Obituaries
Karlyn Houston
Nov 24, 2012
Karlyn Elizabeth Henderson Houston, 74 of Odessa died Saturday, November 24, 2012 in Crane. Karlyn was born June 6, 1938 in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, to Lillian Kaltriter and Malcom Henderson. She grew up and attended elementary school in Navasota, TX, Clovis, NM, and Denver, CO. Received scholarship to attend Mount Carmel High School in Denver, CO, from the...
Dwayne Carpenter
Nov 22, 2012
Dwayne Allen Carpenter, 71, of Odessa Texas passed away on November 22nd, 2012 at his home in Odessa. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 25th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 26th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial...
Johnny Mcgee
Nov 18, 2012
Johnny Lee McGee, 80, of Odessa passed away November 18, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. Johnny was born August 14, 1932 in Jayton, Texas to Elsie McGee. Johnny worked for Star Gas for 20 years and then Eddins Walcher for 15 years. He was a devoted member of Second Baptist Church. He enjoyed restoring classic vehicles, wood working and spending...
Alexander Marrufo
Nov 17, 2012
Alexander Alex Yonaton Marrufo, 8yrs old passed away in Mexico on July 17, 2012. He was born on April 1, 2004 in Odessa Texas to Jose Marrufo and Marina Camacho Marrufo. He is survived by his parents Jose and Marina Murrufo , brothers Devin Thompson, Austin Marrufo and sister Deyda Anahi Murrufo Bustillos, his maternal grandparents Rafael and Vicenta...
Charles Handley
Nov 17, 2012
Charles W. Handley, 74 of Odessa, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born October 20, 1938 in Bivins, Texas to Jim and Syble Handley. The family moved from East Texas to Odessa in 1952. Charles was a 1957 graduate of Odessa High School. After school he worked as a parts and service manager at...
Bernice Watson
Nov 17, 2012
Bernice Watson, 87 passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 in Odessa, TX. She was born on February 10, 1925 in Comanche, Texas to Alpha and Vera Hughes. Bernice is survived by her sons, James Edward Eddy Layman and wife Deanna of Odessa, David Clark Layman and wife Rhonda of San Angelo, TX, and Tim Aaron Layman of Hawley, TX...
Helen Crow
Nov 16, 2012
Helen Joyce Crow, age 70 of Midland, passed away Friday November 16, 2012 in Midland. She was born June 20, 1942 in Paducah, Texas to Lester James Clark and Hazel Marie Yarbrough Clark. She grew up in Paducah and lived all over Texas. She married Robert Crow on June 10, 1960 in San Angelo, Texas. In 1979 they started...
Ladonna Walters
Nov 16, 2012
LaDonna Lea Walters, 43, The best daughter a mother could ever have, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 in Odessa. She was born December 5, 1968 in Odessa, Texas to Dale and Carla Walters, and was a 1987 graduate of Odessa High School. LaDonna worked as a dispatcher for the Odessa Police Department, as a nail tech, an answering...
Barbara Vorhees
Nov 13, 2012
Barbara Ann Porterfield Vorhees passed on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at BeeHive Homes in Lamesa, Texas. She was born on May 31, 1939 in Lamesa, Texas to Ressie and A.H. Porterfield. She was married to Thomas E. Vorhees and resided with him for 54 years in Odessa. Barbara was diagnosed with a chronic neurological disease in 2006. After Tom...
Patsy Templeton
Nov 13, 2012
Patsy Lou Templeton, age 75, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in Pearland, Texas. She was born June 9, 1937 in Midland, Texas to Joseph Tisdale and Dixie Stewart Tisdale. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Jack Templeton who passed in September 2012 and her parents. She was a loving housewife and...
Barbara Looper
Nov 11, 2012
Barbara Ruth Looper, 80, of Odessa, passed away November 11, 2012 after living a fulfilling life, despite of her well known handicaps. The younger of two children, Barbara was born in Fort Worth, TX, July 8, 1932 to William and Alta Dossey. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She graduated from Poly High School in Fort...
Monte Marshall
Nov 11, 2012
Monte Marshall, age 53, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2012 in Odessa, Texas, after battling with cancer since 2007. He was born November 10, 1959 to Madeleine Marshall in Odessa, Texas. His most recent job was at Seminole Memorial as a Respiratory Therapist and prior to that he was a traveling Respiratory Therapist for 20 years. He lived...
Paula Friday
Nov 10, 2012
Paula Barthell Friday, 86 formally of Odessa passed away peacefully in grace November 10, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born February 18, 1926 in Peoria, Illinois to Franklin and Frances Barthell. After graduating from Saint Marys Academy in South Bend, Indiana in 1945, she attended Bradley University and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. in...
Connie Woullard
Nov 8, 2012
Connie Campbell Woullard of Odessa, Texas passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012. Graveside services will be held at the Kermit Cemetery in Kermit, Texas at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 10, 2012. Family and visitor viewing will be at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home on Friday from 6:00 until 8:00 in the evening. Connie was born in Grandfalls, Texas on...
Allen Wilson
Nov 4, 2012
Allen Lee Wilson, 65, of Robert Lee, went to be with our Lord and Savior on November 4, 2012 in Robert Lee, Texas A memorial celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Chapel in Odessa, Texas located at 6801 Business 20 with the Reverend Irving Smith of Victory Assembly...
Tommie Mcdole
Nov 4, 2012
Tommie Lee McDole, 84 years young, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on November 4th, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, November 9th at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Odessa, Texas with Robin Horne officiating. Tommie was born in Slaton, Texas to George and Eula Tudor on March 29, 1928. She went to school in...
Robert Propp
Nov 4, 2012
Robert Ward Propp of Odessa, Texas, 91, passed away at his residence on November 4, 2012. Born in Muskogee OK February 28, 1921 to John and Beatrice Propp. he was the grandson of U.S. Deputy Marshal and last U.S.Jailer for Muskogee I.T., Gus Lubbes. He was a1938 graduate of Muskogee Central High School. He received a Bachelors degree in...
Texana Cates
Oct 31, 2012
Our dear Mama, Texana Chilton Cates, has entered in through the narrow gate and is walking the streets of gold with her beloved Phil. Mom was born in Lamesa, Texas to Roy and Jessie Lee Gordon Chilton on February 19, 1918 and was called to heaven on October 31, 2012. She graduated from Ackerly, Texas in 1947. She played...
Katy Davis
Oct 25, 2012
Katy Irene Davis, age 77, of Odessa Texas, passed away on October 25, 2012 in Midland Texas. Visitation will be from 68pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Monday, October 29, 2012 at Crossroads Fellowship Church with Griffin Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset...
Willie Mcdowell
Oct 23, 2012
Our loving mother, Doris McDowell, age 88, of Odessa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 23, 2012 in Odessa. She was born April 25, 1924 in Magnolia, Arkansas to William L. Pearce and Willie Mae Burrows Pearce. She graduated from high school in Magnolia, Arkansas. She married V. M. Mac McDowell. She worked for Avon Products as a District manager...