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All rights reserved ================================================================================ ============ Tuesday May 07, 2002 Obituaries Georgia Cloud ODESSA - Georgia Cloud, 86, of Odessa died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born April 14, 1916, in Hempstead, Texas, to Jeff and Nellie White Carter. Services will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at Greater St. John Baptist Church with the Rev. E.J. Miller officiating. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Petersburg Cemetery in Kerens. Survivors: Son, the Rev. W.E. Bradford of Dallas; two daughters, Laura K. Hunter of Dallas and Dorothy R. Hall of Odessa; two grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews of Fort Worth; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Wanda V. Lawson COLEMAN - Wanda V. Lawson, age 74, of Lake Coleman died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Coleman County Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today, May 7, 2002, at the Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. John Collins officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. Mrs. Lawson was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Newalla, Okla., a daughter of Arthur and Zolla Mae Haygood Rimer. She was raised and attended school in Oklahoma. She married Hairl E. Lawson in 1952 in Arlington, N.M. She moved to Crane in the early 1950s. She also lived in Odessa for 30 years and Saudi Arabia for 13 years before moving to Lake Coleman in 1978. She was a housewife and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Audrey McAnalley; a brother, Cecil Rimer; and a granddaughter, Lendra Hodges. Survivors include her husband, Hairl E. Lawson of Lake Coleman; three daughters, Linda Mahan of Weinert, Pamela Maples of Odessa and Vickie Hodges of Lake Coleman; five brothers, Glen Rimer of Odessa, Wayne Rimer of Chickasaw, Okla., Larry Rimer of Odessa, Donald Rimer of Odessa and Terry Rimer of Brenham; two sisters, Delores Hennech of Odessa and Janet Danner of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Viola Porras ODESSA - Viola Porras, 72, of Odessa passed away Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Hospice House. She was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Alpine. She married Bonifacio Porras in 1958 in Odessa. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Fermin V. Ramirez of Odessa; daughters, Raley V. Gonzales and Norma Parades, both of Odessa; brothers, David, Ruben, Juan and Jesse Valenzuela, all of Odessa; sisters, Sylvia Jimenez of Odessa and Catalina Salas of Marathon; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today, May 7, 2002, at St. Joseph'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. Jack H. Porter SAN ANTONIO - Jack H. Porter of Fair Oaks Ranch went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 3, 2002. He was born Feb. 24, 1909, in Troy. He married Josephine E. Duren on July 27, 1930. They had one daughter, Jency B. Nichols (Mrs. Bill Nichols). Before moving to Fair Oaks Ranch 20 years ago, he lived in Crane for 21 years and was manager of Wm. Cameron Lumber Co. He moved to Midland in 1951 and managed the Cameron store there. After retiring from Cameron, he worked as a salesman for Southwest Portland Cement Co. in the West Texas area. After retirement from Southwest Portland, he moved to Fair Oaks Ranch and worked for Powerwall Inc. as a salesman. Jack was a member of the First Baptist Church of Boerne. He was a wonderful Christian first, a loving husband second and the most wonderful father a daughter could have. He loved his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren and lived his life for Christ and his family. His many friends were always his special delight. He loved life and people and always shed a ray of sunshine wherever he went. He is survived by his wife, Josephine; his daughter, Jency and her husband Bill; a brother, I.E. Porter and his wife Edith of Monahans; two grandchildren, Sam White and his family of Kerrville and Deborah White and her family of San Antonio; and four great-grandchildren, Samantha and Travis White of Kerrville, Cody Soele of San Antonio and Crystal Carpenter of Dallas. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2002, at Mission Burial Park North with the Rev. Bubba Stahl officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Boerne or to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, 78230, (210) 349-1414. Claud Stuard IRAAN - Claud Stuard, 86, of Iraan died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Crane Memorial Hospital in Crane. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today, May 7, 2002, at the Iraan Christian Church. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home/Iraan Chapel. Mr. Stuard was born Aug. 21, 1915, in Ranger. He served in the Army during World War II. He lived in Iraan since 1947. Mr. Stuard married Marjorie Archer on March 11, 1949, at the Iraan Christian Church. He was a member and elder of the Iraan Christian Church. He retired from Chevron Oil Co. in 1980 after 34 years of service. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Eileen Stuard Weehunt. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Stuard of Iraan; two sons, Ron Stuard of Sheffield and Joe Stuard of Dierks, Ark.; a sister, Imogene Lain of Artesia, N.M.; and six grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.