Obituaries
Carolyn Holmes
Jan 12, 2016
Carolyn Elizabeth Holmes, age 87, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on January 12, 2016 in Lewisville, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, January 15, 2016 at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Odessa from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. Graveside Funeral Services will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Johnny Thomason, Senior...
Marjorie Rawlings
Jan 9, 2016
Margie Rawlings was born in Sweetwater, Texas on January 16, 1926 to Juanita and Arthur Eggleston. She passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 in New Braunfels. Margie married Ernest Rawlings in March, 1951 and moved to Abilene, Texas where Margie was a homemaker and mother to her daughter, Judy. In 1962, the small family moved to Midland, Texas and...
Gladys Lewis
Jan 7, 2016
Gladys Lewis, age 80, of Odessa, TX, passed away on January 7, 2016 in Odessa. Gladys was born on September 24, 1935 to Charles Houston Dickey and Ethyl Lorraine (Thomas) Dickey in McAllen, TX. She grew up in Odessa, TX and at the tender age of 16 married the love of her life, Edward L. Lewis on June 1,...
Joyce Meadows
Jan 4, 2016
Joyce Darlene Meadows, age 63, of Gardendale, TX, passed away on January 4, 2016 in Gardendale. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, Friday, January 8, 2016 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Joyce was born August 15, 1952 to H.J. and Frances Sharp in Odessa, TX....
Eddie Foster
Jan 3, 2016
Eddie Dean Foster Eddie Dean Foster, age 94, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, January 3, 2016, at Medical Center Hospital. Eddie, known to older family members as "Eddie Dean" or "Dean," and to later friends and family as "Ed" or "E.D.," was born July 18, 1921, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Eva Susan Miller and Dibrell Foster as the first...
Sue Hickman
Jan 2, 2016
Sue Morris Hickman passed from this earth on January 2, 2016. Sue was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 10, 1928. She graduated from Monahan's High School in 1946. She attended Odessa College. She married Darrell Hickman on February 26, 1951 and had three sons. Sue had a wonderful sense of humor and an adventurous spirit. She learned...
John Murrell
Jan 2, 2016
John A. "Jay" Murrell III, age 67, of Odessa, TX, passed away on January 2, 2016 in Odessa. Jay was born in Shreveport, LA to John A. Murrell Jr and Lena Murrell on February 25, 1948. He married Paula Luttrell on July 6, 1970. He was employed at Glazer's wholesale distributers from 1971 to 2013 when he retired. Jay...
David Hess
Dec 29, 2015
David T. Hess of Odessa, TX, passed away December 29, 2015 in Odessa, TX. A Memorial Service will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, January 4, 2016 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4901 Maple Ave., Odessa, with Reverend Buddy Monahan officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. David was born October 29, 1940 to Jesse and Jean Hess in Yuma,...
John Jordan
Dec 29, 2015
John Mark Jordan, age 59, of Midland TX, passed away on December 29, 2015. Family will receive friends on Friday, January 1, 2016 from 4:00-6:00 pm, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, TX. Services will be at 4:00 pm, Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, TX, with Reverend Jason Tippy officiating. John Mark...
Phyllis White
Dec 28, 2015
Odessa resident, Phyllis Jane White, passed away December 27, 2015 in her home at the age of 83. Throughout her life, when asked, "How are you?" Phyllis' quick reply was always, "I'm blessed." She truly was blessed with family and good friends who loved her. In return, she blessed everyone around her with a fierce love, joy of life...
Virginia Ward
Dec 28, 2015
Virginia Day Ward, age 89, of Austin, TX, passed away on December 28, 2015 in Austin, TX. Virginia was born on February 18, 1926 to James Ossie Waltrip and Cora Day (Scarbrough) Waltrip in Sikeston, Mo. She spent her childhood and attended High school in Sikeston, Mo. She married Byron M. Ward on December 30, 1945 in Sikeston. They...
Eddie Mcpherson
Dec 27, 2015
Eddie McPherson, age 76, of Odessa, TX, passed away on December 27, 2015 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 pm, Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be at 1:00 pm, Friday, January 1, 2016 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Buddy Monahan of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. Eddie was born April...
Marie Martin
Dec 26, 2015
Marie Kathyrine Martin, age 75, of Odessa, TX, passed away on December 26, 2015 in Odessa. Marie was born on December 8, 1940 to George Hanez and Irene Sary Hanez in South Bend, Indiana. She spent her childhood in South Bend. She married John Martin on October 21, 1961. In January of 1967 they moved to Odessa and later...
Monte Reed
Dec 25, 2015
Monte J. Reed, 78, of Odessa, TX, passed away on December 25, 2015 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at First Baptist Church, in Odessa with Don Norris officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial...
Sandra Ables
Dec 23, 2015
Sandra Lee (Stuart) Ables Sandra Lee Stuart was born November 1, 1946 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to parents Walter McKinley Stuart and Kathrine Viola Blue Stuart. She passed away at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas on December 23, 2015. She was 69 years old. Sandra was the oldest of 8 children, and she helped raise her younger siblings...
Terri Banzet
Dec 23, 2015
Terri Dene Powell Banzet passed at her Odessa home on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 after a nearly two - year battle with two different forms of leukemia. In her youth, Terri was an accomplished athlete. A basketball player at Odessa High in the late 1970's, she achieved her greatest success on the softball fields. As a shortstop and perennial...
Bill Perkins
Dec 23, 2015
Bill J. Perkins of Odessa, TX passed away on December 23, 2015 at the age of 82. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, on January 8, 2016, at Sunset Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Crossroads Fellowship at the corner of Billy Hext and Hwy 191 in Odessa, TX,...
Patricia Miller
Dec 22, 2015
Patricia Ercelle Miller, age 80, of Odessa, TX, passed away on December 22, 2015 in Midland. Visitation will be at 9:00 am, December 28, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, December 28, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Larry Hood officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Patricia Miller was...
Byron Voss
Dec 21, 2015
Our precious son, Byron D Voss passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015 after a lengthy illness in Odessa, TX.. He was 42 years old. We will miss him dearly but rejoice in the knowledge that he is in Heaven and no longer in pain. Byron was born April 22,1973 to Reginald Voss and Sherry Stamps Voss. He grew...
Kallen Bridge
Dec 21, 2015
Kallen Elisha Bridge, 3 months, of Midland, TX, passed away on December 21, 2015 in Dallas, TX. Visitation will be from 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Monday, December 28, 2015 before the services. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, December 28, 2015 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel, 6801 E. Business 20, Odessa, TX. 79762. Kallen was born in Odessa,...
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