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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Friday November 08, 2002 Mateo Borunda MARFA - Mateo Gomez Borunda, 78, of Marfa, a retired mechanic, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, in El Paso. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Rick Ruiz officiating. Burial will be in Merced Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Marfa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Aurora P. Borunda of El Paso; daughter, Linda Borunda of Los Angeles; son, Robert Gallego of Anaheim, Calif.; sisters, Esther Gonzales and Mercedes Borunda, both of El Paso, and Carolina Deere of New Orleans; brothers, Sipriano Borunda and Trinidad Borunda, both of El Paso; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Vivian Everage ODESSA - Vivian McDade Everage, 75, of Odessa, a retired beautician, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. J.W. Hanson officiating. Burial will be in the Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Rockdale. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, A.W. Everage of Odessa; daughters, Sheila Everage of Odessa and Sarah Everage Todman of Arlington; sister, Dorothy Sweezer of Houston; three grandchildren. Gladys Harwell ODESSA - Gladys Opal Harwell, 86, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral Service will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with Don Belk officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Corsicana. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Shirley Taylor of Odessa; son Don Hardee of Odessa; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mary Mares SEMINOLE - Mary Mares, 69, of Seminole, a homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at her residence. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at the St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. Reynaldo Reyes officiating. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. She was born in Laredo. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Edward Mares Sr. of Seminole; sons, Eddie Mares and Benjamin Mares, both of Seminole, Jose Mares of Odessa and Louis Mares of Andrews; daughters, Janie Mares, Norma Mares and Maria Mares, all of Seminole; father, Benjamin Zuniga of Robstown; brothers, Tony Zuniga and Benjamin Zuniga, both of Robstown; sisters, Ester Montes and Auhora Ramirez, both of Milwaukee, Wis., Diana Mayo of Houston, Alicia Rodriguez, Maria Esperanza and Evangeline Gonzales, all of Robstown; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Deniece McBeth ANDREWS - Deniece McBeth, 73, of Andrews, a homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, in Andrews. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Andrews West Cemetery with the Rev. H.A. Hanks officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. She was born in Jackson, Miss. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Samuel R. McBeth of Andrews; sons, David McBeth of Plano and Bill McBeth of Dallas; and three grandchildren. Renay Moss LEVELLAND - Renay Moss, 52, of Andrews, a teacher, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at her daughter’s residence. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Andrews Church of Christ with Loman Jones officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the City of Levelland Cemetery. Arrangements by Geo. C. Price Funeral Directors. She was born in Lubbock. She was a member of the Church of Christ. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Staci Moss of Lubbock; parents, Elvin and Naomi Berry of Andrews; and brother, Keith Berry of Midland. John Novak ODESSA- John Matthew Novak, 71, of Odessa, a oilfield worker, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Van Houten, N.M. He was a Jehovah’s Witness. SURVIVORS: Wife, Johnnie Corine Novak of Odessa; sons, Barry Novak of San Antonio and Lance Novak of Odessa; daughters, Lauren Musquiz, Debra Rodriguez and Mary Novak, all of Odessa, Shelly Meyers of The Woodlands, and Crystal Thomas of Beaumont; brothers, Frank Novak Jr. of Fort Stockton, Larry Novak of Fort Worth, Phillip Novak of Marshall, Ark., Norbert Novak of Arkansas, Stanley Novak of Graham, and Bobby Daniels of Washington; sisters Sandra Demousett of Colmesneil, Margie Golden of Whitney and Ida Roberts of Missouri; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Elva Rayos PECOS - Elva F. Rayos, 81, of Pecos, a homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, in a hospital in Del Rio. Mass will be celebrated at noon today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. She was born in Marfa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Andres Rayos, Jose Florez, Alfredo Florez and Peter Rayos, all of Odessa, Dennis Rayos of Pecos, and Celestino Rayos of Houston; daughters, Angelina Salinas and Cheryl Lynn Carrillo, both of Del Rio, Barbara Atencio of Midland, Irma Florez Rayos of Phoenix, and Melissa Ann Miramontes of Michigan; 20 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Geraldine Thompson ODESSA - Geraldine "Gerry" Thompson, 78, a retired Credit Union clerk, of Odessa died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at the Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Mount Vernon, Ill. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Roy Thompson of Odessa; and sister, Nadine Sims and husband John of Gardendale. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.