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All rights reserved ============================================================================= Death Notices Friday December 27, 2002 Basil Boatwright KERMIT - Basil M. Boatwright Sr., 72, of Kermit, a retired plant operator, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Grace Temple Baptist Church with Gordon Oglesby officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Camp Springs. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Maxine Boatwright of Kermit; son, Basil Boatwright Jr. of Midland; daughter, Della King of Kermit; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Jesus Bustos Sr. MONAHANS - Jesus "Chuy" Bustos Sr., 67, of Monahans, a truck driver, died Dec. 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sendero de la Cruz Church with the Rev. Rey Salgado officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangemens by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey. He was born in Old Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Linda Bustos of Monahans; sons, Jesus Bustos, Danny Bustos and Anthony Bustos, all of Monahans, and Joseph Stepps of Odessa; daughter, Gwendolyn Bustos of Odessa; brothers, Esequiel Bustos of Phoenix and George Bustos of Gilber, Ariz.; and sister, Maria Navarro of Coachella, Calif. Miguel Castillo PECOS - Miguel Perez Castillo, 71, of Pecos died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at Reeves County Hospital. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Juarez, Mexico. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Celia Matta Castillo of Pecos; sons, Michael Castillo Jr. of Midland and David Castillo of Pecos; daughters, Elvira C. Castillo of McAllen, Grace Rodriguez of San Angelo, Sally Garcia of Midland and Cindy Orona of Fort Stockton; brothers, Raul P. Castillo of Pecos and Armando P. Castillo of El Paso; half-brother, Javier P. Castillo of Mexico City, Mexico; sister, Dolores Castenada of Galveston; four half-sisters; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Jacob Klassen SEMINOLE - Jacob Klassen, 66, of Seminole, a farm laborer, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evangelical Mennonite Church with Neal Thiessen and John Froese officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Mexico. SURVIVORS: Wife, Helena Klassen of Seminole; sons, Isaac Klassen and Jake Klassen, both of Seminole; daughters, Helen Klassen, Susie Wiebe and Eva Klassen, all of Seminole, Nettie Klassen of Brownfield, Mary Martins of Albert City, Iowa, Sarah Wiebe and Martha Loewen, both of Sublette, Kan., Anna Gunter of Canada and Lisa Olfert of Copeland, Kan.; brother, John Klassen; six sisters; 39 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Jimmie Lee CLAIRETTE - Jimmie Lee, 87, of Andrews, a retired employee of Exxon Pipeline, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Clairette Cemetery with the Rev. James Griffin officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. He was born in Clairette. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Sherry Clevenger of Andrews; brother, Bruce Lee of Comanche; sister, Betty Landes of Andrews; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Hipolito Martinez PECOS - Hipolito "Pollo" Mora Martinez, 78, of Pecos, a laborer, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at Reeves County Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at Santa Rosa Church with the Rev. Ben Flores officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in Hope, N.M. He was Catholic. He was an Army veteran. SURVIVORS: Wife, Manuela F. Martinez of Pecos; sons, Raul F. Martinez and Vicente Rodriguez, both of Pecos; daughters, Delma M. Gonzales of Pecos and Trine Mora of California; brother, Ricardo Martinez of San Antonio; sister, Consuelo Gutierrez of San Antonio; 16 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Wanda Ray MONAHANS - Wanda Ray, 73, of Monahans, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, in Odessa. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with the Dr. Steven Swisher officiating. Burial will be at Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey. She was born in Seevee. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Husband, Ronald Ray of Monahans; daughter, Regina McGinnis of Coppell; T.O. Woodard of Mesquite; sister, Rita Harrison of Harrah, Okla.; and four grandchildren. Isabel Rodriguez ODESSA - Isabel Rodriguez, 73, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Rio Grande Zacatecas, Mexico. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Aurelio Rodriguez of Odessa; son, Jesus Rodriguez of Odessa; daughters, Marie Rodriguez and Margarita Barrientes, both of Odessa; brother, Lucio Castaneda of Mexico; sisters, Maria De Jesus Avalos and Maria Antonia C. Esparza, both of Mexico; and seven grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2003 Odessa American. 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