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Jane Greenhill
MIDLAND — Deidra Jane Pointer Greenhill, 72, of Midland died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David C. Mindel officiating. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
She was born in Pecos. She was Christian.
SURVIVORS: Husband, Joe Greenhill of Midland; sons, Tommy Greenhill of Red Oak and Steve Greenhill of Odessa; daughter, Kathryn Roberts of Giddings; sisters, Mary Lou Pozzi of Newport Beach, Calif., and Frazee McAnally of Fort Stockton; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Armando Madero
ODESSA — Armando Madero, 49, of Odessa, a former carpet layer, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today and Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery in Odessa. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home.
He was born in Odessa. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Son, Armando Madero Jr.; daughters, Melanie Madero, Marissa Madero, and Myra Madero, all of Odessa; mother, Erminia Madero of Odessa; brothers, Antonio Madero Jr., Jesse Madero, and Joe Madero, all of Odessa, and Alonzo Madero of Giddings; sisters, Emma Acosta, Ramona Leon, Edia Garand, Beatriz Madero and Maggie Gomez, all of Odessa, and Sylvia Harris of Midland; and three grandchildren.

Ruben Martinez
ODESSA — Ruben C. Martinez, 53, of Odessa, a service manager with Industrial Communications Inc. of Motorola, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with the Rev. Jim Bridges officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born in Loraine and moved to Odessa in 1969 from Colorado City. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Catholic.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Rosa Martinez of Odessa; son, Michael Martinez of Odessa; daughters, Anjeanette Martinez, Denise Martinez, and Jo Ann Dominguez, all of Odessa; parents, Santiago and Rafela C. Martinez; brothers, Sammy Martinez of Colorado City, Danny Martinez of Odessa; sisters, Anita Munoz of Odessa and Melinda Pfeifer of Colorado City; and seven grandchildren.

James Pipkin
MONAHANS — James W. Pipkin, 69, of Monahans, a construction foreman, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Ward Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Monahans Memorial cemetery with the Rev. Gordon Cox officiating. Arrangements by Memorial Services.
He was born in Seagraves.
SURVIVORS: Son, Dan Pipkin of Monahans; daughters, Tenna Moore of Beaumont and Cathy Pipkin of Weatherford; mother, Odessa Pipkin of Monahans; brother, Marion Pipkin of Oregon; and sister, Maxine Burns of Monahans.

Raul Valdez
ALPINE — Raul Roberto Valdez, 46, of Charlotte, N.C., owner of Happy Feet Flooring Inc., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Charlotte, N.C.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at First Christian Church with the Rev. John Carnagey officiating. Arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
He was born in Alpine.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Jennifer Valdez of Austin; sons, Adam C. Valdez of North Carolina; daughters, Lezlie Gomez of Washington and Victoria Valdaz of Austin; mother, Celia Jiner Valdez of Alpine; brother, Luis A. Valdez of Austin; sisters, Carla Valdez of Alpine and Liza Hinojosa of Corpus Christi; and one grandchild.

Jesus Cobarrubio Sr.
MCCAMEY — Jesus Vasquez Cobarrubio Sr., 63, of McCamey died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at the McCamey Hospital.
Services are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.

Mary Mayes
ODESSA — Mary Mayes, 76, of Odessa died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at her residence.
Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.

Melvin McEwen
BIG SPRING — Melvin McEwen, 68, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence.
Services are pending with Pipkin Funeral Home

Bill Millhollon
ODESSA — Bill Millhollon, 76, of Odessa died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Hospice House.
Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.

Von Dell Drinkard
ODESSA — Von Dell Drinkard, 64, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002. He was born Dec. 26, 1937.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jeremiah; his mother, Ada; and a sister, Wanda Faye.
He was licensed to the ministry Sept. 7, 1955, and ordained to the ministry July 27, 1958. He pastored High Valley Baptist Church in San Saba for five years. He pastored Southside Baptist Church in Odessa beginning in 1961 and pastored there until the church merged with Calvary Baptist Church and became Central Baptist Church, where he continued to pastor until 1993.
The Rev. Drinkard is survived by his wife, Barbara of the home; two sons, Tim of Houston and Scott of Odessa; and two wonderful grandsons, Jeremy and Alex of Odessa. He is also survived by four brothers, Preston Drinkard of Boyd, Herman and Jerry Drinkard of Brownwood and Wendell Drinkard of Arlington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 15, 2002, at Faith Community Church, also known as Mission Baptist Church, 9902 W. University Blvd., with interment to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family suggests memorials be made to Faith Community Church.
Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.

Jason Lynn Fields
ODESSA — Jason Lynn “Jay” Fields passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
Jay was born April 10, 1974, in Odessa. He attended school in Odessa and graduated from Permian High School in 1992. In Feb. 1994, he joined the United States Marines and graduated from boot camp in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Jay completed two six-month tours abroad. He continued his military career into Special Forces and was honorably discharged in Feb. 1996. In Dec. 1996, he graduated from the Odessa Police Academy in the top five of his class as a certified Texas peace officer. Jay was an avid body builder, runner and worked as a local personal trainer. He married Tanya Turner on Feb. 12, 1996, in Carlsbad, Calif. They have a son, Jacob Thomas Fields.
Jay is survived by his father, Jay Dale Fields; mother, Robin Lynn Kidd; grandparents, Frelan and Ruth Fields; sister, Gina Parker; uncle, Joey Fields; half brothers, Cory and Cody “Buck” Fields and Johnny Lynn Kidd; half sister, Emily Kidd; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at Immanuel Baptist Church with Brian Swiggert officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to be made to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Services are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Clyde Foster Sr.
ODESSA — Clyde Foster Sr., age 77, of Weatherford died Saturday morning, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence. He was born Feb. 17, 1924, in Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Foster, a loving husband and father, retired as a boilermaker for the Illinois Central Railroad. He also retired from Campbell Health System in 1989 from the maintenance department, and he was a Navy veteran of World War II where he served as a chief petty officer. He founded the VFW Post No. 7835 in Granbury in 1972 and was a lifetime member of that post.
He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Stoney Justin Palmer in 1983 and Ricky Shane Palmer in 2000.
Survivors: Wife, Lydia Foster of Weatherford; daughter, Sandra Palmer of Weatherford; sons, Billy Beall and wife Carole of Weatherford, Clyde B. Foster Jr. and wife Joan of Abilene and Rocky Foster and wife Peggy of Evanston, Wyo.; sister, Elsie Rovilo of Memphis, Tenn.; brother, Melton Foster and wife Mary of Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Chance DeLaney, Sherri Kay Gonzales, Brad Foster III, Theressa Mabry, Lydia May Foster, Denise Michelle Hulce-Slayden and Chris Hulce; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa. Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel is in charge of the Weatherford arrangements.

Preston Frazier Gott
ODESSA — Professor Gott died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at his residence after a bout with cancer.
Professor Gott taught physics and astronomy at Texas Tech University for 41 years, retiring in 1989. He was married to Dr. Orene Peddicord, M.D., who taught at the Texas Tech Medical School 19 years. They married in 1991 and lived in Odessa near the grandchildren.
Professor Gott was instrumental in developing two astronomical observatories at Texas Tech. They were Igor and the Preston F. Gott Observatory. He also developed his own private observatory, the Mountainside Observatory in Fort Davis. He is still listed as senior scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., where he worked his summers on the Moon and Mars Lander Projects. He was a true gentleman whom all his students and colleagues revered. His degree was in optics. He loved the stars and is now among them.
He donated his remains to U.T. Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas so that he could continue to help students in medicine learn.
He is the donor of the Gott Gold Tooth Award in the physics department at TTU for student scholarships.
He is survived by his wife, Orene of Odessa; and son, Eugene Gott of Austin.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis.

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