Obituaries
Peggy Jean Webster Wilson
Jul 23, 2024
Peggy Jean Webster Wilson was born on October 14, 1931, in Hutchinson, Kansas to Elmo and Alma Pierson. She was reared and attended school in Hutchinson, that is also where she met and married the love of her life Kale Webster. After their marriage Peggy worked while Kale attended college in Kansas. After college Kale entered the military and they...
Raymond Byron Jones
Jul 22, 2024
Raymond Byron Jones, age 89, of Odessa, TX, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Odessa.
Funeral Services will be at 1:00 PM, Monday, July 29, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
Ray was born on December 4, 1934, to William and Evelyn Jones in Denver, CO.
He graduated from North Denver High School in...
Peggy Brown
Jul 21, 2024
Peggy June Brown, age 85, of Odessa, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, peacefully at her home. She was born on December 27, 1938, in Oklahoma City. Peggy married Charles Brown on May 9, 1959, in Odessa. Peggy made a career as an AT&T telephone operator and after retirement she worked at the Best Cleaners in Odessa. She enjoyed...
Jimmy Lee Cameron
Jul 19, 2024
James “Jimmy Lee” Cameron, age 81, passed away Friday, July 19th, 2024, at his home in Odessa, Texas.
A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 10:00 AM.
Jim was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and served in the US army where he received an honorable discharge. He graduated from...
Jimmie Nell Parker
Jul 19, 2024
Jimmie Nell Parker, age 95, passed away on July 19, 2024 in Cedar Park, Texas. She was born on April 1, 1929 in Avery, Texas to William and Opal Holcombe. After graduating from Lamesa High School in 1946, she worked at the Dawson County Veterans Services. Here she helped World War II veterans with their terminal leave pay and benefits....
Margaret Joan Ward
Jul 18, 2024
Margaret Joan Ward, 1929-2024, passed away on July 18, 2024, at the age of 94. Born in Abilene, Tx and spent most of her life in Odessa and Kingsland.
Joan is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Charlie Roy Ward; and her siblings, Doris Crabtree, George Sinclair, Dick Sinclair and William Sinclair.
Joan is survived by her children, George...
Woodie Marcellous Grizzell
Jul 18, 2024
Woodie Grizzell, 70, of Odessa, TX passed away on July 18, 2024, at his home in Odessa, TX. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Monday Julu 22, 2024 at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral home with Jimmy Braswell of Odessa, officiating. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial. Woodie was born in Odessa to Bill and Lois Grizzell on August...
Michael L. Foutz
Jul 13, 2024
Michael L. Foutz, 66, of Horseshoe Bay, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Mike was born February 11, 1958, in Arlington, TX to Mr. Robert Eugene Foutz and Imagene Foutz. He was a graduate of Odessa Permian High School, Class of 1976. He attended Odessa College. He married the love of his life, Janice Legg Foutz on January 11,...
Sam Floyd Henderson
Jul 12, 2024
Samuel Floyd “Sonny” Henderson passed from this life July 12, 2024. He was a big man who lived a big life.
Sonny was born at Headlee Hospital on March 5, 1938. A native Odessan from a pioneer ranching family, he was the grandson of Marvin F. and Lois Henderson. Marvin was 6’8” and began life as a Texas Ranger in 1906...
Sondra Overton Foy
Jul 11, 2024
Sondra Overton Foy passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. She was born on August 24, 1940, to Flora Bell and Mem Overton in Brownfield, TX. She grew up in a 26-family close-knit oilfield community near Denver City.
Sondra graduated from Denver City High School in 1958 as valedictorian. She finished business college in Lubbock, and she also did modeling. She...
Billy Wayne Johnson
Jul 9, 2024
Bill W. Johnson of Odessa passed away on July 9, 2024. Bill was born on the family farm in Rockwood Tx. To Robert and Opal Hamilton Johnson. Bill celebrated his 89th birthday this past April.
He moved with his parents to Santa Anna Tx. with his family as a young boy where he attended school until 1950. The family moved to...
Jerry Thomas
Jul 7, 2024
Gerald Wayne (Jerry) Thomas passed away peacefully on July 7, 2024, at the age of 84 in Odessa, Texas surrounded by his family who loved him dearly.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Crossroads Church with Griff Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in the care of Sunset Memorial...
Richard Earl Franklin
Jul 6, 2024
Richard Earl Franklin, 93, of Odessa, earned his angel wings on Saturday, July 6, 2024, with his daughter Carol and great grandson Jordan Hutson by his side.
He was born February 4, 1931, in Clay City, Illinois, to Alfred Duff Franklin and Mildred Holmes. In 1948, he married Norma Hance, also in Clay City, Illinois. They moved to West Texas and...
Viola Anna Taylor
Jul 5, 2024
Viola A. Taylor passed peacefully at her home in Odessa, TX on July 5, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on March 18, 1933, in Poultney, Vermont to Adeline and William (Wegrzyn) Blatt.
Viola had a long adventurous life starting at a young age. After graduating high school, she attended nursing school and graduated as a Registered Nurse....
Jerry Don Tyler
Jul 4, 2024
Jerry Don Tyler, age 68, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Odessa, TX.
He was born November 10, 1956, to Tom and Mary Tyler. On December 31, 1977, he married Debbie D. Tyler. Their eternal love led them to 44 years of marriage. Jerry may not have been a perfect man but will always be our Superhero.
The legacy he leaves...
Norman Lee Witcher
Jul 3, 2024
Norman L. Witcher, 81, of Odessa, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. Born on December 8, 1942, in Littlefield, Texas to Jack and Oleta Witcher.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 2:00 PM, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Odessa. Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home of Odessa.
He married the...
Glenna Lea Callendar
Jul 1, 2024
Glenna Lea Street Callendar McCarty
Feb 17, 1944 – July 1, 2024
Glenna Lea, 80, of Odessa, Passed away on July 1st, 2024, in Odessa Texas
Glenna Lea Street was born to Jess and Glenodine Street on February 17, 1944, in Plainview Texas, Glenna attended and graduated from the Kress school system where she met the love of her life, Hershel Dwaine Callendar...
Louise Shiffer
Jun 29, 2024
Louise Shiffer, 97, of Odessa, TX passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2024, in Waxahachie, TX.
Alma Louise Bean was born in 1926, in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. As a child, she grew up in Oklahoma where she lived on the farm with her parents Nicholas and Olna and her three siblings Lois, Lloyd (lovingly called Sonny), and Nicky. Louise attended college...
Danny Joe Waters
Jun 28, 2024
Joe Waters, age 76, Of Odessa, passed away on June 28, 2024, at his home in Odessa.
A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at Sunset Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 2:00 pm.
Joe was born in Lufkin, Texas. He was a retired educator, with 38 years of experience.
Joe is preceded in death by his parents, Willie...
Melba Tarver
Jun 28, 2024
The family of Melba Joyce Tarver rejoices in their precious mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great, great grandmother’s “Victory in Jesus.” Early morning of June the 28th she completed her work on this earth and entered the gates of Heaven.
Melba was the second child of Talmage and Bennie Lay. She joined her older sister, Billie Jane, on November 26th 1932,...
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