Obituaries

Aug 24, 2011

Doyle Bownds, age 80, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in Odessa. He was born November 13, 1930 in Tahoka, Texas to Ira Doc Bownds and Mattie Bowers Bownds. Doyle lived in Odessa most of his life. He liked to play poker and dominoes and enjoyed watching bull rides and trips to Vegas. He was preceded in...

Aug 23, 2011

Phyllis Johnson, PJ age 76, of Odessa went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Bedford, Texas. Phyllis was born September 28, 1934 in Grove City, Pennsylvania to Raymond DeWitt Hosack and Edith Rebecca Young Hosack. While in Pennsylvania she attended Grove City High School and also Grove City College. Phyllis married R.E. Dick Johnson...

Aug 22, 2011

Ronald H. Budd, 64, passed away on August 22, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. He was born in Longview, Texas to Thelma Lucilla and LeRoy Budd on August 30, 1946. Ronald attended Ector High School and went to Odessa College. He was an employee of Ector County Road and Bridge retiring with thirtyone years of service....

Aug 18, 2011

Alma Lavern Roumell Montgomery, age 76, passed away August 18, 2011. Alma was born January 6, 1935 to E.E. and Ovie Squyres in Levita, TX. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Carolyn Sweet and Marion Panell, as well as two brothers, Dean Squyres and Paul Squyres. Survivors include two sons, Frank Roumell, Jr. and wife Pam of...

Aug 17, 2011

Aug 11, 2011

Harry George Hamilton, age 90, of Odessa was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 11, 2011 while resting peacefully at the Hospice House in Odessa. He was born April 14, 1921 in New York, NY. Harry graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1943 with a BBA in Accounting. He also completed Naval Supply Corps School...

Aug 10, 2011

Ben L. Dunn, age 85, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 after a vehicle accident on Monday. Ben was born October 22, 1925 to Ben and Ruth Dunn in Artesia, New Mexico. He lived the early years of his life in Pecos, Texas and was a graduate of Pecos High School, class of 43. He took great...

Aug 9, 2011

Odessa 1923 2011 Faye Higgs, 88, went to be the Lord on August 9, 2011. She was born on May 22, 1923 to Jessie and Melinda Robertson as the thirteenth child. She married Earl E. Higgs on August 22, 1940 who later served in WWII and they had shared 54 years together before he died on September 3, 1994....

Aug 7, 2011

Lacas Leonardo Rosas Cedillos, age 55, of Odessa passed away Sunday, August 7, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 8, 1955 in McCamey, Texas. Lacas was one of fourteen children born to Francisco and Maxima Cedillos. Lacas graduated from Ector High School in Odessa, Texas. He married Martha Rafaela Del Rio of Chihuahua, Mexico...

Aug 4, 2011

George, Georgie, or Georgia also better know as YaYa Moose was called home Thursday, August 4, 2011, at age 62, in Odessa. She was born August 14, 1948 in Stanton, Texas to Dorothy and Willard Wise, Sr. Georgia is survived by her daughter Amy Moose of Odessa son Leonard Scott Moose and wife Crystal Moose of Vidor, Texas 5...

Aug 2, 2011

Jeanette Ann Jean Holland Ferguson passed from this life into the loving arms of her Savior on August 2, 2011 in Odessa, TX where she had been a resident for many years. Jean was born in South Dakota on December 24 1926. Jean moved to several locations in Texas with her family and eventually settled in Austin where she...

Jul 29, 2011

Flash Ebert, 75 of Odessa died Friday, July 29, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born April 8, 1936 to Evelyn Cannon and Conley Ebert in Pawnee, Oklahoma the oldest of four boys. Flash grew up following the boom towns in Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming before the family settled in Texas. The Ebert Family put down roots in...

Jul 29, 2011

Leon Porter, age 88, of Midland, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011. Leon was born in Graham, Texas on June 22, 1923 to Lewis and Hettie Porter. Leon grew up in Graham and joined the US Marine Corps at age 20 serving during WW II in the south Pacific and was present at the Japanese surrender on October 25,...

Jul 28, 2011

Wanda Henrietta Stephens Milligan of Odessa passed away on July 28, 2011. She was the only child born to A.T. Estella Stephens on Dec. 6, 1922 in Phoenix, AZ. She grew up in El Paso, TX graduating from Austin H.S. She worked for the Mountain States Tele. Co. for 11 years. During those years she was president of the...

Jul 27, 2011

Helen Ruth Hetzler, age 76, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in Odessa. She was born March 8, 1935 in Vernon, Texas to Haskell Floyd Mayo and Ruby McMasters Mayo. She was the second child of six. She married Bill Hetzler February 12, 1953 in Kansas. She has lived in Odessa since 1972. She was an awesome...

Jul 25, 2011

Fredric Bear Bryant Baker, age 73, of Odessa, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 25, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Fred was born on June 8, 1938 in Odessa, Texas. He graduated from Odessa High School and then attended Texas A M. After college, he began working in the oil fields and eventually ran his own business. His work...

Jul 25, 2011

Jeremy Ramirez, age 28, of Odessa, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 in Seminole. He was born April 14, 1983 in Odessa, Texas. Jeremy is survived by his children Isayah, Aaliyah, Josiyah, Sariyah, Uriah, and Ariel Ramirez his wife Rozanne Ramirez father Febronio Ramirez Jr. and Janel Ramirez his fiance Jessica Ruiz sisters Jessica Ramirez, Brittney Flores, Jasmine Ramirez...

Jul 24, 2011

Elma Mae Smith, age 80, of Odessa, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a long bout with cancer. She was born December 13, 1930 to Foy Satterfield and Ina Satterfield in Wheeler County, Texas. She married TJ Smith on December 4, 1953 in Pampa, Texas. She was employed by Bell Telephone Co....

Jul 21, 2011

Jeanette Elaine Washington Hernandez, age 65 of Odessa, passed away Thursday July 21, 2011 in Odessa. She was born July 25, 1945 in El Paso, Texas to Tom Nevinger and Edna Wright Nevinger. Her family moved to San Antonio and then to McCamey where her father was the city manager. After graduation from McCamey High School in 1962, she...

Jul 21, 2011

Edward Duan Buck Denton, age 89, passed away Thursday July 21, 2011 in Odessa. He was born April 24, 1922 in Beckham County, Oklahoma to W.B. Denton and Virgie Sweatt Denton. Visitation with the family will be 57 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. July 25, 2011...