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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Thursday August 01, 2002 Alberta Baze FORT STOCKTON - Alberta Baze, 83, of Fort Stockton, owner and operator of Baze Radio and TV, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at East Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Mitchell officiating. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born in Ozona and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1938. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Two nieces and two nephews. Chris Blair ODESSA - Chris Blair, 18, of Odessa, a waiter at Manuel's Restaurant, died Monday, July 29, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Kyle Rogers officiating. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa and was a lifelong resident. SURVIVORS: Parents, Suzanne and David Drennan of Odessa and Duane Blair of Lampasas; brother, Dexter Drennan of Odessa; sister, Jaclyn Drennan of Odessa; and grandparents, Jack and Sarah Drennan and Ethel Stone, all of Odessa, and Bill and Marcia Meister of Elephant Butte, N.M. Irene Conrady ODESSA - Irene Conrady, 92, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at her residence. Memorial services will be at a later date in Muskogee, Okla. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Ardmore, Okla., and moved to Odessa in February. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Linda Layne of Odessa; son, James Conrady of Okmulgee, Okla.; and several grandchildren. Emmitt Gentry BRONTE - Emmitt Robert "Bob" Gentry, 74, of Round Rock, a construction carpenter, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, in Round Rock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Paul Evens officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. He was born in Runnels County and had been a resident of Odessa. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Lutheran. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Glenda Charlene Ryan of Cedar Park; son, James R. Gentry of Fort Bragg, N.C.; brothers, Charles R. Gentry and Billy Jack Gentry, both of Bronte, and Eugene M. Gentry of El Segundo, Calif.; and three grandchildren. Mary Higdon IRAAN - Mary Faye Higdon, 72, of Iraan, a homemaker, died Monday, July 29, 2002, in Odessa. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Iraan First Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Wright officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Des Arc, Ark., and was a resident of Iraan for over 50 years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Brenda Absher of Iraan and Marsha Hodge of Wolfe City; sister, Joyce Holt of McCamey; three grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. Manuel Melendez ODESSA - Manuel C. Melendez, 65, of Odessa, a retired machinist, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel with Carlos Salgado officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Delicias, Mexico. He was a Jehovah's Witness. SURVIVORS: Wife, Eugenia T. Melendez of Odessa; daughters, Manuela M. Flotte, Soledad M. Navarette and Norma M. Betencourt, all of Odessa; sons, Javier T. Melendez, Jose T. Melendez, Gabriel T. Melendez and Jorge T. Melendez, all of Odessa; brother, Ignacio C. Melendez of Chihuahua, Mexico; sister, Ramona M. Villa of Delicias; and 14 grandchildren. Sollie Melton FORT STOCKTON - Sollie L. Melton, 49, of Fort Stockton, a truck driver, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, in Hobbs, N.M. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at East Hill Cemetery with the Rev. A.D. Jackson officiating. Arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born in Big Lake and was a resident of Fort Stockton since 1960. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Brandy Leatherwood of Denver; son, Cody Melton of Fort Stockton; brother, Lonnie Melton of Llano; sisters, Joy Hendrix of Fort Stockton, Willie Jean Glover of San Antonio and Bitty Bollier of San Angelo; and a grandchild. Georgia Sawyer ODESSA - Georgia Mae Sawyer, 74, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Rowe officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Grayville, Ill. SURVIVORS: Sons, Kevin Sawyer and Kerry Sawyer, both of Odessa; daughters, Bonnie Thomas and Renee Janosik, both of Odessa; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.