Obituaries
Nellie Smith
Oct 20, 2009
Nell Granny Smith, 82 of Odessa, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Hospice House in Odessa. She was born March 28, 1927 in Ryan, Oklahoma to R.L. Coats and Georgia Beula English Coats. She married Toll Smith, Jr. on December 26, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas. Nells true loves were her family and she enjoyed every minute...
Charles Tucker
Oct 13, 2009
Charles Winston Tucker, 88 of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009. He was born May 12, 1921 in Carbon, Texas to Ira C. Tucker and Gustava Hagar Tucker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Dean Tucker in 2008. Survivors include his sons, Tommy Tucker of Odessa and Ted Tucker of Houston; a daughter, Laurie Rounds...
Russell Carter
Oct 13, 2009
Russell Boyd Pete Carter, 83, of Odessa, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Scenic Mountain Hospital in Big Spring, Texas. Pete was born in Madill, Oklahoma, on August 3, 1926 to Eulah and James Perry Carter. He was a proud member of the Chickasaw Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. His grandfather, Ellis Russell, was full blood Chickasaw and lived...
Marjorie Kramer
Oct 11, 2009
Marjorie R. Kramer, a long time Odessa resident, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 11, 2009. Marjorie was born January 23, 1921 in Brady, Texas to Nettie Espy Roach and Andrew J. Roach. Her father was a teacher and a farmer, and her mother was a homemaker. Marjorie graduated from high school in Brady, Texas. In 1939...
Lavern Ivey
Oct 11, 2009
Lavern Ivey passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 in Odessa. She was born June 26, 1922 in McCombs, Mississippi to Hardy H. Boyd and Anna Alexander Boyd. She was preceded in death by her husband, L.D. Ivey. She leaves behind her son, Jack Ivey; granddaughter, Nikki Ivey; great grandson Spencer Ivey and brother Doyle Boyd. Funeral services are scheduled...
Mary Copeland
Oct 9, 2009
A precious angel was called to heaven to be with our Lord and she will be greatly missed. Mary Nell Copeland was born October 6, 1931 to parents Hattie and Ray Warren in Wilburton, Oklahoma. She was dearly loved. She was heaven right here on earth. She touched the lives of everyone that she knew. She had a life...
Ildefonso Paredes
Oct 4, 2009
Our beloved Dad, Ildefonso Paredes, is now at peace after a hard battle with cancer. On Sunday, October 4, 2009 he joined his true love of 40 years, our Mother, Diane who preceeded him in 2001. He is now with his daughter, Petey, his mom and dad and others he loved during his life. A brother, father, grandfather, uncle,...
Donald Swinney
Oct 3, 2009
Donald R. Swinney, 87, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Odessa. He was born to a family with farm and dairy background on April 13, 1922, in Breckenridge, Texas, to Owen D. Swinney and Odessa Luttrell. He was raised around Cisco, Texas. He graduated from Scranton High School. He worked in shipyards in California, and then joined the...
Donald Holbert
Sep 30, 2009
Donald Eugene Holbert, 77, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009. He was born in Sweetwater, Texas on March 26, 1932 to Peter Addis Holbert and Anna Eliza Marshall Holbert.He served in the Navy for four years. He worked in the oilfield for many years. He was a long time resident of Odessa and an avid Permian Football fan. He...
William Hennington, Sr.
Sep 28, 2009
William Edward Hennington, Sr., 73, passed away on September 28, 2009 in Odessa. He was born in El Paso, Texas on February 19, 1936. He served in the Air Force from 1955 to 1964. William is survived by his wife of 47 years, Eleanor Hennington of Odessa; daughters, Kathleen Hocutt and husband Glen of Odessa, Elizabeth Huski and husband...
Marian Jones
Sep 28, 2009
Marian Hughes Jones, born June 5, 1926 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Richard and Maude Dott Hughes, passed away September 28, 2009 in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from Tulsas Central High School in 1943 and Wellesley College near Boston, Massachusetts, in 1947, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in geology. Upon graduation, Marian worked for Stanolind Oil and Gas Company...
Alene Halfacre
Sep 27, 2009
Alene Halfacre, 84, passed away Sunday September 27, 2009 in Odessa. She was born December 8, 1924 in Lockwood, Missouri to Henry Author Polston and Flossie Lee Lasater Polston. She was raised in Mt. Caramel, Illinois. She married Norvel Halfacre on October 6, 1942 in Mt. Carmel. She worked at Snap-on-tools, a clothing factory and Meisters Radio Factory. She...
Donald Stroud
Sep 25, 2009
Donald R. Stroud, 87 of Midland, died peacefully on September 25, 2009 at his home. He was born on May 28, 1922 in Springtown, TX to Penny and Lena Mae Stroud and was one of ten children. He attended school at Courtney. He married Mary Alice Newsom on November 11, 1939 in Stanton, TX and raised two beautiful daughters....
Ava Espinoza
Sep 25, 2009
Ava Isadora Espinoza, infant daughter of Santos Espinoza and Olga Martinez, passed away September 25, 2009 in Lubbock. Visitation will be from 9am until 5pm on Monday, September 28 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Services will follow at 5 pm. A private burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Visitation Sunset Memorial Funeral Home 6801...
Robert Goran
Sep 24, 2009
Robert Miles Goran of Midland, TX, passed away suddenly at his home on September 24, 2009. He was 65. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on December 29, 1943. Bob graduated from Yonkers High School and married Barbara Sally Mirin on August 4, 1965. Together with his older brother, Michael, Bob launched a photofinishing business in Yonkers that...
Sandra Proctor
Sep 22, 2009
Sandra Elaine Proctor, 64, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in Odessa. She was born December 21, 1944 in Burnett, Texas to Granville Andrew Green and Lyda Mae Alderson Green and married William R. Proctor. Sandra was raised as an Odessa native. She attended elementary and high school in Odessa schools. She was a majorette at Permian High School...
Delouris Imler
Sep 22, 2009
Delouris Elaine Wilkerson Imler 65, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in Lafayette, Louisiana. She was born October 13, 1943 in Rayville, Louisiana to Milton and Audie Mae Tarver Wilkerson. She attended schools in Ector County and lived in several Permian Basin Communities. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Floyd and Ethel Tarver; paternal grandparents, William...
Billy Ray
Sep 21, 2009
A thousand times we needed youBRA thousand times we criedBRIf love alone could have saved youBRyou never would have diedBRA heart of gold stopped beatingBRtwo twinkling eyes closed to restBRGod broke our hearts to prove he only took the best BRnever a day goes by that youre not in my heart and my soul. On September 21, 2009 Billy...
Evelyn Lentz
Sep 21, 2009
Evelyn Ann Emerson Lentz joined our Heavenly Father on Monday, September 21, 2009 after a lengthy illness. She was born to Ralph and Cleone Emerson in Springfield, Missouri on September 20, 1930. She leaves behind four daughters, Linda Atkins of Pflugerville, Jennie Bright and husband Bobby of Gorman, Janet Moody and husband Larry of Odessa and Carol Purser of...
Aline Ozanne
Sep 21, 2009
Aline Ingalls Ozanne, 90, passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at her home. Aline was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 3, 1919. She moved to Dallas as a child and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She was a retired homemaker. Aline was a gifted golfer. At the age of 69, she was the club champion of both...
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