Obituaries
Juana Martinez
May 25, 2013
In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 25, 2013, our dearly loved Mother, Mo, Grandmother, Aunt, Sister, Juana H. Martinez Juanita, left her earthly home to join her Savior, Jesus Christ, her beloved husband and family members who preceded her to her Heavenly home. Juanita was born in Valentine, Texas on May 16, 1919 to Timoteo Hernandez and...
William Selby
May 22, 2013
William Bill Henry Selby, 87, of Odessa, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 31, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Bill was born in Walters, Oklahoma to Jasper and America Selby on January 26, 1926. He married Rosa Spurrier on March 21, 1949 in Anson,...
Eleoweese Elder
May 21, 2013
Eleoweese Moss Elder, age 86, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Odessa, TX. She was born in Dallas, TX on February 19, 1927 to John and Virgie Moss. Eleoweese graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, TX in 1946. She was a longtime local business owner for many years in Odessa, TX. Her family built, owned and...
Billy Hinkle
May 20, 2013
Billy Wayne Hinkle, 77, of Odessa, went home to be with our Lord, God Savior on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Odessa. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. A funeral service will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 in the Sunset...
Geron Wright
May 20, 2013
Geron Robert Wright, 57, of Odessa Texas, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 20, 2013. Geron Robert Wright was born in Bloomfield, Iowa to Robert and Gertrude Wright on May 2, 1956. He graduated from Fairfield High school in 1974. He married Linda Bennett on March 26 1983 in Fairfield, Iowa. He worked as an Indirect...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,...