Obituaries

Tina Smith
Mar 2, 2012
Tina Renai Smith, 45, of Odessa, departed this life to join her beloved mother in heaven on Friday, March 2, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born in Odessa, Texas to Vick and Bobbye Goodson on September 12, 1966. She married...
Geneva Richardson
Mar 1, 2012
Geneva Richardson of Abilene, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 2, 2011. Geneva was born in Eastland, Texas to Ben and Tiny Tucker on Dec. 13, 1929. She married N.A. Richardson, June 25, 1948. N.A. worked for Cities Service Oil for Thirtyseven years and they enjoyed thirty years in retirement. Geneva...
Kenneth Scheible
Feb 28, 2012
Kenneth Karl Scheible, 66 of Odessa passed away on 2282012 in Odessa, Tx. after a lengthy illness. Family Visitation will be Friday, March 2, 2012 6pm8pm at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in the Hope Room. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2pm at Crescent Park Baptist with Pastor David Miller officiating. Burial will follow at...
Charles Kramer
Feb 27, 2012
Charles Harry Chuck Papa Kramer of Odessa passed away at his home on Monday, February 27, 2012. He was born in Blanco, Texas, December 20, 1937, to Rev. Louis and Lydia Kramer. He was baptized and confirmed by his father. Left to mourn his loss are Betty, his wife of 51 years four daughtersColleen and Robert Wright of Rowlett,...
Elisabeth Callaway
Feb 27, 2012
Elisabeth Betsy Callaway, 70, of Midland Texas, passed away on February 27, 2012, in Midland Texas. Visitation will be from 2 pm to 4 pm on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 10 am on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Pastor Bob Hopkins...
Menzie Bourke
Feb 26, 2012
Menzie Wilks Bourke, 93 years, passed away Sunday February 26, 2012 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Menzie was born December 14, 1918 to Ida Mae and Emery Irl Bourke in Dennison, Texas. He served in the United States Army in 1943. He married Betty Jean Craig January 1, 1944. He then began his fire fighter career with...
Betty Reeves
Feb 24, 2012
2 Corinthians 5:8 says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. By that promise, Betty Carolyn Reeves, age 72, of Odessa, Texas passed from this life to the next on Friday, February 24, 2012 and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born December 11, 1939...
Roland Pearce
Feb 14, 2012
Roland Pearce, 62, of Odessa, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Odessa from injuries he sustained from an auto accident in December, 2011. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Sunset Funeral Home for 9 AM to noon. Roland James Pearce was born October 16, 1949 to the late William James...
Kerry Snelson
Feb 13, 2012
Kerry Michael Snelson, 61, of Odessa, TX passed away February 13, 2012 with his family by his side in Houston, TX. Mike was born December 9, 1950 to Leon and Bonnie Pace Snelson in Big Lake, TX. He was a highspirited, fairhearted, and loving husband, father, PopPop, son, brother, and friend. He owned and operated Snelsons Natural Gas Measurement...
Norma Ybarra
Feb 13, 2012
Norma Villarreal Ybarra, age 71, of Odessa, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 in Odessa. She was born January 6, 1941 in Edcouch, Texas to Reducindo Villarreal and Antonia Villarreal. She was raised in Odessa and worked for Devonian Well Service for many years and traveled to many places with Betty McManigle. She enjoyed life and doing what she...
Lois Watkins
Feb 9, 2012
Lois Irene Watkins, 89, of Midland, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Midland, Texas. Lois Watkins was born January 26, 1923 in Leake County, Mississippi to Clifton and Falma Johnson Thornton. Lois married the love of her life, HG Jack Watkins on April 17, 1943 in Leake County, Mississippi. He owned a gravel trucking business and gas...
Patsy Mcgee
Feb 9, 2012
Patsy Joy McGee, 76, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. Patsy McGee was born in Coleman, Texas on October 2, 1935 to Floyd and Edna Corder. Patsy was a homemaker and devoted member of Second Baptist Church where she spent much of her free time volunteering. She enjoyed reading, craftmaking, listening to countrygospel music...
Norma Witherspoon
Feb 9, 2012
Jeane Witherspoon, 77, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 9, 2012. She was born on November 14th, 1934 in Weatherford, Texas to Charles Wesley Kerns and Ernestine Golda Ghramm of Weatherford. Jeane worked as a bookkeeper for Johnson Brothers Oil Company, Johnson Construction, Totco and...
Velma Whitworth
Feb 8, 2012
Velma Jean Whitworth, age 82, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in Odessa. Jean was born in Grand Prairie on February 23, 1929. She had four children, Debbie McReynolds, Eddie McReynolds, Donnie McReynolds, and Kathy Craighead and four stepchildren, Earl Whitworth, Tom Whitworth, Bob Whitworth and Jim Whitworth. She had six grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren who...
Arthur Buchanan
Feb 8, 2012
Arthur P. Buck Buchanan, an old soldier goes home from Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. He was born November 30, 1922 to Claud P. and Nina Lewis Buchanan on the ranch at Tokio, west of Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, in a blizzard. Old Dr. Treadway didnt arrive until the next day on a horse...
Janet Baker
Feb 8, 2012
Janet Marilyn Baker, age 61, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in Odessa after a hard fight with her illness. She was born October 27, 1950 in Gatesville, Texas to Earl EJ Ray and Pansy Lee Richardson Ray. She was raised in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School in 1969. She married Tony Baker January 25,...
Clifton Riggs
Feb 6, 2012
Clifton C.M. Riggs moved up to his greater home in heaven on February 6,, 2012. C. M. was born July 21, 1920 in Van Zandt County, Texas to John Thomas Lillie Belle Pate Riggs. When he was two, the family moved in a covered wagon to Loraine, Texas, where he grew up and attended school. C. M. moved to...
Billy Neves
Feb 5, 2012
Billy Wayne Neves, age 73 of Odessa, passed away Sunday February 5, 2012 in Odessa. Bill was born in Roby, Texas to Albert and Christine Neves on March 13, 1938. Bill went to school in Roby and Levelland, Texas. He married the love of his life, Latrice Robertson, on June 22, 1958 in Levelland, Texas at her parents house....
Jane Cox
Jan 31, 2012
On January 31, 2012, our beloved Maga, Jane Nadine Cox, was called home. She left this world peacefully surrounded by her family. She was born June 26, 1925 in Nisland, South Dakota, the middle child of 13 siblings, to John Velma Kessler. She was an inspiration to many. A true Rosy Riviter, who worked in a munitions plant, raised...
Harley Kennedy
Jan 30, 2012
Harley R. Kennedy, 93, of Odessa, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012, at an Odessa hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Storz, pastor of Cornerstone Assembly of God Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will...