Ruben "Jody' Minatra, 74, of Corsicana, passed away Monday, March 26, 2001, in Corsicana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Corley Funeral Chapel with Dr. Gary W. Johnson and the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will be at Eureka Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Rash, Lynn Bottoms, Jason Bottoms, M.R. "Bunk" Bottoms, Hollis Riggs and Paul Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth Ray, Damon DeMoss, Ronnie Childress, Larry Boswell, Bob Pritchett, Jimmy D. Coker, Jason Coker and Jim Coker. Mr. Minatra was born August 6, 1926, in Navarro County. He was an oil field pumper. He was preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Lida Minatra; son, James Marion Minatra, one sister and three brothers. He is survived by his wife, Fay Minatra of Corsicana; daughters, Nelda and Billy Gorden Jr. of Mildred, Deborah and Thomas Lee Yankie of Mildred and Cheryl Minatra of Dallas; sisters, Onalee Bragg of Athens and Nova Mathis of Brenham; grandchildren Terry Gorden, Shane Farmer, Melissa Riggs of Mildred, Ruben Yankie of Mildred, Chris Gorden of Corsicana, Tim Gorden of Kerens, and Tony Gorden of Malakoff and 13 great grandchildren. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to Cedar Creek Hospice.
Ruben "Jody' Minatra, 74, of Corsicana, passed away Monday, March 26, 2001, in Corsicana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Corley Funeral Chapel with Dr. Gary W. Johnson and the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will be at Eureka Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Rash, Lynn Bottoms, Jason Bottoms, M.R. "Bunk" Bottoms, Hollis Riggs and Paul Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth Ray, Damon DeMoss, Ronnie Childress, Larry Boswell, Bob Pritchett, Jimmy D. Coker, Jason Coker and Jim Coker. Mr. Minatra was born August 6, 1926, in Navarro County. He was an oil field pumper. He was preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Lida Minatra; son, James Marion Minatra, one sister and three brothers. He is survived by his wife, Fay Minatra of Corsicana; daughters, Nelda and Billy Gorden Jr. of Mildred, Deborah and Thomas Lee Yankie of Mildred and Cheryl Minatra of Dallas; sisters, Onalee Bragg of Athens and Nova Mathis of Brenham; grandchildren Terry Gorden, Shane Farmer, Melissa Riggs of Mildred, Ruben Yankie of Mildred, Chris Gorden of Corsicana, Tim Gorden of Kerens, and Tony Gorden of Malakoff and 13 great grandchildren. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to Cedar Creek Hospice.
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