Obituaries
Norma Clark
Sep 28, 2012
Norma Gale Meeks Clark, of Odessa, passed away on September 28, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday evening, October 2, from 6:008:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, at West Odessa First Baptist church with the pastor and her son, Glenn L. Clark, officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Norma...
Johnny Rodriguez
Sep 24, 2012
Johnny D. Rodriguez, age 61, of Odessa, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 in Odessa. He was born December 31, 1950 in Presidio, Texas to Anselmo Rodriguez and Mary D. Cortez Rodriguez. He was raised and educated in Odessa, Texas and graduated from Ector High School. He worked as a salesman for Gasket Service, Inc. for 42 years. He...
Loretta Steen
Sep 21, 2012
Loretta Steen, age 97 of Odessa, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 in Odessa. She was born November 25, 1914 in Olustee, Oklahoma to the late William Tidwell and Addie Jones Tidwell. Survivors include her daughters, Aretta Musick and her husband Lonnie, and Elaine Vickers, all of Odessa, her sons, Bill Steen, Freddy Steen, and Larry Steen and his...
Cynthia Gray
Sep 21, 2012
Cynthia Cindy Angelene Gray, age 50, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 in Odessa. She was born November 4, 1961 in Jal, New Mexico to Dana Beth Jenkins Gray. Cindy attended Jal Public Schools. Cindy was preceded in death by her grandmother Dorothy Jenkins and her aunt Kathy Mayberry. She is survived by her son Shane Glenn and his...
Belinda Matheny
Sep 20, 2012
Belinda Ann Matheny, age 48, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 in Odessa. She was born September 24, 1963 in Abilene, Texas to Jerry Don Galle and Donna Hicks Galle. She grew up in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School. Belinda accomplished a long career with the 711 family. She was currently the store manager of...
Vernon Williams, Jr.
Sep 19, 2012
Vernon Williams, Jr. was called home to his heavenly Father Wednesday, September 19, 2012. He was born July 30, 1931 in Wink, Texas to Jewel Frankie McMillian and Vernon Williams, Sr. He graduated from Wink High School in 1949. He loved telling stories of his high school football days and his early days of working in the oilfields of...

Evan Taylor
Sep 19, 2012
Evan Michael Taylor, age 15 days, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Odessa Regional Medical Center. Evan was born in the morning on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Evans time on Earth with his family was short, but he was loved and cherished dearly by his mom and dad, Marialice and Mike. Evan Almighty, as...
Jackie Templeton
Sep 17, 2012
Jackie Lynn Jack Templeton, age 74 of Odessa, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 in Odessa. He was born October 16, 1937 in San Angelo, Texas to the late Andrew Jack and Minnie Wilson Templeton. Jack was raised in San Angelo and later moved to Odessa to work as seismograph operator. He met and married his wife Pat and...
Stormy Bartley
Sep 14, 2012
Stormy Bartley, age 48, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. She was born on December 22, 1963 to Lonnie and Blanche Adams in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa High School and graduated in 1982. She was a professional homemaker, loving wife, and full time mom. Her time was devoted to her children...
William Mccorkle
Sep 14, 2012
Dale McCorkle, age 85 of Odessa, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at Hospice House in Odessa. Dale was born February 20, 1927 in Mineral Springs, Arkansas to Lillian and Lee McCorkle. He owned and operated McCorkle Forklift. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Survivors include his wife, Joann McCorkle of Odessa, Texas son, Gary McCorkle of...
Mildred Young
Sep 10, 2012
On Monday, September 10th, 2012, Mildred Young, of Odessa, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior. Mildred passed away at Medical Center Hospital she was 94 years of age. Mrs. Young was born August 15, 1918 in Bowie, Texas. She moved to Paducah, Texas at a young age and then to Odessa in 1966. She was...
William Brooks Iii
Sep 3, 2012
William Ellis Brooks III Billy, 65, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Hospice House in Odessa. Billy was born on March 7, 1947 in Odessa, Texas to Dorothy and Bill Brooks. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1965 and continued his education at SMU and Texas Tech. Billy loved his family, his son, Todd Brooks, and...
Chad Haggerton
Sep 1, 2012
Chad L. Haggerton, 49, of Midland, TX, passed away at 2:50 a.m. September 1st, 2012 after a brief illness. Born January 22, 1963 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Chad was the son of Jerry Haggerton and Doris Jennings. Chad worked for Houston Engineers and Weatherford in the oil industry as shop foreman from 1984 to 1999. In 1999 he joined...

James Grimsley
Sep 1, 2012
James Grimsley, infant son of Margaret and Brandon Grimsley, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Odessa. James blessed his parents on September 1, 2012 in Odessa. We cherished his short time with us. Our beautiful boy brought joy and happiness to our lives that we will never forget. Our angel has gone to Heaven to be in the...

Lesly Davis
Aug 31, 2012
Lesly Clyde Davis, 85 of Midland, passed away in Midland on August 31, 2012. Graveside services will be Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. with Brother Bob Porterfield officiating. Lesly Davis was born July 26, 1927 in Temple, Oklahoma to the late David and Maudie Mae McKey Davis. Mr. Davis is also preceded in death by two children,...
Reuben Osborn
Aug 30, 2012
Reuben Woodrow Buck Osborn, age 93, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Odessa. He was born July 3, 1919 in Colorado City, Texas to Eugene Burleson Osborn and Elena Mandy Osborn. He owned and operated Columbia Business College and Bucks DriveInn in Odessa. Survivors include his wife, Millie Osborn of Odessa his son, Bryan Osborn of...

Dean Chandler
Aug 30, 2012
Dean Mark Chandler, 43, of Odessa passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Sunset Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Sunset Funeral Home with Bishop Brian Gwilliam officiating. Burial will follow...
William Hetzler
Aug 30, 2012
William Bill Preston Hetzler, 85, was born July 16, 1927 on a small farm in Onaga, Kansas to Bernard and Olga Hetzler. He has three older brothers: Harold, Edgar, and Robert Hetzler, and one younger sister Ruth Hetzler Pattison. He was married to Helen Hetzler in 1953, and they had four children, seven grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren. Bill passed...
Helen James
Aug 29, 2012
Helen Marguerite James, 94, was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, August 29th. Helen was born on January 3, 1918 in Cleburne, Texas to Charles Roland Chadwell and Esther Emethia Crews Chadwell. Helen graduated from High School in Caddo, Texas in 1936 and moved to Fort Worth to continue school then lived in Nashville, TN and Odessa, TX...
Jackie Fitts
Aug 29, 2012
Jackie Lee Fitts, age 77 of Midland, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Midland Hospice. Jack was born July 13, 1935 to Jack and Dorothy Fitts of Roscoe, Texas. Jack was married to Jan Akins Freeman in 1996. He graduated from Roscoe High School and entered the Army in 1953. Jack was stationed in Korea, Italy, and Germany...