All Obituaries

Eighteen days after the love of his life went to be with Jesus, Walter Lee Pierce knew that he had lived long enough without her.   He peacefully joined her on April 20, 2021.   Visitation will be 3 – 5 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home; Odessa, TX.  Funeral Services will the held 10 a.m., Monday, April 26, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Monument Gardens of Sunset Memorial.  Walter was born on...

Karen Marie Choate 59, of Odessa, TX lost her battle with ovarian cancer on April 19, 2021. In her home surrounded by loved ones.    Visitation will be Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday April 28, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.   Karen was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Gerald and Beverly Choate on June 30, 1961.  She graduated from Odessa High School and...

Kevin Long of Odessa, Texas passed away on April 19, 2021 in Odessa, Texas.   A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Gardens.  Larry Brown will be officiating the service.   Kevin Long was born in Odessa, Texas to John and Alice Long on August 24, 1964.  Kevin is preceded in death by his mother, father, and brother, Royce Long.   Kevin is survived by his sister, Betty and her husband, Evan Lowery of Crane,...

John Henry Green, Jr. of Odessa passed away at home of natural causes on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.   He was born on February 18, 1939 in Crane, Texas to Eloise Inez and John Henry Green, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Rita Green Ellison. He was a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.   Green graduated from Crane High School in 1957. While a student at Crane HS, he was a stand-out athlete. He was an all-state football player for the...

There is an appointed time for everything.  And there is a time for every event under heaven – A time to give birth and a time to die; Brenda McHaney was born into time, the daughter of Rex Lee Carlile and Joyce Branch, July 29, 1944 in Waco, Texas; she had no siblings.    She passed from this life into heaven on April 14, 2021.  Scripture says there is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.  When a Christian passes from this...

Maria del Rosario Santos Hawkins was born October 7, 1948 in Laredo, Texas.  Rose was the third of seven children of Domingo Santos, Sr. and Elodia Rios Santos.  She grew up in Laredo with her large family where she attended and graduated from Nixon High School.  Academics came easy to Rose as she had a constant thirst for knowledge. Reading was a favorite past time of hers and the topics were numerous.    She was married to Billy Hawkins from August 22, 1968 to...

James “David” Rowch, 69, of Odessa, Texas went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2021.    He entered this world on February 18,1952, in Odessa, Texas to the late Oleta Fae and James Woodrow Rowch.  He was a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.   David is preceded in death by his wife of almost 51 years, Mary Jane Rowch; both his parents, Woody and Oleta Rowch; and his sister, Sue Phillips.   Those left to cherish his memory are his...

Audrey Louise Ragsdale Smith died peacefully Sunday morning in Odessa, Texas, April 11, 2021, at the Courtyards Assisted Living and Memory Care residential facility in Odessa.   Audrey was born in Waxahachie, Texas on August 9, 1922 to Crockett and Leola Ragsdale.  She graduated from Waxahachie High School and went on to attend what is now the University of North Texas, where she received her BS degree in physical education.  She later received her master’s degree from...

Terry Dean Marker, born January 28, 1942 in Lyons, Kansas to Ralph and Jean Marker, passed away April 8, 2021 in Odessa, Texas.   Terry moved to West Texas in the 1960s and married the love of his life, Jackie McMillan shortly after. Together they had four children: Alan, Bambi, Mike, and Lance.   Terry is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph, and Jean.   He is survived by his wife, Jackie; children, Alan Wells, and wife Patricia of Odessa; Bambi Marker of Odessa;...