Obituaries

Robert Shirley

Robert Shirley

Mar 18, 2010

Service Graveside Services Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 East Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762 Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:00 p.m. Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX  79762

Leonard Stribling

Leonard Stribling

Mar 18, 2010

Leonard Carlton Corky Stribling, 75, of Odessa, Texas, passed away March 18, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital. Corky was born September 3, 1934 to Leonard and Mildred Stribling in White Flat, Texas. He was raised in Trent, Texas, graduated from Trent High School and later attended Texas Tech University. He went to work for Texas Electric in 1952 as...

Alfredo Perales

Alfredo Perales

Mar 18, 2010

Alfredo Al Perales, 75, of Odessa, died Thursday March 18, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born March 9, 1935 in Brownsville, Texas to Consuelo and Alfonso Perales. Mr. Perales was a veteran of the United States Air Force. After his discharge he moved to Fort Worth where he met and married his wife of 53 years, Henrietta...

Melba "Bubber"

Melba "Bubber"

Mar 14, 2010

Melba Jean Carl Williams, Bubber 83, passed away March 14, 2010, in Odessa. She was born January 1, 1927 in Drumright, Oklahoma to Charles Eugene Carl and Mary Francis Wise Carl. Melba graduated high school in 1944 at Gladewater High School where she was a proud member of the flag team. Melba married Andy Franklin Williams, April 10, 1944....

Mildred Maxwell

Mildred Maxwell

Mar 9, 2010

Mildred Maxwell, age 92, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Midland. Mildred Louise Boyd was born in Valera, Texas, Coleman County to Martin Luther Boyd and Laura Louise DeBouse Boyd. Her early years were spent on the family ranch while attending Mosell schools. She married Curtis Clinton Maxwell in 1933. The happy union added Juanell, Leona Louise, Glenn...

Carolyn Taylor

Carolyn Taylor

Mar 8, 2010

Carolyn Sue Suzanne Taylor, age 64, went to be with her best friend, Jesus, on March 8, 2010. She was born on September 24, 1945 in Odessa, Texas to Alvin N. Dick and Chloa Wood. Suzanne grew up in Odessa and Kingsland, Texas. She met Bill Taylor and blessed her two daughters with a wonderful father and a new...

Ruby Volotko

Ruby Volotko

Mar 5, 2010

Ruby Volotko 99, passed away in Odessa March 5, 2010. She was born November 17, 1910 in Oklahoma. Visitation will be on Monday, March 8, 2010 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home from 68 pm. Graveside service will be Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 2 pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Steve Digby.

Visitation Sunset Memorial Funeral Home...

Shirley Carter

Shirley Carter

Mar 4, 2010

Shirley Ann Carters spirit left this earth on March 4, 2010, but a volume of memories of this librarian extraordinaire will remain here with friends. She was born in Chillicothe, Missouri, February 15, 1929. Shirley grew up in Irving, TX. A perfectionist, Shirley chose library science as her avocation and received a Bachelors degree from North Texas State Teachers...

Rosemary Turnbull

Rosemary Turnbull

Mar 4, 2010

Rosemary Turnbull, 85, of San Angelo died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at a care facility in Grapevine, Texas. Mrs. Turnbull was born February 8, 1925 in Fort Stockton, Texas to Rosalie Everts and Charley E. Dees. She was reared and educated in Fort Stockton, attended Jolly Beauty School in San Angelo. She worked as a beautician in Fort Stockton....

Violet Kleck

Violet Kleck

Mar 4, 2010

Violet May Kleck, 75, passed away on March 4, 2010 at Buena Vida Nursing Home in Odessa, Texas. She was surrounded by her loved ones and many special people who cared for her during her stay at Buena Vida. Violet was born on November 1, 1934, in West Monroe, Louisiana to James and Roberta Anderson. She was raised in...

Don Henderson

Don Henderson

Feb 28, 2010

Don Henderson, 81, was born in Wink, Texas and lived in Oil Center, New Mexico and Odessa, Texas. He died February 28, 2010 at home in Odessa. He was born December 17, 1928 to James and Maude Carpenter Henderson. He was reared and educated in Eunice, New Mexico. He was extremely athletic, and was offered seven full scholarships in...

Illa Fitzgerald

Illa Fitzgerald

Feb 26, 2010

Illa Geneva Fitzgerald was considered a quiet, thoughtful woman, but family and friends say her legacy rings out loud and in unexpected ways. Fitzgerald passed away suddenly Friday, February 26 at age 68 at Odessa Medical Center. Born December 30, 1941 in Coleman, TX to R.C. Eaves and Nina Robbins Eaves, she married her high school sweetheart, James R....

Herman Blakley

Herman Blakley

Feb 24, 2010

Herman L. Blakley . . . March201935 to February242010 . . . It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of one of the true pioneers in water conditioning in Texas. Herman L. Blakley died on Wednesday, February 24th. . He was born March 20, 1935 in Prague, Oklahoma to Beatrice Rich Blakley and Odis Blakley. He...

Guadalupe Perez

Guadalupe Perez

Feb 23, 2010

Guadalupe Lupe Florez Perez, age 69 passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at her residence in Odessa, after a lengthy illness. She will be missed dearly by those that knew, respected, and loved her. She was born October 4, 1940 in Quanah, Texas to Santos Florez and Carlota Elvira Perez. She is known by those who loved her as...

Nadine Knott

Nadine Knott

Feb 22, 2010

Nadine Elaine Magers Knott ODESSA Nadine Knott, age 90, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital. She was a wife, mother, friend, Nana, homemaker, waitress, former business owner, and after retirement in 1980, a childcare provider to many youngsters. She loved fishing, cooking, baking, and entering numerous items in the Permian Basin Fair and Exposition Culinary...

Eldon Halbrook

Eldon Halbrook

Feb 21, 2010

Eldon Clarence Halbrook, age 90, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Odessa. He was born October 30, 1919 in Coleman, Texas to Clarence Jerome Halbrook and Rowena Cynthia Turner Halbrook. He owned HH Hardware until retirement in 1982. He moved with his family to Odessa in 1926 from Coleman, Texas and graduated from Odessa high School in 1938....

Elizabeth Neidert

Elizabeth Neidert

Feb 21, 2010

Betty Neidert Elizabeth Duan Neidert, 89, of Odessa, passed away February 21, 2010 at Hospice House. She was born April 21, 1920 in Joplin, Missouri to Ame and Sarah Duan. Betty married George Bray Neidert in Joplin, Missouri in 1940. They moved to Odessa with their two small sons in 1948. She worked for Oil Well Supply as a...

William Springer

William Springer

Feb 20, 2010

W.W. Hot Springer William Willard Hot Springer, 83, of Odessa passed away February 20, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born November 28, 1926 in Olney, Texas to Jesse and Minnie Springer. W. W. was known and went by the nickname of Hot, which originated from his Father calling him Hotshot. Hot was raised in East Texas, graduating...

Lois Hill

Lois Hill

Feb 18, 2010

Lois Hodges Hill, age 85, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 in Bryan, Texas. She was born July 8, 1924 in Maud, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Hill and her siblings, Abby Vaughn, May Hodges, Virgie Keener, Volley Hodges, Lorene Cunningham, Bernice Alexander and Natoma Riegel. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Van...

Glen Hunt

Glen Hunt

Feb 18, 2010

Glen Thomas Hunt, 82, of Odessa died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born November 10, 1927, in Carthage, Texas to Glenn and Juanita Hunt. He was educated in Center, Texas. Mr. Hunt worked in sales for Grant Oil Tool Company. He entered the automobile business in the mid 1950s when he became the sales...