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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Death Notices Wednesday, December 18, 2002 Antonia Aranda FORT STOCKTON - Antonia Aranda, 84, of Fort Stockton died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Fort Stockton. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Bibiano O. Galindo Jr. of El Paso, Adan O. Galindo and Abelardo O. Aranda Jr., both of Fort Stockton; daughters, Amada G. Arellano of El Paso, Rosalinda G. Munoz and Annie Ruiz, both of San Antonio, Dorothey A. Alarcon of Albuquerque, N.M., and Abigail V. Alcala of Fort Stockton; brother, Poly Onsurez of Los Angeles; sisters, Edwarda Hernandez of Los Angeles, Tiburcia Gonzales of El Paso and Celia Pina of California; 21 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Cipriano Carrasco BIG SPRING - Cipriano "Chico" Carrasco, 67, of Big Spring, a retired chef, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at Comanche Trail Nursing Home. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Myers & Smith Chapel with Eliseo M. Gamboa officiating. Arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home & Chapel. He was born in Presidio. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Eloisa Arriola and Concha Calderon, both of Big Spring. Mary Johnson ODESSA - Mary Louise Johnson, 86, of Odessa died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Don Fankhauser officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Missouri. She was Christian. SURVIVORS: Son, Edward Lewis Johnson of Canada; daughters, Lynda Bower of Coronado, Calif., and Sammie Johnson of Odessa; brother Beuford Lewis of Virginia; and two grandchildren. George Journeay ODESSA - George Edward Journeay, 83, of Brady, former owner of Triple A Roofing and Acoustics, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Leatherwood Memorial Chapels of Brady. He was born in San Angelo. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Anna Beth Journeay of Brady; son, Richard Journeay of Brady; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Darlene Newman MONAHANS - Darlene Byrd Newman, 62, formerly of Monahans, a retired FBI clerk, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey. She was born in Pecos. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Deborah Wilson of Hurst and Diane Allen of Kaneohe, Hawaii; brother, Jimmy Byrd of Denver City; sister, Wanda Rush of Monahans; and five grandchildren. Eligha Rigsby ODESSA - Eligha G. Rigsby, 64, of Odessa, a retired service station attendant, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at Hospice House. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Ector County Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Tatum officiating. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. He was born in Bellville. SURVIVORS: Wife, Eula Beatrice Rigsby of Odessa; daughter, Tonette Rigsby of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Lewis Smith SALEM, Mo. - Lewis Singleton Smith, 87, of Salem, Mo., a retired miner, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, in St. Louis, Mo. Services were Dec. 16 at Wilson Mortuary with the Rev. Phil Newcom officiating. Burial was at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by Wilson Mortuary. He was born in Poteau, Okla. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Shirley Bass of Salem, Mo., Ann May of Odessa and Martha Smith of Surprise, Ariz.; brother, Joe Smith of Bonanza, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Alma Dill ANDREWS - Alma Dill, 68, of Andrews died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Lubbock. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. Joe Ervin ODESSA - Joe B. Ervin, 87, of Odessa died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002. Services are pending with Odessa Funeral Home. David Firebaugh ODESSA - David Firebaugh, 66, of Denton died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Denton Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2003 Odessa American. All rights reserved.