Obituaries
Lillian Deaver
Jan 22, 2012
Mrs. Lillian Beatrice Lynn Deaver, a long time resident of Odessa departed this life on Sunday, January 22, 2012. She was born March 16, 1926 to Rev. John Calvin and Mrs. Irene Estelle Burch Lynn in High Bank, Texas. The sixth child of her parents, she attended public school in Marlin, Texas, where she graduated from Booker T. Washington...

Virginia Digby
Jan 21, 2012
Virginia Joy Leathers Digby, age 87, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Odessa. She was born July 13, 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky to Ollie C. Leathers and Elva Butner Leathers. She graduated from LaFayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky in 1942. She was baptized in Broadway Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky and married Arthur Digby on...
Jack Womack
Jan 19, 2012
Jack Franklin Womack, age 83, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Midland. He was born November 30, 1928 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Frank and Elsie Womack. He married Billie Darleen Hilton. He was preceded in death by a son, David Womack. Survivors include his wife, Darleen Womack of Odessa son, Richard Womack and wife Janet...
Richard Fitts
Jan 18, 2012
Richard Greg Fitts, a computer tech, was born January 14 1960 in Houston, Texas and passed away Wednesday January 18, 2012 in Odessa. He graduated from Permian High School in 1977 and served in the U.S. Navy. He is preceded in death by his mother Patricia Fitts and is survived by his father, Jack Fitts and wife Jan sister...
Annie Everett
Jan 18, 2012
Annie Frances Everett, age 89, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Odessa. She was born July 5, 1922 in Union, Mississippi to Arthur Lee Cleveland and Mildred Annie Frances Everett, age 89, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Odessa. She was born July 5, 1922 in Union, Mississippi to Arthur Lee Cleveland and...
Joyce Hicks
Jan 15, 2012
Joyce Gayle Hicks, 83 yrs. old, passed away at Medical Center Hospital on the evening of January 15, 2012 from a lengthy illness. Gayle was born in Houston, TX to Walter Haskell and Era Lucille Hicks on October 6, 1928. He attended and graduated school in Mullin, TX. Gayle married Lois Nell Williams on July 15, 1957. Gayle, also...
Almeron Hayes
Jan 15, 2012
Almeron A. O. Tim Hayes, age 69, of Odessa, passed away Sunday evening, January 15, 2012 in Odessa, after a long battle with cancer. He passed away at home surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born May 5, 1942 in Putnam, Ct. to Alice Margaret Dolan and Almeron Olin Hayes, Sr. Tim met his wife Katy Kirkpatrick...

James Holland
Jan 14, 2012
James M. Holland, age 76, of Odessa, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 in Odessa. He was born on November 27, 1935 in Donna, Texas to James Caldwell Holland and Beatrice Elizabeth Lawhon. He served in the Marine Corp. and was a service engineer for 30 years for B. J. Services. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Gordon Gaston
Jan 14, 2012
Gordon M. Gaston passed away January 14, 2012 at his home 33 Sandia Court, Odessa TX where he lived with his wife, Doris, and daughter and son, Charle and Wayne Scott. Gordon was born April 13, 1918 in White Deer, Texas. He married his high school sweetheart, Doris Irene Staats, on December 25, 1941. Following a tour with the...
Jerry Young
Jan 13, 2012
Jerry Don Young, age 67, of Odessa, passed away January 13, 2012 at Sienna Care Center in Odessa. He was born August 16, 1944 in Paducah, Texas to Lewis and Mildred Young. He served in the Army and was a welder. He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis Young, and his loving wife of 37 years, Cindy....
Andrea Priest
Jan 11, 2012
Andrea Leach Priest, age 73, of Midland, passed away January 11, 2012 in Midland. She was born October 6, 1938 in Wellington, Texas to William Leach and Oletha Vaughan Leach. She grew up in Houston, and attended Texas Womens University where she received her Bachelor degree. She got her Masters degree at Texas AI in Kingsville, Texas. She married...
Audrey Ellison
Jan 10, 2012
Audrey Lee Ellison, age 83, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in Odessa. She was born June 15, 1928 in Sulpher Springs, Texas to Joseph Lee Graham and Cora Lee Helton. On December 22, 1946, she married David Wesley Ellison in Gladewater, Texas. They moved to Odessa in 1949. She attended Conerstone Worship Center and was a...
Jamie Schneider
Jan 10, 2012
Jamie Lytle Schneider, age 69, of Midland, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Midland Memorial HospitalHospice Unit. Jamie Kay was born May 8, 1942 to Evelyn Ora Lytle and Noble Desmond Lytle. Jamie graduated from Permian High School in 1960 and attended Odessa College for two years. She married Billy Douglas Schneider on January 15, 1965 in Odessa,...
Charlie Ryan
Jan 4, 2012
Charlie Van Rip Ryan, age 70, of Odessa, passed on to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his family and friends. He was born October 23, 1941 in Iraan, Texas to Cleddie Ryan and Mabel McMillian Ryan. He worked in the oilfield and made many friends there....
Simona Mancha
Dec 30, 2011
Simona M. Mancha, age 84, of Odessa, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 in Odessa. She was born January 18, 1927 in Lajitas, Texas to Ramon Gonzalez Molinar and Carolina Pineda Molinar and was married to Manuel B. Mancha. She is preceded in death by her father Ramon Tavarez Molinar, mother Carolina Pineda Molinar, brothers Juan and Ramon MolinarAlpine,...

Ronnie Shackelford
Dec 29, 2011
Ronnie L. Shackelford, age 64, of Odessa, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 in Odessa. He was born November 3, 1947. He married Delories Stevens. Survivors include his wife, Delories Shackelford of Odessa his son, Eddie Williams of Midland his daughters, Brenda Williams of Midland and Connie Wallace of Winnona, Texas his brother, Jimmy Shackleford of Odessa, Texas his...
Leonard Twiggs
Dec 28, 2011
Leonard Lee Twiggs passed away December 28, 2011 in Odessa. He was born January 12, 1931 in Caperton, West Virginia to Leonard C. Twiggs and Maurel A. Johnson. He was married 62 years to Mary M. Hicks Twiggs. He was in the Army from 19461949. He was also a Master Mason of Ft. Stockton Lodge of Texas. Survivors include...
Anise Foster
Dec 24, 2011
Anise Foster, age 91, of Midland, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 in Bedford, Texas. She was born July 18, 1920 in Elk City TX, to John Rutherford Hemper and Anise Mae Speaks. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley Foster her sister, Stella Merritt, her brother, Dell Hemper and her great nephew, Paul Ellis, Survivors include...
Earl Gummelt
Dec 23, 2011
Earl Wayne Gummelt, age 85 , passed away December 23, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa following a brief illness. Earl was born February 12, 1926 to Sallie Annie Deer and Otto Gummelt at Star, Texas in Hamilton County. On October 14, 1944, Earl Wed Minnie Marie Steinmann of Priddy, Texas , Mills County. They were married in...
Carrie Jennette
Dec 22, 2011
Carrie Lynn Jennette, age 25, of Sugarland, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 in Sugarland, Texas. She was born August 9, 1986 in Odessa to Michael Jennette and Teresa Hudnall Jennette. Survivors include her parents of Odessa her sisters, Shawna Niver of Midland, and Danielle Childs of Richmond, Texas she is an aunt of seven nephews. Visitation with...