Obituaries

Jimmy Davis

Jimmy Davis

Dec 26, 2012

Jimmy Milton Davis was born to Luther Milton and Frankie Opal Davis on September 16, 1933 in Sweetwater, Texas. He is survived by his wife Frances Partlow Davis of Midland son, Jim and wife Amanda Davis and children Brad and Katy of Midland daughterinlaw, Angie Davis of Odessa and children Kyle Davis and wife Emily, children Jayden Brock, and...

William Jessup

William Jessup

Dec 25, 2012

William A. Jessup was born June 17, 1916 at Oswego, Illinois to Caroline Sorensen and William Jessup Sr. He learned to fly at the age of eight on the family farm. During barnstorming days, Bill and his father flew to county fairs giving airplane rides for a penny a pound. In World War II, Jessup instructed at Coleman Flying...

Betty Lewis

Betty Lewis

Dec 21, 2012

Betty Meralea Lewis, 64, of Odessa, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012 in Odessa, Texas at Hospice House. A visitation will be held the Sunday afternoon as a comeandgo visitation at Sunset Funeral Home. A funeral service will take place at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Grace Christian Fellowship with the Pastor Clark Racca of Grace...

Jack Lawson

Jack Lawson

Dec 21, 2012

Jack Alton Lawson, 54, was born October 8, 1958, in Odessa, Texas, to Don and Mary Lawson. He passed away at Midland Memorial Hospital on December 21, 2012. Jack lived in Odessa until junior high when his family moved to Sonora, Texas. He graduated from Sonora High School in 1977. During these years, he met his high school sweetheart...

Joyce Mcafee

Joyce Mcafee

Dec 21, 2012

Joyce Loraine McAfee, 84, joined her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 21, 2012, in Odessa, TX. Funeral services will be at Bethel Assembly of God Church in Odessa on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. with John Van Hoose officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Joyce was born on February 16, 1928, in...

Robert Evans

Robert Evans

Dec 20, 2012

Robert Lee Evans, age 75, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at The Hospice House in Odessa after a lengthy illness. Robert Lee Evans was born on October 23, 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Charles Robert Evans and Freida Campbell Evans. He moved to Terminal, Texas in 1946. He graduated from Midland High School in 1955. He...

Lenora Jessup

Lenora Jessup

Dec 20, 2012

Lenora Elberta Nodie Jessup, 94, of Odessa, died on December 20, 2012 at Parks Methodist Retirement Village of natural causes. Nodie, as she was known by family, was born August 15, 1918 in Geneseo, Rice County, Kansas to Eva and John Hupman. Nodie was preceded in death by her parents two sisters, Bertha and Edna and son, John Wesley...

Daphne Moore

Daphne Moore

Dec 20, 2012

Daphne Rhea Moore, of Odessa, went to be with the Lord December 20, 2012. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Brother Bob Bratcher officiating. Arrangements are by Sunset Funeral Home. Daphne was born in Cooper, Texas, to Hermie and Rufus Harvey on August 23, 1930. She grew...

Charlotte Hunter

Charlotte Hunter

Dec 17, 2012

Charlotte Neely Hunter, 92, of Odessa, died Monday, December 17, 2012, at Manor Park in Midland. Charlotte was born November 30, 1920, in Oakdale, California. She completed five semesters at the University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, in Geological Engineering where she was an active member of Chi Omega Sorority. On March 28, 1942, she married Otis F. Hunter, and...

Sandy Tragedy

Sandy Tragedy

Dec 14, 2012

To all the families, friends community of Newtown, Connecticut. Our Sincere Condolences. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of...

Roy Simpkins

Roy Simpkins

Dec 14, 2012

Roy Lynn Simpkins, age 59, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. He was born January 28, 1953 in Burnett, Texas to Grover Simpkins and Beryle Whitmore Simpkins. Roy graduated from Odessa High School in 1972. He married and later became a business owner. He was the owner of a Black Harley Davidson motorcycle, an avid...

Emma Babb

Emma Babb

Dec 9, 2012

Emma Louise Babb 81, died on December 9, 2012 at the Sienna Rehabilitation Center and Home after a long battle with Alzheimers. Emma, as she was known in Texas and Louise, as she was known in California, was born June 15, 1931 in Mountain View, Oklahoma to Ira T. and Lysta Fine Shorter. Emma grew up and went to...

Clifford Hinton

Clifford Hinton

Dec 8, 2012

Clifford Ray Hinton, 65, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 in Odessa. He was born October 28, 1947 in Brownwood, Texas to Clifford Albert Hinton and Betty Bolen Hinton. Graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Larry Hood officiating. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Hinton of Odessa...

Othal Gray

Othal Gray

Dec 3, 2012

Othal Lee Gray, age 74, of Odessa, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 in Odessa, with his family by his side. He was born May 1, 1938 in Lamesa, Texas to Arvie Gray and Cleta Wilkerson Gray. He attended Dawson High School in Welch, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army from 19581961. On March 20, 1958, he married...

Viola Kunkel

Viola Kunkel

Dec 3, 2012

Viola Frances Mitchell Kunkel passed away on December 3, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. Viola was born on July 22, 1917 in Baylor County, Texas to Issac Napolian Mitchell and Lillie Hazel Adams Mitchell. She attended schools in Westover, Texas where she graduated and lived in Megargel, Texas after she married Leonard Kunkel on September 17, 1935 in...

Pamela Rodriguez

Pamela Rodriguez

Dec 3, 2012

Pamela Sue Belt Rodriguez, age 54, of Odessa, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 in Odessa. She was born April 29, 1958 in Lamesa, Texas to Don Belt and Marvis Booth Belt. She graduated from Permian High School and attended Odessa College. She became an assistant horticulturist for the parks department of the city of Odessa, Texas. She was...

Norma Smotherman

Norma Smotherman

Dec 3, 2012

On December 3, 2012 Norma Fay Smotherman the Love of my Life, my baby, took her last breath on Earth and her first breath in Eternity. Norma came to Odessa in 1956 however, my amazing life with Norma began on September 16, 1994. Norma was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. Her faith and...

Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez

Dec 2, 2012

Robert Sport Rodriquez, 75, a Catholic member of Our Lady of San Juan was called home December 2, 2012, in Odessa, TX. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Gillett, Texas June 8, 1937 to Marcelino and Conception Rodriquez. Robert was preceded in death by his son Jesse G. Rodriquez, Sister Amelia R. Silvas, Brother Abelardo Labro...

Dean Wicklander

Dean Wicklander

Dec 1, 2012

Dean Robert Wicklander, age 80, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. He was born on March 31, 1932 in Roseau, Minnesota to Melvin and Gladys Wicklander. He was a retired drywall installer. He enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Joan Wicklander his...

Daniel Gonzales

Daniel Gonzales

Nov 26, 2012

Daniel Hernandez Gonzales, age 78 of Odessa, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. He was born July 21, 1934 in Barstow, Texas to Severino Dominguez Gonzales and Margarita Hernandez Gonzales. He was raised in Presidio, Texas and later moved to Odessa where he met the love of his life. On May 26, 1954 he...