Obituaries
Maria C. Pina
Jun 30, 2017
Our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Maria C. Piña of Rankin, Texas left this life on June 30, 2017.Maria was born on June 1, 1929 to Refugio and Manuela Carrasco in Big Lake, Texas. Maria attended school at McCamey ISD. She was an active member of the Badger Pep Squad and in the school chorale. It was in McCamey that...
Patsy Rudene Acuff
Jun 29, 2017
Patsy Acuff, 79, of Crane, Texas was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior Thursday morning, June 29, 2017. The family will be receiving friends at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in Crane on Friday, June 30, 2017 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.Funeral services for Patsy Rudene Acuff will be at 2:00pm on Saturday July 1, 2017, at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral...
Emma Lou Milam
Jun 23, 2017
Emma Lou Milam, 86, passed from this earth shortly after noon on June 23, 2017, finishing a beautiful life as a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and Christian; she then, in her new heavenly body, strode proudly and upright through the gates of Heaven, straight into the loving arms of her savior, Jesus Christ. She was soon thereafter greeted by her...
Earnest Sparks
Jun 22, 2017
Earnest “Sparkie†Sparks, 70, passed away Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at the Crane Memorial Hospital in Crane, Texas following a sudden illness.He was born in Tazewell, Virginia, son of the late Ernest and Myrtle Lane Sparks. He made his home in Crane, Texas and was a former area manager of Nabors. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War...
Hector Venegas Sr.
Jun 17, 2017
McCamey: Hector Venegas, 77 of McCamey, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Rosary will be said at 7:00 PM on Thursday June 22, 2017 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 23, 2017 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McCamey. Burial will follow...
Eugene Lanning
Jun 3, 2017
Eugene “Stubby†Lanning, 68, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Midland.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with burial to follow in the Crane County Cemetery.Eugene was born on January 12, 1949, in Vincent, Oklahoma. He was an Army Veteran, and a...
Blanche Selby
May 25, 2017
Blanche Yvonne Selby, known to many as Baby Sis, passed away May 25, 2017 in McCamey, TX at the age of 91. She was born March 15, 1926 on a ranch between Iraan and Sheffield to Theodore Willis and Alma Mae Johnson. Yvonne taught kindergarten thru 8th grade in New Mexico, and private kindergarten in McCamey. Yvonne ranched between Ft....
Albert Barton
May 24, 2017
: Albert Barton, 84, of Midland, Texas, went to be with our Lord on May 24, 2017.Albert was born in Tallahassee, Florida on December 9, 1932, and was raised in Dayton Beach, Florida. He was born to William Carlos Barton and Grace Lee Brown. Albert was a journeyman plaster, his work brought him to Midland, Texas where he met his...
Russell Hicks
May 22, 2017
Russell Jay (Rusty) Hicks, 54, of Crane, Texas passed away on May 22, 2017.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 26, 2017, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane with Pastor Tim King officiating.A private graveside service will be held at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Rusty...
Noel Tarin
Apr 23, 2017
Noel Jay Tarin, 41, of Crane, passed away on April 23, 2017, in Crane, Texas. Rosary will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Crane with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Burial...
Anita Louise Smith
Apr 20, 2017
On April 20, 2017 Anita Louise Smith, 78, of Big lake, formerly of Iraan, TX, went to be with her heavenly father and her loving husband, Royce.She was born in Austin, TX on August 3, 1938 to A.G. and Beatrice Black. She is preceded in death by her parents and dear sister Ann Rogers.Anita is survived by 1 son, Ed...
Honorato Fabian "Nato" Garcia
Apr 20, 2017
Honorato (“Natoâ€) Fabian Garcia, age 90, passed away at Midland Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Nato Garcia was born on October 22, 1926, in Sanderson, Texas, to Simon and Francisca Garcia. Nato married Juanita Gutierrez on April 11, 1948. Nato and Juanita had just celebrated 69 years of blissful marriage. Nato had a strong...
Rudy Gabaldon
Apr 18, 2017
Oh suavisimo corazon de jesus siempre presente en el santisimo sacremento siempre consumido de ardiente amor por las almas del purgatorio tened misericordia del alma de Rudy Gabaldon. No seais severo en su jucio sino dejad caer sobre su alma unas gotas de vuestra preciosa sangre y mandad a vuestros angeles para que le conduzcan al lugar del eterno descanso....
Joe Moore
Apr 14, 2017
Joe Warren Moore, 85, of Brownwood, Texas passed away on Good Friday, April 14, 2017 in Crane. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family and his beloved Chihuaha mix, Jo Jo, after an extended battle with cancer and heart disease.Joe was born in Blanket, Texas on May 23, 1931. An Air Force veteran and lifelong businessman, he spent most of his...
Brigido Rosales
Apr 12, 2017
Brigido C. Rosales, 74, of Iraan, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Odessa.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Iraan Civic Center. Burial will follow in the Restland Cemetery in Iraan. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Brigido was born on October 10, 1942, in Mexico....
Kenneth Charles Wheeler
Mar 27, 2017
Kenneth Charles Wheeler, 82, of Crane, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Midland Memorial Hospital.Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane with Pastor Tim King officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral...
Harold Hines
Mar 23, 2017
Please join our family at a memorial for our Dad, Harold Hines. On Monday 04-10-2017 at 3:00 PM at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in McCamey, Tx.
Virginia Flores
Mar 23, 2017
Virginia Ortiz Flores, 83, of McCamey and formerly of Sheffield, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the McCamey Convalescent Center.Rosary will be said on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Sheffield Cemetery in Sheffield. Arrangements are with...
Emilio Jesus "Milo" Fuentes
Mar 23, 2017
On March 23, 2017, Emilio Jesus Fuentes, aka…â€Chocoâ€â€¦.â€Miloâ€, A brother, an uncle, and a man with a heart the size of Texas, was taken from this earth.It is true when they say that the good ones go first, because Milo was definitely one of them. Milo loved everyone and without hesitation he was there to lend a hand. Milo worked...
Carlton Pierce
Mar 19, 2017
Carlton Elaine Earp Pierce went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 19, 2017. She was 72 years young. Carlton was a lifelong resident of Crane, Texas but had been living in Odessa at Brookdale Sherwood Assisted Living for the last couple of months. She was at Brookdale with family when she left this earth...
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