Obituaries

Jun 22, 2023

James Michael Foy passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

He was born September 5, 1938, in Ballinger, Texas, to Luna Mae and Marlin A. Foy. He graduated in 1957. After college at North Texas State in Denton, he moved to Lubbock where he met and married Sondra Overton from Denver City. Mike accepted a job with...

Jun 20, 2023

Jun 19, 2023

Tommy Wayne Harris Sr., 89, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023, in Odessa, Texas.

Graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM, Friday, June 23, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Adoration East Garden. Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell will be officiating.

Tommy Wayne Harris was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Walter...

Jun 19, 2023

OBITUARY

Mae Ola Elizabeth Johanna Schultz Keel

October 20, 1926 to June 19, 2023

Mae Ola Elizabeth Johanna Schultz Keel, age 96, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023, at her home.

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 23, 2023, at 1:00 pm at Sunset Memorial Funeral...

Jun 18, 2023

How does one put into words a life so brilliant…

If you had the opportunity to meet Poncho, even just once, then you know how special he was and how complex his mind worked.

Poncho passed peacefully on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at his home in Odessa, TX.

He is preceded in death...

Jun 11, 2023

Rufina Baeza Berzosa, 82, of Odessa, Texas, passed away in her home on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Visitation will be from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día, 2680 S. Highway 385, Odessa, Texas.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 19, 2023,...

Jun 10, 2023

Joe Don Taylor, age 84, of Odessa, TX passed away peacefully at his home and entered into eternal life on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Kelby Davis of The Bridge and Randy Beard...

Jun 10, 2023

Wayne Anderson, 68, of Odessa, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Odessa, TX.

Visitation will be from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Friday, June 16, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Larry May of Eisenhower Church of...

Jun 8, 2023

Keith Jonathan Kirkland went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2023, in Odessa, Texas.

Visitation will be at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Graveside services will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 10:00 am.

Keith Kirkland was born in Texas City, Texas,...

Jun 6, 2023

Stephen (Steve) Robert Hopkins, 77, of Midland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his home in Midland Texas.

The visitation will be 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, June 9, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Funeral...

Jun 6, 2023

Lawrence “Red” Abbott, age 86, passed peacefully on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023,        in Odessa, TX.

Lawrence was born in Winifrede, WV, to John & Ada Abbott.  Lawrence moved to Odessa in 1957.  He married Lou Ada Abbott in 1961.  Lawrence spent his career working in the oil field.

Lawrence is preceded in death...

Jun 5, 2023

Ralph P. Cherry, 89, of Odessa, passed away on June 5, 2023, in Odessa, Texas.

Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 16, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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Jun 2, 2023

Edna Earl (Sid) Webb (Ma) was born to Earl Washington & Leona Lyons Corbell on November 9, 1928, in Synder, Texas. She passed peacefully on June 2, 2023. She met and married Theodore Noel Flippin Jr. (1945) and they had three sons during their marriage. She later met and married James Lamar Webb Jr. (Pa), on December 11, 1958,...

Jun 2, 2023

Rhonda Gaye Jackson (Scott), 65, of Odessa, was home surrounded by her family as she left this world to be with Jesus on Friday, June 2, 2023.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home chapel in Odessa, TX. There will not be a public...

Jun 1, 2023

Timothy Bryce Laub, 69, passed peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tim was born March 10, 1954, to Bernard and Margot Laub in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

He graduated from Will Rogers High School in 1972. After high school Tim pursued an education as an electrician. Once his education there was finished, he went...

May 30, 2023

Van Antony Bowden, age 62, passed away on May 30, 2023, in his home in Midland, Texas.  Van’s graveside service will be held Monday, June 5, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa, Texas. Jay Bowden of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will officiate.

Van Antony Bowden was born in Odessa,...

May 29, 2023

John L. Brightman, 62, of Odessa, TX, passed away at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, TX, on May 29, 2023. John was a beloved husband, father, brother, son, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

John was born to Tex and Gloria Brightman on March 15, 1961. He was married to the love of his...

May 24, 2023

Vivian Imogene Graves Reeves passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Odessa, Texas, at the age of 88.

On November 4, 1934, Vivian was born on a cotton farm in the south-eastern corner of Missouri. Together with her parents and three siblings, they worked on the land and lived in a home without electricity...

May 24, 2023

Nelda "Nell" Cox, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

She was born April 5, 1938, in Kingsville, Alabama. She moved to Odessa in 1956 where she resided until 2020. She was a single mother of five rambunctious boys. She worked as a bartender at Pojo's for over 13 years,...

May 23, 2023

Luis R. Bustos peacefully passed away at the age of 96, in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Luis was born on October 11, 1926, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Esteban Bustos and Leonor Ruelas Bustos. He spent most of his life in Monahans, Texas, with his wife Elisa Bustos and son Louis Bustos Jr., with...