Obituaries
Charles Phillips
Feb 6, 2017
Charley Phillips, a retired Texas Electric Service Company employee passed away on February 6, 2017. He was born August 15, 1938 to John B and Essie Mae Phillips in the backwoods of Southeastern, Oklahoma near the red river. His early years were spent on a share cropper's farm near Mead, Oklahoma. In 1947 his family moved to Carlsbad, New...
Richard Waddell
Feb 5, 2017
Richard Carlisle Waddell Richard Carlisle (Dick) Waddell passed away February 5, 2017 in Midland, Texas. He had just turned 87 years of age. After a private internment, a memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 10:00am at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Odessa, Texas. He was born February 3, 1930 in Midland, Texas to...
Warren Graves
Feb 5, 2017
Warren Thomas Graves, 32, passed away on February 5, 2017 in Odessa, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, TX. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm, Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell, officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset...
Dorothy Powell
Feb 4, 2017
Dorothy Louise Powell, 94, of Odessa, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 in Odessa. Graveside services are scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Lynn Money, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home. Dorothy was born on July 21, 1922 in Eustace, TX to Walter...
Brandie Guinn
Feb 4, 2017
Heaven gained an angel February 4, 2017. Brandie Dell Holdridge Guinn, 54, went home to be with her Heavenly Father. She fought long and hard the last 10 years of her life and now has perfect healing and peace. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2017 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A Celebration...
Kenneth Garner
Feb 4, 2017
Kenneth Rayburn Garner, age 83, of Odessa, TX, passed away on February 4, 2017 in Odessa. Ken was born July 9, 1933 to Jewell and Chester Garner in Pt. Arthur, TX. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Pt. Arthur. He married Barbara Ann Hall August 5, 1955 in Pt. Arthur. Ken graduated from Lamar State College of Technology...
Kathy Eckel
Feb 3, 2017
Kathy Marie Eckel, 62, of Odessa, TX peacefully passed from this life at her home on February 3, 2017. Kathy was born in Wichita Falls, TX to Roy and Maves Welch on March 27, 1954. She graduated High School from Odessa High School in 1972, later going on to receive her Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Information Systems from...
Carol Benton
Feb 1, 2017
Carol Louise Benton, age 74, of Odessa, TX, passed away on February 1, 2017 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 4:00 pm, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with K. C. Blacketter officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial...
Margie Covey
Jan 30, 2017
Margie (Phelps) Covey, 80, of Odessa, passed away on January 30, 2017 in Odessa. Margie was born in Durant, Oklahoma, to Doug and Willie Phelps on July 16, 1936. She grew up in Durant and graduated from Meade High School. She later married Bill Covey on February 2, 1955. Bill and Margie moved to Odessa in the early 60's,...
D'Lois Bryson
Jan 30, 2017
D'Lois McGinty Bryson, 76, of Odessa, TX, died on Monday, January 30, 2017 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Lynn Money officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm at Yoakum...
Paul Zaragoza, Jr
Jan 30, 2017
Paul Zaragoza Jr, 39, of Hobbs, New Mexico, passed away on January 30, 2017 in Round Rock TX. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home at 6801 E. Business IH 20 Odessa TX. Rosary will be at 6:00 pm, Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of...
Jerry Harris
Jan 30, 2017
Jerry Don Harris, 69, of Gardendale, Texas, passed away on January 30, 2017 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas Visitation will be between 6:00-8:00pm, February 2, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home in Odessa, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, February 3, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in Odessa with Terry Tamplen...
Dewey Lewis Iii
Jan 28, 2017
Dewey Lewis III, 74, peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his home in Odessa, TX. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Dewey Lewis III was born in Detroit, MI to Dewey Lewis, Jr. and Lillian Ogdie on February 22, 1942. Growing up...
Billie Webb
Jan 26, 2017
Billie June Webb, age 87, of Odessa, TX, passed away on January 26, 2017 in Odessa. Graveside Services will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, January 30, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Lynn Money officiating. Billie was born April 1, 1929 to Luther Presley Webb and Ada Carolyn Webb in Ranger, TX. She spent her life giving to children,...
Julie Salmon
Jan 25, 2017
Julie Marie Salmon, beloved wife, daughter, sister, Godmother and friend, of Midland, TX, passed from this life unto the next on January 25, 2017 after a brief illness. Julie was born November 19, 1961 to David and Pauline St. Germain in L'Anse, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, January 30, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral...
Ray Davis
Jan 23, 2017
Ray Lee Davis, age 61, of Odessa, TX, passed away on January 23, 2017 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 4:00 pm, Friday, January 27, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Mike LaMonica officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial...
Evangeline Garcia
Jan 22, 2017
Evangeline S. Garcia, age 81, of Midland, TX passed away on January 22, 2017 in Midland, TX. Rosary will be at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Pecos, TX. Burial will follow at Balmorhea...
Elbert Jones
Jan 21, 2017
Elbert Lynn Jones, age 63, of Midland, TX, passed away on January 21, 2017 in Midland. A Memorial Service will be at 4:00 pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Greg Underwood officiating. Lynn was born January 6, 1954 to Elbert Lee and Ila May Jones in Sweetwater, TX. He was raised in McCamey,...
Billy Alexander
Jan 18, 2017
Billy Gordon Alexander, of Odessa, Texas, was chosen by the Lord to leave this earth on January 18, 2017. He was born in Vivian, Louisiana on March 20, 1934 to Annie and Joel H. Alexander. After graduation from Levelland High School he entered the Army and served until 1955. After being honorably discharged from the Army, he worked for...

David Chapman, Sr.
Jan 16, 2017
DAVID C. CHAPMAN (DAVE) Dave Chapman, age 81, passed away January 16, 2017 after a long and difficult battle with cancer. Dave was born in Winterset, Iowa, on June 11, 1935, to Ralph and Ruth Chapman, finished high school and then joined the Air Force where he served his country for 9 years. Upon return he went to work...