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All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The San Angelo Standard - Times OnlineWest Texas News Funerals and Death Notices _________________________________________________________________________ Sunday, December 1, 2002 FUNERALS Today SAN ANGELO Laura Kelly, Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North 2 p.m. ELSEWHERE Billy Allen, First Presbyterian Church, Junction 2 p.m. Death Notices SAN ANGELO - John Kevin Walraven, 46, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother, Audry Walraven of San Angelo; son, Duncan Z. Walraven of Grape Creek; daughter, Amanda Walraven of Hamilton; and brother, Mickey Walraven of San Angelo. SAN ANGELO - Andrew Xavier Encino, infant son of Donna Bryant and Kevin Encino, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Aurelia Sturgeon, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Marion C. Morter, 67, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. ELDORADO - Lester Nixon, 81, of Gatesville died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, in Gatesville. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Jim King, 86, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a Snyder nursing home. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. ALPINE - Jesus Leyva, 93, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, in an El Paso hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Friendship Baptist Church with burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Beatrice Borunda; sons, Agustin Leyva, Abelardo Leyva, Palemon Leyva and Alberto Leyva; and sister, Leandra Leyva. STANTON - Isabel Martinez, 69, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, in a local hospital. Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today in Stanton Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Big Spring with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Joe Martinez, Pete Martinez Jr., Demetrio Martinez and Robert Martinez, all of Big Spring; and daughters, Patsy Torres of Vernon, Josie Martinez, Lucy Garza and Virginia Zambrano, all of Big Spring; sisters, Inez Islas of Coahoma and Rufina Cepeda of Houston; and brother, Cresencio Ontiveros of Sand Springs. LLANO - Maggie Armour Barnett, 95, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include sister, Johnnie Wheeler of Bertram. MIDLAND - James "Jim" Prescott, 72, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, in a Temple hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial at 4 p.m. in Colorado City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Jo Prescott; son, Glenn Prescott of Midland; daughter, Sheila Martin of Midland; sisters, Mae Bowman of Denver, Frances Johnson of Brownwood and Vivian Noel of Fort Worth; and brother, Delmer Prescott of Midland. PECOS - Consuelo R. Cabral, 74, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Teodoro M. Cabral; daughters, Rosemary Varela and Mary Tarango, both of Pecos, and Lydia Secor of Dallas; and sons, Theodoro Cabral and Manuel Cabral, both of Albuquerque, N.M. ODESSA - Lucille Dean, 81, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Rhonda Barton of San Angelo; brother, J.T. Luxton of Bridgeport; and sister, Nell Tisdale of Fort Mackerrett. GOLDTHWAITE - Morris Y. "Red" Sellers, 80, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, in a Gatesville hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Brownwood with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Ann Rohrer of Tomball; and son, Jon Sellers of Briggs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, December 2, 2002 Funerals and Death Notices Today SAN ANGELO Darnell Butler, Greater St. Paul AME Church 10 a.m. Marie Hogue, Lakeview Baptist Church 10 a.m. Marion Morter, Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 3 p.m. Bill Tyler, Grape Creek Cemetery 2 p.m. ELSEWHERE Jesus Leyva, Friendship Baptist Church, Alpine 10 a.m. Octavia Martinez, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ballinger 10 a.m. Isabel Martinez, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Big Spring 1 p.m. Tammy Miller, Myers & Smith Funeral Home, Big Spring 10 a.m. Morris Sellers, St. John's Episcopal Church, Brownwood 11 a.m. Robert Gardner, Heartland Funeral Home, Early 2 p.m. Thomas Ryan, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fredericksburg 10 a.m. Billy Allen, First Presbyterian Church, Junction 2 p.m. Maggie Barnett, Llano City Cemetery, Llano 10:30 a.m. Lucille Dean, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa 1 p.m. Consuelo Cabral, Santa Rosa Catholic Church, Pecos 10 a.m. Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Marion Callery Morter, 67, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Willis Morter of San Angelo; and daughter, Julie Morter Andrews of Yucaipa, Calif. SAN ANGELO - Corinne Bailey Holt, 84, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Steve Holt and Greg Holt, both of San Angelo; and sister, Bettie Elrod of Odessa. SAN ANGELO - Elzie Ault, 92, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Sherwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Velma Ault of San Angelo; daughter, Jeanie Ault of San Angelo; and brothers, Sam Ault of San Angelo and T.J. Ault of Lampasas. SAN ANGELO - Marvin "Steve" Stevens, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at 2 p.m. in Campbell Cemetery in Hylton. GOLDTHWAITE - Glenn Nickols, 96, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oakview Cemetery in Mullin. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Doggett of Goldthwaite. ELDORADO - Lester Nixon, 81, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, in Gatesville. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mertzon Highway Church of Christ with burial in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Leota (Hunt) Nixon of Gatesville; children, Jorgi Lagow Stanford, Laura Nowlin and Lester Paul Nixon, all of Eldorado, Reginald Lagow of Winters, Leslie Martin of Naperville, Ill., Louann Perez of Mission, Reuben Nixon of Nogal, N.M., and Matthew Nixon of Gatesville. SAN SABA - Emma Jean Alcorn, 69, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Wallace Creek Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Paul P. Alcorn of San Saba; sons, Alvie Alcorn and Travis Alcorn, both of San Saba, and Bobby Watson of Goldthwaite; daughters, Thelma Williams and Rachel Jones, both of San Saba; brothers, Truman Crawford of San Saba and Homer Crawford of Brownwood; and sisters, Virginia Byrd of Tennessee and Juanita Reigle of Brownwood. MASON - Geraldine Jordan, 68, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mason Funeral Home with burial in Gooch Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Herbert Jordan; children, Jean Austin of Austin, Robert Jordan of Mason, Sandra Belcik of Fredericksburg and James Jordan of Athens; and brother, James Morris Henderson of Wimberley. PECOS - Eliria "Lily" Fuentes, 74, of Saragosa died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Saragosa. Service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church with burial in Saragosa Cemetery. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Frank Fuentes of Saragosa; son, Hector Fuentes of Saragosa; daughter, Elia Estrada of Saragosa; brother, Lionisio Lopez of Anondale, Ariz.; and sisters, Eliboria Lopez of Saragosa, and Alicia Duran and Guadalupe Vasquez, both of Mesa, Ariz. FORT STOCKTON - Joseph A. Ferrante, 85, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Dorothea Ferrante of Fort Stockton; sons, Joseph A. Ferrante II of Aptos, Calif., and John Ferrante of Oak Point; daughters, Stephanie Wiley and Patti Bettis, both of Mesquite; and brother, Anthony Ferrante of Lakewood, Calif. BRADY - John O. Holloway, 76, of Brady died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Services are pending at Heritage Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Plez "Rusty" Atkins III, 63, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Lois Simmons died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Services are pending at Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BRADY - Antonia "Toni" (Garza) Hernandez, 44, of Richland Springs died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, in Richland Springs. Services are pending at Heritage Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, December 3, 2002 Funerals and Death Notices Today San Angelo Corinne Holt, Fairmount Cemetery 2 p.m. Nila Robertson, Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 4 p.m. John Walraven, Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE C.H. Hyden Jr., Myers & Smith Funeral Home, Big Spring 2 p.m. Jim King, Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 10 a.m. John O. Holloway, Heritage Funeral Home, Brady 2:30 p.m. Lester Nixon ,Mertzon Highway Church of Christ, Eldorado 2 p.m. Joseph Ferrante, St. Agnes Cemetery, Fort Stockton 10 a.m. Glenn Nickols, Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, Goldthwaite 1 p.m. Geraldine Jordan, Mason Funeral Home, Mason 2 p.m. James Prescott, First Baptist Church, Midland 1 p.m. Charlie Applewhite, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ozona 10:30 a.m. Emma Alcorn, Howell-Doran Funeral Home, San Saba 2 p.m. Elzie Ault, Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood 2 p.m. Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Marvin "Steve" Stevens, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial at 2 p.m. in Campbell Cemetery in Hylton. Survivors include his wife, Sally Stevens of San Angelo; children, Sandra Stevens of Brooksville, Fla., Gary Stevens of Corpus Christi, and Robert Stevens, Mary Montelongo and Charley Stevens, all of San Angelo; and sisters, Edna Louise Burwick of Mansfield, Edwina Stevens of Carlsbad, N.M., and Georganna Roe of Waco. BIG SPRING - Jim King, 86, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a Snyder nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include sons, Jimmie King of Pampa, Ronnie King of Midland and Carey King of Richardson; stepson, James Terrell Morgan of Big Spring; and stepdaughter, Sherry Yezak of San Antonio. BRADY - Antonia "Tony" Garza Hernandez, 44, of Richland Springs died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with burial in Fort McKavett Cemetery. Survivors include her mother, Teresa Garza of Brady; son, Sammy V. Hernandez Jr. of Brady; daughter, Norma Jane Hernandez-Allen of Brady; sisters, Francis Menchaca and Alexandria Guzman, both of Brady, Janie Martinez of San Antonio, Barbara Manning of Ingram and Nancy Tobias of Comanche; and brothers, M.L. Garza Jr. of Brady, Gilbert Garza of Kingsville and Fidenzio Garza of Brady. COLEMAN - Ethel Ballard Brooker, 83, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Brown Ranch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Henry Brooker of Coleman and Allen Brooker of Winters; daughters, Linda Craker and Wanda Rohacek, both of Coleman, and Pam Thate of Burkett; brothers, Delmas Ballard of Garland and Hershell Ballard of Santa Anna; and sister, Jewel Crenshaw of Lubbock. LAMPASAS - R.H. Rowden, 64, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, in a Killeen hospital. No services are planned. Arrangements are by Dodson Funeral Home. Survivors include 2 daughters; one son; sisters, Deborah Ebersole of Lampasas, Charlicie Ingram of Big Spring and Janice Pitts of Big Spring; and brothers, Hubert Rowden of Big Spring and Royce Rowden of Midland. SAN SABA - Vada B. Schneider, 99, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in China Creek Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Laurine Everett of Burnet, Patsy Shahan of San Saba and Wanda Ray of Austin; and brother, Alvin Douglas Harkey of Harkeyville. ALPINE - Juan C. Ramos, 86, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, in a Fort Stockton hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church with military burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters, Celia Vasquez of Del Rio, Elva Rodriguez of Alpine and Florinda Ramos of Kerrville; sons, Lionel Ramos and Raul Ramos, both of Alpine; and sisters, Manuela Cobos, Ramona Parras and Eulalia Portillo, all of Alpine, Cory Alvidrez of Las Vegas and Paubla Munoz of Odessa. MARFA - Adeline (Addie) Pluzynski, 80, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in a Fort Stockton nursing home. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Memorial Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in Merced Cemetery. Survivors include brother, Ray Pluzynski of Florida. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Funerals and Death Notices Today San Angelo Andrew Encino, Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 2 p.m. Marvin Stevens, Johnson's Funeral Home 10 a.m. Aurelia Sturgeon, Holy Angels Catholic Church 10 a.m. Elsewhere Juan Ramos, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Alpine 2 p.m. Lois Simmons, First Untied Methodist Church, Ballinger 2 p.m. Ethel Brooker, Brown Ranch Cemetery, Coleman 10 a.m. Adeline Pluzynski, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Marfa 10 a.m. Vada Schneider, Howell-Doran Funeral Home, San Saba 2 p.m. Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Siria Alcala Nava, 68, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Roberts Massie Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, David Nava and George Nava, both of San Angelo; daughters, Elva Campos of Water Valley, Elizabeth Longoria of San Angelo and Elsa Deanda of Austin; brothers, Jessie L. Alcala and Roy Guerrero of San Angelo; and sister, Felice Garza of San Angelo. FORT STOCKTON - Vijaya Patel, 54, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Ramanbhai Patel of Fort Stockton; son, Mukesh Patel of Portland, Ore.; daughter, Rekhaben Patel of Fort Stockton; brothers, Ramabhai Bhai Patel of Alabama, Subash Bhai Patel, Surekant Bhai Patel, Raju Bhai Patel and Chanud Bhai Patel, all of England; and sister, Indu Ben Patel of India. BIG SPRING - David Blackshear, 42, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents, Bobby and Barbara Blackshear of Big Spring; and sister, Natalie McDonald of Big Spring. LAMESA - Clotile Phillips, 78, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Crestview Baptist Church with burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Branon Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, James D. Phillips of Lamesa; daughters, Barbara Nell Daniels of Lamesa, Betty June Scott of San Angelo and Linda Kay Stafford of Caddo Gap, Ark.; and son, Marvin Wayne Phillips of Lamesa. MENARD - Margaret Benchoff Harmon, 91, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, in Harlingen. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Survivors include grandchildren. BIG SPRING - Ralph Bateman, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at his residence. Masonic graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Carlsbad City Cemetery in Carlsbad, N.M. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Van Bateman of Flagstaff, Ariz.; and daughters, Karen Warren of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Pat Broadie of Big Spring. FORT STOCKTON - Joseph M. "J.M." Turman, 83, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at 5 p.m. in Westlawn Cemetery in Del Rio. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Turman of Fort Stockton; sons, Ed Turman of Palm Desert, Calif., and Matt Turman and Herb Turman, both of Fort Stockton; and daughters, Sue Adkins of Fort Stockton, Edna Upchurch of Alpine and Lillian Jane Humphries of Midland. COLEMAN - Hortense W. Miller, 83, of Arlington died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, in an Arlington hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Andy Miller of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and daughter, Ann Clausen of Arlington. WINTERS - James Richard Sullivan, 68, of Houston died Sunday, Dec. 1 2002, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Lakeview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home. Survivors include son, James R. Sullivan Jr. of Houston; and stepsons, Steven Glen Henson of Odessa, James Gregory Henson of Kansas City, Mo., and David Wayne Henson of Houston. SWEETWATER - Plez "Rusty" Atkins Jr., 63, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in McCoy Chapel of Memories with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mae Pearl Atkins of Sweetwater; daughters, Rhonda Lewis and Jeanetta Lemmons, both of California, Jackie Carter of DeSota, Wanda Gardner of New Hampshire, Sabrina Abercrombie of Houston, Patricia Terry of Dallas and Annetta Lemmons of Arlington; sons, Tony Gardner of Memphis, Plez Atkins III of Dallas, Demetrius Atkins of Garden City and the Rev. Norris Atkins of Austin; mother, Mae Dee Atkins of Sweetwater; sisters, Peggy Reed and Gwendolyn Ann Atkins, both of Sweetwater, Ardell Delaney of Mesquite, Karla Taylor of Dallas, Dana Kay Riggins of Snyder and Donna Faye Jordan of Lancaster; and brother, Ron Atkins of Sweetwater. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, December 5, 2002 Today SAN ANGELO Siria Nava, St. Mary's Catholic Church 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE David Blackshear, Nalley-Pickle & Welch, Big Spring 2 p.m. Joseph Turman, Fort Stockton Funeral Home, Fort Stockton 10 a.m. Margaret Harmon, Heritage Funeral Home, Menard 2 p.m. Plez Atkins Jr., McCoy Funeral Home, Sweetwater 2 p.m. James Sullivan, Lakeview Cemetery, Winters 2:30 p.m. Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Rudolfo Chapoey Castaneda, 60, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at his residence. Memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Castaneda of San Angelo; daughters, Mardie Arredondo of Warner Robins, Ga., Margie Rodriguez of Arlington and Angela Marie Reyes of San Angelo; and sons, Napoleon Castaneda, Rudolfo C. Castaneda Jr. and Marcos Ray Castaneda, all of San Angelo; sister, Leonor Urias of San Angelo; and brothers, Margarito Castaneda, Marcelo Castaneda Jr. and Alfredo Castaneda, all of San Angelo, and Lalo Castaneda of Lubbock. SAN ANGELO - Joe Escobedo Gandar, 47, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother, Amelia Espinosa of San Angelo; and son, Juan Joe Gandar of Wichita Falls. SAN ANGELO - Bertie Short Smith, 93, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, in a Sterling County nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Smith Cemetery in Purmela. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include nieces and nephews. SAN ANGELO - Jacob Gage Strickland, infant son of Donnie Strickland Jr. and Leslie Medina, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include parents; brother, Christian Medina; sister, Emilee Strickland; and grandparents, Gloria and Albert Rios, Roger Medina, Donnie and Debra Strickland, and Irma Hamilton. FREDERICKSBURG - Martin Beyer, 77, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in a San Antonio hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home, Inc. Survivors include daughter, Carolyn Crenwelge of Turlock, Calif. BIG SPRING - Pauline A. Hanson, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Marvin S. Hanson of Big Spring; sons, Lavell Hanson of Hobbs, N.M., and Dwaine Hanson of Longview; brothers, Vancil Scott of Midland and Kenneth Scott of Sand Springs; and sister, Sara Hodges of Midland. KINGSLAND - Ezzy Ezell, 54, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at his residence. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Tow with burial in Llano City Cemetery in Llano. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield- Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters, Lisa Ezell Morrow of Burleson and Misty Dawn Ezell of Breckenridge; sons, J.J. Ezell of Kingsland and Billy Ezell of San Antonio; and sister, Marie Walls of Forsand. BRADY - Reyes Alva Amaya, 81, of Lohn died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with burial in Lohn Cemetery in Lohn. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Ricky Amaya and Sandy Amaya, both of Greeley, Colo., Joseph P. Amaya of Brady, Reyes Amaya Jr. of Boulder, Colo., and Jessie Amaya of Houston; daughters, Maggie Mendez and Patricia Valdez, both of Houston, Juanita Rodriguez of Lohn and Helen Rodriguez of Brownsville; and sister, Canderla Mendez of Runge. KINGSLAND - Loretta Pope, 72, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in a local nursing home. No services are planned. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, Inc. Survivors include son, Raymond Pope of Kingsland. SWEETWATER - Ettie Pearl West, 86, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Jolene Sollivan of Abilene and Shari Lyn Temple of Sweetwater. FORT STOCKTON - Cooper R. Compton, 1, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents, Kyle and Amy Compton of Fort Stockton; brother, Wyatt Compton of Fort Stockton; and grandparents, Allen Compton of Bellville, Lucille Hilinger of Fargo, Okla. and Tom Hilinger of Humboldt, Kan. MONAHANS - Marcus Rodriquez, 74, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in a Balch Springs nursing home. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today in Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey chapel. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's Catholic Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Elsa Rodriquez of Garland; brothers, Carlos Rodriquez of Los Angeles, Francisco Rodriquez of Presidio, Ismael Rodriquez, Leobardo Rodriquez and Simplicio Rodriquez, all of Mexico, Esteban Rodriquez of Odessa and Segundo Rodriquez of Dallas; and sisters, Juana Minjarez of Dallas, Ana Maria Carrasco of Marfa and Felipa Enriquez of Midland. GOLDTHWAITE - Lula Watson died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, in a Gatesville hospital. Services are pending at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------