Obituaries
Robert Rodriguez
May 27, 2024
Bobby (Robert) Rodriguez, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Monday, May 27th, 2024, after a long battle with cancer.
Visitation will be May 30th, 6-8pm at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM, May 31st, 2024, at Sunset Funeral Home with Danny Skaggs officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral...
Myra Sue Jenkins
May 25, 2024
Myra Sue Jenkins, of Odessa, passed away on May 25, 2024.
Visitation will be 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Sunday, June 2nd at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00am, June 3rd, at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmy Braswell, officiating.
Sue was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Ethel and Elbert Glenn on September 12th,...
Manuela Ybarra
May 21, 2024
Manuela Ybarra, born on September 20, 1960, in Odessa, TX, passed away on May 21, 2024, in the same city, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering devotion to her family. She was the beloved daughter of Gloria Chaidez and Timoteo Ybarra, and was preceded in death by her parents as well as her siblings Blas Rangel, Pete...
Kay Hampton
May 17, 2024
Kay Hampton (Nan), born on June 15, 1942, left this earth for her heavenly home May 17, 2024.
She was born to Willie Mae & Claude Earnest Rocky Jr. Manry in Pampa, Texas, one of 11 children. Upon graduation she moved to Hobbs, NM and began her working life. She was introduced to Melivn Hampton by a friend and the relationship...
Bobby Ray Swanson
May 17, 2024
Bobby Ray Swanson, 85 was born August 9, 1938, in Odessa, Texas to Ina Lucille Jackson and Alton Swanson. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1956.
Bobby married Shirley Jeannette Reynolds on December 18,1957
Bobby worked as a truck driver at Sunset Motor Freight until 1971.
In 1972 Bobby started his career as an owner operator of a dry-cleaning business. As the...
Michael Shawn Rowch
May 14, 2024
Michael Shawn Rowch (Stone Cold)
Was born to David and Mary Jane Rowch on November 2, 1971. He grew up in Odessa, TX. He passed away at work in Midland, TX on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
His memorial service will be held at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 3:00 PM.
Shawn was a passionate person who believed that...
Esequiel "Zeke" David Roman
May 12, 2024
Esequiel “Zeke” David Roman, 26, of Odessa, Tx, passed away tragically on Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Andrews, Tx.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. Visitation for Zeke will be held on Thursday, May 16th, 2024, in the afternoon as well as the rosary to be held at 6:30 pm the same evening. Funeral services...
Huelon Doug Cox
May 12, 2024
Huelon Doug Cox was born on March 22, 1948, in Princeton, Kentucky, to his parents, Hermon Cox and Grace Higdon Cox. A devoted husband, father, cherished friend, and military veteran, Doug passed away peacefully on May 12th, 2024.
Doug proudly served in the Army and was honorably discharged in June 1971. Just a few short years after his discharge, Doug met...
Billy Ward Prather
May 11, 2024
Billy Ward Prather, age 95, of Odessa, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Odessa. Funeral service will be held Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1:00 PM, at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Bill met his beloved wife, Norma, here in Odessa, marrying at the tender ages of 20 and 17, respectively. The cute energetic couple started housekeeping in Snyder, Texas...
Glenda Nell Baggett
May 11, 2024
Glenda Nell Baggett, 87, of Odessa, passed away on May 11, 2024, in her Odessa home, surrounded by family, after a short illness. Glenda was born on February 5, 1937, in Electra, Texas to Lois & Cecil Henderson.
Glenda graduated from Electra High School. She and her first husband, M.L. Baggett, moved to Brownfield, where they raised their three...
Penny Lane Scott
May 7, 2024
Penny Lane Scott, 61, of Roanoke, TX, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Penny was born on August 2, 1962, in Odessa, TX. She was the co-founder and an irreplaceable part of Scott Electric, specializing in Accounting and Human Resources and dedicated nearly three decades to building and growing the family business. Penny was a kind, loving, determined, and giving...
Helen Joann Scott
May 7, 2024
Midland/Odessa – Services for Helen Joann Fuller Scott, 91, of Midland will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, May 13, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Billett, Chaplain from Manor Park, officiating.
Helen “Joann” Fuller Scott died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Manor Park surrounded by her family in spirit. She will...
Frederick Davisson
May 6, 2024
Frederick Lanier Davisson, 82, of Odessa, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, May 6, 2024, at his home in Odessa after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Byron McWilliams officiating.
Fred was born on July 15, 1941, in Odessa to Charles Ethelbert...
Randy Glass
May 5, 2024
Thank you
Words cannot express how deeply we appreciate all the love and support shown to our family during this difficult time. We are incredible grateful and will always remember your kindness.
The Glass Family
Gather 'round, folks, 'cause there's news from the trails that's weighin' heavy on our hearts. Randy Glass, a true soul of the wild, done passed on Sunday, May...
Andy Austin Burk
May 5, 2024
Andy Burk, age 67 went to Heaven in the Spiritual sense from his home in Odessa at dawn Sunday morning May 5th, 2024. He died of ESLD and kidney disease.
A private graveside burial is to be Wednesday May 8th at Sunset Memorial in Odessa 3:00pm. James McCrary will be officiating.
A Memorial Service is scheduled for Thursday, May 9th, 2024, at...
Floy Bedford Hinson
May 3, 2024
We are saddened to announce the passing of our dearest Floy B. Hinson. A humanist and a storyteller at his core, he genuinely loved people and they loved him back. If he told stories of you, he loved you. Following a courageous battle with cancer, he slept away on May 3, 2024 at 91 years, surrounded by family. A...
Eva Maeola Kasparek
May 3, 2024
Eva “Maeola” Kasparek, 91, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on May 5, 2024, in Midland, Texas.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. A burial will follow at...
Bobby Floyd Crotwell
May 1, 2024
Bobby Floyd Crotwell was born in Jackson, Mississippi, to Myrtle and Byron Jack Crotwell on May 31st, 1933. During his early childhood he mysteriously acquired a number of names and aliases none of which could be thoroughly explained: Preston, Floyd, Billy, and Bobby, were just a few, but as for us kids, we just called him Dad.
His father Byron Jack...
Sherry Norene Rogers Telford
Apr 28, 2024
Sherry Norene Rogers Telford, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and friend, passed away on April 28th, 2024, leaving a profound legacy of love and kindness. Born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on August 27th, 1981, Sherry later attended Dawson High School, where she excelled academically and was actively involved in 4H, softball, and dance, leaving an indelible mark on her...