Obituaries
Anna Gonzalez
Sep 5, 2010
Anna Maria Gonzalez 67 and a native Texan passed away September 5th, 2010 after her long struggle with cancer. She was born in Presidio Texas to rancher Pablo Gonzalez RIP and Eva Gonzalez Garcia. She grew up in a big family eight siblings with lots of love. She attended Presidio High School and moved to Odessa to attend beauty...
Eldon Earnest
Aug 31, 2010
The sweet spirit of Eldon R. Earnest, 80, a longtime resident of Odessa, Texas departed on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. He was born in Pinkstaff, Illinois on April 16, 1930 to Alfred B. and Elsie Earnest. Graveside services will be at 10:30 AM Friday, September 3, 2010 at Sunset Memorial Gardens followed by an 11:00 AM Memorial Service at...
Terry Robinson
Aug 30, 2010
Terry Lynn Robinson, age 49, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010 at the VA Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born June 22, 1961 in Odessa, Texas to Betty and James Monroe Robinson. He married Twila Morris on June 25, 1984 in Breckenridge, Texas. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of Odessa Bible Church....
Juanita Tippett
Aug 28, 2010
Juanita Tippett, 41 passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Odessa, TX. She was born August 24, 1969 in Odessa, TX to JoAnn and Johnny McDorman. Juanita was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Nita loved her children and two grandchildren, Bryan three and Braydon six months old. The boys were her life. Nita enjoyed riding motorcycles,...
Paul Mirts
Aug 28, 2010
Paul Mirts, 83 passed away Saturday August 28, 2010 in Odessa, TX from a long battle with cancer. He was born October 13, 1926 on a rural farm to John David Mirts and Bernice Gathwright Mirts in Fulton, MO. At the age of 18 he entered the Army and served two years in World War II. Upon return he...
Virginia Walker
Aug 24, 2010
Virginia Walker, age 55, of Phoenix, AZ, was born May 5, 1955 and passed away August 24, 2010. She is preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Meyer, and father, Lloyd Washelesky. Virginia is survived by her daughter, April Lynn Tillman and husband Michael. She was loved and will be missed. Services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday,...
Kathryn Hutson
Aug 24, 2010
Kathryn Hutson, age 69, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in Odessa. She was born February 6, 1941 in Dallas, Texas. Kathryn was devoted to her family and grandchildren. She has been a wonderful, loving and devoted wife and mother. She has enjoyed many hobbies while raising her children which include painting, ceramics, sewing, and gardening. Her green thumb...
Joyce Powers
Aug 22, 2010
Joyce LaVerne Powers, age 69, passed away Monday, August 22, 2010 in Lubbock, Texas. Joyce LaVerne Powers of Lamesa, TX was born in Memphis, Texas March 1, 1941 to George and Joyce Shewmaker. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1960. Joyce married the love of her life, Sam Powers, December 19, 1967. Sam quickly noticed she was excellent...
Nancy Jones
Aug 20, 2010
Nancy S. Jones, 61 passed away Friday, August 20, 2010 in Midland, TX. She was born August 24, 1948 in Odessa, Texas, to Freddie Mae Power Jones and Henry Ross Jones. She grew up in Odessa. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors are her mother, Freddie Mae Jones of Odessa, Texas. Graveside Services are scheduled for...
Nelda Winkler
Aug 14, 2010
Nelda Winkler, 67 passed from this earth on Saturday, August 14, 2010 in Odessa, TX. She was born to Bill Sanford Green and Georgia Meredith Daylong Green on February 24, 1943 in Coleman, TX. On October 8, 1960 she married the love of her life Darwin Wayne Winkler in Midland, TX. Nelda was a faithful wife, loving mother and...
Lola Witherspoon
Aug 11, 2010
Lola Lorraine Witherspoon, age 83, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Lola was born March 17, 1927 in Ranger, Texas to Aora Perry Howell and Bertha Lee Graves Howell. In 1945, Lola married Charles David Witherspoon in Ranger, Texas. Lola was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a sister, Madeline Kirk. Survivors...
Rosa Holman
Aug 10, 2010
Rosa Rosie Jane Holman, age 90, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 in Odessa. She was born May 4, 1920 in Coosa County, Alabama to Mary Chandler and Charlie Edwards. She grew up in Alabama and moved to Odessa in 1962. She married James Carrol Holman on April 13, 1984 in Odessa. She was a member of Tabernacle Church....
Charles Sisco
Aug 8, 2010
Charles W. Sisco, age 74, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010 in Odessa. He was born December 1, 1935 in Corsicana, Texas to Roxie Allen and Oren Sisco. He first moved to Odessa in 1956, where he worked in the oilfield, and later coowned 4Way Electric before retiring at Oak Creek Lake. He was predeceased by his mother, Roxie...
Frederick Torres
Aug 4, 2010
Frederick Freddy Warren Torres, age 45, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in Odessa. He was born March 14, 1965 in Monahans, Texas. The difficult journey he traveled the remaining 43 years of his life is a testament to the strength of this quiet, gentle, but passionate man, who never told a lie. He grew up, was educated, and...
James Parrish
Aug 2, 2010
James Claude Parrish, 90 of Odessa died Monday August 2, 2010 at Home Hospice. J C Parrish was born May 9, 1920 to Harry and Maude Parrish in Sweetwater, Texas. The family moved to Union in Terry County and JC graduated from Union High School in 1940. He served in the US Army Air Corps in the Pacific during...
Billy Yarbrough
Aug 2, 2010
Billy G. Bill Yarbrough died Monday, August 2, 2010, in Midland, Texas. He was 86 years old, having been born on September 25, 1923, in Baird, Texas, to Ocie Clyde and Ruth Campbell Yarbrough. He was second oldest of five boys in the Yarbrough clan. He graduated from Baird High School in 1941 and attended Texas AM for two...
Randy Whitaker
Aug 1, 2010
Randy Whitaker, 43 of Pleasant Farms, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2010 at his home. Randy was born October 28, 1966 in Seminole, Texas. He was baptized in the Baptist Church in Hobbs, New Mexico. He kept his family and loved ones in his prayers daily. Randy was a very hard working man with a big heart for everyone....
Edward Miller, Jr.
Jul 27, 2010
Edward E. Miller, Jr. age 65, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in Odessa. He was born January 25, 1945 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Edward Earl Miller, Sr. and Nellie Alma Grems Miller. He married Carolyn Jean Bivins on October 10, 1969 in Monahans, Texas. He was employed as a Senior Technical Associate with...
Suzette Holloman
Jul 27, 2010
Suzette Hirsch Holloman, age 70, of Odessa, left her earthly home on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 surrounded by dear friends. She was born in Dallas on October 30, 1939, to Irma and Raymond Strode and spent her early years there. She graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1963, with a Bachelor of Education. She taught at...
Maurice Jones
Jul 27, 2010
Maurice John Jones To sum up someones life in just a few short paragraphs doesnt seem to do justice to them, especially my dad. However, Ill let you know the high spots from my point of view. He was born to John and Elva Jones on November 10, 1930 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was an accomplished athlete and...
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