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Pridoy, February 10, 1995 ODESSA AMERICAN 38 ATE tricia Moore of Bellwood, two grandchildren; and three Bus breaks through bridge; students run back to school cal Center Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. today l.Z?t Jl at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. ODESSA Mark Buchanan Slay 75, a retired trucker, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 1995, at his Burial will be in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born in La Grulla and was a resident of Pecos. He was a Jehovah's Witness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at "emple Baptist Church with the Rev.

Jerry Thorpe officiating. Burial will be in Ector County Rose Hill Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring and lived in Odessa for 50 years. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church.

SURVIVORS: Husband, Robert Neal Cree of Odessa; sons, William Denver "Dub" Cree and Bobby Gene Cree, both of Odessa, and Terry Lee Cree of Orlando, daughter, Emma Lu McCann of Odessa; sisters, Jean Clark of Odessa, Willie Warren of Houston and Betty Herndon of Oklahoma; nine grandchildren; and one across if the driver hadn't gotten off the wooden railings." Warren said the driver, a track coach, was substituting for a regular bus operator when he drove onto the 3.000-pound capacity bridge with a bus weighing 27,000 pounds. When the bus drove off the stronger, treated boards, its tires broke through weaker, partially rotten lumber in the platform of the bridge. The 15-foot-high structure spans Big Sandy Creek about two miles east of Big Sandy. Students were evacuated through the rear door of the bus, becaus the front door was blocked. The bus didn't fall all the way through the bridge.

BIG SANDY 'AP) When a school bus crashed through an old wooden bridge and stalled Thursday, a group of surprised students were jostled in their seats but knew wha.t to do. The 32 track students at Big Sandy High School already had planned run the two miles or so back to class since it was part of their woikout. No students were injured in the 8 a.m. mis hap, said John Warren, a trustee of Big Sandy Independent School District. "The students were a little excited about it," Warren said.

"The bus, quite a bit overweight for the bridge, still would have made it Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jim Quails officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Funeral arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Palo Pinto County and moved to Odessa from Graford in 1939. He was a member of Antioch Christian Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Guadalupe Ramon of Pecos; sons, Armando Ramon and Rafael Ramon both of Bay Town, Alvaro Ramon of Pecos and Rosbel Ramon of Odessa; daughter, Gloria Fitzgerald of Odessa; sister, Rebecca Ramon Salinas of Mexico; 19 grandchildren; and 20 PECOS Antonia Herrera, 59, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb.

7, 1995, at Reeves Counfy Hospital after a lengthy illness. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Martinez Funeral Home Chapel.

Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Burial will be in Santa Rosa Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home in Pecos. She was born in Breunie and was a lifetime resident of Pecos. She was a Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose R. Herrera of Pecos; son, Frarikie Herrera of Pecos; daughters, Anna Chavarria of Odessa, Mary Lou Marquez, Veronica Fuentes and Nancy Fuentes, all of Pecos; brothers, Lupe Botello of Pecos and Chema Botello of Odessa; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Euiuwl Si. PECOS Rafael R. Ramon 80, who was retired from the Texas Highway Department, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1995, at Medi H.U.! SURVIVORS: Wife, Emily Ruth Slay of Odessa; daughters, Ginger ESrE3 Choate of Yoder, Patti Koence ODESSA Clarence Newton, 62, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1995, at Medical Center Hospital.

Services are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. of Odessa, Linda Rae Baura of Graham and Sharron Lannell Rusager of River Oaks; son, Leslie Clint Slay of Weatherford; brothers, Jim Slay of Graford and Leslie Slay of Possum Kingdom; sisters, Willie Robertson of Iowa Park, Esther Cofer of Graford, Cordie Key of Weatherford and Lorene Stokes of Graham. I Elinor ffe ODESSA H.L. "Molly" McGee, 75, a retired newspaper editor, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1995, at her residence.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ahlgrims Funeral Chapel in Elmhurst, 111. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace, III. Funeral arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.

She was born in Berwyn, and' moved to Odessa in April 1992. SURVIVORS: Son, George E. McGee Jr. of Odessa; daughter, Pa- lauwvwul tnwA Gl-iysCrcs ODESSA Gladys Cree, 59, a homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 1995, at Medical Center Hospital.

ODESSA Betty Jane Has-sebroek, 44, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 1995, at Medical Center Hospital. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Long I Y4 A A Colleagues discover lawyer shot in elevator A long; shapely column in black knit with black white striptxl satin trim; with its own saucy about 8 a.m. when the doors opened.

Another lawyer in the firm, Clint Blackman, said he pulled Merrifield from the elevator and tried to revive him. Merrifield was pronounced dead on arrival at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Some workers at the Oak Lawn area offices north of downtown said Merrifield's appointment had been scheduled for 6 a.m. Merrifield had worked for the firm since 1982, primarily in real estate and also in general business and corporate law, said Tom Smith, a partner with the law firm and owner of the building. From 1979 to 1981, Merrifield was an equal opportunity specialist with the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity division in Little Rock, Ark. DALLAS (AP) A real estate lawyer, fatally shot in the elevator of his office building Thursday, was found when co-workers tried to ascend to his floor. Police said David Merrifield was found on the floor of the elevator. He had been shot once in the back of the head, and police said his wallet was missing, leading them to believe he was a robbery victim. The 42-year-old Merrifield had been scheduled for an early morning meeting at the Smith, Merrifield Richards law offices before the shooting.

"He had an appointment earlier this morning, as I understand," said police Sgt. Jerry King. "But beyond that, we do not know much." Detective Chris Gilliam said Merrifield 's wallet was taken. But police still would like to talk to any witnesses, including the person the lawyer was to have met. King said Merrifield, who had remarried in November, did not tell his wife or colleagues with whom he was scheduled to meet.

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