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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Saturday August 03, 2002 Ruben Clark LUBBOCK - Ruben Reed Clark, 61, of Lubbock, a Colgate-Palmolive representative, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2002, at University Medical Center in Lubbock. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Shepherd of the Plains Lutheran Church with the Rev. Guy Bergenthold officiating. Arrangements by RIX Funeral Directors. He was born in Casa Grande, Ariz., and had been a resident of Odessa for 30 years before moving to Lubbock three years ago. He was Lutheran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Rachelle Clark of Lubbock; daughters, Laurie Renee Whitacre and Eva Ruette Clark, both of Lubbock, and Janie Renell Gipson of Odessa; mother, Sibelle Bradford of Lubbock; sister, Joyce Ivie of Lubbock; and four grandchildren. Simona Colunga ODESSA - Simona Pardo Colunga, 63, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today as St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Serafin Avenido officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. She was born in Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Daniel Colunga of Odessa; sons, Juan Daniel Colunga of Odessa, and Luis Antonio Colunga of Odessa; daughters, Alma Carrasco and Lourdes Colunga, both of Odessa; brothers, Isidro Pardo and Jesus Pardo, both of Acuna; sister, Maria Pardo of Acuna; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Ralph Gulley ANDREWS - Ralph Gulley, 55, of Andrews, a retired security guard, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Henson officiating. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery. He was born in Odessa. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Mother and stepfather, Margie and O.B. Lummus of Odessa; stepmother, Doris Gulley of Andrews; and brothers, Hollis Boyt and James Auten, both of Odessa, and Bill Gulley of Corpus Christi. William McCullough ODESSA - William Henry "Bill" McCullough, 70, of Odessa, a sales manager in the oil industry, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Griffin Jones officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Sidney and came to Odessa 50 years ago. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict from 1951 until 1953. He ranched in Comanche County. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Julia McCullough of Odessa; sons, David McCullough and James McCullough, both of Odessa; daughter, Janice McCullough-Barbo of Katy; sisters, Ione Bragg of Comanche and Ruby Burdell of DeLeon; and five grandchildren. Bernarda Mendoza PRESIDIO - Bernarda Chaves Mendoza, 93, of Presidio, a housewife, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at a Kermit health care center. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Santa Teresa Catholic Church. Burial will be at Desert Hills Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Herminia McCall, Juanita Cobos and Eva Cobos, all of Presidio, and Linda Cervantes of Odessa; sons, Frederico Mendoza Jr. and Jose Mendoza, both of Odessa, Victor Mendoza of Van Horn, Samuel Mendoza of El Paso and Carlos Mendoza of Presidio; sister, Ernesta Medrano of Chihuahua; 34 grandchildren; and 57 great-grandchildren. Tony Mims ODESSA - Tony Mims, 67, of Odessa, a retired well service worker, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Veterans Medical Center in Big Spring. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Lynn Money officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Broken Bow, Okla., and moved to Odessa in 1957. He was a Church of Christ Member. SURVIVORS: Wife, Wanda Mims of Odessa; son, James Mims of Odessa; daughters, Janna Winchell and Julie Simons of Odessa; sisters, Louise Shirm of Albuqerque, N.M. and Wanda Jean Vanderburg of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and grandchildren, Lauren and Morgan Winchell. John Riemer Jr. SEMINOLE - John Riemer Jr., 54, of Seminole, a salesman, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002 at Memorial Hospital in Seminole. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Gospel Mennonite Church with Diedrich Harms and David Klassen officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County South Cemetery. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Mexico. He was a Mennonite. SURVIVORS: Mother, Helen Riemer of Seminole; daughter, Krystle Neudorf of Seminole; brothers, Benny Riemer and Jack Powers, both of Gainesville, and Mike Riemer of Canada; sisters Eva Harms and Marie Fehr, both of Canada, Judy Harms of Lubbock and Lynn Friessen of Mexico; and a granddaughter. Jerry Sheppard JENA, La. - Jerry Sheppard, 67, of Jena, La., a homemaker, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Jena First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dominick DiCarlo officiating. Burial will be at Jena Cemetery. Arrangements by Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home. She was born Gladewater, Texas. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Donny Sheppard Sr. of Jena; daughter, Susan King of Cedar Falls, Iowa; sons, Donny Sheppard Jr. of Houston and Randy Sheppard of Hobbs, N.M.; sister, Jan Paape of Houston; and seven grandchildren. Columbus Medlock ODESSA - Columbus Medlock, 66, of Odessa died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Plano Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.