Obituaries
Emma Babb
Dec 9, 2012
Emma Louise Babb 81, died on December 9, 2012 at the Sienna Rehabilitation Center and Home after a long battle with Alzheimers. Emma, as she was known in Texas and Louise, as she was known in California, was born June 15, 1931 in Mountain View, Oklahoma to Ira T. and Lysta Fine Shorter. Emma grew up and went to...
Clifford Hinton
Dec 8, 2012
Clifford Ray Hinton, 65, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 in Odessa. He was born October 28, 1947 in Brownwood, Texas to Clifford Albert Hinton and Betty Bolen Hinton. Graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Larry Hood officiating. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Hinton of Odessa...
Othal Gray
Dec 3, 2012
Othal Lee Gray, age 74, of Odessa, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 in Odessa, with his family by his side. He was born May 1, 1938 in Lamesa, Texas to Arvie Gray and Cleta Wilkerson Gray. He attended Dawson High School in Welch, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army from 19581961. On March 20, 1958, he married...
Viola Kunkel
Dec 3, 2012
Viola Frances Mitchell Kunkel passed away on December 3, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. Viola was born on July 22, 1917 in Baylor County, Texas to Issac Napolian Mitchell and Lillie Hazel Adams Mitchell. She attended schools in Westover, Texas where she graduated and lived in Megargel, Texas after she married Leonard Kunkel on September 17, 1935 in...
Pamela Rodriguez
Dec 3, 2012
Pamela Sue Belt Rodriguez, age 54, of Odessa, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 in Odessa. She was born April 29, 1958 in Lamesa, Texas to Don Belt and Marvis Booth Belt. She graduated from Permian High School and attended Odessa College. She became an assistant horticulturist for the parks department of the city of Odessa, Texas. She was...
Norma Smotherman
Dec 3, 2012
On December 3, 2012 Norma Fay Smotherman the Love of my Life, my baby, took her last breath on Earth and her first breath in Eternity. Norma came to Odessa in 1956 however, my amazing life with Norma began on September 16, 1994. Norma was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. Her faith and...
Robert Rodriguez
Dec 2, 2012
Robert Sport Rodriquez, 75, a Catholic member of Our Lady of San Juan was called home December 2, 2012, in Odessa, TX. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Gillett, Texas June 8, 1937 to Marcelino and Conception Rodriquez. Robert was preceded in death by his son Jesse G. Rodriquez, Sister Amelia R. Silvas, Brother Abelardo Labro...
Dean Wicklander
Dec 1, 2012
Dean Robert Wicklander, age 80, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. He was born on March 31, 1932 in Roseau, Minnesota to Melvin and Gladys Wicklander. He was a retired drywall installer. He enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Joan Wicklander his...
Daniel Gonzales
Nov 26, 2012
Daniel Hernandez Gonzales, age 78 of Odessa, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. He was born July 21, 1934 in Barstow, Texas to Severino Dominguez Gonzales and Margarita Hernandez Gonzales. He was raised in Presidio, Texas and later moved to Odessa where he met the love of his life. On May 26, 1954 he...
Karlyn Houston
Nov 24, 2012
Karlyn Elizabeth Henderson Houston, 74 of Odessa died Saturday, November 24, 2012 in Crane. Karlyn was born June 6, 1938 in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, to Lillian Kaltriter and Malcom Henderson. She grew up and attended elementary school in Navasota, TX, Clovis, NM, and Denver, CO. Received scholarship to attend Mount Carmel High School in Denver, CO, from the...
Dwayne Carpenter
Nov 22, 2012
Dwayne Allen Carpenter, 71, of Odessa Texas passed away on November 22nd, 2012 at his home in Odessa. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 25th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 26th, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial...
Johnny Mcgee
Nov 18, 2012
Johnny Lee McGee, 80, of Odessa passed away November 18, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. Johnny was born August 14, 1932 in Jayton, Texas to Elsie McGee. Johnny worked for Star Gas for 20 years and then Eddins Walcher for 15 years. He was a devoted member of Second Baptist Church. He enjoyed restoring classic vehicles, wood working and spending...
Alexander Marrufo
Nov 17, 2012
Alexander Alex Yonaton Marrufo, 8yrs old passed away in Mexico on July 17, 2012. He was born on April 1, 2004 in Odessa Texas to Jose Marrufo and Marina Camacho Marrufo. He is survived by his parents Jose and Marina Murrufo , brothers Devin Thompson, Austin Marrufo and sister Deyda Anahi Murrufo Bustillos, his maternal grandparents Rafael and Vicenta...
Charles Handley
Nov 17, 2012
Charles W. Handley, 74 of Odessa, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born October 20, 1938 in Bivins, Texas to Jim and Syble Handley. The family moved from East Texas to Odessa in 1952. Charles was a 1957 graduate of Odessa High School. After school he worked as a parts and service manager at...
Bernice Watson
Nov 17, 2012
Bernice Watson, 87 passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 in Odessa, TX. She was born on February 10, 1925 in Comanche, Texas to Alpha and Vera Hughes. Bernice is survived by her sons, James Edward Eddy Layman and wife Deanna of Odessa, David Clark Layman and wife Rhonda of San Angelo, TX, and Tim Aaron Layman of Hawley, TX...
Helen Crow
Nov 16, 2012
Helen Joyce Crow, age 70 of Midland, passed away Friday November 16, 2012 in Midland. She was born June 20, 1942 in Paducah, Texas to Lester James Clark and Hazel Marie Yarbrough Clark. She grew up in Paducah and lived all over Texas. She married Robert Crow on June 10, 1960 in San Angelo, Texas. In 1979 they started...
Ladonna Walters
Nov 16, 2012
LaDonna Lea Walters, 43, The best daughter a mother could ever have, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 in Odessa. She was born December 5, 1968 in Odessa, Texas to Dale and Carla Walters, and was a 1987 graduate of Odessa High School. LaDonna worked as a dispatcher for the Odessa Police Department, as a nail tech, an answering...
Barbara Vorhees
Nov 13, 2012
Barbara Ann Porterfield Vorhees passed on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at BeeHive Homes in Lamesa, Texas. She was born on May 31, 1939 in Lamesa, Texas to Ressie and A.H. Porterfield. She was married to Thomas E. Vorhees and resided with him for 54 years in Odessa. Barbara was diagnosed with a chronic neurological disease in 2006. After Tom...
Patsy Templeton
Nov 13, 2012
Patsy Lou Templeton, age 75, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in Pearland, Texas. She was born June 9, 1937 in Midland, Texas to Joseph Tisdale and Dixie Stewart Tisdale. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Jack Templeton who passed in September 2012 and her parents. She was a loving housewife and...
Barbara Looper
Nov 11, 2012
Barbara Ruth Looper, 80, of Odessa, passed away November 11, 2012 after living a fulfilling life, despite of her well known handicaps. The younger of two children, Barbara was born in Fort Worth, TX, July 8, 1932 to William and Alta Dossey. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She graduated from Poly High School in Fort...
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