Odessa College official Valerie Jones to receive top honor
Odessa College Vice President for Instruction Valerie Jones will receive the 2017 Distinguished College Administrator Award from Phi Theta Kappa at the PTK Catalyst in Nashville April 6 to 8. She will also be inducted into the Texas Hall of Honor for PTK the week of March 13 at a regional conference.
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Texas Hall of Fame
Laura Clark
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Paxton defense seeks delay as prosecutors push fees dispute
Texas prosecutors asked to pause the securities fraud case against Attorney General Ken Paxton until more than 200000 in disputed fees are paid. The case, in which Paxton is charged with deceiving investors in a tech startup, has jury selection set for April. A Dallas real estate developer and donor is challenging the $300 hourly rate for three special prosecutors.
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Texas
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Jeffery Blackard
Dallas
Collin County
Brian Wice
Obituaries for Ida Pearl Gibbs and Mervin Gibbs Sr in Odessa
Ida Pearl Gibbs and Mervin Lee Gibbs Sr died March 7 2017 in Odessa Visitation is 6 to 8 pm Friday March 10 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Funeral services 1 pm Saturday March 11 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John McLemore of Belmont Baptist Church officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens Arrangements are with Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home Condolences may be signed at sunsetodessa.com
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Ida Pearl Gibbs
Mervin Lee Gibbs
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
John McLemore
Belmont Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Funeral Home
Sunset Odessa.com
Ashley Medrano
Acres West Funeral Chapel
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Isadore Ochiabuto
Rose Hill Gardens
Ector County
Acreswest Funeral.com
Obituary roundup for Odessa and surrounding areas March 7 2017
Lucas Gonzales Medrano 88 of Odessa born Pecos TX March 15 1928 died March 7 2017 mother Teresa Madrid Rosa Martinez Gloria Medrano son Mario Medrano sister Manuela Gonzales and many descendants. Rosary March 10 Mass March 11 at St Anthony with burial at Rose Hill Gardens. Also Homer Hallum 82 of Big Spring died March 7 funeral March Cemetery Edwards Funeral Home Eastland. Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Maynez 39 of Odessa died March 6 Presidio service pending.
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Bendigo
Teresa Madrid
Rosa Martinez
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Mario Medrano
Manuela Gonzales
Simon Medrano
Manuel, Edmundo
Gregorio Medrano
Bartolo Gonzales
Josefa Gonzales
Big Spring
Homer Henry Hallum
March
Larry Hood
Edwards Funeral Home
Eastland
Presidio
Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Maynez
Odessa Area Death Notices March 2017 Summary
Death notices from Odessa Pecos and Priddy list Richard L Alligood 71 of Pecos died March 6 2017 service March 11 at Civic Center Pecos Peaceful Garden Funeral Home. Paris Nadine Coonce 84 Odessa died 2017 service March 10 Sunset Memorial Chapel burial day. Ashley Nicole Fornash Thompson 30 Odessa died March 6 2017 service March 11 Acres West Funeral Chapel. Rita Lou Peaches Dennard Niemann 88 Priddy died March 9 2017 service March 11 Zion Lutheran Church burial St Johns Cemetery. Arrangements noted by Peaceful Garden Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Gardens Stacy Wilkins Funeral Home and Acres West Funeral Chapel.
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Zion Lutheran Church
St. Johns Cemetery
Don Kingman
Stacy Wilkins
Bill Slack, 87, Coleman, Dies in Abilene
Bill Slack 87 of Coleman died Saturday December 24 2016 in Abilene. Funeral services were held January 14 2017 at Stevens Funeral Home with Dr Carlos Warren officiating. Arrangements were by Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman.
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Bill Slack
Coleman
Stevens Funeral
Carlos Warren
Stevens Funeral Home
Odessa Woman Nicolasa Aguilar Perez Dies at 90
Nicolasa Aguilar Perez, 90, of Odessa died in Lubbock. Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home of Odessa.
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Nicolasa Aguilar Perez
Lubbock
Martinez Funeral Home
Weekend movie picks from fresh directors
The note suggests watching new films by relatively new directors this weekend. It highlights Jordan Peele's Get Out and Jordan Vogt Roberts Kong Skull Island as current releases, while cautioning that a well directed film does not make one better.
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