Obituaries

Ruby Claybrook

Jan 21, 2013

Ruby Ruth Niemeyer Claybrook, age 87, of Odessa passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 in Odessa. She was born on April 22, 1925 in Wilbarger County Texas to Selma and Wilhelm Niemeyer. She attended schools in Vernon, Texas. She loved to read and would read on many subjects. She also enjoyed sewing and working with her flowers and plants....

Dalton Ball

Jan 20, 2013

Dalton Bo Darrell Ball, of Odessa, age 78, passed away on January 20, 2013 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be 68 PM Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jerry Patterson officiating. Graveside service and...

Vivian Leo

Jan 19, 2013

Vivian Lucille Brown Leo Vivian Nannie Leo, 89, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family, Saturday, January 19 2013, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Vivian was a long time resident of Odessa, Texas. Vivian was born, April 17, 1923, in Woodson, Texas to William Mitchell Brown and Martha Louise Hunt Weatherby Brown, and had 13 brothers and sisters. She graduated...

Melba Emery

Jan 18, 2013

Visitation Sunset Memorial Funeral Home 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Sunday, January 20, 2013 Come and Go Service Funeral Sunset Memorial Chapel 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Monday, January 21, 2013 10:00 A.M. Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762

R.G. Wagner

Jan 17, 2013

R.G. Wagner, 80, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born December 13, 1932 in Britton, Texas to John and Nellie Wagner. He was also a veteran of the United States Air Force and a Graphic Arts salesman until he retired. On August 12, 1952 he married the...

Marion Hodges

Jan 16, 2013

Marion Wade Hodges, age 79, of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on January 16, 2013. He was born October 28, 1933 to Hoover and Viola Hodges in Lampasas, Texas. Wade is survived by his wife Francene of 60 years son, Mike Hodges daughters, Kathy Moody and Vicki Brown sisters, Mary Weaver and Peggy Webb nine...

Harold Robertson

Jan 16, 2013

Harold Walter Robertson, age 81, of Midland, passed away January 16, 2013 in Midland, Texas. He was born August 13, 1931 in a farm house near Colorado City, Texas to Virgil Robertson and Angie Lee Denning Robertson. At age seven, his father was killed when a horse reared up and fell on him. He was raised by his Papa,...

Joshua Stearns

Jan 15, 2013

Joshua Edward Stearns, 27, of Odessa died Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Josh was born July 9, 1985 in Richland Hills, TX. Josh attended elementary school in the Haltom City area and Bowie Schools. He moved to Odessa in March of 2012 after living in many cities in TX. Josh just began working for CapStar Drilling of Odessa. Josh had...

Jeffie Knowles

Jan 15, 2013

Jeffie Lynn Knowles, age 90, passed away January 15, 2013 at Deerings Nursing Home in Odessa, Texas. She was born December 16, 1922 in Roscoe, Texas to Jeff Franklin Stephens and Linda Scott Stephens. She was a resident of Odessa for over 65 years and a member of Belmont Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents,...

Mary Collerd

Jan 14, 2013

Mary S. Collerd, 85, of Odessa, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. Mary was born August 8, 1927 in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Joseph and Anastasia Kulik. She attended Newburyport High School. Following high school, Mary worked in an electric fuse factory until 1949, at which time she enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served until 1952....

Georgia Duesler

Jan 13, 2013

Georgia Dean Duesler, 94, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Hospice House, Odessa, Texas after a lengthily illness. Georgia was born September 22, 1918 in Rock Port, Missouri to Arthur McKay Jones and Mauda Agnes Berry Jones. Georgia is preceded by her first husband, James Franklin Fetters, and their children, Nora Agnes Fetters, Charles Fetters and...

Lillian Mingus

Jan 13, 2013

Lillian Estelle Mingus, of Irving, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013. She was born November 8, 1912 in Gentrys Mill, Texas. She was a longtime member of MacArthur Blvd. Baptist Church in Irving. At her 100th birthday celebration, she received Gov. Perrys Yellow Rose of Texas Award, the U.S. Congressional Recognition Award, as well as a House of Representatives...

Lynett Sousa

Jan 13, 2013

Lynett HughinsSousa died Sunday, January 13th, 2013, at her home in Odessa, Texas. She was born September 7th, 1948 in Minot, North Dakota to Jack and Gladys Hughins. Lynett was raised on a farm in Tehama County, California and graduated from Corning High School in 1966. Enlisted in the U.S. Army and attended Intelligence school in Fort Hollabird, MD...

Ross Bryant

Jan 11, 2013

Ross Hayden Bryant, age 79, of Odessa, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. He was born December 10, 1933 in Stanton, Texas to Joseph Coleman Bryant and Lottie Alice McMurry Bryant. He was raised in Big Spring until the age of 17, then moved to Kermit where he met and married Ruby Joyce Algood on June...

Ronald Gilbert

Jan 11, 2013

Ronald Forbes Gilbert, 79, of Odessa passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 in Odessa, TX at his home. Visitation will be Sunday, January 13, 2013 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Monday, January 14, 2013 at First Baptist Church in Odessa with Curtis Brewer officiating. Burial will follow...

Yuvonne Miller

Jan 10, 2013

Yuvonne McDonnell Miller, age 80, devoted mother, grandmother, and teacher will be greatly missed. She went to be with her Lord Jesus on January 10, 2013 in Odessa, Texas. She was born Oct 13, 1932 in Lamesa, TX. She married D.A. Miller Dec. 30, 1952, and he died June 4, 1999 in Odessa. She taught Special Ed for 25...

John Munoz

Jan 9, 2013

John Albert Munoz passed away at Odessa Regional Medical Center, Wednesday January 9, 2013. He was born July 11, 1962 in Ft. Stockton, Texas. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1980 and was employed by the city of Odessa. Survivors parents, John Munoz and wife Lupe of Ft. Stockton and Vickie Pacheco of Odessa. Fiance, Robbin Smith of...

Paul Jones

Jan 4, 2013

Paul D. Jones passed away on January 4, 2013, at the Hospice House in Odessa at the age of 88. He was born on July 22, 1924, in Oxford, Nebraska, to Bonnie and Carney Jones. After graduating from high school in Oxford, Paul began doing pipeline work in Kansas. In 1943 he joined the U.S. Army. In 1944 he...

Peggy Busby

Dec 27, 2012

Peggy Busby, age 93, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 in Odessa. She was born March 16, 1919 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was raised in Wichita Falls where she married Roy Busby. She worked as a church secretary for 10th and Broad Church of Christ. She moved to Hobbs, Oil Center, then to Eunice, New Mexico,...

Abbott Sykes

Dec 26, 2012

Abbott Barnes Hap Sykes, age 87, of Odessa, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at home on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, after a short illness preceded by a severe stroke on August 24, 2004. He lost his ability to converse but remained upbeat and cheerful. The youngest of nine children, Hap was born to Abbott...