Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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...
Seth Southall
Apr 27, 2013
Seth Austin Southall passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013 in Dallas, TX. Seth was born October 25, 1981 in Odessa, TX to Shae and Terri Southall. Graduating from Permian High school in 2000, Seth continued on to receive his degree in 2005 at ITT Technical Institute in Houston, TX. One of his biggest passions in life was computers, never...
Michael Helms
Apr 26, 2013
Michael Blake Helms, 21, of Odessa, TX passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013 in Odessa, TX. Visitations will be Monday, April 29, 2013 from 6 8 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home. .Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Second Baptist Church with Billy Davenport officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens....
Thomas Duncan
Apr 24, 2013
Thomas West Duncan, age 77, of Odessa, left this life to be with The Lord on April 24, 2013 at his home in Odessa. He was born May 15, 1935 in McCamey, Texas. He graduated from high school in 1953 from Odessa High School. After graduation, Tom served his country in the Army, and completed his service in Anchorage,...
Lester Wheeler
Apr 23, 2013
Lester Eugene Wheeler, age 76 of Odessa, TX. passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He was born September 27, 1936 in Flora, Illinois to Harry Woodrow Wheeler and Violet Elmeda Hamilton. He married Elizabeth Joan Fatheree on October 14, 1955 in Flora, Illinois. They lived in Hobbs, Carlsbad, Bloomfield and Farmington, N.M. before moving to Odessa in 1964. He...

Delores Goodson
Apr 23, 2013
Delores Jean Goodson, 83, went home to be with her Lord on April 23, 2013, while staying at the home of her son Johnny Goodson. Delores Jean was born 12131929, in Dalhart TX to Handley Howard and Nina Irene Smith Chesnut. She was the oldest of 3 girls and grew up in Graham, TX. She met her husband, Bryan...
David Lieb
Apr 23, 2013
David T. Lieb October 4, 1933 April 23, 2013 David T. Lieb, 79, of Odessa, Texas, went home to his heavenly Father on April 23, 2013. David was born October 4, 1933, to Augustus T. Chady and Carolyn J. Cottie Lieb at The Infirmary in McComb, Mississippi. His early life was spent in Fernwood, Mississippi, attending school there and...
Sandra Adkins
Apr 22, 2013
Sandra Lee Thompson Adkins died of Alzheimers disease, Monday, April 22, 2013 at Home Hospice House in Odessa at the age of 68. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, May 30, 1944 to J.D. Thompson and Cordelia Thurston Thompson. She was raised in Abilene, Texas and attended Abilene High School. She retired from Medical Center Hospital where she...
Vaudie Garrett
Apr 22, 2013
Vaudie E. Stover Garrett, 89, of Odessa went to be with the Lord April 22, 2013. She was born to Ida Ann and John Stover April 8, 1924 in Overton County, Tennessee. She was one of 9 siblings. She married Luther Elzie Garrett in 1941 and together they had 5 children. Vaudie was a devoted wife, mother, Granny and...
Rita Chism
Apr 20, 2013
But, as it is written, What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him I Corinthians 2:9 Earths Mission Accomplished Saturday, April 20, 2013 On January 29, 1936, in a little farm house in the Buzby community, in Fisher County, Texas, Rita Faye was welcomed...
Maxine Sharp
Apr 19, 2013
On the morning of Friday, April 19, 2013, Maxine Mae Sharp passed away peacefully at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde, Texas at the age of 90 years old. She was born on March 3, 1923 in Decatur, Illinois to Herbert and Ada Bundy. She was united in marriage to Mitchell Eugene Sharp on December 4, 1946. They moved to...
Christine Rabe
Apr 18, 2013
Christine Pearl Rabe, age 92 of Odessa, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Odessa. She was born April 15, 1921 in Baylor County, Texas to Mattison Lee Wood and Leatha Earl Caussey Wood. In 1942 she moved to Levelland following her husband to the oil field in West Texas. They settled in Odessa in the late 1940s. She...
Susan Weeks
Apr 18, 2013
Susan Kathleen Reese Weeks, of Odessa, was carried by the angels from her temporary home to meet her heavenly Father on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the age of 54. She was at Baylor University Roberts Hospital under the care of the most caring staff when God called her home. Susan was born in Odessa, Texas, to John Edward...
Mary Day
Apr 17, 2013
Mary Lorene Day, age 90 of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Odessa. She was born October 11, 1922 in Hope, Arkansas to Jesse Roland Cornelius and Emma Powell. She was raised and educated in Hope, Arkansas where she graduated from Water Creek School and attended Water Creek Church. She moved to Odessa where she met and...
Irene Lueken
Apr 16, 2013
Irene Minyard Lueken age 93 passed away on April 16, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be from 57 PM, Friday April 19th at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday April 20th at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Irene was born in Arlington, Massachusetts to Arthur and...
Marie Cooke
Apr 12, 2013
Marie Moyers Cooke, 92, of Odessa, Texas left her earthly home for the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Odessa. Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 16th at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Tamplen of First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Marie Moyers...