Odeza LopezOdeza Lopez, 59, of Hobbs,

NM, passed away onNovember 7, 2011, at CountryCottage. She was born on May3, 1952, in Uvalde, TX, toBrigedo Lopez and EulaliaVasquez. She moved to Hobbs38 years ago from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. She was a very

active mem-ber of herfaith inChrist and avery lovingand caringperson. Shewas a lovingdaughter, sis-ter, mother,aunt, grand-m o t h e r ,great grand-m o t h e r ,

mother-in-law, and friend whowill be greatly missed by allwho knew and loved her.

Memorial services will beheld on Tuesday, November 15,2011, at 2 p.m., at CalvaryMemorial Funeral HomeChapel. The family is request-ing that those who will beattending the memorial serv-ice to please wear bright col-ors. Services have beenentrusted to Calvary MemorialFuneral Home.

Odeza is survived by her fourdaughters: Sannette Deleonand husband Ernie of Hobbs,Odie Malissa Calvillo and hus-band Abel of Hobbs, CynthiaMorales and Adam Gutierrezof Lovington, and TammyPena and husband Tommy ofPhoenix, Arizona; two broth-ers: Brigido Lopez of Uvalde,TX, and Isaiah Lopez ofHouston, TX; eleven grandchil-dren, thirteen great grandchil-dren, and numerous aunts,uncles, nieces, nephews, andcousins.

Ms. Lopez is preceded indeath by her parents: BrigedoLopez and Eulalia Vasquez,one brother: Ruben Lopez, twogreat granddaughters, oneaunt, and numerous uncles.

Walter CardwellWalter Leonard Cardwell was

born on September 17, 1938, inMountainair, New Mexico, toL.L. “Skeet” and Ruby JeanCardwell. He went to be withthe Lord on November 10, 2011.

Raised in Tatum, NewMexico, he married MelbaParks on September 21, 1957,and began a long and success-ful career in the oil fields of

the PermianBasin. Hebegan hiscareer on adrilling rig,eventuallyworking forS i n c l a i rthen Amocowhile he andM e l b araised twodaughters inTatum. He moved with Amocoto Big Spring, Texas in 1985,then retired while in Amoco’sOdessa office in 1994.

Retirement was not meantfor Walt, so he joined CitationOil and Gas in the same yearand remained there until hispassing. He earned respectfrom his peers though hisintegrity and dedication to anytask he undertook. He had apassion for hard work, but hispride and joy was his family.To them he was an ever pres-ent source of support in allthey did.

In addition to his parents,Walter was preceded in deathby his brother, Johnny Lee.

He is survived by his wifeMelba, daughter PamelaCunningham, husband Mickeyand grandsons Jay and Klayall of Midland, daughterRebecca Warren, husbandGary, and grandchildren Kaleband Mady Jo, all of Odessa. Heis also survived by two sisters,Barbara Benge of Lovington,New Mexico and Gail Daniellof Abilene, along with numer-ous nieces and nephews and ahost of friends.

Family will receive friendson Sunday, November 13, 2011,from 2–4 p.m. CST at Frank W.Wilson Funeral Directors.

Services for Walter will beheld at Crestview BaptistChurch in Midland, Texas,Monday, November 14, 2011 at10:30 a.m. CST with burial inhis hometown of Tatum, NewMexico, at 3:30 p.m. MST thatsame day.

Pall Bearers are BillyLandrum, Gary Warren, KalebWarren, Mickey Cunningham,Jay Cunningham, and KlayCunningham.

Funeral arrangements areunder the direction of FrankWilson Funeral Home inOdessa, Texas.

Death notices

Ernest Patrick KingErnest Patrick King, 52, of

Hobbs died Thursday, Nov. 10,2011, at his home. He was bornSept. 28, 1959, in Deming.Services are pending.

James AtkinsonJames (Jack-Legg) Atkinson,

74, of Lamesa, Texas, formerlyof Hobbs, died Saturday, Nov. 12,2011, at his home. He was bornJune 19, 1937, in Waco, Texas.Funeral services are pendingwith Griffin Funeral Home.

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Who am I?Taylor fifth-graders portrayed a cast of famous scientists through the centuries and evenconducted their own science experiments during a production for parents and classmateson Friday afternoon. Top, Destiny Jackson brought Marie Curie to life; above left, ColtonOwen was a little closer to home as he set off rockets while playing New Mexico scientistRobert Goddard, and, above right, Jesse Evaro portrayed Neil Armstrong, the first man towalk on the moon.

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) —Forests throughout theSouthwest are growing quiet asthe season for bugling elkcomes to an end. The aspens inthe high country and cotton-woods in the valleys are drop-ping their golden leaves, andsnow has dusted mountain topsin Colorado, New Mexico andArizona.

There’s no denying it’s fall.But for land managers,

hunters and other outdoorenthusiasts, it was a long timecoming in some areas. They hadto wait a few extra weeks forsummer to loosen its grip.

The slow change in seasoncomes on the heels of months ofvolatile weather. Dust stormsenveloped Arizona, droughtparalyzed Texas and NewMexico and temperatures farabove normal plagued most ofthe country. The summer thatwould never end is how fore-casters with the NationalWeather Service inAlbuquerque referred to it.

Those sweltering tempera-tures are thought to be one rea-son fall was late in some spots.The obvious measure was thefoliage.

By the end of September, carsare usually funneling up thenarrow roads leading to NewMexico’s ski areas so spectatorscan soak in the colors. NearSanta Fe, many of the treeswere still green in earlyOctober.

There were similar reportsfrom Flagstaff, Ariz., Ouray,Colo., and Taos.

“I was up in Taos last weekand noticed that it was late.

Everyone was talking abouthow late it was. But it was verybeautiful,” said Andy Graves,an entomologist with the U.S.Forest Service in New Mexico.“A lot of people are just attribut-ing it somewhat to the droughtand maybe the elongated sum-mer. It was a weird year.”

Some areas escaped the shiftof the season’s start.

Along the Rio Grande in cen-tral New Mexico, officials saidthe yellowing of the cotton-woods was on schedule. So wasthe migration of the sandhillcranes and geese that visitBosque del Apache NationalWildlife Refuge each fall.

In Gunnison, Colo., U.S. ForestService pathologist Jim Worrallsaid things appeared to be nor-mal, with only some reports offoliage changes being a weeklate.

Slight shifts in the peak of fallfoliage are normal since theturning of the leaves is affectedby moisture, temperature andexposure to daylight. Scientistssay those elements come in dif-ferent combinations each year,making no two fall seasons alike.

But with the sting of recorddrought and high temperaturesstill lingering, scientists arelooking carefully at the region’sforests to ensure they arehealthy. With their white barkand lush understories, aspensare sometimes looked to as a“report card” for the forest.

It was a combination of recordbreaking temperatures and asevere drought that peaked insouthern Colorado in 2002 thattriggered a sudden decline in theaspen population, Worrall said.

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The Office of the MedicalInvestigator was able toidentity the two bodies foundThursday east of Lovingtonon State Road 82, accordingto a release from the LeaCounty Sheriff ’sDepartment.

One man was identified asLeon Sanchez, 48, ofLovington. The other manwas identified as FrancisMcClain, 43, of Lovington.

No further information isavailable, and the investiga-tion is continuing, stated therelease.

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City investigationclears Albuquerqueofficer in shooting

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) —Albuquerque’s independentinvestigator has cleared apolice officer of wrongdoingin the shooting of a mentallyill man last year.

The Albuquerque Journalreports (http://bit.ly/t5aZYs) that the city’s PoliceOversight Commissionunanimously accepted thefindings of IndependentReview Officer WilliamDeaton this week. Deatonhad cleared officer LeahKelly in the September, 2010,shooting of 19-year-oldChandler Todd Barr.

The commission is a panelof citizens that reviews com-plaints against police.

Kelly shot Barr after he hadbecome upset while trying tobuy a bus ticket to his homein Oklahoma. He brandisheda knife and had cuts on hiswrists, then was confrontedby Kelly and another officer.

Kelly shot Barr twice in thechest after ordering him todrop the knife. He survived.

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