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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Friday March 08, 2002 Leonila Chavez ODESSA - Leonila Chavez, 79, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at her residence. She was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Manuel Benavides, Mexico. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesus Chavez Villa. She is survived by four sons, Alfredo Chavez of Odessa, Jesus Jose Chavez of Presidio, Alfonso Chavez and Ismael Chavez, both of Juarez, Mexico; three daughters, Maria Bejarano of Odessa, Rosario Flotte of Ojinaga, Mexico, and Lidia Burrola of Delicias, Mexico; three brothers, Jose Garcia of Santa Elena, Mexico, Francisco Garcia of Chihuahua, Mexico, and Margarito Garcia of San Carlos, Mexico; two sisters, Maria Garcia Suchil of Chihuahua and Simona Garcia of Mexicali, Baja Calif., Mexico; 25 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today, March 8, 2002, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Saturday, March 9, 2002, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Opal B. Lambert ODESSA - Opal Bernice Carmack Lambert of Odessa passed away Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital being 92 years, eight months and 27 days old. She was born June 8, 1909, to Charles Fisher and Susan Lether Carmack in De Leon. Opal attended school in the Comanche County area until a teen-ager. The family moved to Haskell County where she met and married Arthur Lambert, the only one for her, Dec. 18, 1927. Opal and Arthur farmed in and around that area until the mid-40s and then moved to Irving and worked in the defense plant during World War II and later had their own business, a Mom and Pop grocery and station in the Irving area. They moved to Grand Saline in the late '60s to their farm. She loved farm life, the animals, trees and gardening both vegetables and flowers. Opal moved to Odessa in 1987. Opal was preceded in death by her husband Nov. 2, 1974, parents, two brothers, five sisters and a grandson. She is survived by her sons, Galen M. Lambert and wife Joan of Rockwall and Charles E. Lambert and wife Ellen of Grand Saline; sister, Kathleen Tiner and husband S.L. Tiner of Odessa; sisters-in-law, Ethel Carmack of Granbury and Lois Carmack of Amarillo; brother-in-law, Henry M. King of Nacogdoches; granddaughters, Quaida Cooper of Houston, Gail Wheeler of Woodland Park, Colo., and Denise Warren of Arlington; grandsons, Chuck Lambert and Brett Lambert, both of Irving; three great-granddaughters; three great-grandsons; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Opal loved people and was a friend to most all she came in contact with in her daily living. She was an excellent cook, seamstress and gardener. She was a Baptist. She will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2002, at the Colonial Funeral Home in Irving. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Memorial Park in Dallas. The family wishes to express their gratitude for the excellent help received from all of the home care, aides, nurses and therapists. In addition, the family expresses their thanks for the excellent care by Drs. Naidu, Darr and Parekh and the staff at Odessa Medical Center. Hubbard-Kelly is in charge of local arrangements where she will be in state through today, March 8, 2002. She will be in state at Colonial Funeral Home in Arlington on Saturday afternoon. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Ann Shaw BARSTOW - Ann Shaw, 64, of Amarillo died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Crown of Texas Hospice in Amarillo. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2002, at the Barstow Cemetery. She was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Barstow and was a resident of Amarillo for two years. She was a retired night auditor for Steven Motel in Carlsbad, N.M. She was Presbyterian. She is survived by her mother, Mary Louise Cranfill of Barstow; son, Daniel Hughes of Midland; daughter, Debra Diehl and husband Ray Diehl of Amarillo; brother, John Cranfill and wife Janet Cranfill of Pecos; granddaughters, Misti Link and husband Scott Link of Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene and Mandy Hughes of Midland; and numerous friends and relatives. Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. Isabelle Napper Smith ODESSA - Isabelle Smith, 83, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at the Hospice House. She was born June 15, 1918, in Red Fork, Okla. She was a homemaker and a member of Westwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl S. Smith in 1980 and 11 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Smith and wife Patty of Sweeny, Michael Smith and wife Teresa of Mineral Wells, Randy Smith and wife Janet and Joe Smith, all of Odessa; daughter, April Kadon Fisher of Odessa; sister, Suvee Martin of Lubbock; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Weeks Dubose officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Jesse Villalobos Jr. ODESSA - Jesse Villalobos Jr., 23, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2002, in Midland. He was born Aug. 30, 1978, in Odessa to Jesus "Seny" and Linda Villalobos. He was a pipe welder for Compressor Systems Inc. and a Catholic. He is survived by his fiancee, Diana Vasques of Odessa; parents, Jesus "Seny" and Linda Villalobos of Odessa; grandmothers, Edwarda Villalobos and Sista Ruiz, both of Odessa; two brothers, Danny Villalobos of Odessa and Gilly Villalobos and wife Josie of Odessa; three sisters, Cindy Dineen and husband John of Odessa, Jolinda Molina and husband Rudy of Odessa and Mary Lou Reyes and husband Jesse of Odessa; and several nieces and nephews. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Pablo Tiong officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rosendo Dominguez, Micheal Ramirez, Ernesto Carrasco, Wayne Gray, Pancho Gonzales and Dee Martinez. Services by Odessa Funeral Home. Darrell Lee Adams LAKE COLEMAN - Darrell Lee Adams, 47, of Lake Coleman died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at his residence. Darrell was born May 1, 1954, in Odessa. He attended Odessa High School and Permian High School. He was happily married to Glenda Norene Adams. He studied jewelry making for several years and he loved to fish. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Norene of Lake Coleman; parents, Delores and Glen Adams of Odessa; his sister, Glenda Lynn Adams of Odessa; and grandmother, Helen Carter Ventress of Terlton, Okla. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman. Burial will follow at Coleman Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.