Service remembers 8 victims at Houston factory blast
A large memorial service at a Baptist church honored eight workers ages 24 to 60 killed in a December explosion at Wyman Gordon Forgings near Houston. Ministers and company officials spoke of the men as sons and brothers and described them as heroes in their communities. The explosion, which damaged a 90 ton tank, remains under investigation. two workers injured recovered as engineers hired by families funded an independent probe. About 1,300 people attended the service coordinated by church leaders and local officials.
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Houston
O of Wyman-Gordon Co
Lightfoot
Gruber
Noah Grafton
Rooks and Lightfoot
Michael Anthony Gunn
Brian Donald
Terra
Teenager's death ruled overdose in Bedford case
In Bedford, toxicology confirmed a heroin overdose linked to 13-year old Derrick Dowse. His 17-year-old stepbrother Juan Angulo led 911 after finding him unresponsive. Police found black tar heroin and pills in Angulo's backpack. Angulo posted bail after arrest. Derrick's mother Ah Marie Dowse, 32, faced marijuana possession charges and was released on bail.
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Bedford
Ed Bodiford
Arrant County
Derrick Dowse
Derrick
Juan Angulo
Angulo
Ah Marie Dowse
Ijuana
Smoke and Sparks Force Evacuation on AA Flight
An American Airlines flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Worth was evacuated after smoke sparks and flames issued from the eye Enea power unit as the plane taxied to the gate at Atlanta artsfield International Airport. Chris James, AA spokesman, said the cause involved the power unit and that the other 100 plane from DFW had to deplane quickly.
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Fort Worth
American Airlines
Atoe
Eye Enea
Chris James
Dallas-Fort Orth International
Atlanta Artsfield International
Obituary: Mr. Rains Dies at 48 in Denver City
Mr. Rains died Friday January 10 1997 in Denver City He was born September 16 1948 in Eupore Mississippi He married Betty Gray on February 14 1986 in Odessa He served as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service He was a pallbearer with Benny Croan Corkey Croan details provided by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home
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Mr. Rains
Denver City
Eupore
Miss
Betty Gray
Odessa
Rains
United States Post Office
Fern Williams
First National Bank
Oklahoma
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Philip McLarty
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Rockwall County
Altus
Okla
First Presbyterian Church of
Rose Marie Edwards
Seminole
St. Williams Catholic
Andreas Mendoza
Denver City Memorial Park
Pool Funeral Home
Chechoslovakia
Elizabeth Marie Edwards
Midland
Allen A. James
6Th & Jackson Church of Christ
Larry Roberts
Rose Hill Cemetery
Merkel
Alba
U.S. Army
Joyce Phifer James
Johnson
Ector County Abstract & Title Company
Catfish & Co
Sr.s
Permian High School
East 42Nd Street
I.D
Death notices from Odessa and surrounding towns list multiple obituaries
A list of death notices from Odessa Texas and nearby areas for January 1997, naming Fern Williams, Rose Marie Edwards, Joyce Richard son Gerber, Ererat McNett wane, Allen A. James, Glen Ray, Wanda Chaney Ginn, Frankie Williams, Israel Jabara, and Patrick Alonzo Fox. Entries include ages, places of death, service dates, church affiliations, burial sites, funeral homes, and survivor details such as spouses, children, and siblings.
Odessa Doctor Lee Walton Dies at 86
Odessa resident and physician Lee Walton, 86, died Sunday January 12 1997 at Odessa Regional Medical Center. He practiced in Odessa and his passing was announced by family and local obituary notices.
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Odessa
Patrick Alonzo Fox
Hospi
Lee Walton
Ital
Frank W. Wilson
Chiapas peace in limbo after rebel rejection
In Chiapas the peace process stalls as rebels reject the federal plan. The truce has held since 1995 and talks have lasted 21 months with little to show for progress. Rebels accuse the government of a counterproposal that threatens the accord and regional autonomy remains disputed.
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LA Realidad
Mexico
Realidad
San Cristobal de Las Casas
Marcos
Si Emesto Yedillo
Illo
Obituary Policy for Paid Notices and Full Obituaries
The Odessa American accepts death notices and obituaries only from established funeral homes or with funeral home confirmation. Paid obituaries may include tributes, life history, pallbearers, and photos. Notices received by 4 30 p m typically appear the next day.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Benny
Corkey Croan
Larry W. Rains
Madelyn Tinsley
South Carolina
Murry Williams
Olta
Frank Williams
Frederick
Oxia
Pat Williams
Carrollton
Joyce Lee Richardson Gerber
Medical Center Hospital
Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord
Pueblo
Colo
Larry Gerber
Has
United Methodist Church
James T
Noble Wiltshire Kinting
Arerat McNettwane
Melbourne
Ark
Jack L
Pamala Wiltshire
Andrews
Barbara Gina-Chico
Whittier
Calif
William Brewer Chaney
Granada Hills
Glen Ray
Big Spring
Jess Little
Bristow
Alma Smith
Christopher Ray
Tennessee
Delta Wilson
Debra Kohr
Cynthia Reed
Wanda Chaney Ginn
California Water & Tildied
Means Memo
Ing
Israel Jabarra
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
St. Joseph's Catholc
Frank Chavez
Rose Hill Co
Arran
Hubbard-Kelly
Mary Ybarra
Ters
Elia Ybarra
Yvonne Ybarra
Jo Ann Ybarra
San Antonio
Irma Molinar
Irene Granado
Imelda Castillo
Chiapas
Ate Meese
Hollander
Bonham
Health Smart
E.C.I.S.C
First Health
Lash
Gage
Bob Hollander
Ernest Lynch & Associates
E. 42Nd
Lynch
Charcred
Carmel
Erne
Edward
Ada Mary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Stow
Mass
Treasa Robinson
Brenda Anthony
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa, Texas
TAAS
Texas
Mathematics
Department of Guidance and Testing
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