Obituaries

Bettenelle Sikes

Bettenelle Sikes

Sep 11, 2014

Bettenelle Roberts Sikes, 83, of Odessa, TX, passed away at her family home in Odessa on September 11, 2014. Funeral services will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 15, 2014. A brief graveside service and burial will follow. Bette was born in Artesia, NM, on November 5, 1930 to Jon...

Tommy Eveland

Tommy Eveland

Sep 11, 2014

Tommy Eveland, 67, of Odessa, Texas passed away Thursday, September, 11, 2014 in his residence in Odessa. He was born in Killeen, Texas on January 6, 1947 to Claude Jesse Eveland and Barbara Eveland. Tommy graduated from Taft Union High School in California. Tommy married Donna Eveland on December 4, 1992. He retired from the oil industry. Tommy enjoyed...

Gregory Dayney

Gregory Dayney

Sep 9, 2014

On September 9, 2014 old Texan Gregg Dayney took his final lap. Funeral Services will be on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel at 4 PM with Reverend Larry Hood officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He is preceded in death by his son, CJ Dayney. He is survived by crew chief Wilmah wife,...

Melvin Niemann

Melvin Niemann

Sep 8, 2014

Melvin Carl Niemann, age 84, went to be with our Lord on Monday, September 8, 2014. He passed quietly, surrounded by family. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 11 from 68pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Services will be Friday, September 12, at 1pm at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with the Reverend Clydel Chapman officiating. Melvin, sometimes called...

Forrest Goin

Forrest Goin

Sep 7, 2014

Forrest Wayne Goin, age 87, of Odessa, TX passed away on September 7, 2014 at Medical Center Hospital. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 from 68 PM at Sunset Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be at The First Baptist Church, 709 N. Lee, Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 1 PM. Forrest was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to...

Carlos Valdez

Carlos Valdez

Sep 7, 2014

Carlos George Valdez passed away on September 7, 2014 in Odessa. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 AM on Monday, September 15, 2014 at St. Marys Catholic Church with Reverend Hilary Ihedioha officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Carlos was born on February 22, 1973 in Odessa. He worked in the oilfield. He also was...

Rodney Holley

Rodney Holley

Sep 6, 2014

Rodney Dale Holley, age 61, went to be with his Heavenly Father after a prolonged illness on September 6, 2014 at Medical Center Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 from 68 PM at Sunset Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 1 PM at Sunset Memorial...

Irvin M.D.

Irvin M.D.

Sep 4, 2014

Irvin J. Reiner, M.D., of Odessa, TX passed away in his home on the evening of September 4, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 on Sunday, September 7th at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rabbi Sidney Zimelman officiating. Irv was born in New Orleans, LA. to Israel Jacob Reiner and Cilia Reiner on September 9, 1930. Irvin received...

Sherry Munoz

Sherry Munoz

Sep 1, 2014

Sherry Lea Munoz, age 55, of Odessa, passed away on September 1, 2014. Sherry was called HOME TO HEAVEN after her long courageous battle with cancer. Sherry was born to George Ray and Shirley Ruddock on Feb. 24, 1959, in Brenham, Texas. She lived most of her life in MidlandOdessa, Texas. Sherry attended Midland Lee High School, married her...

Barbara Elliott

Barbara Elliott

Sep 1, 2014

To Celebrate the Life of Barbara Elliott, age 72, of Odessa, she went to be with her Lord on September 1, 2014. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 4, 2014 from 68 PM at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be on Friday, September 5, 2014 at 4 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend...

Carol James

Carol James

Aug 30, 2014

Arrangements Pending

Douglas Bellesheim

Douglas Bellesheim

Aug 21, 2014

Douglas Lawrence Bellesheim Doug with the pipe of Odessa passed away on August 21, 2014 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX after a 15 month battle with cancer. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Dallas Cowboys attire acceptable. Doug was born in...

Herman Beaty

Herman Beaty

Aug 19, 2014

Herman Gerald Beaty, 82, of Odessa, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 6:008:00 pm Tuesday August 19, 2014 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday August 20, 2014 at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Byron McWilliams and Reverend Curtis Brewer officiating. Burial will follow...

Kathy Shirley

Kathy Shirley

Aug 18, 2014

Kathy Diane Horton Shirley, age 64, of Midland passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014 at her home in Midland after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 68 PM on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, August 22, 2014 at Northside Baptist Church in...

Mary Bourke

Mary Bourke

Aug 16, 2014

Mary Wallace Bourke passed away at her home in Odessa, Texas on August 16, 2014. Graveside services are scheduled for Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 10:00 am at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Reverend Jeff Cleere, officiating. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. She was born July 1, 1949 in Odessa to Daniel and...

Rebecca Silva

Rebecca Silva

Aug 12, 2014

Rebecca Fay da Silva passed away on August 12, 2014. She was born September 28, 1923 in Lake Charles, La. She graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1941. She attended Rice University in Houston, Texas graduating with a BA in Chemistry in 1945. She married Hugo C. da Silva from Rio de Janeiro Brazil in 1950. After her husbands...

Jimmy Carrasco

Jimmy Carrasco

Aug 12, 2014

Jimmy Carrasco, 60 of Odessa, Texas, went to be with his heavenly father on August 12, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday August 23, 2014 at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Odessa, Texas with the Father Mark Woodruff of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, officiating. Another funeral services will also be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday August 26 at...

Harold Mccullough

Harold Mccullough

Aug 9, 2014

Harold Deane McCullough, 83, of Odessa, passed away on August 9, 2014, at his home surrounded by his wife of 62 years, his children and grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 67:30 PM at Sunset Funeral Home. Also the family will receive friends at noon before the service at 1 PM on Thursday. Funeral...

Harry Wilkerson

Harry Wilkerson

Aug 5, 2014

Harry M. Wilkerson, age 80 of Odessa, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in Odessa. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home from 68 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 4:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home with Pastor Don Norris of the First Baptist...

Cory Green

Cory Green

Aug 4, 2014

Cory Ray Green, 25, of Odessa went to be with his Lord on August 4, 2014 in Odessa. Visitation will be from 128 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2014 with family viewing from 68 PM at Sunset Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will take place on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with...