Obituaries

Roland Pearce

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Roy Simpkins

Roy Simpkins

Jan 30, 2012

Roy Adrian Simpkins, age 85, of Odessa, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 in Odessa. He was born March 8, 1926 in Hamilton, Texas to Edward Simpkins and Alice Huniziker. He was a hard working man and retired from Jones Brothers after 24 years. He enjoyed retirement and especially watching his grandchildrens sporting event. He enjoyed working in the...

Holmes Dille, Jr.

Holmes Dille, Jr.

Jan 30, 2012

Holmes Oliver Dille, Jr., after a short illness, passed on to be with his Lord and Savior on the evening of January, 30, 2012. Born on February 21, 1921 in Aurora, Illinois to Holmes Oliver Dille, Sr. and Laura Grace Jennings Dille, Holmes was 3 weeks shy of his 91st birthday. He was a member of Americas Greatest Generation,...

Harvey Williams

Harvey Williams

Jan 30, 2012

Harvey Ladell Williams, 83, of Odessa, passed peacefully away on January 30th, 2012 in Hurst, TX. Visitation will be 11Noon, Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 6801 East Hwy 80, Odessa, TX, 79762. Harvey was born in Wichita Falls, TX to Charlie and Claudie Williams on September 24, 1928. He went to school at Wichita Falls and...

Barron Turner

Barron Turner

Jan 24, 2012

Barron G. Turner, age 60, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in Odessa. He was born August 5, 1951 in Odessa to Calvin Eugene Turner and Loyese York. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Haney Turner in April 2011 and his parents. Survivors include his brother, Kenneth Turner of Odessa and his sisters Sammie...

Nayab Chohan

Nayab Chohan

Jan 24, 2012

Nayab Ahmed Chohan of Odessa, Texas was born and passed away January 24, 2012 at Medical Center Hospital. Our precious baby boy was too perfect for this world. May our little angel live in peace and good health in heaven. He is survived by his parents, Qamar Subhani of Lahore, Pakistan and Nikki Perry of Odessa, Texas, Paternal Grandfather...

Rita Hill

Rita Hill

Jan 24, 2012

Rita Theresa Ratliff Hill, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in Odessa, at age 88. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 28, 1923 to Sarah Bridget Culliney Evans and John Addison Evans. She was raised in Ohio and graduated from Bueyrus High School in 1941. She moved to...

Ollie Stallcup

Ollie Stallcup

Jan 23, 2012

Ollie Digby Batte Stallcup, dearly loved mother and stepmother, motherinlaw, grandmother, aunt and friend crossed over into her promised land on January 23, 2012. Her family releases her confidently, knowing that she walked all of her life on a steadfast path with her savior, Jesus. She is survived by her sons Bob Batte and wife Kay Duane Batte and...