Obituaries
Douglas Myers
Jan 28, 2011
Douglas Harvey Myers, 89, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, at home. He was born April 6, 1921, in Osage County, Oklahoma, to O.H. and Julia Myers. He graduated in 1940 from Burbank High School in Oklahoma. Later he moved to Odessa where he worked in the oil fields of the Permian Basin and Alaska. After...
Joan Nichols
Jan 27, 2011
JOAN ARNETT NICHOLS September 9, 1917 January 27, 2011 Joan Nichols, beloved Mother, adored Grandmother, and cherished GreatGrandmother, passed away at home in Denton, Texas at the age of 93 surrounded by loved ones on January 27. Joan was born in Big Spring, Texas, as the seventh of eleven children born to Jesse Arnett and Effie Arnett. She graduated...
Amador Perez
Jan 26, 2011
Amador A. Perez, 65 a longtime resident of Odessa passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at his residence in Odessa, TX. He was born April 30, 1945 to Geronimo and Cesaria Perez in Devine, TX. Amador married Rita Martinez on July 8, 1967 in Odessa, TX. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969...
Henry Schiller
Jan 23, 2011
Henry John Schiller, age 86, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Odessa. He was born February 2, 1924 in Rogas, Texas to Frank and Rosie Lee Schiller. He was a veteran of World War 11, serving in the South Pacific as a member of the 41st infantry division. He retired from the city of Odessa on December 31,...
Tonya Christesson
Jan 21, 2011
On January 29, 1980 an angel was sent to this earth. Tonya was the youngest of three children born to Roger Allen and Peggy Dianne Giba. She graduated high school in 1998 and attended Odessa College. In 2002 she became the program director for the womens program of Ruths Home Teen Challenge. In 2004 she resigned from her position...
Linda Butler
Jan 19, 2011
Linda Kay Butler, age 66, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in Odessa. She was born May 7, 1944 in Sperry, Oklahoma to Herbert Ray Cullison and Opal Sauders Cullison. On April 13, 1966, she married Cecil Butler in Odessa. She worked in the Law Enforcement Industry as a Juvenile Detention Officer. She was a member of Northside Baptist...
A.C. Large
Jan 19, 2011
A. C. Eddie Large, age 87, left his earthly home Wednesday, January 19, 2011 to live forever in his heavenly home with Jesus. Eddie was born September 16, 1923 in Leakey, Texas. He was one of twelve children born to Paul Bentley and Alice Shackleford Large. During World War II Eddie proudly served in the United States Army. After...
Debra Condry
Jan 16, 2011
Debra Louise Debbie Condry, 53, passed away at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX Sunday, January 16, 2011 with her loving husband of 35 years by her side. Debbie entered this world March 29, 1957, the third of four children born to James K Hollowell and Dewana AtnipHollowell. She was a lifelong resident of Odessa and attended Odessa High...
Houston Copeland
Jan 16, 2011
Houston D. Copeland ODESSA Houston D. Copeland, 81, passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. He was born May 31, 1929 in Overton County, Tennessee to Hubert Copeland and Trannie Cooper. He spent his first 15 years in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, one of the most impoverished regions of the country. He wound...
Hazel Jackson-Boling
Jan 15, 2011
Hazel Marie JacksonBoling 77, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 in Odessa, TX. She was born on February 24, 1933 in Walnut Springs, TX to Elery Thomas Jackson and Willie Lea Crow. She married J.C. Boling on November 9, 1951 in Lovington New Mexico. She was the manager of the Stardust for 23 years, everyone knew her as Mama...
Bobbye Chenault
Jan 15, 2011
Bobbye Trice Chenault passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011. She was born in Lamesa, Texas, graduated High School in Crane, Texas, worked as a nurse at McCamey Hospital during World War II and lived in Odessa from 1942 until the time of her death of 86 years of age. She was very proud of her West Texas heritage. When...
Jean Ervin
Jan 13, 2011
Jean Carroll Ervin, age 78, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at her home in Odessa. She was born June 18, 1932 in San Angelo, Texas to Lawerence R. Burkleo and Violet Lucille Jolly Burkleo. She graduated from Odessa High School at the age of 15. She worked for the Ector County Sherriffs office, retiring in the early 1990s....
Juanita Clayton
Jan 12, 2011
Juanita Louise Nita Clayton, age 89, passed away at Brownwood Regional Medical Hospital in Brownwood, Texas on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Family visitation will be 68 PM Friday, January 14, 2011 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Odessa,...
Elma Flores
Jan 10, 2011
Elma Gutierrez Flores 82 of Odessa, died January 10, 2011 with her family by her side. She was born in San Juan, TX. on March 4, 1928, to Reyes and Julia Casas Gutierrez. Elma is survived by her three daughters and their spouses, Lucy and Tony Jimenez of Rockwall, Texas, Leonilda and Elias Moralez of Hale Center, Texas, Lillian...
Arnold Prichard
Jan 10, 2011
Arnold DeForrest A.D. Prichard AGE 91, died January 10, 2011 in Odessa, Texas A.D. Prichard was born December 21st, 1919 in Ranger, Texas to Galen Prichard and wife Sadie Hall Prichard. He attended and played football for Oklahoma City University and Central State College. He served in active duty as a pilot in the Army Air Force during WW2...
Riley Bickerstaff
Jan 10, 2011
Riley Zane Bickerstaff was born to Allie Oleen Chandler and John Sidney Bickerstaff June 8, 1929 at Lakeview, Texas, Hall County. Zane, as he was called then, was the oldest of 4 children, Winfred Keet Bickerstaff, Amy Carol Bickerstaff Wright, and Sandra Norvell Bickerstaff Pregartner. Hew was a caring and protective older brother. Zane graduated from High School in...
Brian Akins
Jan 6, 2011
The Brian we all loved and worked with passed away quietly in his sleep in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 6, 2011 in Odessa, Texas. With blessed assurance he loved and praised the Lord and has gone to be with him. Brian came into this world in Taft, California, born to Russell D. Akins and Cloeta Bowen....
Grover Shanks
Jan 5, 2011
Grover went to Heaven on Jan. 5, 2011 to be with Jesus and loved ones who have gone on before him. He was born on the family farm in the Proctor community, Comanche County, Texas on November 1, 1925. He was the fifth of eleven children born to Grover Shanks, Sr. and Clara Hightower Shanks. He was preceded in...
Jerry Laughlin
Jan 4, 2011
ODESSA Jerry Pat Laughlin, born June 6, 1931 in Borger, TX to Andrew Laughlin and Hattie Austin Laughlin, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Odessa Regional Medical Center. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, and wife Vela Laughlin. Jerry served two years in the United States Army, two years in the United States Air...
Terry Garlington
Jan 4, 2011
Terry D. Garlington, 65 of Odessa, suddenly became ill and passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. He was born May 22, 1945 in Galveston, Texas to Elbert Otto Garlington and Helen Griffon Green Garlington. He married Alice Payne on August 26, 1965. He worked as an Equipment and Inventory Manager and...
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