Obituaries

Sep 9, 2015

Dominga Castillo, 75, of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery.Dominga was born on June 30, 1940, in Harlingen, Texas. She had lived in Crane for...

Sep 8, 2015

Bonnie Mae Lewis was born December 16, 1930 in Whiteface, Texas to Clarence and Iris Lewis. She graduated from Whiteface High School in 1948, where she was an all-state basketball star. She married the love of her life, Archie Conway "George" Washington, on July 26, 1952. Over the course of their married life, they lived in many cities in West...

Sep 3, 2015

Sep 3, 2015

Samuel Lester Ratliff of Big Lake, Texas, departed this life for his heavenly reward on September 3, 2015 after a lengthy illness.Lester was born in Glasscock County, Texas, on January 24, 1922, to James Brown Ratliff, Sr. and May Cox Ratliff, early ranchers in the area. Like most children at that time, Lester grew up helping his family with their...

Aug 26, 2015

Harley Eugene Tarpley, 51, of McCamey, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, in Upton County.Visitation will be at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home on Friday, August 28th from 9:00am – 8:00pm. Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, August 29th , at 4:00 pm at the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey, Texas . Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols...

Aug 9, 2015

Johnnie Marie Childress Johnson, 74, of Gardendale, and formerly of Big Lake, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015, in Midland.Graveside services will be held at 10am on Friday, August 14, 2015, at the Glen Rest Cemetery in Big Lake with Reverend Marcus Zuniga officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.Johnnie was born...

Aug 7, 2015

Rosa Navarrete, 51, of McCamey, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas.Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Rosa was born on February 12,...

Jul 28, 2015

Eufemia Campos Rizo, 92, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the McCamey Hospital.Rosary will be said at 7pm on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 3pm on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements...

Jul 26, 2015

Kerry Von “K.V.” Murphy, 70, of Crane, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at his home.K.V. was born on January 11, 1945, in Odessa, Texas. He grew up on a sheep ranch 18 miles from Crane in Upton County. K.V. was the Valedictorian of his graduating class in 1963. K.V. married the love of his life, Alana Hodge on...

Jul 25, 2015

Jimmy Charles Harrison, Jr., 45, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Crane.Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 30, 2015, 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 Home.Jimmy was...

Jun 25, 2015

Marsha Lanelle McDurmon was born in Monahans, Texas on July 23, 1952, to Nellie & China McDurmon of Imperial, Texas. She died in her home in Odessa, Texas from a seizure on June 25, 2015.Marsha suffered from birth with cerebral palsy and struggled all her life overcoming every kind of obstacles relating to her motor skills and limited mobility. She...

Jun 19, 2015

Michael Lance Easley, one of the brightest lights of our lives, has ceased to shine. Jim and Linda Easley of Odessa, TX had a beautiful baby boy on September 17, 1969. Robert Duvall, as cowboy Prentice Ritter, said in the movie Broken Trail, “Birth ‘til death. We travel between the eternities.” At age 45, on June 19, 2015, Lance Easley...

Jun 13, 2015

On the morning of June 13, 2015, Victor Lopez Jr. passed away at the age of 35, in Iraan, Texas. Victor Lopez Jr. was born in Del Rio, Texas on July 1, 1979. He is preceded in death by grandparents Ignacio y Maria Lopez, Margarito y Maria Alfaro and He is survived by his wife Monica Lopez, children Victor Antonio...

Jun 10, 2015

Lynn married Annie Kay Miller on March 26, 1960, in Odessa. She preceded him in death on April 24, 2007.Lynn is survived by his son, Daniel Gray of Rankin; his daughter, Terry Mezzler of Abilene; his close special friend, Ellen Heinen of McCamey; a sister, Linda Watson of Fort Worth; 6 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren.

May 25, 2015

Sharlyn “Sherry” Heald Foyil, of Crane, Texas, passed away at home on May 25, 2015. A Celebration of Life and Memories will be held this Sunday, June 28th from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Senior Citizen’s Building, 704 W. 6th Street, Crane, Texas.Sherry was born May 3, 1948 in Hobbs, N. M. and lived most of her life in...

May 22, 2015

Robert Lee “Bob” Day, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 22, 2015, at a Lubbock Hospital.He was born on October 25, 1942, in Bolivar, New York. His family came to Texas in 1947 and stopped in Big Lake.He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Crystal Day; one son, Brandon Lynn Day; one...

May 19, 2015

Virginia Skinner, 72, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Crane Skilled Nursing Center.Funeral Services will be held at 10am on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with Pastor Tim King officiating. Burial will be in Crane County Cemetery.Virginia was born on April 22, 1943, in Sabinal, Texas. She was...

May 16, 2015

Stanley Bryson, 88, of McCamey, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey with Reverend Ernest Wall officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Stanley was born on July 4, 1926, in...

May 13, 2015

Maria Acosta Vargas went to our heavenly Father, surrounded by her children, brothers, sister, and numerous grandchildren on Wednesday, May 13, 2015Mass will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 2:00 PM at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Crane with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Burial will follow in the Tamerisk Cemetery in Grandfalls. Arrangements are under the direction...

May 12, 2015

Johnie Mae Jones, 88, died Tuesday May 12, 2015 in Crane, Texas.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Mary Street Church of Christ in Crane. Burial will follow in the Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.She was born November 26, 1926 in Dallas, Texas to...