Obituaries

Betty Deane Bickham

Betty Deane Bickham

Mar 23, 2024

Betty Deane Bickham died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the age of 93.   Betty Deane Bickham, born on January 27, 1931, in Redfork, Oklahoma to Blanche Mezett Stanley and James Fredrick Hunter, relocated to Texas at a young age with her family. It was in Kilgore, Texas, where she crossed paths with her true love...

Barbara Joyce Davidson

Barbara Joyce Davidson

Mar 22, 2024

Barbara Joyce Lilly Davidson, 84, of Odessa, TX, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 21, 2024, in Odessa.

Visitation will be from 5 PM to 8 PM, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Sid Driggers from Billy Hext...

Maxine Alice Page

Maxine Alice Page

Mar 21, 2024

Maxine “Macker” Woolf Page age 94 passed away peacefully March 21, 2024 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa Texas.  

She was born to Edward Woolf and Annie Lazerine Woolf on October 23, 1929 in Del Rio Texas.

Those left behind to mourn her passing are her son Billie Dale Rose Jr and Wife Vickie L Rose of San Antonio Texas, great...

Flabio Franco

Flabio Franco

Mar 20, 2024

Deacon Flabio "Fly" Franco, a devout servant of God and beloved member of the

Odessa, TX community, peacefully passed away on March 20, 2024. He was

surrounded by the love of his family at the time of his passing.

Flabio was born on August 9, 1957, in Odessa, TX, to the late Pablo and Bertha

Franco. He was raised in a home filled with...

Michael Louis McLeaish

Michael Louis McLeaish

Mar 19, 2024

Michael was born June 5, 1945 in Nevada, Missouri to Louis McLeaish and Beulah Wolfe McLeaish. When his father left the service and Michael was still a baby, the family relocated to Goldsmith, Texas. His father was a pumper for Gulf and later Chevron until his retirement, and Beulah was well known in the oil patch as the owner of...

Frances Elizabeth Omachel

Frances Elizabeth Omachel

Mar 19, 2024

Frances Elizabeth Omachel, 101, of Odessa, Texas, Passed away, Monday March 18, 2024, in Odessa, Texas.

Visitation will be 6p.m.- 8p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Sunset Memorial.  

Rosary will be 7p.m.-8p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Sunset Memorial.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday March 22, 2024, at Sunset Memorial with Deacon Jessie Ortiz of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, officiating....

Carmen Minjarez

Carmen Minjarez

Mar 17, 2024

Carmen G Minjarez, 84 of Odessa went peacefully to be with the Lord on March 17, 2024.

Carmen was born in Pecos, Texas on June 10, 1939 to Mary Hielda and Thomas Granado and married the love of her life, Prudencio Minjarez in 1954. Carmen was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

Carmen is survived by 1 sister, Margaret (Sipriano) Gonzalez, 2...

Alexis Escapita

Alexis Escapita

Mar 15, 2024

Alexis Escapita, age 28, of Odessa, TX, passed away March 15, 2024, at Medical Center Hospital.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 with Recitation of the Rosary at 6:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:00 AM, Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.

Alexis was born on...

Ginger Pomroy

Ginger Pomroy

Mar 14, 2024

Ginger Pomroy Aylor

(May 30th, 1973 – March 14th, 2024).

Ginger Pomroy Aylor (Resident of Midland, TX.) passed away at peace surrounded by family in Odessa Texas, on Thursday, March 14th,2024Ginger was born on May 30th, 1973, to Robert Pomroy and Deborah Rice Pomroy (Former residents of Monahans Tx.). 

Ginger's service will be a Graveside only at 1:00PM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024,...

Alton Dale Willis

Alton Dale Willis

Mar 11, 2024

Alton D. Willis of Lubbock, TX went to his heavenly home on Monday, March 11, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

 Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home, 6801 E. Highway 80, Odessa, TX 79762.   A burial will follow. 

Alton was born on June 21, 1943, in Bakersfield, CA,...

Eric A. Briley

Eric A. Briley

Mar 6, 2024

Eric Alden Briley, 51, left this earth to go to his heavenly home on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. He passed away at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, surrounded by his loved ones.   

Memorial Service will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Matt Hood and Jon-Lucas Poe officiating.  

Eric was born in...

Mary E. Smith

Mary E. Smith

Mar 5, 2024

Obituary:

Mary Ellen Smith passed away on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024.

 

 Her husband, Charles "Chuck" Smith, took great care of her and kept her comfortable into her final days. You could see the love in the way he cared for her. We also appreciate her sister-in-law, Carrie Smith, for caring for her and allowing her to remain in her home. 

 

She was born...

Elizabeth Ann Harned

Elizabeth Ann Harned

Mar 4, 2024

Elizabeth “Lizzie” “Liz” Ann Dowden Harned, age 81, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on March 4, 2024. She was born in Odessa, Texas on October 21, 1942. She is predeceased by her husband of nearly 54 years, William Edward Harned; her beloved son, Dwight Edward Harned; her parents, Edward Grant Dowden and Hazel Rose Harkins Dowden; and by her siblings...

Letha Mae Sykes Allen

Letha Mae Sykes Allen

Mar 3, 2024

Letha Mae Sykes Allen passed away at the age of 97, on March 3, 2024.  She was born in Chattanooga, Oklahoma on February 7, 1927, and was the fourth of ten siblings.  After graduating from college, she began teaching in Southside, Oklahoma and later in Rocky, Oklahoma where she met her husband James Wesley Allen.  They moved their family to...

Mary D. Thomason

Mary D. Thomason

Feb 29, 2024

Mary Thomason, a cherished pillar of love and strength within her family and community, passed away at the age of 88 on February 29, 2024. Born on September 30, 1935, in Bowie County, TX, to Thomas and Clara Orr.  She married R. B. Thomason November 17, 1953, in Lovington, New Mexico.

Mary's life was a testament to the power of unconditional...

Philip Haines Szenasi

Philip Haines Szenasi

Feb 29, 2024

PHILIP HAINES SZENASI (September 8, 1934 - February 29, 2024), was born in Hebbronville, Texas close to Corpus Christi on September 8, 1934, to Joseph Szenasi and Nona Haines Szenasi. 

Joseph was an oil drill site watchman and Philip was born at home on one of the drill sites. Philip stepped on a baby rattlesnake right behind the head and the...

Delva Jacobo

Delva Jacobo

Feb 28, 2024

Delva Jacobo, age 66, passed away on February 28, 2024, in Odessa, Tx.

 

Visitation will be from 5 PM to 8 PM, Monday, March 4, 2024, with Rosary held at 6:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 10:00 AM at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton with Deacon Gary Brooks of St. Elizabeth...

Yvonne Bertrand

Yvonne Bertrand

Feb 28, 2024

Yvonne Smith Bertrand,84, of Odessa, peacefully passed away on February 28, 2024, in Midland Texas

 

Yvonne was born in Minter Texas to Charles & Katherine Smith on September 4, 1939. She married Allen Bertrand on September 13, 1957. They eventually settled in Hobbs, NM where she spent her time raising their five children. In 1987 they moved to Odessa, Texas where...

Manuel L. Moralez

Manuel L. Moralez

Feb 27, 2024

Manuel L. Moralez, 78 years old, of Odessa, Texas, passed away at home on February 27, 2024.

 

Visitation will be from 6 PM to 8 PM, Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

 

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, March 1, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Raymundo Calzadias, officiating. A burial will follow at...

Buck Payne

Buck Payne

Feb 26, 2024

On Monday, February 26, 2024, my beloved son Buck Payne, father to Garrett and Emili, passed at the age of 48. He was called home after fighting a two-year courageous battle while waiting on a liver transplant, he saw numerous severe setbacks but always pulled through. His faith in God, Family and the Power of Prayer never wavered and got...

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