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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Thursday October 17, 2002 Merejildo Dominguez IRAAN - Merejildo G. "M.G." Dominguez, 87, of Iraan, a retired Marathon Oil employee, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, in San Diego, Calif. A memorial luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the new Iraan Civic Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. at Iraan Restland Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. He was born in Fort Stockton. He was a veteran of World War II. SURVIVORS: Sons, Merejildo Dominguez III of Iraan and Robbie A. Dominguez of Fort Stockton; daughters, Virginia Buckingham of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Sally Brown of Iraan and Mary Jane Kershaw of Bismarck, N.D.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Theresa Drake ANDREWS - Theresa Drake, 87, of Arlington, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at Arlington Medical Health Center in Arlington. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McNett Chapel in Andrews. Burial will be at Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home of Andrews. She was born in Stonewall, Okla., and was a longtime resident of Andrews before moving to Arlington in 1994. SURVIVORS: Sons, Ronnie Drake of Fairfield and Larry Drake of Glen Rose; daughters, Trudy Krause of Grand Prairie and Earlene Mauldin of Arlington; brothers, R.J. Fowler of Jal, N.M., and Bill Fowler of Illinois; sister, Dorothy Melton of Hobbs, N.M.; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Leola Fillyaw ODESSA - Leola Fillyaw, 78, of Spring, a homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, in Houston. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Arrangements by Calvary Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery of Humble. She was born in Eastland. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Jo Hart of Spring; brothers, Gayland Snell of Kermit and Johnny Snell of Rye; sister-in-law, Pat Snell of Cisco; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Joye Hager YALE, Okla. - Joye W. Hager, 61, of Colorado City, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002, at her residence. Services were held Monday at the First Baptist Church in Yale. Private family burial services were held prior to the funeral at the Lawson Cemetery North of Yale with the Revs. Steve Lopp and Jeff Hill officiating. Arrangements by Palmer Funeral Home of Cushing. She was born in Norfork, Okla., and was a resident of Odessa for 18 years. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Richard Hager of Colorado City; son, Richard C. Hager of Atlanta, Mich.; daughters, Paula Hager Ford of Hobbs, N.M., and Kimberly Hager Cole of Odessa; brothers, Bill Gooch of Agraw, Okla., and Robert Gooch of Kellyville, Okla.; sister, Edith Schiller of Milfay, Okla.; and seven grandchildren. Helen Kirkpatrick RANKIN - Helen L. Wahl Kirkpatrick, 72, of Rankin, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rankin Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. She was born in Junction and had lived in Rankin for four years. SURVIVORS: Husband, Martin Kirkpatrick of Rankin; daughters, Paula Dennis of Rochelle and Sandy Armstrong of Big Lake; son, Danny Kirkpatrick of Odessa; sisters, Geneva Bryant of Fredricksburg and Lorena Lemon of Long Beach, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Herman Ornelas SNYDER - Herman Ornelas, 86, of Snyder, a retired farmer, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Chapel in Snyder with Carlos Salgado officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home. He was born in Ojinaga, Mexico. He was a Jehovah's Witness. SURVIVORS: Wife, Sotera Ornelas of Snyder; sons, Herman Ornelas Jr. of Del Rio, Joe Ornelas of Odessa and Matt Ornelas of Snyder; daughter, Paula Gonzalez of Austin; brothers, Jose Ornelas, Leandro Ornelas and Eulalio Ornelas, all of Colorado City, and Espiridion "Speedy" Ornelas of Sweetwater; sister, Petra Torres of Colorado City; 18 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Deborah Patterson MIDLAND - Deborah Patterson, 52, of Midland, a former storeowner, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002 in Midland. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. A wake will follow at her husband's home, 1100 W. Golf Course Road in Midland. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born in Macon, Mo. SURVIVOR: Husband, Richard Folger of Midland. Lena Simpson ODESSA - Lena Mae Simpson, 101, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Baptist Church with the Rev. R.T. McNeil officiating. Burial will be at the Ector County Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Waco. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Roberta Thomas of Midland; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The Rev. Ernie Beaver ODESSA - The Rev. Ernie Beaver, 63, of Waco, a minister, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dayspring Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Troy Keathley officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Llano. SURVIVORS: Wife, Pauletta Jo Beaver of Odessa; sons, Aaron Ladd Delcambre of Hazelton, Idaho, and Jerold Lynn Poindexter, Anthony Louis Poindexter and Alfansi Louis Poindexter, all of Longview; daughter, Aprill Lynn Campbell of Springfield, Ore.; brothers, Marion Lee Beaver of Jerome, Idaho, R.D. Beaver Jr. of Carlsbad, Idaho, and Robert Wayne Beaver of Utah; sister, Dorothy Lillian Johnson of Ballinger; and 14 grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.