Obituaries
Tony Blakley
May 11, 2025
Tony Lynn Blakley, 58, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2025, in Odessa, Texas.
Viewing will be 5:00PM – 8:00PM, Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, Texas.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, May 16, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, Texas.
Tony was born in Odessa, Texas to Francis and...
Melissa Marceline Inge
Apr 29, 2025
Melissa Inge, 58 of Odessa Tx passed away on April 29th, 2025, peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones.
Visitation will be Friday, May 2nd, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 3rd ,2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 PM with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell...
Marion Lee Stone
Apr 28, 2025
Marion “Lee” Stone, passed away at the age of 76 on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Medical Center Hospital after a tough battle with a lengthy illness.
Lee was born on November 11, 1948, in Gonzales, Texas to Clarence and Dorothy Stone. Lee grew up in the Sinclair Oil camps in Wyoming, Kansas and Pampa, Texas before settling in Midland in...
Larry G Hines Sr.
Apr 28, 2025
Larry Hines, Sr. (1959-2025)
Larry Hines Sr. was called to be with his Lord and Savior on April 28, 2025. He passed peacefully at home in Odessa, Tx. His funeral will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, 12:00 PM, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Tony McCrohan officiating. Funeral and remembrance will be in the chapel and burial service will...
Ramona A. Lujan
Apr 26, 2025
In loving memory of Ramona Arenivas Lujan, 92 of Odessa, passed away on April 26th, 2025 in Odessa Texas. Ramona was born September 1st, 1932 to Manuel Arenivas and Manuela Marufo in Ojinaga, Chihuahua. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend. Her kindness, warmth, and unconditional love touched everyone who knew her. She filled our lives with laughter, wisdom,...
Robert Marin
Apr 21, 2025
Robert D. Marin, 73, of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loved ones.
Robert was born in Marfa, TX, to Charlie and Elfida Marin on March 15, 1952. He was raised in Odessa, TX, where he graduated from Ector High School in 1970. Robert ran track for the Ector...
Linda Gonzales Oden
Apr 19, 2025
Linda K. McLeod Gonzales Oden, 77, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, peacefully after a long illness, surrounded by the love of her family and faith.
Born on November 14, 1947, in Kilgore, Texas, to Jack Olen and Frances K. McLeod, Linda moved to Odessa as a child and graduated from Permian High School in 1966. Throughout...
Donald Wayne "Don" "Papa Shu" Shumard
Apr 18, 2025
Donald Wayne (Don) Shumard, 86, of Odessa, passed away on Friday, April 18, following a battle with cancer. Visitation is on Wednesday, April 23, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and a funeral service on Thursday, April 24, at 1:00 p.m., with Landon Coleman officiating. Both the visitation and the funeral are at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home in Odessa.
Don was born...
Garland Childers
Apr 16, 2025
Garland Watson Childers, 73, of Midland, TX, passed away on April 16, 2025 in Midland.
Visitation will be from 6-8pm on Monday, April 21st, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, April 22nd, at Crestview Baptist Church in Midland, TX, with John O’Dell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Garland was born on June...
Mark Anthony Andrade
Apr 16, 2025
Mark Anthony Andrade, age 33, of Odessa, passed away on April 16, 2025.
A Rosary will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home with Jessica Montanez-Caruso officiating.
Mark was born in Odessa to George Cheney...
Clifton "Kip" Struck
Apr 16, 2025
Clifton Nolan Struck, 77 years old, of Odessa, passed away on April 16th, 2025 in Midland, Texas.
Visitation will be held 6 to 8 pm Friday April 18th at Sunset Memorial Garden.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Saturday April 19th at Sunset Memorial Garden with Jimmy Braswell officiating, The Burial will follow. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Garden.
Clifton was...
Merita C. Sandoval
Apr 13, 2025
Merita Sandoval, 72, of Odessa, TX passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Yukon, OK with her daughters by her side.
Merita was born on September 25, 1952, in Cedar Vale, KS to Lela & Merritt White. As the youngest of 4 kids and with an 18-year age gap between her and her oldest sibling, Donald, she was quite the surprise,...
Beverly Ann Porter
Apr 13, 2025
Beverly T. Porter, 90, of Odessa, TX, passed away on April 13, 2025, in the comfort of her home with her family at her side.
Burial will be at a later date, after cremation, in a private family cemetery in Elizabethton, TN.
Beverly was born in Elizabethton, TN, on November 15, 1934. She was married to Robert G. Porter for 71 years....
Marquis Taliaferro
Apr 12, 2025
Marquis Eldred Taliaferro, Jr., 82, of Brownwood, TX passed away on April 12, 2025, in Brownwood, TX.
Visitation will be from 3:00 PM to 5:00 M, on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Mark Blau of Mason, TX, officiating....
Nathan Gray
Apr 12, 2025
Nathan Dale Gray, 78, of Odessa, gained his ultimate healing on Saturday, April 12, 2025, while surrounded by his family.
Nathan lived a life devoted to service. His first and foremost priority was serving God, and as a 70-year member of the First United Pentecostal Church of Odessa, it was evident that he had his priorities in the right place. Nathan...
Frances L Vetter
Apr 11, 2025
Frances Vetter, 89, of Sentinel, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Odessa, Texas.
Frances was born on April 8, 1936, in Sentinel, Oklahoma, to Odis and Tressie Rozell McWhirter. She grew up helping on the family farm while attending school in Sentinel. Frances later enrolled in nursing school at the University of...
Lynda Diane Clark
Apr 10, 2025
Lynda Clark, age 83, of Odessa, Texas passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Midland, Texas.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell will be officiating.
Lynda was born in Kilgore, Texas to Doc and Vera Ellerd on May 31, 1941. She owned Trails End and Lynda’s Pawn...
Robbie Jo Vanderburg
Apr 9, 2025
Robbie Jo Vanderburg passed from this world on April 9, 2025.
Robbie Jo was born in Rule, TX on January 15, 1928. She spent her childhood in various farming communities during the depression and her teenage years during WWII. She moved to Odessa, TX during this time and started attending Immanuel Baptist Church in 1946 where she met her husband, Jack....