Obituaries
Celeste Gilliam
Nov 2, 2010
Celeste Ann Gilliam entered into heaven Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, after a lengthy illness. Celeste was a beloved daughter, mother and wife who gave of herself unselfishly to family and friends. Celeste was born to Clyde Lietzow and Jimmie Nell Oehlschlager Oct. 17, 1957 in Odessa. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1976 and graduated Texas AM Commerce....
Lois Grizzell
Nov 2, 2010
Daughter, Mother, Memaw, Nana, Aunt, Friendwhatever you called her, we all loved her. Lois Dee Grizzell, age 73, vacated her temporary home on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas, to join those loved ones who have passed before her into the home of our Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born December 18, 1936 in...
James Cooper
Nov 1, 2010
JIM JAMES PAUL COOPER ODESSA James Paul Cooper, 86, of Odessa TX passed away November 1, 2010 at the LamunLuskSanchez Texas State Veterans Nursing Home in Big Spring TX. He was born 6281924 in Colorado City TX to Paul and Fannie Cooper. Jim was married to Helen Williams in Odessa on June 21, 1952. James Paul graduated from Colorado...
Velma Denton
Oct 31, 2010
Polly Leon Denton Velma Pauline Polly Leon Denton, age 88, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 in Odessa. She was born July 27, 1922 in Haskell, Texas to Clarence Edward Leon and Nora Myrtle Cloud Leon. Visitation with the family will be 57PM Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00...
Blanche Carnes
Oct 31, 2010
Blanche Shriver Carnes, 101, of Odessa passed away October 31, 2010 in her home surrounded by family. She was born June 21, 1909 in Center, Oklahoma. Her Mother died when she was 19 months old and her older sisters raised her along with her Dads help. As a young girl their Dad moved the family to Texas. They lived...
Wendell Walker
Oct 31, 2010
Wendell Lloyd Walker Papaw, age 76, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 in Odessa. He was born February 23, 1934 in Duncan, Oklahoma to William Andrew Walker and Juanita Niblett Walker. His father was an oilfield worker. Wendell went to several different schools before moving to Elida, New Mexico in 1950, where he worked on a ranch. He graduated...
Oliver Mckee
Oct 30, 2010
Oliver Wayne McKee, 88 passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Home Hospice House in Odessa, TX. He was born April 9, 1922 in Temple, TX to Oliver B. McKee and Blanche B. Warr Sanders. He attended Baylor and Texas A I. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Hobbs, NM and was in the Air Force from...
Thomas Dudney
Oct 29, 2010
Lynn Dudney age 75 was born November 18, 1934 and passed away October 29, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX. He was born in Pampa, TX but lived most of his life in Odessa, TX. He was a graduate of Texas Tech University and worked thirtyfive years for Ector County Independent School District. He served as President...
Jean Mathis
Oct 29, 2010
Jean Madeline Mathis, age 81, of Odessa, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at home with her family by her side. She was born December 18, 1928 in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada to Sam and Stephanie Bosnack. Jean was the oldest of four children. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bennie Bob Mathis. Jean is...
Mary Reeves
Oct 23, 2010
Mary E. Kitty Reeves, 78 passed away October 23, 2010 in Odessa, TX. She was born on January 29, 1932 to Horace E. Simpson and Dillye Mae Horn Simpson in Mary, Louisiana. She was a retired business owner of Fancy Fins Pet Store and helped with local charities. Survivors are her husband Raymond L. Reeves, two sons, Mike Pixley...
Helen Freels
Oct 22, 2010
Helen Owens Freels beloved mother, Nana, sister and friend went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday October 22, 2010 at the age of 67. Helen Nana was a gentle, kind and loving person who will be dearly missed by all those who where blessed to know her. She is preceded in death by her parents...
Carroll Hancock
Oct 22, 2010
Carroll Douglas Hancock was the DAD OF DADS. A Christian, a faithful husband for over 69 years, a terrific father that could do it all and fix it all Carroll Douglas Hancock joined his wife, Ethel and reunited with her and his Lord Jesus on October 22, 2010. He was born in the community of Derden, TX on November...
Daniel Cobos
Oct 22, 2010
Daniel Jesus Cobos, 17 passed away at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX on October 22, 2010. He was born on December 16, 1992 to Jesus Cobos and Mary Carol Riggs in Odessa, TX. He was a loving father to Bentley, his son with Brittany Hodges, loyal to family and friends, and shared a special relationship with his uncle...
Frank Black
Oct 19, 2010
Odessa Frank Albert Black, 90, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in Odessa Texas. Mr. Black was born on February 10, 1920 in Groom, Texas and was married on February 10, 1940 to Frances Banks. In 1951, he and his family moved from Amarillo to Odessa where Mr. Black operated a bread distributorship for Baldridge Bakery of Lubbock. Subsequently,...
Linda Robinson
Oct 17, 2010
Linda Robinson, age 69, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 in Odessa, Texas. She was born February 6, 1941 in Brownwood, Texas to Frank T. Williams and Medie Bea Smith Williams. She married Jerry Robinson August 17, 1963 in Andrews, Texas. Linda taught school for 36 years, 32 years were in Odessa. She is survived by her husband, Jerry...
Harold Tomlinson
Oct 17, 2010
Harold Ray Tomlinson, age 67, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 in Odessa. He was born October 27, 1942 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Arlie Spec Herald Tomlinson and Lillian Leo Lane Tomlinson. He graduated from Lovington High School in 1961 and married Cynthia Kay Bredemeyer on September 24, 1965 in Hobbs, New Mexico. He served in the United...
Lavaughn Ross
Oct 16, 2010
LaVaughn Ross, age 79, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, in the presence of family. She was born April 19, 1931 in Albany, Texas to Roy Earl and Lettie Norman. LaVaughn was a loving mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and greatgreatgrandmother. She was an avid Dallas...
Alice Jeffers
Oct 16, 2010
Alice Kathryn Hink Jeffers, age 84, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2010 in Odessa. She was born June 5, 1926 in Dover Arkansas to Clara Mae Moore Hink and Charles Hink. After high school in Dover, she attended North Texas State University in Denton, Texas where she received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Education. She taught school in...
Reverend Lewis
Oct 15, 2010
Reverend Hezekiah Lewis, age 82, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 in Big Spring, Texas. He was born May 8, 1928 in Ruston, Louisiana to Hamon Lewis and Mary Goree Lewis. He was an active leader in church and a part of the military services. He married Annie Williams and from their union they had four children, Hezekiah Lewis...
Sandra Schmitz
Oct 12, 2010
Sandra Wright Schmitz, age 75, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at her home in Stanton, Texas, surrounded by her family. Sandra Claire Wright was born on November 29, 1934 in Odessa, Texas to Oscar Claire and Maxine Wright. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1953 where she was voted most talented...
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