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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Thursday August 08, 2002 Rita Carrasco PECOS - Rita R. Carrasco, 79, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at INS Nursing Home in Lubbock. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Miguel Angel Sanchez officiating. Burial will be at Santa Rosa Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Pecos. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Roy Salas of Lafayette, La., Richard Rayos of Anchorage, Alaska, and Orlando Rayos of Odessa; daughters, Maria Rivas of Lubbock, Becky Wynn of Pine River, Minn., and Sonya R. Gonzales of Odessa; brothers, Esteban Rayos of Pecos and Angel "Canelo" Rayos of Pecos; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Wyvonne Cornelius ANDREWS - Wyvonne Cornelius, 68, of Andrews, a retired Permian General Hospital admission clerk and collection officer, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, in Andrews. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Ivy Shelton officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Brownwood and moved to Andrews in 1982 from Crane. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Son, Clarence "Butch" Cornelius of Andrews; daughters, Cassandra Smith Savell of Andrews and Molly Hier of Overbrook, Kan.; sister, Kathrin Davidson of Crane; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Schyler Lee Fain FORT STOCKTON - Schyler Lee Fain, 4, son of Julie Fain of Fort Stockton, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, in Fort Stockton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Agness Catholic Church with the Rev. Dr. Jim Miles and the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at Easthill Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home in Fort Stockton. He was born in Fort Stockton. SURVIVORS: Mother; grandparents, Holly Johnson of Ruidoso, N.M. and Carry Lee Shepard of Monahans; and great-grandparents, Odas Jr. and Jackey Ward of Fort Stockton. Charles Gill ODESSA - Charles Francis Gill, 55, of Odessa, owner of Charlie's Pawn Shop, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. SURVIVORS: Wife, Robin Gill of Odessa; daughters, Charlene Marie Gill of Austin and Kimberley George of Biloxi, Miss.; brothers, Larry Jenkins and Bobby Jenkins, both of Columbus; sister, Debbie McDonald of Columbus; and three grandchildren. Paul Hendricks HOBBS, N.M. - Paul Hendricks, 64, of Hobbs, a professional bull rider, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Fred W. Hendricks officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at the Kermit Cemetery in Kermit, Texas. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs. He was born in Kermit and member of First Baptist Church in Kermit. SURVIVORS: Wife, Joyce Hendricks of Hobbs; sons, Bill Hendricks and Paul Hendricks Jr., both of Odessa, Nathan Hendricks of Salt Lake City, Brice Hendricks of Lubbock and Matthew Hendricks of Smyrna; daughters, Paula Jean Hendricks of Hobbs and Brenda Snyder of Oklahoma; brother, Fred W. Hendricks of San Marcos; sister, Gail Wilson of Kermit; 17 grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Alice Phillips ODESSA - Alice E. Phillips, 93, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Parkview Church of Christ with Don Potter officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Young County. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Son, James A. Thomas of The Woodlands; daughter, Doris Riley of Midland; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild. Edna Rushing Edna Malone Rushing, 93, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at Hospice House. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Woodside, La. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Marie Sorensen of Minneapolis, Minn.; and brother, Hardy Malone of Boyce, La. Raymond Vega ODESSA - Raymond Prieto Vega, 56, of Odessa, a retired mechanic, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Burial will be a Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. He was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Manuela Vega; sons, Joe Lewis Vega of Odessa and Anthony Mitchell Vega of Midland; daughter, Jo Ann Vega of Odessa; brothers, Joe Vega of Victoria, Carlos Vega of El Paso and Robert Vega, Jessie Vega and Danny Vega, all of Odessa; and sisters, Lupe Melendez and Estella Ybarra, both of Odessa. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.