Obituaries

Joyce Freeland

Dec 26, 2014

Joyce Loretta Garrett Freeland, of Odessa, Texas passed away on December 26, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 pm, Tuesday, December 30 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 4141 Tanglewood with The Reverend David Mossbarger, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Joyce was born in Chicago, Ill to Hattie Mae Douglas...

Sammye Dyson

Dec 25, 2014

Sammye Layne Dyson, age 65, of Odessa, TX, went to meet his Savior on Christmas day, 2014 in Odessa. Sammye was born at home in Odessa, TX, to Winnie Estelle Clark and William Martin Dyson. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1968. He loved restoring old cars, fishing, playing pool and sports. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys...

Martha Orton

Dec 24, 2014

Pending Arrangements.

Visitation Sunset Memorial Funeral Home 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:00 1:00 PM Service Graveside Services Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 East Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Wednesday, December 31, 2014 1:00 P.M. Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762

Donya Demel

Dec 24, 2014

Donya DAnn Demel, 55, of Odessa, TX, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Christmas Eve morning with her family by her side. Donya was born on April 11, 1959 in Lubbock, TX. She was raised in Levelland, TX and was a hairdresser there before moving to Odessa in 1996 where continued doing hair until...

Thomas Powell

Dec 22, 2014

Thomas Powell, age 63 of Odessa, TX passed away on December 22, 2014 at his home in Odessa. Thomas Wayne Powell was born in Hobbs, New Mexico on Sept 15, 1951. He was born with one tooth which made him a front page feature in the local newspaper. Thom graduated from Hobbs High School and attended New Mexico Junior...

Arturo Ramirez

Dec 22, 2014

Arturo Ramirez, 43 of Odessa Texas passed away on Monday December 22, 2014. Visitation will be Friday, December 26, 2014 from 9:00AM to 7:00PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held Friday night December 26, 2014 7:00PM to 8:00PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 4:00PM Saturday, December 27, 2014 at...

Lloyd Davison

Dec 21, 2014

Lloyd Davison, age 76 of Midland, TX, passed away on December 21, 2014 in Midland. Visitation will be from 68 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be December 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Lloyd...

Keitha Cardwell

Dec 21, 2014

Keith Eugene Cardwell, age 82, of Odessa, TX, left this earth for his real home on Sunday, December 21, 2014. Visitation will be Friday, December 26, 2014 from 57 pm at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 1:00 pm at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Greg Morris officiating. Burial will follow...

Shauna Davis

Dec 20, 2014

Shauna Deanne Davis, age 36, of Odessa, TX, passed away on December 20, 2014 in Odessa. Visitation will be Saturday, December 27, 2014 from 24 pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. Shauna was born in Andrews, TX to Tammy Winkler and Bobby Davison on July 13, 1978. She went to Odessa schools. She was a homemaker. Shauna...

Jimmy Jones

Dec 20, 2014

Jimmy Ray Papaw Jones, 81, of Odessa, made his favorite place to sing and preach out, Heaven, his home. Our celebration of life for Papaw will be held Tuesday, December 23rd at 4:00pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa with the Reverend Paul Clark, officiating. Jimmy was born on March 4, 1933 to Andrew Jackson Jones and Bertie May...

Mary Hennigan

Dec 19, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Hennigan, age 87, of Odessa passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 in Odessa. She was born in Beaumont, TX on July 30, 1927 to William Henry Blaylock, Sr. and Mary Orlean Green. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, J. B. Hennigan and one sister, Dexie Taylor. Survivors include daughters Ann and Ron Hamm of...

Eddy Madden

Dec 19, 2014

Eddy Madden, of Odessa, TX. went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 19, 2014. Eddy was born May 1, 1951 in Borger, TX to parents, Marvin and Doris Madden. He graduated from Borger High School where he was active in baseball. He worked for JM Huber and was founder of Madden Sales and Service in 1981....

Steve White

Dec 18, 2014

Steven White, age 67, of Odessa passed away on December 18, 2014 in Odessa. Steven was born in Stateline, Mississippi to William and Mary Kathleen White. Steve moved to Odessa in the late 1960s and married Letha Ann Jones on August 7, 1970. Steve worked in the West Texas oilfields for 46 years. He worked for several companies including...

Raymond Gillespie

Dec 17, 2014

Raymond Leon Gillespie, of Midland, TX, passed away at his home on December 17, 2014 Leon was born March 29, 1937 to Jim and Otilla Gillespie in Dawson County, TX, near the Harmony Community. He attended school at Harmony until moving to ODonnell, TX in 1949. He then moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico for four years and then in...

Dorothy Melton

Dec 16, 2014

Dorothy Mozelle Nelson Melton passed away on December 16, 2014 in Midland. Dorothy was a kind, gentle person who will be missed by all who knew her. Born on June 29, 1927 to Frank Nelson and Gertrude Groves Nelson, Dorothy grew up in Matador, Texas, a small town north east of Lubbock. After graduating high school in Matador, where...

John Mcbride

Dec 16, 2014

John Patrick McBride went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 16, 2014. He was born near Findley, Illinois on November 27, 1926 to John and Edna McBride. As a young man he loved swimming and fishing at the lake at Shelbyville, Illinois. He lettered in football and basketball at Shelbyville High School, graduating in...

John Iv

Dec 16, 2014

John Thomas Tom Melton, IV passed away on December 16, 2014, in Midland. A man who brought himself up by his own boot straps. Tom was born in El Paso Texas on April 30, 1928 to Blanche Daphene Coston Melton, and John Thomas Melton III. Tom didnt talk much about his early life except for the occasional story about...

Baltazar Valencia, Jr.

Dec 16, 2014

Baltazar Rodriguez Valencia, Jr., 55 of Odessa died December 16, 2014 in Odessa. He was born to Baltazar Valencia, Sr and Manuela Rodriguez Valencia on May 7, 1959 in Presidio, TX. He attended Odessa High School and was married to Socorro Muniz Valencia on May 30, 1983 in La Mula Potrero del llano, Mexico. He was a contract welder...

Charles Davlin

Dec 15, 2014

Charles Davlin, 81, of Collinsville, Oklahoma, formerly of Odessa, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was born November 20, 1933, the son of Lewis and Mildred Davlin in Childress Texas. He married Olive June Brown March 28, 1959, preceded in death March 25, 1996. He is preceded in death by his loving...

Elizabeth Villarreal

Dec 14, 2014

Elizabeth Liz Ann Villarreal, age 62 of Odessa, Tx was called home on December 14,2014. Visitation will be from 68 pm on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Caywood of Odessa Christian Faith...