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All rights reserved =========================================================================== Wednesday July 31, 2002 Chris Blair ODESSA - Chris Blair, 18, of Odessa passed away Monday, July 29, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Jan. 28, 1984, in Odessa. Graveside services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Kyle Rogers officiating. Chris was a lifelong resident of Odessa. He attended school at Hood Junior High School and Permian High School. He worked as a waiter at Manuel's Restaurant for a short time. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and rapping. He was a fun-loving, caring, energetic teen-ager. He is survived by his fiance, Heather Payne of Odessa; parents, Suzanne and David Drennan of Odessa; father, Duane Blair of Lampasas; brother, Dexter Drennan of Odessa; sister, Jaclyn Drennan of Odessa; grandparents, Jack Drennan and wife Sarah of Odessa, Ethel Stone of Odessa and Bill and Marcia Meister of Elephant Butte, N.M.; and several aunts, uncles and many cousins. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Wanda Kay Bigham TRINIDAD, Colo. - Wanda Kay Bigham, age 43, of Bon Carbo, Colo., died unexpectedly July 28, 2002. She was born Sept. 18, 1958, in Odessa to Lonnie and Lucille (Wiginton) Kerr. She was married to Kenneth Bigham Nov. 25, 1986, in Odessa. She worked in the restaurant and retail businesses in Odessa. They moved to Trinidad in October 1997. She loved to hunt, fish and spend time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father; grandparents; and infant children, Talona Kay Kerr and Baby Kerr. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth of the family home; daughters, Dora (Anthony) Martinez of Raton, N.M., and Heather Sweaney of Odessa; grandchildren, Tyler, Ethan and Haley; mother, Lucille Kerr; brothers, Gary (Peggy) Kerr, Larry (Brenda) Kerr, Rodney Kerr, Robert (Judy) Kerr and Joe Kerr, all of Odessa; sister, Margret (Kirk) Burleson of Odessa; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at the Mullare- Murphy Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, at the Mullare-Murphy Funeral Home. Memorial funds for Wanda Kay may be made to the family through the Mullare- Murphy Funeral Home, 335 E. Main St., Trinidad, Colo., 81082. Funeral arrangements for Wanda Kay Bigham are under the direction of the Mullare-Murphy Funeral Home. Edith Cavell Whitley Bullard CRANE - Edith Cavell Whitley Bullard went to meet her Jesus July 29, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Dalton Bullard, and her daughter, Kay Elizabeth Bullard Brents. Edith was born Nov. 14, 1918, in Electra. She was named for the famous World War I nurse Edith Cavell. This is a fact that she was very proud of. Edith was a published writer and passed her love of writing and poetry to her children. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane for 53 years. She is survived by her children, Mary Anne Bullard Reed of Sherman, George Dalton Bullard Jr. of San Angelo and Jencie Bullard Edwards of Crane; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Special thanks to five north Shannon Hospital staff and Dr. Peter Chang. Visitation will start at 2 p.m. today, July 31, 2002, at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in Crane. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane with the Rev. Lyndel Lee officiating. Interment will follow at the Crane County Cemetery. Memorials may be made in her memory to Tabernacle Baptist Church, Box 252, Crane, Texas, 79731. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Rosario Gavaldon ODESSA - Rosario "Chayo" Gavaldon, 59, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born July 12, 1943, n Ojinaga, Mexico. She was Catholic. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today, July 31, 2002, at Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Serafin Avenido officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband, Epigmenio Gavaldon of Odessa; daughters, Maria Gavaldon and husband Arturo and Guadalupe Gavaldon and husband Juan Carlos, all of Odessa; sons, Luis A. Villa and wife Irene, Jesus Gavaldon and wife Dolores, Oscar Gavaldon, Eppie Gavaldon and wife Virginia and Benjamin Gavaldon, all of Odessa; mother, Saturnina Villa of Odessa; sisters, Maria Suchil of Odessa and Grace Olague of Tucson, Ariz.; brothers, Sabino Villa, Julian Villa, Emiliano Villa and Ruben Villa, all of Odessa, and Rogelio Villa of Ojinaga; and 16 grandchildren. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.