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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Friday October 18, 2002 Jessie Anchondo KERMIT - Jessie C. Anchondo, 35, of Kermit, a truck driver, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, in Ward County. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kermit with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Family Services Funeral Parlor of Kermit. He was born in Ojinaga, Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Maria Anchondo of Kermit; daughters, Jessi Ann Anchondo and Arianna Anchondo, both of Kermit; son, Joe Brian Anchondo of Kermit; sisters, Anna Alicia Rodriguez of Odessa, Marisol Anchondo of Baytown and Carmina Anchondo of Pecos; brothers, Benny Anchondo Jr. of Pasadena and Guillermo Anchondo of Pecos. Geraldine Cross ODESSA - Geraldine Cross, 84, of Odessa, a former nursing aide, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Avalon Place. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Chad Durhan and Don Potter officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Aspermont. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Sons, Gary Cross of Odessa, Danny Cross of Arlington and Tommy Cross of St. Louis, Mo.; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Richard Lucero ODESSA - Richard Scott Lucero, 35, of Odessa, a tubular service technician, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Temple Baptist Church in Odessa with the Rev. Griffin Jones officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Lovington, N.M. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Teresa Lucero of Odessa; sons, Jacob Lucero, Joshua Lucero and Jarrett Lucero, all of Odessa; parents, Nickie and Rob Kelly of Odessa and Joe and Maria Lucero of Dexter, N.M.; grandparents, Ruben and Arcenia Lucero and Nick and Betty Clemenza, all of Dexter; brother, Tony Lucero of Austin; sisters, Michelle Nelson of Albuquerque, N.M. and Jocelyn Lucero of Dexter. Richard Lujan ARLINGTON - Richard M. Lujan Jr., 44, of Arlington, a maintenance mechanic, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at an Arlington hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Mansfield. Arrangements by Blessing Funeral Home of Mansfield. He was born in Odessa. SURVIVORS: Wife, Marta Lujan of Arlington; daughter, Laura Lujan of Arlington; son, Richard Lujan III of Arlington; mother, Frances Lujan of Odessa; brothers, Rojelio Lujan of Denton and Catarino Lujan of Odessa; sister, Flora Butler of Waco; and grandmother, Praxedes G. Madrid of Odessa. Bettie McNurlen CRANE - Bettie Sue McNurlen, 68, of Crane, a retired accountant, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at her residence. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Sandy Hubbard of Crane; son, Bill Brite of Abilene; brothers, Danny Taylor of Houston and Larry Taylor of Fort Worth; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Don Qualls GARLAND - Don Qualls, 55, of Garland, a nurse, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Williams Chapel in Garland with the Rev. Mark Jones officiating. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Directors of Garland. He was born in Brownwood. He was a medic during the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Rory Qualls of Garland; daughter, Renae Jones of Odessa; son- in-law, Troy Jones of Odessa; mother, Nina Haney of Rogers, Ariz.; stepfather, Dempsey Haney of Odessa; brother Johnny Haney of Bentonville, Ariz.; and two grandchildren. Ruth Steadmon ODESSA - Ruth Steadmon, 86, of Denton, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Director in Denton with the Rev. Bill Crouch officiating. Arrangements by Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors of Denton. She was born in McComb, Miss. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Sherry Gay Steadmon Herrera of Denton and Janet Rae Steadmon Hamilton of Orange; sons, Jerry A. Young of Copperas Cove, Larry L. Young of Houston and John R. Steadmon and Michael G. Steadmon, both of Odessa; sister, Sarah Brown Hancock of Big Spring; 35 children; and 18 great- grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.