Obituaries

Jun 13, 2016

Mary Cordelia Box, 101, went to be with the Lord and her loved ones on Monday, June 13, 2016 in Crane, Texas.Funeral services were held at 11am on Friday, June 17, 2016, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with Tommy Parker officiating. Burial followed in the Crane County Cemetery.Mary was born on November 5, 1914, in Roby, Fisher County, Texas...

May 31, 2016

May 23, 2016

Willie Omer “Bill” Chambers, 84, of Fort Stockton, stepped into Heaven early Monday morning May 23, 2016 after a battle with cancer.On August 26, 1931, Bill was born to Omer and Mamie Chambers in Burkburnett, Texas. He was raised in Burkburnett, and at the young age of 15, he entered the oilfield working as a floor hand. Over the span...

May 19, 2016

Norma Jean Akeman, 76, of Rankin, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Midland Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Rankin Cemetery with Terry Loehman officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Norma was born on March 17, 1940, in Tuscola, Texas. She was a resident...

May 10, 2016

Danny Dillard, 70, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Graveside services will be held at 11am on Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Crane County Cemetery with Donnie Henderson officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Danny was born on March 14, 1946, in Crane. He was...

May 1, 2016

Denver Lopez, 39, of Rankin, and longtime resident of Junction, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Rankin Hospital.Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 6, 2016, at the Park Building in Rankin, Texas. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Denver was born on May 7, 1976, in Kerrville, Texas....

Apr 7, 2016

Ricky B. Woods, 54, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas.Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016, at 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Crane. Burial will follow in the Sunset Cemetery in Crane. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Ricky was born on December...

Apr 7, 2016

Mary Francis "Frankie" Adams was born on September 4, 1930 in Pioneer, Texas. She passed away April 7, 2016 in McCamey, Texas surrounded by family. She was one of 6 children born to Jesse and Lillie Anna Fenwick. She married Hubert Adams on June 23, 1946, and they were married 63 years before Hubert's death in 2009. In 1946 they...

Mar 9, 2016

Maria Elena Trejo Hernandez, 77 of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Crane Skilled Nursing Center.Elena was born on September 17, 1938, in Mexico. She was a homemaker and she lived in Crane for eight years moving here from Mexico. She loved to watch Spanish soap operas. She was an avid reader. Spending time with her...

Mar 3, 2016

Susan “Susie” Arabella Cunningham, of Magnolia, Texas was welcomed into the arms her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 3, 2016 after a long and hard battle with Leukemia. Susie was born in Kerrville, Texas to Abe and Billie Morris on June 28th, 1954. She married the love of her life, Brian on May 17th, 1987. They spent most of...

Feb 28, 2016

James Gordon Brunson, Jr. passed away in Abilene, TX on February 28, 2016. He was born on March 14, 1938 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to James Gordon, Sr. and Mollie (Stevens) Brunson. He grew up in Crane, TX, attending Crane Schools and Sul Ross State University before serving several years in the U.S. Army. He married Mollie Janis Martin on April...

Feb 12, 2016

PRICE HOWARD POOL, JR, 58, of Big Spring, went home to the Lord, Friday, February 12th, 2016. Howard was born July 17th, 1957 to Price and Faye Pool in Snyder Texas. He lived much of his life in McCamey, San Angelo and Big Spring, Texas. At the time of his death Howard was employed by Endeavor Energy Resources of Midland.Howard...

Feb 9, 2016

Lula May Lanning, 70, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas.Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with Reverend Jimmy Carrasco officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Lula was born on January 3,...

Feb 1, 2016

Plutarco “Taco” Orozco, 79, of Big Lake, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016, in the Reagan County Care Center in Big Lake.Rosary will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 7pm at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in...

Jan 27, 2016

Our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Bettye Sue Low Ratliff, of Big Lake, Texas, departed this life to rejoin her husband, Lester, at the gates of heaven on January 27, 2016.Bettye was born in Jones County on January 22, 1927, to Homa Low and Helen Myatt Low. She began school in Hamlin, attended second through fourth grades in Haskell, and...

Jan 20, 2016

Joyce Marie Baze, 60, of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at her home.The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home from 6pm until 8pm on Saturday, January 23, 2016.Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, January 24, 2016, at the Crane County Cemetery in Crane, Texas, with Tommy Parker officiating. Arrangements are under...

Jan 18, 2016

Clee Harmon, 73 of Crane, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at the University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 1:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Crane. Burial will follow in the Sunset Cemetery in Crane. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Clee was born...

Jan 16, 2016

Ofelia Bolanos Velasquez, 93 of Midland, and formerly of McCamey, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Desert Gardens Nursing Home in Midland, Texas.Rosary Service will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at the Shaffer-Nichols Chapel in Crane. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Good Shephard Catholic...

Jan 16, 2016

David Riza, 66 of Crane, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Crane Memorial Hospital.Private services will be held at the request of the family.Arrangements were under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.David was born on December 7, 1949, in Waco, Texas. He had lived in Crane for the past 16 years. He was...

Jan 2, 2016

Iva Lee Sanders Plummer, 98, went to be with the Lord and loved ones on Saturday, January 2, 2016.Graveside services were held at 2 pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Crane Cemetery officiated by Tommy Parker under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Iva Lee Sanders was born January 15, 1917, in Iredell, Texas to George Homer Sanders and...