Katharine Helbig and Tamara Helbig, both of Andrews; mother, June Cardwell of Chapparal, N.M.; brothers, Brad Cardwell of Virginia and Kevin Cardwell of Houston; sister, Diane Sloey of Chapparal; and a granddaughter. Hollis Kaiser LLANO - Hollis Jennengs Kaiser, 65, of Llano, a welder, died Saturday, May 4, 2002, in Llano. No services are scheduled. Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born in Wichita, Kan., and had been a resident of Odessa before moving to Llano. He was a Navy veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lorittia Kaiser of Llano; son, Paul Walter Kaiser of Odessa; daughters, Wendy Lynn Vera of Irving and Carole Ann Kaiser of Monahans; and eight grandchildren. Margaret Koerner ODESSA - Margaret Koerner, 68, of Midland, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at her residence. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. today at Parker Heights Christian Church. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Minneapolis. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Lou Ann Groth of Lakeville, Minn.; and sons, Curtis Copeland of Forest Lake, Minn., Jack Copeland of Apple Valley, Minn., Toby Copeland of Webster, Minn., Robert Copeland of Mesa, Ariz., and John Copeland of Florida. Cona Mays PAMPA - Cona M. Mays, 78, of Pampa, a former bookkeeper for Childers and Turner CPA Firm in Odessa and analyst for El Paso Products, died Saturday, May 4, 2002, in Pampa. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with Randy White officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Cemetery in Blue Ridge. Arrangements by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. She was born in Blue Ridge and had been a resident of Odessa. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Fred Mays of Pampa; daughter, Marsha Gilbertz of Gillette, Wyo.; sister, Thelma Matthews of Stephenville; and three grandchildren. Helen Reeves MONAHANS - Helen Dunagan Reeves, 85, of McAllen, a retired schoolteacher, died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Jerome Smith, Randy Shoulders and Paul White officiating. Burial will follow at the Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Kreidler Funeral Home. She was born in Gaines County and had been a resident of Monahans. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Rebecca Ford of McAllen, Judith Heatly of Vernon, Susan Moore of Dallas and Deborah Smith of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Lorena Jones of Midland and Virginia Hardy of Abilene; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren. Fermin Rodriguez BALMORHEA - Fermin Vasquez Rodriguez, 59, of Balmorhea, an employee of the Texas Department of Transportation, died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Christ The King Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at the Balmorhea Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Balmorhea. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lorenza G. Rodriguez of Balmorhea; son, Hector G. Rodriguez of Balmorhea; daughter, Viola R. Machuca of Balmorhea; brother, Jaime Rodriguez of Odessa; sister, Norma Rodriguez of Balmorhea; and five grandchildren. Opal Brown ODESSA - Opal Brown, 89, of Odessa died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Copyright 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.