Obituaries

Ninnon Kennedy
Aug 20, 2009
Ninnon Mae Kennedy, 86, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 in Big Spring, Texas. She was born July 19, 1923 in Brooksmith, Texas. She earned an LVN degree and worked as a doctors nurse until she married Alton E. Kennedy on April 4, 1967 in El Paso, Texas. She worked for the Texas Highway Department after they moved to...
Jerry Reffner
Aug 15, 2009
Jerry James Reffner, 69 passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Odessa, TX. Cometh unto me all you who labor and have heavy laden and I will give you rest Matthew 11: 28. Jerry ended his battle with his illness peacefully on August 15, 2009. Born in McPherson, KS on May 13, 1940 to Maurice and Betty Reffner, Graduated...
Mary Aguilar-Saffell
Aug 15, 2009
Mary Helen Aguilar-Saffell, a loving house-wife and mother, died at home peacefully in her sleep, August 15th 2009, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 30th 1947, in the town of Slaton, Texas, to the late Tiburcio and Manuala Ybarra, she attended Zavala Grade school and graduated from Ector High School in 1966. She was a...
Virginia Briscoe
Aug 14, 2009
Virginia Carrie Briscoe, 80 passed away Friday, August 14, in Odessa, TX. She was born on February 17, 1929 in Putman, TX to Thomas Earl Clemmer and Mary Ann Wilson Clemmer. She married Alton Briscoe on June 15, 1950 in Carlsbad, NM. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alton Briscoe and a daughter, Virginia Mae, April 17,...

Edward Shepard
Aug 13, 2009
Edward Carroll Shepard was born to Audie and Gladys Enlow Shepard on September 19, 1937 in Loving, Texas. He was called to his heavenly home on August 13, 2009. Edward married Jo Carrell on May 16, 1958 in Putnam, Texas. He retired from Rock Tool Company in Odessa after 33 years of service. He is survived by his wife...
Agripina Navarro
Aug 12, 2009
Agripina Pina Navarro went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2009 in Odessa. She was born June 23, 1922 in Terlingua, Texas to Manuel Levario and Maria Grado Levario. She married Alberto Navarro on June 10, 1941 in El Mulato, Mexico. The couple made their home in Kermit, Texas. Pina was a homemaker and known for...
Theodore Roedel, Jr.
Aug 12, 2009
Theodore Ted Roedel, Jr., a loving husband, father, and granddad, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at his residence in Odessa. Ted was born May 30, 1948, to Theodore and Vestal Greenway Roedel, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Ted graduated from Lawrence Central High in 1966, by the following year; he enlisted into the United States Air Force in 1967,...

Sandra Buchanan
Aug 8, 2009
Sandra Buchanan, 56, of Odessa, died Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Hospice House. A family visitation has been scheduled for 6:00 PM, Monday, August 10, 2009, at Sunset Funeral Home. Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Odessa, with Byron McWilliams officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are...
Amelia Romero
Aug 5, 2009
Amelia L. Romero, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009 in Odessa. She was born November 17, 1937 in Cuchillo Parado, Mexico to Damaso Levario and Martina Torres Levario. She was raised in Mexico and married Manuel A. Romero on June 12, 1953 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was formally educated in learning disciplines and was a devoted member of...
Aurelia Warren
Aug 2, 2009
Our beloved wife and mother Aurelia Ann Warren, 66, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 2, 2009. She was born January 3, 1943 in Mason, Texas to Rudolph Balas and Ella Mae Hartman Balas. She married Don Warren in 1960. She lived in Odessa for 45 years. She was an active member of...
Zane Gray
Jul 30, 2009
Zane Harold Gray, 84, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009 in Odessa. He was born February 18, 1925 in Eliasville, Texas to Jim Gray and Dona Lula Davidson Gray. Zane was a star athlete for OHS and helped the football team go to state in 1942. He married Ruby Lee Clark on November 5, 1945 in Odessa. She preceded...
Emma Ballew
Jul 30, 2009
Emma Louise Ballew, age 81, of Odessa, went to be with her heavenly Father on July 30, 2009. BRBR A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. at Odessa First Church of the Nazarene, 2223 Lyndale. A family visitation is scheduled...
Lillie Pitts
Jul 30, 2009
Lillie Anita Owens Pitts passed from this earth on July 30, 2009. She was born on April 24, 1920 in Brownwood, Texas and raised in Sonora, Texas the youngest child of Albert Jackson Lee and Alta Purcell Owens. She was preceded in death by her parents and all but one of her 14 siblings. In 1940 she married the...
Ray Pacheco
Jul 26, 2009
Ray Casas Pacheco, 63, of Odessa, passed away July 26, 2009 at his residence. He was born on May 19, 1946 in Ft. Stockton, Texas to Mike F. Pacheco and Anita Casas Pacheco. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired truck driver. He married M. Victoria San Miguel on April 8, 1970 in Odessa. Ray was a very...
Cecil Roberts Jr.
Jul 24, 2009
Cecil C. Roberts, Jr., 55, passed away July 24, 2009, at his residence in Odessa, Texas. He was born on February 19, 1954 in Odessa, TX, to Cecil C. Roberts, Sr. and Viola Roberts. He retired from Huntsman after 27 years of service. He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil C. Roberts, Sr. He is survived by...
Joyce Matthews
Jul 22, 2009
Joyce Janell Matthews, 73 of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009. She was born November 12, 1935 in DeLeon, Texas to Emmett and Jewell Sadberry. Joyce married Eddie Matthews in 1955, they had 2 daughters Wana York and Teresa Matthews. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, best friend and second mom. She loved to cook and...
Larry Lain
Jul 19, 2009
Larry Lain passed from this life on 07192009. He was surrounded by loved ones and left this world with a smile on his face and a wink of his eye. He was born in Crane, Texas on July 10, 1949 to Betty and Leland Lain. Larry lived all his life in Odessa, but his heart longed for Mexico. He...

Frankie Bullion
Jul 16, 2009
Frankie Louise Bullion, 77, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Odessa. She was born November 6, 1931 in Tatum, New Mexico to B. Frank and Lucy Polk. On October 21, 1950, she married John K. Bullion. She is survived by her sons, John and his wife Paula Bullion and Jerry and his wife Belinda Bullion; Grandchildren, Tami Bullard...
Michael Bava
Jul 9, 2009
Michael Mike Bava, age 54, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009 in Odessa. He was born October 31, 1954 in Bronx, New York to Peter and Lucy Bava. Mike was an avid golfer and bowler along with being an all-around sports fanatic. He was a die hard New Yorker Yankees and Dallas Cowboys fan. He touched many lives in...
Carl Nix
Jul 6, 2009
Carl Douglas Buck Nix, age 71, of Van Horn, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 6, 2009. Buck was born in Cisco, Texas to Carl L. and Clarabelle Nix on February 5, 1938. Buck was a man of many trades throughout his life. He and his wife Mary have owned Eagle...