Obituaries

Lillian Deaver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...