Obituaries
Leilanie Marie Alvarado
Mar 6, 2025
Leilanie Marie Alvarado was born Wednesday, March 6, 2025, to Jazlyn Aguilar and Isaiah Alvarado. She passed away March 6, 2025, in Odessa.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mary Puente Morales
Mar 4, 2025
Mary Morales “Momo”, passed away on March 4, 2025, in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be at 6:00 PM, March 10th, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, with Pastor Craig DeArmond of Hope Alive Church, officiating. A burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Gardens...
Emerald Neomi Carta
Mar 4, 2025
Emerald Neomi Carta, 20, of Odessa TX, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Odessa TX.
Rosary and Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, March 10, 2025, at Crossroads church, 6901 TX-191 Frontage with the Pastor Jody of Crossraods, Officiating. A...
Ronald Earl Neal
Mar 4, 2025
Ronald Earl Neal, 78, of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 4, 2025, at 12:01 AM.
Born on April 30, 1946, in Big Spring, Texas, to John and Maurice Neal, he graduated from Permian High School in 1964. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam war from November 1966 to December...
Mark Randel Erwin
Mar 3, 2025
Mark Erwin, 61, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, in El Paso, Texas.
The visitation will be on Friday, March 7, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, with Jeff Cleere of Chapel Hill Baptist Church officiating....
Carrie JoAnne Briley
Mar 1, 2025
Caroline (Carrie) JoAnne Omachel Briley, 67 of Odessa, Texas, passed away, Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Odessa, Texas.
Memorial services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. A bubble release will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Caroline (Carrie) JoAnne Omachel Briley was born September 12, 1957, in Odessa, Texas to...
Peggy Sue Martin
Feb 27, 2025
Peggy Sue (Newell) Martin, 88, of Midland, TX, went home to the Lord peacefully, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. A small graveside service is pending.
Peggy was born in Bonham, TX to Jake and Lucille (McGuire) Newell on February 4, 1937. She was an only child. As a young child her family moved to Odessa, TX for life in the oil...
Juanita Carrillo Luera
Feb 26, 2025
Juanita Luera, 77, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on February 26, 2025, in Odessa, Texas.
Visitation will be 9:00 AM, March 4, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday March 4, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor John Carranco of Impact City Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Juanita...
Leandra Vasquez Carrasco
Feb 25, 2025
Leandra Vasquez Carrasco of Odessa, TX, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 5:00 AM.
Leandra Vasquez Carrasco better known as “AMA”, daughter of Jesus and Delfina Vasquez, born on March 15, 1949, in El Mulato, Chihuahua, Mexico, where she was also raised. She was one of 6 siblings. She leaves her beloved daughters, Olivia Olivas and Eva Garza.
She loved...
Jessica Flores Martinez
Feb 22, 2025
Jessica Flores Martinez, 28, Of Odessa, Texas, Passed away in Lubbock, Texas on February 22, 2025, of a Massive Brain Aneurysm.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, March 7th, 2025, at Grace Christian Church 3450 Billy Hext Rd. Odessa, Texas 79765
Jessica was born in Odessa, Texas to Andy and Mari Martinez on December 30th, 1996. She went to Permian...
Rennelle Sue Moore
Feb 21, 2025
Rennelle Sue Moore, age 83, of Rogers, AR passed away Friday February 21, 2025, at Northwest hospital in Bentonville. AR.
There will be no visitation in Rogers, AR as she will be transported to her hometown of Odessa, TX.
Graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home in Odessa, TX on Monday, March 3rd at 2:00 pm with...
Earl Barney Bavousett
Feb 21, 2025
Earl Barney Bavousett of Paint Rock, Texas passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at his home.
Earl was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Barney and Margaret Bavousett on September 27, 1950. Earl met the love of his life, Cheryl McCasland and they married on August 22, 1970, in Goldsmith, Texas. They welcomed a son Michael Earl born May 14,...
Gary Oden Harris
Feb 21, 2025
Gary Oden Harris, 86, of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Gary was born on December 1, 1938, in Brownwood, TX to Cecil and Lois B. (Oden) Harris.
Gary is survived by his wife of almost 35 years, Mary Carver Harris; his daughter, Kim Van Sicklen (Jeff) of Dallas, TX; his son, Brian Harris (Michele) of Round Rock,...
Jadyn Rae Kennedy
Feb 20, 2025
Jadyn Rae Kennedy entered this world on March 1, 1993, born to Tia and James Kennedy in Odessa, Texas. She grew up in McCamey, Texas, enveloped by the love of family and friends. A 2011 high school graduate, Jadyn pursued higher education, earning an Associate’s Degree from Odessa College and working toward her Bachelor’s at UTPB. For over 15 years,...
Sandra Kay Swinney
Feb 20, 2025
Sandra Swinney, 86, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Reverend Clydel Chapman will be officiating.
Sandra Swinney was born in...
Laurie Ann Martens
Feb 18, 2025
Laurie Ann Martens
DAUGHTER TO LEROY SHOTWELL AND NANCY SHOTWELL-DAVIS,
SHE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 10, 1963, IN SAN LEANDRO, CA. SHE FOUGHT A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER AND TOOK HER LAST BREATH IN HER HOME WHILE HER HUSBAND ROGER MARTENS WAS SINGING “SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS” TO HER ON FEBRUARY 18, 2025.
LAURIE LIVED IN SAN LEANDRO, CA UNTIL SHE WAS...
Ruby Ellen McKibben
Feb 18, 2025
Ruby Ellen McKibben, 80, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, in Odessa, Texas.
Ruby was born August 13, 1944, to Ted Goolsby and Bertha Matthews in Big Spring, Texas.
Ruby is survived by her 4 kids, Troy, James, Nathan and Tim; spouse Mike McKibben; and sisters, Ruth Ann, and Linda.
A viewing for family and friends will be held Tuesday, February...
Betty Carol Yocham
Feb 18, 2025
Betty Gillock Flowers Yocham, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, in Odessa, Texas, at the age of 91. She was born on March 10, 1933, in Manford, Oklahoma, to Reverend Daisy and C.L. Gillock.
Betty dedicated her life to faith, family, and creativity. In 1960, she helped her parents build Hiway Temple, where...
Susan Cultreri
Feb 17, 2025
Susan Jones Cultreri of Midland, Texas passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025, at the age of 71.
On October 25, 1953, Earl and Dorothy Jones welcomed their first child into this world at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Susan Patricia was the oldest of five children. Her siblings remember her as the big sister who would take you to...




