Obituaries
Richard Pate
Jun 25, 2010
Richard Alton Pate passed June 25 ,2010 at Hospice House in Odessa, Tx. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends whom he had touched throughout his truly extraordinary life. He is preceded in death by his parents Alton Woodrow Pate and Dora Alyne Henslee and his brother Dudley Pate. Richard was born in Brownfield, Texas. His...
Verda Edwards
Jun 19, 2010
Verda Faye Edwards, 80 passed away at Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, TX Saturday, June 19, 2010. She was born July 20, 1929 to Guy H. Edwards and Lydia Jane Mitchell Edwards in Vernon, TX. She is survived by her children: Randy Campbell and wife Sylvia, Linda Ferro, Dorothy Guillory and husband Kenneth all from Odessa, TX, grandchildren, Angelia Baker...
Lynnetta Shelton
Jun 18, 2010
Lynnetta Faith Lynn Shelton, better known as GranGran, 71 passed away Friday, June 18, 2010 in Midland, TX. She was born July 14, 1938 to Mary Elizabeth Davis and Thomas Travis Tipton in Hobbs, New Mexico where she was raised and educated. Lynn met James Howard Jim Shelton on a blind date and married on August 26, 1960 in...
Oren Albright
Jun 18, 2010
Oren D. Albright, Jr. passed away Friday, June 18, 2010 in Midland. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, June 21, 2010 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Oren was born in Lindale, Texas, October 29, 1924 to Oren Albright and Bera Howard Albright. They moved to Odessa in 1941. Oren enlisted in the U.S. Air Force...
Martin Gonzalez
Jun 16, 2010
Martin F. Gonzalez, age 70, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010 in Odessa. He was born July 9, 1939 in El Paso, Texas to Manuel Gonzalez and Solidad Martinez Gonzalez. He married Elvira Carrasco in 1968 in El Paso. He attended St. Joseph School and worked for Furrs Grocery and Walmart Grocery. Survivors include his daughters, Magali Reyes and...
James Allen
Jun 15, 2010
James Wesley Allen passed away June 15, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. James was born April 1, 1927 in Blue Oklahoma to Otis Allen and Ophia McMennamy Allen. He graduated from Southside High School in Altus, Oklahoma in 1945 and was inducted into the U.S. army 18 days later where he served as a Medical Technician during...
George Carter
Jun 14, 2010
George Wallace Carter, 86, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2010, in Midland, Texas. George was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on November 6, 1923 to Cyril and Lorraine Burke Carter. The family later moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, where George graduated from high school. He attended Texas Tech before joining the Army Air Corp to fight in World...
Marie Foster
Jun 11, 2010
Marie Faye Babcock Foster, age 89, died peacefully late Friday evening, June 11, 2010, at Parks Retirement Village Care Center. Marie was born January 30, 1921, in LaJunta, CO, to Margaret Catherine Trammell and Carl Lowell Babcock as the second of their four children. She traveled from Arkansas to marry Eddie Dean Foster on January 4, 1942, in Yuma,...
Roland Judson
Jun 11, 2010
Roland Roderick Judson, age 56, passed away Friday, June 11, 2010 in Eddy County, New Mexico. He was born June 25, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Robert Sidney Judson and Martha Beth McCellan Judson. He was raised in Wharton, Texas. After graduation from High School he moved to Creede, Colorado, where he worked as a miner. He then moved...
Beulah Huckabee
Jun 9, 2010
Beulah May Huckabee, age 100 passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in Odessa. She was born May 1, 1910 in Mabank, Texas to William Henry Foster and Lovie Maybell Powell. She was raised in Floyd County and married Otis Hoyt Huckabee on September 1, 1928 in Floyd County. After twenty years of farming, she moved to Lubbock for a...
Virginia Reynolds
Jun 9, 2010
Virginia Reynolds, age 83, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Deerings Nursing Home in Odessa. She was born January 15, 1927 in Paris, Texas to James Foster Miller and Estella Rena Hobson Miller. Survivors include her son, Wendell Dale Buz McElroy wife Lupe, Granddaughters Sephora, Vanessa, grandson Jake McElroy, Sister Frances Miles of Odessa, many nieces and nephews....
Juanita Dubose
Jun 8, 2010
Juanita Charlsie Dubose, of Odessa, Texas passed away at the age of 90 surrounded by her family. The Matriarch of the Dubose family was born November 16, 1919 in Fredericksburg, Oklahoma. She passed at her residence June 8, 2010 at 8:12pm. Juanita married W.W.Bill Dubose in Eunice, New Mexico on June 10, 1937. Bill preceded her in death by...
Rosa Vaughan
Jun 8, 2010
Rosa Lee Vaughan, 71 years old, born October 23, 1938, passed away Tuesday June 8, 2010, in her home. Born and raised in Odessa, she attended Northside Baptist Church. Rosie spent many years in the retail, grocery business. In the 70s, she was an avid bowler and was part of State Championship Teams. She loved to cook and often...
Thomas Davis
Jun 7, 2010
Thomas Aubrey Davis died peacefully on Monday, June 7, 2010 in Odessa, Texas after a brief illness. The Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need He lets me rest in fields of green. He leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. Psalms 23 He is survived by Dorothy, his wife of 54 years, and his youngest...
Freddie Mcmahon
Jun 6, 2010
Freddie Don McMahon passed away on June 6, 2010 in New Braunfels, Texas after a 6 year battle with COPD and heart disease. Freddie was born on March 17, 1938 in Big Spring, Texas and moved to MidlandOdessa in his early childhood years. Freddie worked at Sooner Pipe and Supply for 34 years and retired from there in 2002....
Betty Fenton
Jun 5, 2010
Betty Jo Fenton, age 81, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010 in Midland. She was born April 7, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri to Charles G. Zimmerman and Nell Stanley Zimmerman. She was raised in Fairfield, Illinois and graduated from Fairfield high School. She worked for 20 years at Key Enterprises of OdessaAustin, Texas. She married Robert Bob William...
Betty Owen
Jun 4, 2010
Betty Ann Owen was called home to be with Her Lord on Friday June 4, 2010. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Betty had touched in some way throughout her very memorable life. She gave us all such courage and hope and reminded us of the preciousness of life. She enjoyed music and reading...
Mildred Rankin
Jun 2, 2010
Mildred Rankin, age 91, passed away in San Marcos, Texas on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. She is now able to join her beloved husband and family members in heaven. She was the most patient, caring, accepting, noncomplaining, mother, wife, grandmother possible. Mildred was born near Hobbs, New Mexico and was married 57 years to her high school sweetheart Beuford...
James Bushong
May 31, 2010
James William Jim Bushong was born August 17, 1935 in Coleman County, Texas. He passed from this life on May 31, 2010. Jim married the love of his life and soul mate Shirley on October 12, 1956. He attended Odessa High School and Odessa College. He worked in the oilfield for 40 years, and retired as Production Foreman from...

Jimmy Davidson
May 29, 2010
JIMMY HALE DAVIDSON, Odessa TX Jimmy Hale Davidson of Odessa, Texas passed away Saturday, May 29. He was born October 24, 1921 in Weslaco, Texas to James Kellis and Ruby Faye Hale Davidson. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifteen years, Elsie Smith Davidson and a son, John Browning Davidson. He is survived by his son,...