Obituaries

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...

Karlyn Houston

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...