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All rights reserved =========================================================================== November 11, 2002 Permian Basin Obituaries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen H. Norwood Riggs MIDLAND - Helen H. Norwood Riggs died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Deering Nursing Home. Mrs. Norwood was born June 1, 1911, in Magazine, Ark., to father James Henry Holland and mother Pearl Maybarker who both preceded her in death. Mrs. Norwood was 91 years. Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Resthaven Cemetery in Midland with Pastor Eddie G. Humphries officiating. Mrs. Helen H. Norwood was the Director of Operation Blessing for four years. She was a member of Odessa Gospel Lighthouse Church. She and her husband Darrell served as guester at the door. You could not get past the door without one of her hugs. Her life touched many over the years. Survivors include her husband, Darrell Riggs of Odessa; a niece, Patsy Bodine of San Marcos; and a whole host of sons, daughters and grandchildren that she adopted in her heart as her own. Memorial Services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Gospel Lighthouse Church at 4800 N.E. Loop 338 in Odessa. Services under the direction of Martinez Funeral Home. Lucia Becerra Anaya ODESSA - Lucia Becerra Anaya, 95 years old, of Odessa, died Nov. 8, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. She was born Sept. 16, 1907, in Guanajuato, Mexico, to Refujio and Soledad Becerra. She was a loving Christian homemaker and grandmother. She was a faithful member of Cathedral de Alabanza for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonardo Anaya; son, Manuel Becerra; parents, Refujio and Soledad Becerra; brother, Francisco Becerra; sisters, Cecilia Becerra and Isabel Becerra. She is survived by her daughter, Cuca Anaya of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at Iglesia Cathedral de Alabanza, 601 N. Lauderdale Ave., with the Rev. Pedro Emiliano officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A prayer service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at the Odessa Funeral Home Chapel. Services by Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Chapel. Ruby Blaschke MIDLAND - Ruby Blaschke was born on Oct. 17, 1917, in Wewoka, Okla. She married Leo Blaschke on Aug. 8, 1932. They lived in Odessa, Texas, from 1947 until 1992, at which time they moved to Midland. She was a member of Second Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Leo, on July 26, 2001. Survivors include a son, Leon A. Blaschke and wife Sandy of Midland; a daughter, Linda Kay Stark and husband Bill of Lubbock; eight grandchildren, Kelly Donner, Kara Blaschke, Kelly Cockerell, Lacy King, Lori Flemons, Jonathan Stark, Paige Sarchet and Jason Stark; and twelve great-grandchildren. Our Ruby, like her name, was a precious gem. She was a jewel to be cherished. Her life as a Christian was illuminated by being a devoted wife to Leo for 69 years, a loving mother and a treasured grandmother. Just as a ruby catches a ray of sunshine to become radiant, her lustrous smile, childlike giggle and twinkling eyes would light up the heart. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at Second Baptist Church in Midland with the Rev. H.W. Erwin Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church Building Fund. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Calvin Perry Brougher HOUSTON - Calvin Perry Brougher was born on April 4, 1964, and died at the age of 38 on Oct. 4, 2002, at Northwest Houston Medical Center Hospital where he was under treatment for complications following vascular surgery. Perry lived in Odessa where he attended Odessa Christian School. At the age of 12 he moved with his parents to Denver, Colo., where he attended Colorado Academy and Kennedy High School. Further schooling was at Florida Flight Academy, the University of Wyoming and American Truck Driving School. He moved to Houston in 1990. He and his mother have resided at 16120 Stuebner Airline Road No. 506, Spring, TX 77379, where she continues to live. Perry was preceded in death by his father, Ira Calvin "Cal" Brougher in 1983, and his nephew Thomas William Orr, in October 1998. Perry’s survivors include his mother, Mary McCown Brougher, and his three brothers and one sister and their families: Philip Brougher and his wife Judy of Tulsa, Okla. and their sons Matt, of Houston, and Aaron of Tulsa; brother Bill Orr and his daughter Elizabeth of Spring and brother John Orr of New Braunfels and his daughters Rose and Nora of Odessa; his sister Mary Jay Orr Sizenbach and her husband Gary live in Spring and Port O’Conner and their sons Doug and Todd live in Spring. Their son Bill lives in Panama City, Fla. Memorials may be given to the Odessa College Rodeo Scholarship Fund, Attn: Jim Watkins, 2001 West University, Odessa, TX 79764, or a favorite charity. Interment was held at the family plot in Denver. Arrangements for a memorial gathering in Spring, Texas, are pending. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.