Obituaries

Bethany Lewallen

Oct 12, 2015

Bethany Annice Lewallen, age 19, of Odessa, passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday morning, October 12, 2015, after a long struggle with MELAS. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A Celebration Service of her life and personal ministry will be held at 4pm, Thursday, October 15, 2015, in...

Abel Gamboa

Oct 11, 2015

Obituary Pending

Visitation Visitation Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Tuesday, October 13, 2015 6:00-8:00 PM Service Funeral Service Sunset Funeral Home Chapel 6801 East Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Wednesday, October 14, 2015 10:00 AM Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business...

Helen Hedger

Oct 7, 2015

Service Funeral Service Sunset Funeral Home Chapel 6801 East Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Friday, October 9, 2015 1:00 PM Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762

Katherine Wood

Oct 4, 2015

Katherine Louise Wood passed away peacefully at her home in Odessa, Texas, on October 4, 2015. She was born June 22, 1925, in Spur, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Mattie and Daniel Ince. She graduated from Spur High School and from Texas Tech University. Louise was a remarkable woman with an enterprising spirit. She attended college...

Virginia Foster

Oct 3, 2015

Service Graveside Services Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Monday, October 5, 2015 4:00 PM Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762

Grady Glenn

Oct 2, 2015

The gates of Heaven opened wide when Grady Arnold Glenn stepped inside on October 1, 2015. Grady passed from this life at the age of 86 surrounded in love by his bride and daughters at his side. Grady was born May 9, 1929 at his family's farm in Roaring Springs, TX (Motley County). Grady was the 10th child, the...

Larry Jones

Oct 2, 2015

Larry D. Jones, age 61, of Odessa, TX passed away on October 2, 2015 in Odessa. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, October 9, 2015 at 10:00 am at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. L.D. was born in Princeton, Indiana to Lawrence & Velda Jones on September 25, 1954. He was raised and...

Alta Day

Oct 2, 2015

Alta Arvella Day, age 93, of Midland, TX passed away on October 2, 2015 in Midland. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, October 5, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Woodlridge of Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Graham, TX officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Alta was born on June 10,...

Toni Childers

Sep 30, 2015

Toni Doreen Griffin Childers died in Houston on September 30, after a long illness. She will be buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens after a graveside service officiated by Dr. Craig A. Dunning at 4PM on Saturday, October 3. Toni was born April 7, 1937 in San Antonio and grew up in Goliad, Texas. Both cities influenced her interest in...

Betty Lilly

Sep 28, 2015

Betty Joan Gooch Lilly, 83, passed away on September 28, 2015 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. She was born on July 8, 1932 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Nicholas Paul and Clarkie Katherine Evans Gooch. Betty grew up in Haskell, Oklahoma, San Diego, California, and Andrews, Texas. She graduated from Andrews High School in Andrews, Texas in 1950....

Dale Morelan

Sep 27, 2015

Dale Bryan Morelan, age 59, of Odessa, TX passed away on September 27, 2015 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens....

William Rhea

Sep 23, 2015

William Charles "Chuck" Rhea, age 71, of Odessa, TX, passed away on September 23, 2015 in Odessa, TX. A Memorial Service will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mark Kirby of Beacon Baptist Church officiating. Chuck was born in Graham, TX to Jim and Pauline Rhea on March 18, 1944....

Kowanda Wade

Sep 22, 2015

Kowanda Lee Wade, age 93, passed away on September 22, 2015 in Odessa, TX. Family will recieve friends from 6pm-8pm Friday September 25, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Eddie Humphries of The Odessa Gospel Lighthouse officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset...

Patty Hunt

Sep 21, 2015

Patty Lane Hunt, age 50, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 in Odessa Texas. Visitation will be Friday, September 25, 2015 from 12:00-5:00 pm at Sunset Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 5:00 pm with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Patty was born in Hobbs, New Mexico on August...

Neva Hatfield-Frith

Sep 18, 2015

Neva Joyce Hatfield Frith, age 68, of Odessa, TX, passed away on September 18, 2015 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 pm, Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 4:00 pm, Monday, September 21, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Marcus Zuniga officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens....

Nancy Trevino

Sep 17, 2015

Nancy Trevino, 36, of Odessa, TX, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 17, 2015. A Visitation Service will be at 4:00 pm, Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am, Monday, September 21, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gabriel Chavez officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Nancy was...

Mary Parker

Sep 15, 2015

"Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16 Mary Parker embodied this scripture. She was gifted at identifying the greatest needs of a person and always strove to help meet those needs. In a world that is often quick to pass judgment, Mary will always be...

Daniel Bratton

Sep 14, 2015

Daniel Jarrod Bratton, age 31, of Odessa, TX, passed away on September 14, 2015 in Odessa. Daniel was born on March 7, 1984 to Barry Bratton and Sharilyn Bratton in Odessa, TX. He was a Permian High School graduate who worked various jobs after graduation as well as attending culinary classes at Odessa College. He loved to cook and...

Robert Duginski

Sep 13, 2015

Robert Duane Duginski, age 37, of Odessa, TX, passed away on September 13, 2015 in Odessa, TX. Robert was born on May 9, 1978 in Rankin, TX to Roger Duane Duginski and Glenda Kay Hirt. He grew up in Midland, TX after moving from Crane, TX. Robert married Seree Michelle Emerick on April 7, 2006 and they moved to...

James Cranfill

Sep 6, 2015

James Howell Cranfill, 71, of Odessa passed away September 6, 2015 at Medical Center Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Loraine, Texas on April 24, 1944 to Adele Howell and Dennis Luther Cranfill. At the age of 5, James and his family moved to Odessa where he attended Burleson Elementary, Bowie Junior High and...