Obituaries

Carrol Cornett

Carrol Cornett

May 20, 2013

Carrol Jean Cornett, 75, of Odessa, Texas went to be with her Lord Savior Monday, May 20, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be at Sunset Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Services will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sunset chapel, with Clydel Chapman officiating. Interment...

Bonny Earnest

Bonny Earnest

May 18, 2013

Bonny Jean Rogers Earnest, of Odessa, Texas, met her heavenly Father Saturday, May 18, 2013. She was born June 2, 1926 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Bonnie Luther Rogers and Florence Elizabeth Johnson. JR Earnest and Bonny married April 13, 1946 at Calvary Baptist Church in Okemah, Oklahoma. Loved ones who preceded Bonny in death include her parents sistersMarcella Thed...

Dawn Carrell

Dawn Carrell

May 17, 2013

Dawn Carrell, 78, of Odessa, Texas passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17th, 2013, in Odessa. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1st at Sunset Memorial with Reverend Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Dawn was born on January 26, 1935 in Ringling, Oklahoma to Omar E. and Nell Mae Baucom,...

Daniel Layh

Daniel Layh

May 17, 2013

Daniel Clint Layh of Boulder, CO, went to be with his Savior on May 18, 2013, at the age of 35. He was born on July 10, 1977, in Hobbs, New Mexico, the son of Mike and Mary Layh. Danny was at home and happiest when he was on a fourwheeler or in a stream or lake with his...

Billy James

Billy James

May 16, 2013

Billy Mack James, 82, of Odessa died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. Bill was born July 15, 1930 in Guymon, Oklahoma. Bill moved to Odessa in 1957 where he worked and retired from the General Tire and Rubber Company. He was a charter member and deacon at Mission Dorado Baptist Church. Those...

Vernie Kincaid

Vernie Kincaid

May 15, 2013

Vernie Juanita Kincaid, age 91, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Hospice House in Odessa. She was born June 1, 1921 in Waco, Texas to George Dewy Garrett and Ethel Ardena ONeil Garrett. Vernie was a homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was a pioneer of the...

David Morton

David Morton

May 13, 2013

David Michael Morton, 64 of Odessa Texas passed away May 13, 2013. He was born October 23, 1948 in Oakdale, CA to Letha and J.E. Morton. David graduated from Odessa High School in 1967. David married Elisa Meade in San Antonio, TX, on June 22, 1971. David is survived by his former wife Elisa Meade Morton of San Antonio,...

Doyle Dunn

Doyle Dunn

May 12, 2013

Doyle Stephen Dunn, age 77, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Odessa. He was born September 17, 1935 in Gravin County, Oklahoma to Oliver and Pearl Dunn. He was preceded in death by his Father, Oliver Dunn mother, Pearl Dunn Sister, Loretta Bond and daughter, June Renae Dunn. Survivors include his wife, Lois Dunn of Odessa...

Selso Subia

Selso Subia

May 11, 2013

Selso Montes Subia, 78, of Midland, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Midland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home with Brother Manuel Luna of the UPC officiating. Burial will follow at the Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Arraignments are by Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral...

Charles Jones, Jr.

Charles Jones, Jr.

May 10, 2013

Surrounded by his family, Charles E. Jones, Jr. passed away on May 10, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. Charles was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Charles and Seabie Jones on April 3, 1924. His family soon moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Charles entered the Army in June 1943 as a Surgical Technician and served honorably in the Pacific Theater until 1946....

Blake Hogue

Blake Hogue

May 8, 2013

Blake Edward Hogue of Odessa unexpectedly left his temporary home much too soon to meet his mother in Heaven on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the age of 22. He was at home with his faithful best friend, Buddy. Blake was born in Odessa, Texas to Bobby Joe Hogue and Susan Kathleen Weeks on July 2, 1990. Blake was...

Sharyn Smith

Sharyn Smith

May 6, 2013

Sharyn Alice Passmore Smith, 66, of Odessa TX passed away on May, 6th 2013 in Odessa Tx. Funeral services will be held at 10:30a.m May 9th, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Milton Hunt, William Ritter, Ivan Subia, Chuck Isner, Gregg Wilson and Glenn Bowhay. Sharyn was born in Lubbock...

Montez Smith

Montez Smith

May 2, 2013

Montez Holt Smith, age 89 of Odessa, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Midland. She was born January 25, 1924 to Coleman and Millie Holt in Coleman County, Texas. She was one of eight children. She married Harold E. Smith on October 21, 1951. Together they raised their three children in Odessa. Her...

Vanessa Burleson

Vanessa Burleson

May 1, 2013

Vanessa Sue Renfro Burleson, age 30, of Odessa, passed away on May 1, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. Vanessa was born on September 17, 1982 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma to Robert and Sherry Renfro. She was a fighter. She was born with Myasthenia Gravis, and was a source of daily strength for her father. She was a daddys girl. She...

Stella Cunningham

Stella Cunningham

May 1, 2013

Stella Cunningham, affectionately known as Granny, 83, of Odessa, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2013. Stella married Tommy Cunningham on June 2nd, 1950, in Houston, TX., and they enjoyed over 50 years of marriage. She loved playing bridge with the girls, spending time with her grandchildren and watching Gone With The Wind. And rightly so for her now,...

Bob Childress

Bob Childress

May 1, 2013

Bob Childress, age 52, of Gardendale, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Gardendale. He was born September 8, 1960 in Pasadena, Texas to Bobby Dean Childress, Sr. and Marvis Elizabeth Freeman Childress. He graduated from high school in Richardson, Texas. On January 21, 2004, he married Kimberlin Elizabeth Rule in Bakersfield, California. He was employed with TXU Energy....

Henry Fischer

Henry Fischer

Apr 30, 2013

Henry Harrell Fischer, 86, passed away from a long illness on April 30, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. A celebration of his life will be held at Highland United Methodist Church in Odessa on Saturday, May 4 at 4 pm. Dot Lea will be officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday, May 3 from 57...

Tyler Hodges

Tyler Hodges

Apr 29, 2013

Tyler Wade Hodges was born on February 5, 1993 in Odessa, Texas to Mike Hodges of Odessa, Texas and Renee Heflin of Monahans, Texas. God called Tyler home on April 29, 2013. Tyler is survived by his parents, Mike and Sally Hodges of Odessa, Texas and Bryan and Renee Heflin of Monahans, Texas three brothers, Joe Ray, Drew and...

Kenneth Guillory

Kenneth Guillory

Apr 28, 2013

Kenneth Ray Guillory, 79, of Odessa, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Kenneth was born July 21, 1933 in Urania, Louisiana to Riley Ramie Guillory and Ethel Bessie Deville Guillory. He attended school in Urania, Tullos and Olla, Louisiana. Kenneth also served in the United States Army from 1953 through 1955. Kenneth married Dorothy Ann Campbell on February...

Dickie Criswell

Dickie Criswell

Apr 28, 2013

Dickie Gene Criswell, age 64 of Del Rio, Texas passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 in Odessa. He was born September 5, 1948 in Brownfield, Texas to Billy Gene Toon and Joyce Hodges Toon. He married Mary E. Lopez. Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Criswell of Del Rio sons, Derrick Toon and wife Marissa of Shallowater, Texas and...